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Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye was the halftime show for Super Bowl XXIX, held in Miami, Florida on January 29, 1995. It was designed by Disney to promote the upcoming opening of the Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye theme park attraction at the Disneyland theme park in California. The halftime show, as well as the game, were broadcast on ABC.

Plot summary

The Vince Lombardi trophy had been stolen and taken into the Temple of the Forbidden Eye, where a temple guardian Patti LaBelle, who sang "Release Yourself". Arriving on the scene via parachute, Indiana Jones and Marion Ravenwood ventured through a nightclub called Club Disneyland, fighting thugs while Tony Bennett, jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval, and the Miami Sound Machine continued to entertain the patrons. Eventually the pair reached the Temple of the Forbidden Eye, and without looking into the Eye of Mara, reclaimed the Vince Lombardi trophy, vowing to give it to the winner of the Super Bowl. As Jones recovered the artifact, LaBelle sang "New Attitude". The adventure concluded Bennett joining LaBelle in singing "Can You Feel The Love Tonight".

Behind the scenes

The song "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" is from the 1994 Disney animated film "The Lion King".

The 12-minute program included 790 dancers,^[1] sky-divers, acrobats, fire-breathers^[2] and pyrotechnics.^[3]

Appearances

Characters

Indiana Jones
Marion Ravenwood
Temple Guardian
Nightclub singer
Nightclub Trumpeter
Miami Sound Machine

Locations

Artifacts

Vince Lombardi trophy

Notes and references

External links

[1] [We Go The Extra Yard For The Super Bowl]

[2] [Can Indiana Jones Save Super Bowl?]

[3] [The evolution of an extravaganza]

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 ==Behind the scenes==
 The song "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" is from the 1994 Disney animated film "The Lion King".
+The 12-minute program included 790 dancers,<ref>[[http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19980123&slug=2730183 We Go The Extra Yard For The Super Bowl]]</ref> sky-divers, acrobats, fire-breathers<ref>[[http://disneywizard.angelfire.com/ChroniclePressRelease.html Can Indiana Jones Save Super Bowl?]]</ref> and pyrotechnics.<ref>[[http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs06/news/story?id=2747099 The evolution of an extravaganza]]</ref>
 ==Appearances==
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 ===Artifacts===
 *[[Vince Lombardi trophy]]
-The 12-minute program included 790 dancers,<ref>[[http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19980123&slug=2730183 We Go The Extra Yard For The Super Bowl]]</ref>, sky-divers, acrobats, fire-breathers<ref>[[http://disneywizard.angelfire.com/ChroniclePressRelease.html Can Indiana Jones Save Super Bowl?]]</ref> and pyrotechnics<ref>[[http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs06/news/story?id=2747099 The evolution of an extravaganza]]</ref>.
 ==Notes and references==
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 *{{WP|Super_Bowl_XXIX#Halftime_show|Super Bowl XXIX halftime show}}
 *{{WP|Super_Bowl_halftime_shows|Super Bowl halftime shows}}
 [[Category:Television]]
 [[Category:Theme Park Attractions]]