VHS - "Indiana Jones & The Temple Of Doom" - Harrison Ford & Kate Capshaw

The plot is a little thin but the supporting cast is delightful and funny. Very tense in places and some scenes are too graphic for kids, meriting a stronger rating than just PG.

The sleeve shows just some light wear around the corners but is clean and sharp otherwise. No separations or markings.

Filmmaker Steven Spielberg returns as director for this rip-roaring prequel to 1981's smash hit RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK. Here dashing, whip-wielding archaeologist-adventurer Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) is joined by comely chanteuse Willie (Kate Capshaw) and a 12-year-old sidekick named Short Round (Ke Huy Quan). Together they search for a mystical stone stolen from an Indian community and stumble upon a dangerous Thuggee cult. Exotic locales, wild chases, death-defying cliffhangers, last-minute rescues, screaming damsels, and tribal sacrifices are the order of the day as the threesome attempt to acquire the stolen stone. A few scenes originally planned for RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK showed up in INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM--most notably the mine chase sequence, which was part of the 80 percent of TEMPLE OF DOOM shot on a soundstage. After the film's release, the MPAA's Classification & Ratings Board created a new rating--PG-13. Spielberg cast actress Kate Capshaw, who would later become his real-life wife, for the film.

"...Exuberantly tasteless and entertaining....It moves tirelessly from one ride or attraction to the next..."
New York Times - Vincent Canby (05/23/1984)

"...Steven Spielberg has packed even more thrills and chills into this follow-up..."
Variety - Cart. (05/16/1984)

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