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{{Infobox_Film |
  name              = Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom|
  image              = [[File: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.jpg|300px]]|
  production_company = [[Lucasfilm]]|
  distributor        = [[Paramount Pictures]]|
  formats            = [[Blu-ray|BD]], [[Betamax|Beta]], [[Digital distribution|Digital]], [[DVD]], [[Laserdisc|LD]], [[Compact disc|VCD]], [[VHS]]|
  release            = Los Angeles film premiere: May 8, 1984<br />Film, US: May 23, 1984|
  added_to_museum    = Not yet|
}}
'''''Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom''''' was the second film in the [[Indiana Jones|''Indiana Jones'' series]].
 
It premiered in Westwood, Los Angeles, U.S. on May 8, [[1984]]. It then received a wide release on May 23, 1984. ''Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'' was produced by [[Lucasfilm]] and was distributed by [[Paramount Pictures]].
 
==Plot==
In 1935, a Shanghai crime boss named Lao Che tried to kill Indiana Jones. Jones, a woman named Willie Scott, and a young boy named Short Round jumped out of a plane and survived using an inflatable raft and sledding down the Himalayan mountains.
 
The three arrived at the Indian village of Mayapore. There, Jones learned that the Thugee cult kidnapped children and forced them to be slaves. The cult possessed three of the five Sankara stones that were given to humanity by the Hindu gods to fight evil. The children were forced to mine in a cave system searching for the two remaining stones.
 
Indiana Jones had to acquire the stones before the Thugees could get them so that he could defeat the cult and rescue the children.
==Comic book adaptation==
[[File:Temple of Doom comic.jpg|120px|left]]
A comic book adaptation of ''Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'' was written by [[David Michelinie]] with art by [[Jackson Guice]]. It was published by [[Marvel Comics]] in three parts from June to August 1984.
 
The story follows that of the film. However, it does differ from the film in minor ways with some differing dialog, locations, and character appearances.
 
The comic book adaptation was reprinted in "[[Indiana Jones Omnibus: The Further Adventures Volume 2]]" by [[Dark Horse Comics]] on September 30, [[2009]].
 
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.jpg
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Produced by Lucasfilm
Distributor Paramount Pictures
Formats BD, Beta, Digital, DVD, LD, VCD, VHS
Released Los Angeles film premiere: May 8, 1984
Film, US: May 23, 1984
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom was the second film in the Indiana Jones series.

It premiered in Westwood, Los Angeles, U.S. on May 8, 1984. It then received a wide release on May 23, 1984. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom was produced by Lucasfilm and was distributed by Paramount Pictures.

Plot

In 1935, a Shanghai crime boss named Lao Che tried to kill Indiana Jones. Jones, a woman named Willie Scott, and a young boy named Short Round jumped out of a plane and survived using an inflatable raft and sledding down the Himalayan mountains.

The three arrived at the Indian village of Mayapore. There, Jones learned that the Thugee cult kidnapped children and forced them to be slaves. The cult possessed three of the five Sankara stones that were given to humanity by the Hindu gods to fight evil. The children were forced to mine in a cave system searching for the two remaining stones.

Indiana Jones had to acquire the stones before the Thugees could get them so that he could defeat the cult and rescue the children.

Comic book adaptation

Temple of Doom comic.jpg

A comic book adaptation of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom was written by David Michelinie with art by Jackson Guice. It was published by Marvel Comics in three parts from June to August 1984.

The story follows that of the film. However, it does differ from the film in minor ways with some differing dialog, locations, and character appearances.

The comic book adaptation was reprinted in "Indiana Jones Omnibus: The Further Adventures Volume 2" by Dark Horse Comics on September 30, 2009.