american action adventure film directed steven_spielberg second installment franchise prequel film raiders lost followed crusade respectively featuring reprising role title character arriving asked desperate villagers find mystical stone rescue children cult practicing child slavery black magic ritual human sacrifice honor goddess executive producer writer decided film prequel want nazis villains rejected plot devices lucas wrote film treatment resembled film final storyline lucas collaborator raiders turned offer write script hired replacements screenplay partly based film din film released financial success mixed reviews criticized violence later contributing creation rating character annoying useless critical opinion improved citing film intensity imagination film cast crew including view film negative light partly film overtly violent film film subject controversy portrayal india plot narrowly escapes crime boss shanghai year old chinese sidekick short round nightclub singer tow flees shanghai airplane unknown owned sleep plane pilots parachute leave plane crash dumping fuel discover narrowly manage escape jumping plane riding slopes raging river come village northern india poor villagers believe sent hindu god enlist help retrieve sacred stone stolen shrine community children evil forces nearby palace journey stone stones promise fortune glory trio receive warm welcome prime minister palace visitors allowed stay night guests attend lavish banquet given young questions villagers claims theory ancient cult responsible troubles later night attacked assassin leading believe discover series tunnels hidden statue room set explore overcoming number traps way trio eventually reach underground temple worship hindu goddess human sacrifice discover led evil high priest possession stones enslaved children final stones hope allow rule world tries retrieve stones captured separated forced drink called blood places trance like state begins serve kept human sacrifice work mines alongside enslaved children breaks free escapes temple burns torch shocking trance defeating mines free children caught fight forcibly blood attempts doll ultimately burning snap trance strength returned kills tells mines escapes rescue retrieve stones village children escape cart chase escape temple trio emerge ground rope bridge high infested river sword cuts rope bridge half leaving hang lives causes stones glow red hot stones fall river falls hand burning catches cool stone falls river attempt shoot arrows company arrive having summoned palace ensuing killed remainder surrounded captured return village children missing stone villagers cast archaeologist asked desperate indian village retrieve mysterious stone rescue missing village children ford undertook strict physical exercise headed gain muscular tone american nightclub singer working shanghai unprepared adventure appears distress forms romantic relationship actresses auditioned role including prepare role watched guy named joe wanted complete contrast raiders dyed brown hair blonde costume designer wanted character red hair demonic priest performs rituals human sacrifices character named 17th century indian painter lucas wanted terrifying added elements hawaiian human european devil worship character create artist based skull cow latex head short round year old chinese sidekick drives auburn boat tail allows escape opening sequence chosen casting los_angeles actors auditioned worldwide cast brother auditioned role liked personality ford improvised scene short round accuses cheating card game credited prime minister enchanted short round arrival offended questioning palace history archaeologist dubious past captain called palace exercises alongside unit assists end fighting reinforcements attached role died filming began shanghai crime boss sons hires recover cremated ashes ancestors attempt kill cheat fee large diamond friend killed sons posing club adolescent appears innocent puppet faithful end helps defeat leader small village recruits retrieve stolen sacred stone actor plays mines lucas marshall kennedy cameos airport production development approached steven_spielberg raiders lost recalled george said directed direct trilogy stories mind turned george stories mind subsequent stories lucas attributed film tone darker raiders lost personal moods following relationships george wife girlfriend addition lucas felt dark film way empire strikes dark second act star wars trilogy lucas film prequel want nazis villains originally wanted bring considered possible character lucas created opening chase scene motorcycle great wall china addition indiana discovered hidden valley inhabited chinese authorities refused allow filming lucas considered monkey king plot device lucas wrote film treatment included haunted castle scotland felt similar haunted castle scotland slowly transformed demonic temple india lucas came ideas involved religious cult devoted child slavery black magic ritual human sacrifice raiders lost asked write script didn want associated temple doom reflected thought horrible mean pleasant think temple doom represents chaotic period lucas lives movie ugly mean spirited lucas hired write script knowledge indian culture din served influence film spent days story discussions lucas later said early plot consisted notions lucas recover stolen village decide picture start china work way india says lucas single minded getting meetings steve stop think visual stuff lucas initial idea indiana sidekick young princess disliked idea named lucas named short round named dog derived lucas handed page treatment titled adapt screenplay scenes fight scene shanghai escape airplane cart chase came original scripts raiders lost lucas developing early 1970s opening music taken script applied temple doom reflected george idea start movie musical number wanted berkeley dance number story meetings hey said wanted shoot musicals thought yeah fun lucas concerned audience interest explaining cult proposed tiger hunt said way going stay india long shoot tiger hunt eventually decided dinner scene involving eating bugs monkey brains like steve george react like children idea gross possible says lucas sent page taped conversations help script draft written weeks early august steve coming enormously successful movie george didn want lose said desperately wanted direct temple doom lot pressure fast hold steve second draft finished september boy originally crucial roles deleted drank blood turned zombies physical abilities pre production title replaced temple doom march april simultaneously performed final shooting script later said took liners originally given short round filming later recalled point writing told george know lot indians don think going think cool think going trouble shooting said steve months later called said shoot india upset shot sri_lanka london filmmakers denied permission film government finding script offensive government demanded script changes final cut privilege result location work went sri_lanka paintings scale models applied village temple palace budgetary inflation caused temple doom cost million million raiders lost filming began april moved england producer recalled filming bug scenes crew members home find bugs hair clothes shoes sound stages housed filming temple doom lucas biographer observed lighting helped disguise fact percent film shot sound stages choreographed opening music number goes learned sing took tap dance lessons wearing dress tight able tap dance 1920s 1930s original dress kind opening dance number actually scene shot dress feature earlier location shots sri_lanka drying nearby tree unfortunately elephant started eat salvaged consequently emergency repair work remained original costume designer fill insurance forms reason damage option dress eaten elephant return temple doom commitment return labyrinth framed mentor hired build rope bridge filmmakers found group british engineers working nearby dam suffered severe spinal disc performing filming scene assassin jones bedroom hospital bed brought set ford rest takes lucas stated barely stand day shooting stop pain trying happen alternatives lucas shut production ford flown june recovery stunt double spent weeks stand shots armstrong wife served stunt double substituted shanghai cinematographer caught fever june july work ford returned august despite problems filming able complete temple doom schedule budget finishing principal photography august pick ups took place included idaho mountain arizona producer directed second unit florida january double chase combination roller coaster scale models dolls doubling actors minor stop motion sequence visual effects crew provided visual effects work headed commissioned sound design recorded scream roller coasters park anaheim cart scene editing showed film george lucas hour minutes looked remembered thing said fast needed action shots slow little bit slower putting breathing room hour oxygen supply audience release box office temple doom released america accumulating record breaking million week film went gross million worldwide million north_america million markets film highest opening weekend year highest grossing film north_america tenth highest grossing film time release sold estimated tickets promotion published comic book adaptation film writer artists published marvel super special issue limited series promoted film releasing arcade game released toy line based film september reception critical response film received mixed reviews release years film reception shifted positive tone considers temple doom best films rotten_tomatoes film approval rating based reviews average rating site critical consensus reads dark temple doom remains ingenious adventure spectacle showcases hollywood finest filmmaking teams vintage form metacritic film rating based critics indicating mixed average reviews roger_ebert gave film perfect star rating calling exciting bizarre goofy romantic adventure movie raiders high praise sequel equal experience felt film fun raiders shape point old time movie didn shape went temple doom humor technical invention commented think ways better raiders lost ways sum total enjoyed doesn mean better necessarily got enjoyment called film violent bit great fun writing new_yorker claimed physical comedies described film slow starting adventure brutality horror gave largely negative review film human impulse higher year old boy trying gross baby sister dead worm face people complained ads film intense younger children fraudulent parent allow young child movie cinematic form child abuse required abuse heroes connected film villains names steven_spielberg observer described thin arch affair guardian summarized hour series carefully linked chase sequences sitting edge seat gives sore brain gave movie stars saying film gives chance breathe gross gags called character dumb screaming blonde steven_spielberg said wasn happy temple doom dark subterranean horrific thought personal feeling temple doom later added making temple doom documentary temple doom favorite trilogy look greatest thing got met married years later reason fated temple doom film depiction caused controversy india brought attention country placed temporary ban depiction goddess representative underworld evil met criticism exclusively depicted goddess change empowerment meaning destroy order effect positive change depiction indian cuisine criticized dishes baby snakes soup beetles monkey brains actual indian foods condemned film criticised numerous parts film offensive inaccurate criticized film contributing negative stereotypes indians western society writing taken valid portrayal india teachers large number students surveyed complained teachers referred eating monkey brains time polled film critics directors actors stunt actors list action films listed place list awards visual effects department won 57th academy awards soundtrack composer work raiders lost nominated visual effects crew won category 38th editor sound designers sound received nominations writers makeup designer nominated work saturn awards temple doom nominated lost
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