Young Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Peacock's Eye[1] is the eighteenth film in The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones. It originally aired on January 15, 1995 on The Family Channel, and was re-titled Treasure of the Peacock's Eye for release on home video on October 26, 1999. The home video edit is nearly identical to the broadcast version.
The story was an expansion of "New Guinea, March 1919", an otherwise unrealized episode of The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles intended for the third season of the show had broadcaster ABC not cancelled the series.
Publisher's summary[]
Chapter 18 in the complete adventures of Indiana Jones finds Indy vagabonding around the South Pacific on a treasure hunt for a fabled lost diamond.
The war in Europe ends but a new adventure begins for Indy when a mysterious man's dying words -- "The eye of the peacock!" -- send him and Remy on a thrilling treasure hunt for one of Alexander the Great's most treasured possessions. Pursued by a dangerous one-eyed man, Indy follows the trail of the diamond from London to Alexandria to the South Seas where he has a run-in with a murderous band of Chinese pirates. The shipboard battle that ensues is a spectacular display of swords, guns and flying fists. Marooned by the pirates on a remote desert island, Indy is captured by savage headhunters, but before they can turn him into a shrunken head and cannibal stew, he is rescued by anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski and makes a life-altering decision.
Appearances[]
Cast[]
- Sean Patrick Flanery .... Indiana Jones
- Ronny Coutteure .... Remy Baudouin
- Adrian Edmondson .... Zyke
- Jayne Ashbourne .... Lily
- Tom Courtenay .... Bronislaw Malinowski
- Pip Torrens .... Howard Carter
- William Osborne .... E. M. Forster
- Gareth Marks .... Jon Grann
- Frank Metha Allam .... Jambi
- Anthony Chin .... Ku Wong
- Alice Lau .... Jin Ming
- Karl Seth .... Hotel Clerk
- Matthew Solon .... Captain Hales
- Colleen Passard .... Suzette
- Frederick Treves .... Sir Peregrine Prentiss
- Riz Abassi .... Rajendra Sing
- Ahsen Bhatti .... Indian Lieutenant
- Sonesh Sira .... Tall Indian Soldier
- Nick Lucas .... Museum Curator
- Asman Bin Ghazali .... Ticket Clerk
- George A. Roark .... Captain Stoomvaart
- Warren McLean .... Ku Wong's Bodyguard
- Margaret Miller .... Timid British Lady
- Siloe Marum .... Biok
- Sam Kaniyoisi .... Shaman
- Tau Retu .... Chief
- Telok .... Dokia Jacob
- Sulukim .... Takubila Damien
- Kauwa Tobwebwa .... Chief Moliasi
- Lood Sritarnto .... Dolo
- Kawee Sirikhanerut .... Chinese Pirate
- Anna Niland .... Ruth the Maid
Other characters[]
- Alexander the Great (On frieze)
- Amun-Ra (Mentioned only)
- Kha (Mentioned only)
- Lycomedes (Mentioned only)
- Helen Margaret Seymour (Voice only)
- Shiva (Statue)
- Tutankhamun (Mentioned only)
Artifacts[]
Locations[]
- Aden (On map)
- Afghanistan (On map)
- Algeria (On map)
- Algiers (On map)
- Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (On map)
- Arabia (On map)
- Asir (On map)
- Banka (On map)
- Borneo (On map)
- Pontianak (On map)
- Ceylon (On map)
- Egypt
- Alexandria
- Gare Bab el-Guedid (Mentioned only)
- Hotel Grand Continental
- Hotel Du Nil
- Musee Greco-Romain
- Belkas (On map)
- Chouhrakhit (On map)
- Damanhoui (On map)
- Damietia (On map)
- Delingat (On map)
- Dessouk (On map)
- El Salhieh (On map)
- Fakous (On map)
- Fareskour (On map)
- Hehia (On map)
- Kafr El-Cheikh (On map)
- Kafr El Dawar (On map)
- Kafr El-Za'iat (On map)
- Kafr Sakr (On map)
- Mansourali (On map)
- Mehallah El-Kobra (On map)
- Menouf (On map)
- Mina El-Kamh (On map)
- Mit Ghamr (On map)
- Mit Samannoud (On map)
- Neguilah (On map)
- Port Said
- Rosetta (On map)
- Sinbellawein (On map)
- Siwa (Mentioned only)
- Suez (Mentioned only)
- Talkha (On map)
- Tanta (On map)
- Valley of the Kings (Mentioned only)
- Zagazig (On map)
- Zifta (On map)
- Alexandria
- Eritrea (On map)
- Ethiopia (On map)
- Europe
- Albania (On map)
- Austria (On map)
- Belgium (On map)
- Bulgaria (On map)
- Czechoslovakia (On map)
- Denmark (On map)
- France (On map)
- Germany (On map)
- Great Britain
- Liverpool
- London
- Café Belgique
- Waterloo Station
- Oxford
- Greece (On map)
- Ireland (On map)
- Italy (On map)
- Sicily (On map)
- Netherlands (On map)
- Portugal (On map)
- Lisbon (On map)
- Switzerland (On map)
- Yugoslavia (On map)
- Federated Malay States (On map)
- Hejaz (On map)
- India (On map)
- Bombay (Mentioned only)
- Temple of Piety (Mentioned only)
- Indo-China (On map)
- Iraq (On map) (As "Irak")
- Italian Somaliland (On map)
- Java
- Batavia
- Samarang (On map)
- Jerusalem (Mentioned only)
- Morocco (On map)
- Oman (On map)
- Palestine (On map)
- Persia (On map)
- Susa (Mentioned only)
- Sarawak (On map)
- Siam (On map)
- Singapore (On map)
- Somaliland Protectorate (On map)
- Sumatra (On map)
- Palembang (On map)
- Syria (On map)
- Tripoli (On map)
- Trobriand Islands
- Kiriwina
- Tunisia (On map)
- Turkey (On map)
- University of Chicago (Mentioned only)
- Yemen (On map) (As "Yemin")
- Arabian Sea (On map)
- Atlantic Ocean (On map)
- Bay of Bengal (On map)
- Black Sea (On map)
- Caspian Sea (On map)
- Indian Ocean (On map)
- Java Sea (On map)
- Karimata Strait (On map)
- Mediterranean Sea (On map)
- Red Sea (On map)
- Singapore Strait (On map)
- South China Sea
Vehicles and vessels[]
- S.S. Kristina
- SS Von Diemen
Miscellanea[]
- Gordian knot (Mentioned only)
Behind the scenes[]
Continuity[]
Both the 1999 VHS and 2008 DVD home video releases date Treasure of the Peacock's Eye to 1919,[2][3] which was the year when "New Guinea, March 1919", the basis of the feature-length story was set, but the timeframe was shifted to November 1918, at the end of World War I.[4]
Home video[]
VHS cover
The film was released on VHS in October 1999 as The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye (Chapter 18 in The Complete Adventures of Indiana Jones). The VHS version contains bonus interviews with George Lucas and Sean Patrick Flanery.
The film was released on DVD in 2008 as part of The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Volume Three, The Years of Change (Disc 3). The disc also contained three companion historical documentaries. The video game The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hunting for Treasure, based on the film, was included on disc 10 (the Interactive Bonus Disc) of the DVD set.
Companion Historical Documentaries[]
- Bronislaw Malinowski - God Professor
- Anthropology - Looking at the Human Condition
- New Guinea - Paradise in Peril
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Although this is the title used to promote the film's original broadcast, the title that actually appeared on screen is the somewhat baffling The Young Indiana Jones Treasure of the Peacock's Eye.
- ↑ The Complete Adventures of Indiana Jones
- ↑ The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Volume Three, The Years of Change
- ↑
The Lost Chronicles of Young Indiana Jones on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
External links[]
- Young Indy on DVD: A Tour of Volume 3 on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)
Young Indy on DVD: A Tour of Volume 3; Disc 3 on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org)- Treasure of the Peacock's Eye Education Resources and Lesson Plans at IndyInTheClassroom.com
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