Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

SHORT ROUND

Here you go, lunch time!

The baby elephant's trunk comes back and takes the fruit. Shorty looks up in the sky.

SHORT ROUND (CONT'D)

Indy, look!

Indiana and Willie look up and see hundreds of enormous winged creatures flapping across the afternoon sky.

WILLIE

Those are very big bird.

Sajnu says something and Indiana nods.

INDIANA

Those aren't birds – those are giant bats.

Willie shudders as she watches the bats.

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EXT. THE HILLS – AFTERNOON

An enormous sun silhouettes the three elephants trekking westward.

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EXT. A RIVER – LATER AFTERNOON

The three elephants stand sucking up river water with their trunks. Seated on the huge beasts, Willie, Short Round and Indiana watch the thirsty animals.

WILLIE

They must be pretty dumb to drink that awful-looking water.

In response, Willie's elephant calmly lifts its trunk and sprays her in the face. Short Round and Indy laugh as Willie sits soaked and shocked.

INDIANA

I think maybe we'll camp here.

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EXT. THE RIVER – SUNSET

A plume of water sprays. The three elephants submerge in a deep, wide spot in the river. Indy wades in the current with his shirt off. He and the guide splash water on the weary animals.

Short Round laughs and plays with the baby elephant. Wrapped in its trunk, he's swung in the air and lands on the elephant's back. Shorty makes a swan dive back into the water and the baby elephant gives him a shower when he surfaces.

EXT. UPRIVER
 

Thirty yards upstream, birds and monkeys chatter in a tree. In the shady river beneath, Willie surfaces coolly and wipes hair from her eyes. She hums contentedly.

Indiana wanders up the riverbank in his dripping trousers. He notices Willie's wet clothes spread over a tree limb hanging low over the water and then he sees Willie paddling around.

INDIANA
Hey, Willie – I think you better get out now.

WILLIE

Stark naked? You wish... If you're trying to seduce me, Dr. Jones, this is a very primitive approach.

INDIANA

Me seduce you? Honey, you're the one who took your clothes off.

(shrugging)

I just came over to remind you that you never know what else might be in the water.

WILLIE

Somehow I feel safer in here.

As Indy turns and starts off, Willie reaches up to the tree branch above her head and grabs her underwear. At this moment we notice something awful:

A BOA CONSTRICTOR is moving out along the branch, the enormous snake slithering over Willie's clothes.

Willie watches Indiana walk away as she reaches up for her dress – her hands feel something strange – not the dress and not the tree limb –

Willie looks up and sees that she's pulling on a snake! She SCREAMS as the boa constrictor falls off the tree on top of her!

Indy hears the scream and hears Willie calling to him. He runs back toward the river. Stopping on the riverbank, he sees Willie backing away in the water – Indiana's already starting to pull his boots off –

WILLIE
Indy! Help me!

INDIANA

Don't worry, I'm coming in! What is it?

WILLIE

A snake!

Suddenly Indiana freezes and a strange look crosses his face –
 

INDIANA

A what...?

WILLIE

A SNAKE!!

He finally sees the boa constrictor thrashing in the water close to Willie. He leaves his boots on.

WILLIE (CONT'D)

Hurry, help me out of here! What're you waiting for?!

INDIANA

Uh, listen – Willie – I got a better idea.

WILLIE

What?!

INDIANA

First of all – don't panic!

Willie suddenly screams as the boa constrictor wraps around her arm –
 

WILLIE

It's got me ! Indy, help me!

Indy runs along the riverbank, trying to get closer to her, but not about to jump into the river (due to his aversion to snakes – see Episode One: "Raiders of the Lost Ark").

INDIANA

Don't let it pull you deeper!

WILLIE

It's pulling me deeper!

INDIANA

Don't let it curl around you!

WILLIE

It's curling around me! Damn it, stop talking and do something!

The snake is wrapping around her body and neck – her head is barely above water –

On the riverbank, Indy reaches down and grabs a piece of wood. But as he watches the repulsive reptile, he starts to sweat and his fear and loathing overpower him –

WILLIE (CONT'D)

What's wrong?! Indy please help me!

Indy groans and bolsters his courage – he takes two steps into the water – but the complex is to strong and he can't go any further. He drops the piece of wood...

INDIANA

Listen, Willie. Do exactly what I tell you now.

WILLIE

What?!

INDIANA

Can you move your arm?

WILLIE

Just one arm!

INDIANA

Okay, I want you to lift your hand – and pet the snake.

WILLIE

PET IT??!!

INDIANA

Yes, stroke it right along the maxillary and precaudal vertebrae.

WILLIE

THE WHAT?!

INDIANA

Pet it on the head! Go on, pet it!

In the water, Willie is whimpering as she lifts her hand and starts petting the snake coiling around her pale body.

WILLIE

Oh – my – god – it's going to crush me!

INDIANA

Keep stroking it!

Willie keeps rubbing her hand along the snakes head and back and it slowly stops thrashing in the water.

INDIANA (CONT'D)

What's happening?

WILLIE

It's starting to let go!

INDIANA

That's good– you're doing fine.

Grimacing as she stares at the ugly serpent's head, Willie keeps stroking it.

WILLIE

It's letting go. I think it's – I think it's going to sleep!

Indiana looks relieved. He sees the snake starting to drift away from Willie and she starts paddling back to shore, collecting her floating clothes along the way.

Holding her dripping dress against herself, she walks out of the water toward Indy who smiles at her weakly.

INDIANA
See – I got you out...

She slows and hauls off and punches him in the mouth. Indy holds his jaw as she walks away infuriates.

WILLIE

Thanks for nothing! I hate snakes!

INDIANA

(looking at the water)

I know the feeling...

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EXT. THE CAMPSITE – NIGHT

By firelight, we see Sajnu feeding the big elephants while Short Round feeds and talks to the baby elephant –
 

SHORT ROUND

You come to America with me, and we can get job in the circus – you like that?

The baby elephant trumpets affirmatively.

A ways off, Willie stands wrapped in a blanket watching Shorty and the elephant as she dries her hair by a campfire. Now Indy comes up and drops an armload of wood for yet another fire.

WILLIE
Where'd you find your little bodyguard?

INDIANA

I met Short Round when he tried to pick my pocket.

Indiana kneels and arranges the wood.

INDIANA (CONT'D)

Shorty's family was killed when they bombed Shanghai. He was living on the streets.

WILLIE

(smiling)

He'll be okay. He's a good kid.

Indy strikes a match and lights the new fire.

WILLIE (CONT'D)

All these fires – you expecting more snakes, Dr. Jones?

She smiles snidely and continues drying her hair.

INDIANA

By the way, how'd you end up in Shanghai?

WILLIE

Well, when my nightclub career was run over by the Depression, some pinhead convinced me that "a girl could go places in the Orient..." So, look where I got.

Indy picks up a blanket and spreads it on the ground.

INDIANA

What about the future?

WILLIE

Oh, that's easy – I'm going to latch onto a good-looking, incredibly rich prince.

Indy lies down on the blanket.

INDIANA

I'd like to find one of those myself.

WILLIE

(raising an eyebrow)

Oh really?

INDIANA

Yeah, but he's got to be dead and buried for a couple of thousand years.

(smiling)

Fortune and glory...

WILLIE

Is that what you're hoping to find at this palace, Dr. Jones?

INDIANA

Maybe...

Indy reaches into his pocket and removes the old piece of cloth.

WILLIE

What's that?

She walks over to where he's lying down and sits on a boulder. He hands her the cloth and she looks at it by the firelight.

INDIANA

Something that kid gave me last night. It's a piece of an old manuscript.

Willie sees a crude drawing in reds, blue and gold.

INDIANA (CONT'D)

The drawing shows a priest named Sankara who lived centuries ago.

WILLIE

What does the writing say?

INDIANA

It's Sanskrit. It tells the story of Sankara climbing Mt. Kalisa where he met the Hindu god Shiva.

WILLIE

(examining it)

That's Shiva? What's he giving the Priest?

INDIANA

Legend says he told Sankara to go forth and combat evil. To do that he gave him five sacred stones that had magical powers.

WILLIE

(looking at Indy)

You mean magical like the rock that was stolen from that village?

Indy looks at her meaningfully.

INDIANA

It could be.

Willie seems frightened. She hands him the piece of cloth and stands up.

WILLIE

(quietly)

Fortune and glory... sweet dreams, Dr. Jones.

She picks up a blanket and starts off.

INDIANA

I think you should sleep closer.

(seeing her suspicious look)

I meant for safety.

WILLIE

(smiling)

I'd be safer sleeping with that snake.

She steps over to a tree by the fire where her clothes are drying. Indy watches her pull her dried clothes from the lower branches.

She reaches up to remove another piece of her clothing – it's stuck to the tree and she looks up and yanks it. Suddenly the piece of clothing moves!

Two enormous winds open and the hideous face of a GIANT BAT screeches and hisses at Willie! She screams hysterically as the bat flaps against her, biting and scratching at her before it finally takes off.

The bat flies off into the darkness and Indy chuckles as he watches Willie shaking as she backs slowly toward the fire –

WILLIE

Did you see it?! It was one of those bats!

(staring into the darkness)

God, what else is out there...?!

She quickly picks up her blanket and lays it out very close to Indy.

INDIANA

Couldn't keep away, huh?

WILLIE

Just try and control yourself.

Indiana watches her lie down and wrap herself in her blanket. then he rolls over and tips his hat down over his eyes to get some well-deserved shut-eye.

In a moment, however, we see something grotesque and snake-like slide into frame and move towards Indy – finally, we realize it's an elephant's trunk. The trunk nudges Indy's shoulder.

INDIANA
(without looking)

Still scared? Okay, Willie, you can get closer if you want...

The elephant's trunk moves closer and nuzzles Indy's neck.

INDIANA

Honey, I knew you'd be the first one to give in...

Now, we see that Short Round is guiding the baby elephant's trunk with a prod. Willie watches, stifling a laugh as the elephant's trunk sniffs Indiana's ear –

INDIANA (CONT'D)

You're going to start something I'm going to have to finish.

(moaning)

Okay, doll, you asked for it.

Indiana rolls over, lifts his hat and hollers! He nearly jumps out of his pants as he stares into the elephant's trunk. Willie and Short Round dissolve into laughter.

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EXT. THE JUNGLE – DAY

Tall, vine-covered trees sway in the wind. Beneath them, the elephants plough through the dense tropical forest. The sounds of the teeming jungle multiply as Short Round surveys the distant hills.

SHORT ROUND

Indy, look!

INDIANA

That's it. Pankot Palace.

Willie looks off at the resplendent while Moghul-style palace rising in the distance above the jungle.

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