Revealing mistake: When Indy is put inside a cage Short Round comes to hug him. There's a shot of Indy from behind and he is a noticeable stand-in: Thinner face, clean hair, no sweat, and clean shaven instead of stubble.
Sacha
26th Aug 2019
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
12th Oct 2016
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Revealing mistake: After Indy escapes from the conveyor belt, he runs on some suspended planks while being shot at. Watch the planks: There's black masking tape where the explosives are (which disappear in later shots). Furthermore, right before he takes out his whip, he grabs a railing where the bullet has just hit, and you can see that the black tape is dangling loose after the spark.
11th Oct 2016
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Revealing mistake: During the mine chase, after Indy cries to Shorty "Let it go, our only chance!" the wig of the doll replacing Willie flies away. (01:35:59)
6th Nov 2012
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Revealing mistake: When the 3 heroes exit the mine cart and escape from the water flood in the mine, Harrison Ford is replaced by an obvious stuntman.
2nd Nov 2012
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Revealing mistake: When Indy is hanging off the bridge and is punched by Mola Ram, Indy's safety wire attached to his belt is very noticeable. (01:47:45)
2nd Nov 2012
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Revealing mistake: When the water tank falls over, the vapour fumes are moving in slo-mo, despite the whole scene moving at a normal speed.
2nd Nov 2012
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Revealing mistake: When the water floods the mine, some shots of the 3 heroes are an obvious composite of their blue screened image over a set. Problem is, when Indy tells the two to run towards a tunnel on the right with a log blocking the way, Indy and Shorty run through the log as if they were ghosts.
20th Sep 2010
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Revealing mistake: When the plane lands against the snowy mountain, no parts fly all over and no snow shatters at all, revealing the composite trick.
20th Sep 2010
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Revealing mistake: At the bar Indy has swords thrown at him. The string to make them fly is visible attached to the sword on the left side. Also, the swords disappear in the next angle.
20th Sep 2010
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Revealing mistake: When leaning against the mountain, in the wide shot Short's face turns totally black, Willie becomes semi-transparent, and Indy's chest becomes greyish colour, all because of the blue-screen effects.
20th Sep 2010
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Revealing mistake: When the yellow raft slides down the snow, in the close-ups it turns white because of the blue-screen effect.
20th Sep 2010
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Revealing mistake: When the rickshaw crashes, neither the driver nor the girl move at all. Instead the sailor stands up by his own means and jumps, which is a really bad stunt.
20th Sep 2010
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Revealing mistake: When Willie and Short escape the jet of water and Indy climbs the mountain alone, the river below is totally still (impossible because of the huge amount of water that's falling on it), revealing it's a still image.
20th Sep 2010
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Revealing mistake: After Indy drinks the antidote, many of the chase-scenes are obviously sped up, watch the way the actors move.
17th Aug 2007
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Revealing mistake: In the wide angle of the mountain where Indy, Willy and Short Round lean on, they cast no shadow, revealing it's a composite image.
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