Why then did Steven Spielberg and George Lucas choose not to bring the character back for a future installment? In one, Short Round joins Indy on a search for Atlantis. The youngster ends up rescuing his guardian from Pirates of the Caribbean hmmm, good idea for a movie!
Assumingly, Jones had booked him into the boarding school that was later referenced in the comics. As a kid, I always wanted to be like Spielberg and to make wonderful movies. So I knew from early on I would go to film school and try to work behind the camera. Inside, the pair came across a human skeleton in the pilot seat that gave Doctor Jones pause for thought.
Shorty asked if they should keep looking for the "monster" but Indiana decided it might be best to leave it to the Great Unknown. Short Round eventually took up the search for the Peacock's Eye like his hero and managed to track the diamond to Hawaii in Short Round was fluent in Chinese, and his English was manageable.
Even at a young age and short stature, he was a skilled driver. He was extremely loyal to and protective of Indiana Jones, willing to risk his own life to defend his friend.
While calm and quick-thinking under pressure, he rarely accepted responsibility for actions that may have gotten him and his friends into trouble. He was skilled in a form of karate , [7] allowing him to swiftly defeat the Thuggee guards that attacked Willie and himself. The idea of a child sidekick character of Jones' that serves as comic relief was floated about for Raiders of the Lost Ark , during George Lucas , Steven Spielberg and Lawrence Kasdan 's story conference: a son of an early, unnamed iteration of Sallah called Sabu.
Short Round had a cameo written into Indiana Jones and the Saucermen from Mars , one of the many screenplays for the potential fourth film which became Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
Elaine McGregor in this version Marion Ravenwood does appear but as a guest and drives the newlyweds to the airport at the close of the story. That would place his birth between February and February , but the narrative also identifies him as being twelve. However, the Guide contradicts the date given later in the book which indicates that Short Round was eleven years old in With the movie itself stating that Short Round was living on the streets from the age of four due to the Japanese bombing of Shanghai, the historical attack on the city in would put the character's birth year as late as Ke Huy Quan himself was twelve at the time he was cast for the film.
This account is not endorsed by Lucasfilm Ltd. Indiana Jones Wiki Explore. Main Page All Pages Community. Home video Soundtracks Magazines Toys. He didn't return to the small screen until the early s for seasons 4 and 5 of Head of the Class , and a single episode of the horror anthology series, Tales from the Crypt.
Whether or not he plans to make any future television appearances remains to be seen, so we'll just have to wait and see now that he's dipping his toe back into the acting pool.
It's good to see that Jonathan Ke Quan remains an enduring presence in entertainment sphere, but if his earlier attempted retirement had stuck, he'd have nothing to be ashamed of. From Short Round to George Phan, his resume speaks for itself, proving that he's one of the finest and most gifted talents of his generation.
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