The first Indiana Jones film was released, establishing the character and setting the stage for sequels.
Filming started for the second installment in the Indiana Jones franchise.
The film premiered, continuing the adventures of Indiana Jones in a darker and more intense storyline.
Following the release of "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" and other films, the MPAA introduced the PG-13 rating to bridge the gap between PG and R.
Indiana Jones escapes from assassins in Shanghai's Club Obi-Wan with the help of nightclub singer Willie Scott and young sidekick Short Round.
Indy, Willie, and Short Round board a train bound for India, unaware of the dangers lying ahead.
Stranded at a remote village, Indy discovers that the villagers have suffered a massacre and that children have been enslaved by the Thuggee cult led by Mola Ram.
Indiana Jones ventures into the Temple of Doom to rescue kidnapped children and retrieve the sacred Sankara stones.
Mola Ram conducts a dark ritual involving the Sankara stones, including a human sacrifice to ensure the cult's power.
Indy, Willie, and Short Round escape the temple on mine carts while being pursued by cult members.
Indiana Jones fights to rescue the enslaved children and confronts Mola Ram on a precarious rope bridge over a crocodile-infested river.
Mola Ram falls to his death after Indy frees the children and destroys the temple's power source.
The villagers celebrate their liberation as Indiana Jones departs with his companions.
