Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

But Chen grins and puts a silver snuff bottle next to the cash, gold and jewels – he tips the little bottle over and some white powder spills out of it –

INDIANA
What's that?

LAO

A bonus, Dr. Jones. That is poison. You just drank the rest of it.

Indiana examines his champagne glass and sees a residue at the bottom of it. He swallows and feels sick, wondering it it's fear or the poison already taking effect.

LAO (CONT'D)

There is an antidote for this poison. You give me Nurhachi – I give you the antidote.

Indiana is sweating. Willie looks at him and sees Indy's hand shaking.

LAO (CONT'D)

The poison works fast, Dr. Jones. Where is Nurhachi?

Indiana finally reaches into his pocket. Next to the cash, gold, jewels and poison, Indiana sets down a beautiful small box. Lao and his men stare hypnotically at the exquisite gold and enamel box.

WILLIE

(nervously)

This Nurhachi's a very small guy.

Nobody pays any attention to her as Lao reaches for the box.

INDIANA

Inside are the remains of Nurhachi – the first Emperor of the Manchu Dynasty.

Lao opens the box carefully and stares reverently at the grey powder inside.

INDIANA (CONT'D)

Now what about the antidote, Lao.

LAO

(holding the box)

At last I have the ashes of my sacred ancestor!

WILLIE

So, what's the big deal? Let me see it –

Qillie grabs Lao's arm and some of the precious ashes spill out of the gold box. Stunned by this desecration of his ancestor, Lao grabs Willie by the wrist and twists her arm –

LAO

You fool!

WILLIE

Ow, you're hurting me, you miserable little hood!

INDIANA

Let go of her, Lao. And give me the antidote.

Lao just laughs evilly – until a waiter moves up behind Lao and the crimelord suddenly stiffens. He lets go of Willie's wrist and raises his hands off the table. Chen stops collecting the money and jewels.

Kao Kan tenses and Indy smiles at Wu Han, the Chinese waiter with the scar, who is standing behind Lao. Wu Han has a towel over his hand–under it, he has a pistol pressed against Lao's spine.

INDIANA (CONT'D)

(smiling at Wu Han)

I like the service here.

WILLIE

(puzzled)

Hey, he's not a waiter...

INDIANA

No, Wu Han's an old friend I brought along.

(to Lao)

So, the game's not over. Put the antidote on the table, Lao.

Lao carefully reaches into his pocket and puts a small glass vial of liquid next to the cash, gold, jewels, poison and sacred box. Indy looks relieved as he reaches for the vial of antidote – then he hears a muffled report! And another!

Wu Han groans and sways. Indy starts to stand but Chen immediately turns the smoking pistol with the silencer that he used to kill Wu Han – Indy sees it pointed at him now and he remains in his seat.

Kao Kan stands and grabs Wu Han, easing the phony waiter into the chair he just vacated. The muffled shooting hasn't attracted any attention. The nightclub activity continues an Indy speaks emotionally to his dying friend.

INDIANA
Wu Han–listen to me–I'm going to get you out of here.

In pain, Wu Han looks at Indy and struggles to speak –
 

WU HAN

Not this time, my friend...

(smiling bravely)

I followed you on many adventures – but into the great Unknown Mystery, I go first, Indy...

Wu Han dies and slumps forward. Indiana is shattered by the death of his old friend.

LAO

Don't be sad, Dr. Jones – you will soon join him.

Indy's gaze shifts from his dead friend to Lao's sneering face. Then Indy sees the murderous Chen giggling perversely. Indy's anger is compounded by the poison burning in his gut and his vision of Chen's ugly face blurs into a double image –

Indy stands up unsteadily. Chen assumes he's about to keel over from the poison – but Indy suddenly turns and grabs a real waiter at another table. The waiter holds a long skewer of roasted pigeons that he's just set afire –

Indy grabs the skewer of pigeons flambee and hurls is across the table! Chen fires and misses – and screams as the skewer stabs into his chest and the burning pigeons flame in front of his horrified face!

This the other tables definitely notice. There are screams and all hell breaks loose. Indiana shoves past Willie and reaches for the vial on the table –

INDIANA
The antidote – !

But he's grabbed from behind by Kao Kan. Indy elbows the punk, reaches back and grabs his head – and somersaults Kao Kan onto the table!

As number two son crashes into the table, the impact sends the Emperor Nurhachi's ashes billowing into Lao's stricken face!

Indiana yells as he sees the vial of antidote rolling across the table – and falling!

Indiana dives and catches the antidote just before it hits the floor – then Indy's hand is brutally stomped on by one of Lao's henchmen and the vial rolls away.

Indiana angrily raises his head, smashing it up into the henchman's groin – the man howls like a banshee and hobbles away.

Meanwhile, Willie watches Lao grabbing for cash from the table. Willie lunges past the pigeon-skewered Chen to snatch the jewels, but unfortunately Kao Kan knocks them off the table as he leaps to attack Indy.

Indiana scrambles on his hands and knees after the rolling vial. People keep kicking it – he almost has it when Willie runs into him, trips and lands on her back.

INDIANA
Look out, damn it, I need that antidote!

WILLIE

Who cares? Where's that diamond!

Gunfire explodes and they both scramble in different directions. Indy dives through the fleeing nightclub patrons and slides behind a water-spewing fountain. Water kicks up as Indy is shot at by Lao and his henchmen.

Indy sees the vial of antidote kicked again and it spins across the marble floor – feeling the poison, Indy shakes his head groggily and splashes water on his face.

Meanwhile, Willie is chasing her diamond, shoving through the panicked crowd. She spots the diamond! Another elegantly dresses soman is bending to pick it up –

WILLIE
(acidly polite)

Excuse me, but I believe that's my diamond!

Willie smiles and suddenly kicks the woman in the butt! Willie reaches to get the diamond but not before the other woman tackles her.

Behind the fountain, Indiana makes a break – he runs and dives on top of a serving cart. The wheeled cart hurtles toward an unsuspecting gunman, crashes into him from behind and sends him flying head first into a row of ice buckets.

Nearby, Willie slugs the other lady in the jaw and grabs for the elusive diamond just as the ice buckets showers ice across the floor – which camouflages the diamond!

WILLIE

Aw nuts!

Searching desperately for the jewel, Willie sees the vial of antidote spinning across the floor – as it slides by, she grabs it.

INDIANA (O.S.)

Hey, doll! Don't move!

She sees Indy speeding by atop the serving cart. Lao and his gunmen rush out to block the way. Indy rolls off the cart and slides behind a potted palm as Lao's men open fire again.

INDIANA (CONT'D)

(shouting to Willie)

Hey, don't go away! I need that!

Willie smiles meanly as she slips the vial down the front of her dress, thumbs her nose at Indiana and walks away.

INDIANA (CONT'D)

If I wasn't dying, I'd kill her...

Hiding behind the palm tree, Indiana looks around and spots a giant statue at the side of the stage. Indy makes a break for it.

As the gunmen open fire, Indy springs onto a chair – jumps onto a table – and leaps onto the stage. He grabs the golden broad-sword from the Chinese warrior statue!

As bullets smash into the statue, Indiana hides behind it. Then he jumps out and swings the large sword toward the enormous brass gong.

The crimson cord holding the gong is SLASHED! Indy slings the sword at his assailants and gives the three-meter-high gong a helpful shove –

The giant gong rolls and echoes as it crashes down the marble steps. Indiana ducks behind it as it gains momentum and rolls across the dance floor.

Using the gong as an enormous shield, Indy evades the gunfire exploding – bullets ricochet off the rolling brass gong as Indy runs behind it.

Ahead, Willie hurries toward an exit – she hears something and turns – her eyes go wide as she sees the mammoth gong bearing down on her!

Willie yells as Indiana grabs her arm and pulls her behind the gong with him –

Lao watches amazed as he and his gunmen dodge tables trying to get better firing positions – and more henchmen come into the club now and start firing machine guns!

As bullets clang against the gong, Indiana and Willie run behind it. Willie hollers as they head directly for a towering, floor-to-ceiling window!

Indiana grabs Willie around the waist and, after the huge gong crashes through the stained-glass window, they both fly after it!

EXT. "THE DRAGON" NIGHTCLUB – NIGHT

In a shower of sparkling glass, the enormous gong sails out and crashes down a sloping green-tiled roof. Indiana Jones and Willie Scott hurtle into the night air after it!

The gong rolls down the roof and they hit the tiles behind it, Indiana holding onto Willie as they roll one-over-the-other toward the edge – Willie screams as they fall into thin air!

Their entwined bodies plummet three stories: ripping through a third-floor awning, crashing through an old man's mattress on a second-floor balcony –

Finally they smash through the convertible top of a parked Duesenberg and fall into the back seat!

INT. THE DUESENBERG

Willie sits up wide-eyed, speechless and amazed to be alive. Then she sees an equally astonished Short Round looking at them from the front seat.

SHORT ROUND

Wow! Holy smoke! Crash landing!

INDIANA

Step on it, Short Round!

SHORT ROUND

Okey-doke, Indy! Hold onto your potatoes!

The twelve-year-old Chinese kid turns his baseball cap bill-backwards and steps on the gas! The tires squeal as the car roars off –

WILLIE

For crying out loud, a kid's driving the car?!

INDIANA

Relax, I've been giving him lessons.

EXT. THE NIGHTCLUB – NIGHT

The Duesenberg races past the entrance to the nightclub as Lao and his man rush out and jump into two black sedans. The sedans screech off in pursuit of the Duesenberg.

INT. THE DUESENBERG

As Short Round eagerly swerves around a corner, Willie holds on for dear life. Indiana suddenly puts his hand down the front of Willie's dress –

WILLIE

Listen, we just met for crissake! I'm not that kind of gril!

INDIANA

Don't get your hopes up – where's the antidote?

Indiana withdraws his hand, having finally found the vial. He opens is quickly, tips the vial to his lips and grimaces as he swallows the stuff.

WILLIE

You don't look very good.

INDIANA

Poison never agrees with me.

(shouting forward)

Pull a right, Short Round, and head for the Wang Poo bridge!

SHORT ROUND

Check! Gotcha!

As the car accelerates, Indy peers out the back window at their pursuers. Willie notices her reflection in the side window –

WILLIE

Look at what you've done to me! I'm a mess! My lipstick's smeared, I broke two nails, I've got an awful run in my stocking!

Gunfire suddenly explodes, bullets whizz through the canvas top and the rear window shatters and sprays glass! Willie ducks and cringes terrified in the corner –

INDIANA

Somehow I think you've got bigger problems.

Indy grabs his shoulder bag and pulls a pistol out of it. He pokes the gun through the broken window and starts firing back at their pursuers – then he turns and looks ahead.

INDIANA (CONT'D)

There, Shorty! Through the tunnel!

Through the windows we see the car racing into a tunnel. Lights from the pursuing cars flash through the rear window and gunfire echoes in the tunnel.

WILLIE

What're we going to do?! Where're we going?!

INDIANA

The airport... No, look out, Short Round! Left, left!

Indy reaches over the front seat and helps Short Round navigate.

EXT. A SHANGHAI SQUARE – NIGHT

The Duesenberg tears around the square, followed by Lao's two sedans. People on the street dive for cover – coolies pulling rickshaws go into hyper-jov-lanterns spanning the street crash down and are dragged behind the Duesenberg. Bullets explode and amazed prostitutes watch the cars zoom past.

INT. THE DUESENBERG – NIGHT

The chaotic chase continues – bullets whine past and the shredded convertible top whips in the wind.

INDIANA

(shouting)

You got the tickets, Short Round?

SHORT ROUND

Sure, Indy – three tickets! You, me and Wu Han –

Shorty throws an envelope back and Indy looks at the three tickets.

INDIANA

(sadly)

Wu Han's not coming, Shorty.

Unaware of what happened at the club, Short Round thinks a moment.

SHORT ROUND

Don't worry, Indy. Short Round number one bodyguard now!

Willie reaches for the extra ticket.

WILLIE

I'll take the extra ticket.

(grabbing it from Indy)

Where's this plane going anyway?

INDIANA

Siam.

WILLIE

Siam? But I'm not dressed for Siam...

EXT. COUNTRY HIGHWAY – NIGHT

Leaving behind the squalid port, the Duesenberg flies along the highway through the trees. In a moment, Lao's two sedans race by.

EXT. NANG TAO AIRFIELD – NIGHT

The Duesenberg swings around a curve and skids through gravel toward the airfield. In the distance there is a small terminal but Short Round wheels the car toward the cargo area –

A two-engine passenger plane is revving its motors and the last passengers are boarding. The Duesenberg squeals to a stop and Indy jumps out with Willie and Short Round right on his heels.

A contingent of airport Military Police move to bar their way until WEBER, a heavy-set Englishman, runs up puffing and shouting.

WEBER

No, no, they're all right! Let them through please.

INDIANA

Thanks, Weber.

WEBER

Dr. Jones, this is positively the last time our airline can hold a plane for you. Now you must hurry!

While Short Round grabs a small bag out of the car, Weber and a stewardess take their tickets and rush them all toward the airplane.

Meanwhile, the two sedans skid to a stop and Lao and his son Kao Kan jumps out with their henchmen. The puzzled military police advance on them suspiciously –

Realizing he's outnumbered, Lao instructs his men to stay back and to put away their weapons.

EXT. THE AIRPLANE
 

Willie and Short Round charge up the ladder and onto the plane. Indy pauses at the top of the steps to give Lao a cocky farewell salute. Indy boards the plane and the co-pilot slams the door.

EXT. THE AIRFIELD

The plane starts taxiing. By the cars, Lao is buffeted by the prop wash as he angrily watches the plane roll away. Behind Lao, his son, Kao Kan, stares at the plane taking off – a look on Kao Kan's face indicates that he hasn't given up yet...

The plane lifts off the airfield, silhouetted against the clouds and the first light of dawn.