Re: TOD copied off 1939 movie

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Posted by harry from 204.255.212.75 on December 11, 1999 at 22:57:53:

In Reply to: Re: TOD copied off 1939 movie posted by harry on December 11, 1999 at 22:43:20:

: : i was watching Gunga Din (1939) with Carey Grant and noticed
: : a lot of similarities with temple of doom. at one point a
: : british colonel says: "the thugee worshipped kali, the goddess
: : of blood, with human sacrifices." in another part a good
: : guy is fighting indians and does the same "fight the bad guy
: : with other dudes sword and then push him into the other one
: : trick" that indy did.

: : just a few similarities. i know lucas based indy on old
: : serials but this stuff was exactly the same.

: cool. they also ride elephants and cross a rope bridge like
: in TOD. the scene on bridge/chasm looks just like indy. they
: also go to a secret temple where there are thuggee or whatever
: guards and worshipers chanting "kali - ma"! carey grant is
: watching like indy did from up above. there are flames
: everywhere.

hahaaha he's even getting tied up and whipped by a big thugee
with a beard and turban. another dude is about to get thrown
into a snake pit.



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