DVD 118 min. IMDB 7.2

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Adventure

Harrison Ford	Indiana Jones
Kate Capshaw	Willie Scott
Quan Ke Huy	Short Round
Amrish Puri	Mola Ram
Roshan Seth	Chattar Lal
Philip Stone	Capt. Blumburtt
Roy Chiao	Lao Che
David Yip	Wu Han
Ric Young	Kao Kan
Chua Kah Joo	Chen
Jonathan Ke Quan	Short Round

Regisseur	Steven Spielberg
Producent	Kathleen Kennedy; George Lucas
Schrijver	George Lucas; Willard Huyck

The second of the George Lucas / Steven Spielberg Indiana Jones epics is set a year or so before the events in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1984). After a brief brouhaha involving a precious vial and a wild ride down a raging Himalyan river, Indy ( Harrison Ford ) gets down to the problem at hand: retrieving a precious gem and several kidnapped young boys on behalf of a remote East Indian village. His companions this time around include a dimbulbed, easily frightened nightclub chanteuse ( Kate Capshaw ), and a feisty 12-year-old kid named Short Round ( Quan Ke Huy ). Throughout, the plot takes second place to the thrills, which include a harrowing rollercoaster ride in an abandoned mineshaft and Indy's rescue of the heroine from a ritual sacrifice. There are also a couple of cute references to Raiders of the Lost Ark , notably a funny variation of Indy's shooting of the Sherpa warrior. — Hal Erickson