Talk:Gunga Din (film)

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[edit] Reference to Indiana Jones & Clerks

No, I did not accidentally delete those two specific parts as one of the editors assumed. Anyone who has seen Gunga Din as well as Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom knows that not only is Temple of Doom not a remake of Gunga Din, but that they have nothing to do with one another either stylistically or story-wise, aside from the fact that both movies have an evil Indian group in them, in which case I suppose Anchorman is a remake of Network. There is no research to support the assesment that any resemblance between the two films was intentional on the part of the filmmakers, and a simple viewing shows that there is no similarity in story, themes, characters, or setting. The episode of Clerks: The Animated Series in question obviously references Temple of Doom and, as evidenced on the DVD commentary as well as other interviews, was meant to reference Temple of Doom (and The Last Starfighter, obviously) and not Gunga Din. Even more so, there is nothing in the episode that relates at all to Gunga Din. No heroic Indian character, no British troops, nothing at all simiilar to Gunga Din except that some of the characters are Indians. Otherwise, it is a very simple parody of Temple of Doom which is itself not a remake, parody, or homage to Gunga Din.

[edit] True Story?

I saw this movie last night and I wondered, is Gunga Din a real person or just a fictional character? --Elven6 18:35, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

Well, Rudyard Kipling the racist British author created him. He is a figment of Mr. Kipling's fertile imagination. (Jvalant 12:04, 20 December 2006 (UTC))

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:GungaDin.jpg

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