History Film / IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom

* ContrivedCoincidence: An escaped child slave makes it all the way back to Mayapore on the exact same night that Indy and his companions arrived at the village and agreed to seek out the sacred stone, and carries with him [[ImDyingPleaseTakeMyMacGuffin a vital clue to guide Indy before dying]]. (Then again, this could add credence to the village elder's belief that everything about Indy arriving at the village is by Shiva's design.)

* ImDyingPleaseTakeMyMacGuffin: A young boy who escaped the Thuggees arrived at the village and [[DeathOfAChild breaks down dead]] after handing Indy a Sanskrit cloth from the Temple of Doom.

* TempleOfDoom: TropeNamer.

* PunctuatedForEmphasis:
** "Mola Ram, prepare to meet Kali... '''IN HELL!.'''"
** "Willie, WE! are GOING! to DIE!"

* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: The Thuggees all wear black and red robes and black turbans. [[BigBad Mola Ram,]] goes even further by having a red and black tattoo (or possibly war paint) on his head.

* ContrivedCoincidence: An escaped child slave makes it all the way back to Mayapore on the exact same night that Indy and his companions arrived at the village and agreed to seek out the sacred stone, and carries with him [[ImDyingPleaseTakeMyMacGuffin a vital clue to guide Indy before dying]].

* HomageDerailment: There's a CallBack (technically a CallForward, since this movie takes place before ''Raiders'') to one of [[Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk the first movie's]] {{signature scene}}s, where Indy is confronted by a swordsman and he just shoots him dead. This time, he's faced with two swordsmen. Indy smirks and reaches for his gun... and realizes he doesn't have one anymore because [[TheMillstone Willie lost it back in Shanghai]].
* HumanSacrifice: The Thuggee indulge in this.

* IBrokeANail: Willie Scott... ''twice''.

* AndStarring: "And Introducing Creator/KeHuyQuan as Short Round"

* AndStarring: "And Introducing Ke Huy Quan (now Creator/JonathanKeQuan) as Short Round"

The prologue sees Indy (Creator/HarrisonFord) getting into some trouble in mid-1930s UsefulNotes/{{Shanghai}}, and nearly dying from poisoning when one of his clients tries to double-cross him. He escapes with his two sidekicks Willie Scott (Creator/KateCapshaw) and Short Round ([[Creator/JonathanKeQuan Ke Huy Quan]]) aboard a plane but they crash in the Himalayas. The main plot then begins when they arrive at a village in UsefulNotes/{{India}}, and the inhabitants tell them an evil cult stole a sacred stone from them and kidnapped their children for slave labor. Indy then sets out to retrieve the stones and free the children from the cult's grip.

* AgonyOfTheFeet: Indy uses his boot-clad feet as brakes to slow down the runaway mine cart that he, Shorty, and Willie are escaping in before it crashes into the buffers at the end of the tracks and the frictional heat generated by this leaves him jumping around in pain and crying for water to put it out.

* AluminumChristmasTrees: The Thuggee were a real cult that did perform human sacrifice and worship Kali (indeed, the English word "thug" comes from thei name). That said, the movie takes a lot of Artistic License. For one, they didn't pull people's hearts out (that was the Aztecs), but instead "just" strangled their victims.

* BigNo: Willie during the CrowdHockey scene. She also lets out several as she's lowered to her doom in the lava pit.

* {{Fingore}}: The Kali statues outside of Pankot Palace had necklaces of ''real human fingers.'' A rather blatant warning that the Thuggee were active in the area.

The prologue sees Indy (Creator/HarrisonFord) getting into some trouble in mid-1930s UsefulNotes/{{Shanghai}}, and nearly dying from poisoning when one of his clients tries to double-cross him. He escapes with his two sidekicks Willie Scott (Creator/KateCapshaw) and Short Round (Ke Huy Quan) aboard a plane but they crash in the Himalayas. The main plot then begins when they arrive at a village in UsefulNotes/{{India}}, and the inhabitants tell them an evil cult stole a sacred stone from them and kidnapped their children for slave labor. Indy then sets out to retrieve the stones and free the children from the cult's grip.

The film also stars Amrish Puri as Mola Ram, Roshan Seth as Chattar Lal and Philip Stone as Captain Philip Blumburtt.

''Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'' is the second film in the ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' film series, and a prequel to the previous film ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' (making it the first in terms of narrative chronology).

The prologue sees Indy getting into some trouble in mid-1930s UsefulNotes/{{Shanghai}}, and nearly dying from poisoning when one of his clients tries to double-cross him. He escapes with his two sidekicks aboard a plane but they crash in the Himalayas. The main plot then begins when they arrive at a village in UsefulNotes/{{India}}, and the inhabitants tell them an evil cult stole a sacred stone from them and kidnapped their children for slave labor. Indy then sets out to retrieve the stones and free the children from the cult's grip.

The movie was released on May 23, 1984. Along with the first ''Film/{{Gremlins}}'' film, ''Temple of Doom'' is largely responsible for the creation of the PG-13 rating.

* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Suberted during the dinner scene with "Snake Surprise" the snake itself is dead, and what are commonly mistaken to be snakes crawling out of the body are actually eels.

'''Indy:''' No. You have insulted ''me''. ''(sees Lao's son glare at him, even showing his injured hand)'' I spared his life.

* ShutUpKirk: A good one from Mola Ram, calling Indy's bluff to drop the Sankara Stones in the river: "Drop them, Dr. Jones! They will be found! '''''YOU WON'T'''''! ''(in Hindi)'' '''GET HIM!'''"

* ImDyingPleaseTakeMyMacGuffin: A young boy who escaped the Thuggees arrived at the village and [[DeathOfAChild breaks down dead]] after handing Indy a Sanskirt cloth from the Temple of Doom.

'''Indy:''' No. You insulted ''me''. ''(sees Lao's son glare at him, even showing his injured hand)'' But I spared him his life.

* AluminumChristmasTrees: Indy mentions that Short Round's parents were killed in the Japanese bombing of Shanghai. Many assumed this meant the bombing in 1937 at the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War, which would be a goof as the film is set in 1935; however, there was, in fact, a bombing in 1932, so it works out fine.

* NotHimself: Indy, for a short time, under the effects of the Thugs' drug.

* TemptingApple: Willie is disgusted by the dinner served at the temple and refuses to eat, despite being obviously hungry. Retiring for the night, the BelligerentSexualTension between her and Indy is heightened by Indy appearing with a big juicy apple that Willie devours with lust.
* TemptingApple: Willie is [[ForeignQueasine disgusted by the dinner]] served at the temple and refuses to eat, despite being obviously hungry. Retiring for the night, the BelligerentSexualTension between Willie and Indy is heightened by Indy appearing with a big juicy apple that Willie devours with lust.

* WheresMyGun: Indy is confronted by a massive Thuggee swordsman and cockily reaches for his revolver (in a CallBack to the famous scene in ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''). However, his smile vanishes when his hand pats his empty holster and he remembers that his pistol was taken off him when he was captured.

* CallBack: Indy preps to dispose of the two swordsmen the way he did memorably in ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', only this time, his gun isn't there. (This movie occurs chronologically before ''Raiders'', but then again, just shooting sword-wielding enemies might be Indy's [[CombatPragmatist standard practice]].)

* HomageDerailment: There's a CallBack[[note]]Technically a CallForward, since this movie takes place before ''Raiders''[[/note]] to one of [[Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk the first movie's]] {{signature scene}}s, where Indy is confronted by a swordsman and he just shoots him dead. This time, he's faced with two swordsmen. Indy smirks and reaches for his gun... and realizes he doesn't have one anymore because [[TheMillstone Willie lost it back in Shanghai]].

* GottaCatchThemAll: The Thuggees were looking for all five Sankara stones, and had three of them until Indy showed up.

* HandInTheHole: Indy and Short Round are going to get crushed to death in the trap full of bugs because Willie doesn't want to stick her hand in the dark hole to release the trap. It's a subversion, though, because it's not the dark hole that she's squicked by. It's the fact that the hole is literally crawling with bugs of all types. And she picks the wrong hole at first as Indiana's hand points out.
* HangingAround: An accidental version when the mook who tried to assassinate Indy in his chamber hangs himself on Indy's whip.