The set also was used for sweeping shots from a helicopter. The helicopter shot the top of the hill, and the background — including the rest of the temple and hill — was created via VFX.

Another "Temple of Doom" fedora auctioned in 2021 sold for just over $431,000, including a buyer's premium, according to the auction house.

That film was 1984’s Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, a sequel (well, technically a prequel, since it’s set in 1935) that deftly manages to be both scarier and sillier than its predecessor.

Several Sequences Written For Raiders Wound Up In Temple Of Doom. When challenged with topping a movie like Raiders of the Lost Ark by delivering more exciting wall-to-wall action, all it took was ...