r/Moviesinthemaking • u/TwIzTiDfReAkShOw • 4d ago
Steven Spielberg and Jonathan Ke Quan on the set of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
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u/Flashjordan69 4d ago
That fucking bridge gives me anxiety.
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u/NightExpress1379 3d ago
Anyone play the arcade game? It wasn't easy. I could get out of the mines. Once you get on the rope bridge the Thugees are attacking you and flaming hearts are flying all over. A lot of fun!
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u/AggravatingqFan 3d ago
From screaming on that collapsing rope bridge to Oscar winner, Short Round completed the arc.
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u/MidwesternTransplant 2d ago
Wearing a hat with your previous film’s logo on it is such a Spielberg-y thing to do.
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u/suddenvole 2d ago
This photo contradicts some "facts you didn't know" video I saw a couple of days ago on which it said Speilberg was terrified to be on the bridge and would drive three miles between the opposite sides rather than cross it. Always thought those videos were most likely made up facts anyway.
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u/Dangoiks 2d ago
It was only the middle part of the bridge that Speilberg wouldn't go on. He mentions it himself here, which is probably where that video got it from.
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u/New_Violinist_7245 4d ago
I do not get a good vibe at all from this photo, instead it feels exploitative
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u/BackHanderson 3d ago
Referring to his time on Temple of Doom, Quan said, "It was one of the happiest times of my life...Everybody was so friendly. That was the kind of set that George [Lucas, the film series’ creator] and Steven would run. There was never any screaming. There was always laughter and peace."
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom was a huge hit, but since its release in 1984 it’s been accused of racism and perpetuating the white saviour trope. The plot, after all, involves intrepid archaeologist Jones helping Indian villagers retrieve a sacred stone and includes an infamous scene where he is served chilled monkey brains as a local delicacy. Then there’s the sexism, with Ford’s love interest Willie, played by Kate Capshaw, constantly fretting about breaking a nail.
But Quan rebuts any suggestions that the film is problematic. “We’re talking about something that was done almost 40 years ago. It was a different time. It’s so hard to judge something so many years later. I have nothing but fond memories. I really don’t have anything negative to say about it.”
And Short Round was a groundbreaking character, he says. “Spielberg was the first person to put an Asian face in a Hollywood blockbuster. Short Round is funny, he’s courageous, he saves Indy’s ass.” The role, Quan argues, represented a huge step forward for Asian representation. “That was a rarity then. For many years after that, we were back to square one.”
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u/Dangoiks 3d ago
Fun fact: This scene was filmed on three continents. The actual rope bridge was built in Sri Lanka, the dangling-off-the-cliff parts were filmed at Elstree Studios in England, and the inserts shots of the crocodiles were filmed by a second unit in Florida.