Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) with Warren Chao

This week’s episode is all about holding many thoughts at once: Is TEMPLE OF DOOM racist? Yes. Is it mean-spirited? Yes. But does Short Round also kick ass? That’s what makes this so hard…Joining us today to help wade through the minefield of this film is our old friend Warren Chao!

References:

• How Temple of Doom Changed the MPAA Rating System
• An Oral History of Temple of Doom
• The Making of Temple of Doom at Raider.Net
• Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz in Ain't it Cool
• The South Asian Speakers Series Presents The Archaeologist
• Indy Gets Whipped
• Ke Huy Quan Profile in Vulture

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