If the ritualistic scenes during the “Birthday at Friendly’s” sketch on “Saturday Night Live” looked familiar, your eyes didn’t deceive you.
The big skull, red cloaks, chalice and chanting were inspired by Steven Spielberg’s 1984 film “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.”
“A lot of that was brought in,” says Emmy-nominated production designer Keith Raywood. He is nominated alongside his colleagues Akira “Leo” Yoshimura and N. Joseph DeTullio.
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The idea started with the writers, says DeTullio. “The idea was someone was claiming it was their birthday when it wasn’t, and they got into trouble.”
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