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But, honestly, I didn’t think continuity mattered that much back then. (This is also a lie, there was no YouTube back then.) But the next time we rented Raiders (on Beta!), I did verify that it took place in 1936.

Indiana jones temple of doom movie#

In the past, I’ve kind of almost dismissed this fact as a “strange quirk.” Temple of Doom was the first Indiana Jones movie I saw in theaters* and when “1935” popped up on the screen, I remember being pretty sure Raiders was 1936 and I thought I caught an error, so I when I got home I immediately made a snarky YouTube video about how dumb the filmmakers are. Now, the thing I’ve learned to really appreciate about Temple of Doom is the fact it’s a prequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark. And of all the Indiana Jones films, the one they play, a lot, is Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, so I’ve seen it quite a few times recently. (And, yes, I’m well aware of the valid issues that make it “problematic.”) I’ve mentioned this before, but there’s a bar I frequent in my New York City neighborhood that plays movies instead of sports.

(I almost said Howard the Duck here, but Howard the Duck made that Guardians of the Galaxy cameo, so technically Howard the Duck has gotten more play than Indiana Jones, which is pretty nuts.)Īnyway, with Spielberg leaving, I thought it was a good excuse to write about what seems to be the least-liked of the original three films, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom – a movie that I’ve grown to appreciate over the last year or so. And Disney has, so far, done as much with Indiana Jones as they have Radioland Murders. (That’s a joke.) But, since the purchase, Disney has pumped out five Star Wars movies and a live-action streaming series. Disney bought Lucasfilm for two properties: Star Wars and Radioland Murders. For whatever reason, Spielberg just seems to like the idea of doing another one, but not actually committing to doing another one. And it’s crazy this hasn’t been taken advantage of more over the years. What a great compromise.)īut, as opposed to Star Wars, Ford loves doing these movies. (You see, they aren’t aliens, but they are interdimensional beings. Then finally, they all compromised and we got one grand compromise of a movie, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.

And Lucas was pushing his aliens storyline, while Ford and Spielberg never quite bought in on that direction. The problem was Ford, Speilberg, and George Lucas had a pact that all three of them had to agree on the script.

There should have at least been two Indiana Jones movies made in the ‘90s. The real shame with Indiana Jones is that we should have around eight of these movies by now, not four. Ford is a one of a kind actor and these characters just aren’t the same without him.) (And we kind of saw this already when it was tried with Solo. I am firmly in the camp of wanting to see another Harrison Ford Indiana Jones movie, because I just don’t think anyone can replace what Ford brings to Indy. Last week it was announced that the long gestating Indiana Jones 5 will move on from Steven Spielberg and find a new director, with reports saying James Mangold is in talks to take over.