Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is a 1984 American adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg. It is the second installment in the Indiana Jones franchise and a prequel to the 1981 film Raiders of the Lost Ark. After arriving in North India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees, stumbling upon a Thuggee cult offering in honor of their goddess Kali. Producer and co-writer George Lucas decided to make the film a prequel as he did not want the Nazis to be the villains again. ... more on Wikipedia