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Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, Chapter 18 - Treasure of the Peacock's Eye (1995)

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Kids & Family and Television movie directed by Carl Schultz

Once again our beloved young Indiana Jones finds himself enticed by adventure. On this occasion he's on the trail of a 140-carat diamond that once belonged to Alexander the Great. He also has to dodge World War II-style German bad guys, who are hot on … see full wiki

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Cast: Sean Patrick Flanery, Tom Courtenay, Ronny Coutteure, Adrian Edmondson, Jayne Ashbourne

Director: Carl Schultz

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A fitting end to the adventures of Indie's youth

Nov 5, 2010

by CharlesAshbacher
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Despite over four years of ferocity and millions of combat deaths, World War I ended with noise and shelling followed by an unnatural quiet at 11 AM. That is the starting point of this adventure, Indie and Remy are in the intelligence service and they are on the trail of a man they believe is selling military secrets to the Germans. They follow him into no-man's-land and after the suspect is shot, they recover what appears to be a treasure map. The war ends immediately after they acquire the map and they return to Remy's wife in Belgium.
Once they realize that the map is a supposed route to a large diamond that was the eye in a statue of a peacock that goes back to the time of Alexander the Great, they decide to pursue it. Remy's wife donates an heirloom to finance them so they are off to Egypt where they encounter a German that steals the map and tries to kill them. They follow him to India and the South Seas and encounter a beautiful and apparently destitute woman that Indie befriends. When pirates led by another beautiful woman attack their cruise ship, Indie and Remy fight back and then follow the pirates after they escape with the loot. They encounter further adventures until they land on a tropical island populated by tribes with a colorful and primitive culture. While there they meet anthropologist Bronislaw Malinkowski and after some discussions about life and what we desire from it, Indie decides to give up the adventure track and go back to college.
The action and excitement is typical of Indiana Jones, both young and old and the thoughtfulness of youth very much in keeping with the character of young Indie. Meeting another major historical figure, this time a fellow anthropologist, is another example of one of the most attractive features of the "Young Indiana Jones" series. In many ways the relationships of Indie to the historical figures is superior to the action. Indie and Remy in a native canoe rowing towards the modern freighter is a fitting way to end the series, it provides closure to an exciting youth. However, now it is time to get serious and become a professional archeologist. It is the first real step in his path to becoming the famous archeologist Dr. Jones. Indie's conversations with Malinkowski and the ending made this episode excellent.

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