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Upon seeing [[Raiders of the Lost Ark]] for the first time, three 12-year-old boys from Mississippi decided they should recreate the entire film, with themselves in the lead roles. They spent seven summers, all of their allowance (and later, paycheques), and nearly every waking moment restaging the over 600 individual shots in the film. The only scene they did not manage to do was the fight scene and explosions on the Flying Wing at Tanis -- everything else, including the rolling boulder, submarine, and car/truck chases, were successfully filmed and edited into their production.
  
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'''''Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation''''' is a shot for shot fan remake of Raiders of the Lost Ark, made in the 1980s.
   
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Upon seeing ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' for the first time, three 12-year-old boys from Mississippi decided they should recreate the entire film, with themselves in the lead roles. They spent seven summers, all of their allowance (and later, paycheques), and nearly every waking moment restaging the over 600 individual shots in the film. The only scene they did not manage to do was the fight scene and explosions on the Flying Wing at Tanis -- everything else, including the rolling boulder, submarine, and car/truck chases, were successfully filmed and edited into their production.
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Their collective masterpiece sat on the shelf for years, before underground film critic Harry Knowles managed to unearth it. He showed it at a Texas film festival, where it was greeted with enthusiasm; he then got a copy to Steven Spielberg, who calls the boys' achievement an inspiration.
  
   
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Their movie sat on the shelf for years, before underground film critic Harry Knowles managed to unearth it. He showed it at a Texas film festival, where it was greeted with enthusiasm; he then got a copy to Steven Spielberg, who calls the boys' achievement an inspiration.
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Now, [[Chris Strompolos]], [[Eric Zala]], and [[Jayson Lamb]] appear at film festivals and charity screenings, and provide workshops to teens interested in the film industry.
  
   
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Now, Chris Strompolos, Eric Zala, and Jayson Lamb appear at film festivals and charity screenings, and provide workshops to teens interested in the film industry.
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==Cast==
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{| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Indiana Jones
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|....
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| class="text"|Chris Strompolos
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Marion
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|....
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| class="text"|Angela Rodriguez
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Dietrich
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|....
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| class="text"|Michael Bales
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Belloq
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|....
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| class="text"|Eric Zala
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Toht
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|....
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| class="text"|Ted Ross
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Sallah
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|....
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| class="text"|Alan Stenum
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Marcus Brody
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|....
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| class="text"|William Coon
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Gobler
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|....
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| class="text"|Kurt Zala
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Satipo
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|....
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| class="text"|Clay LaGrone
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Barranca
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|....
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| class="text"|Sam Cummings
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Col Musgrove
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|....
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| class="text"|Kurt Zala
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Major Eaton
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|....
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| class="text"|Jason Ross
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Jock
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|....
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| class="text"|Don Hawkins
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Drinking Man
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|....
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| class="text"|John Brooks
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|2nd Nazi
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|....
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| class="text"|Kurt Zala
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Ratty Nepalese
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|....
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| class="text"|Derek Paulson
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Mean Mongolian
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|....
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| class="text"|John Brooks
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Giant Sherpa
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|....
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| class="text"|Jason Ross
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Imam
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|....
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| class="text"|Jayson Lamb
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Abu
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|....
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| class="text"|Claudio Rubio
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Fayah
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|....
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| class="text"|Rebecca Cummings
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Dog Man
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|....
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| class="text"|Scott Lionberger & Joey Roberts
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Dog
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|....
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| class="text"|Snickers
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Arab Swordsman
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|....
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| class="text"|John Thompson
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|1st German Agent
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|....
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| class="text"|Russell Webb
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|2nd German Agent
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|....
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| class="text"|Chad Rush
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|3rd German Agent
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|....
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| class="text"|Brandon Morano
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Katanga
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|....
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| class="text"|Jason Melton
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Messenger Pirate
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|....
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| class="text"|Jim Owen
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Sergeant
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|....
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| class="text"|Sean Cotter
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Driver
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|....
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| class="text"|Joey Roberts
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Tall Captain
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|....
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| class="text"|Eric Zala
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Peruvian Porter
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|....
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| class="text"|Kurt Zala
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Eyelids Girl
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|....
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| class="text"|Laura Harrison
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Clipper Captain
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|....
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| class="text"|Jeff Holland
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Clipper Passanger
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|....
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| class="text"|Alan Stenum
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Sallah's Children
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|....
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| class="text"|Amber Stenum & Justin Suqua
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Ugly Teeth Arab
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|....
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| class="text"|Matt Wedgeworth
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Tent Soldier
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|....
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| class="text"|Kurt Zala
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Tent Servant
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|....
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| class="text"|Claudio Rubio
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Staff Car Driver
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|....
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| class="text"|Rachael Beaugez
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Water Merchant
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|....
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| class="text"|Kurt Zala
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Submarine Captain
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|....
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| class="text"|Michael O-Quin
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Smoking Soldier
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|....
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| class="text"|Derek Paulson
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Stand in for Brody
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|....
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| class="text"|Alan Stenum
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Stand in for Toht
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|....
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| class="text"|Alan Stenum
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Warehouse Man
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|....
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| class="text"|Chris Strompolos
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Angel of Death
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|....
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| class="text"|Tina Pressley
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Hovitos
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|....
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| class="text"|Hudson Wolfe IV, Glenn Keller, Scott Lionberger
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Students
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|....
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| class="text"|Joelle Melton, Jayson Lamb, Jennifer Melton
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Bar Patrons
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|....
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| class="text"|Walter Mullen, Jason Ross, Scott Lionberger, Kurt Zala, Derek Paulson
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Street Arabs
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|....
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| class="text"|John Tucker, Scott Lionberger, Kurt Zala, Alan Stenum, Chuck Gibson, John Thompson, Mike Federline, Joey Roberts, Russell Webb, Brook Barkesdale, Jason Ross, Clay LaGrone, Phillip Northcut
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Arab Diggers
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|....
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| class="text"|Matthew Turner, Russell Webb, John Tucker, Lee Tucker, Michael Federline, Joey Roberts, Bruce Duckett, Sonny Miller, Jason Ross, Alan Stenum, Kurt Zala
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Nazi Soldiers
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|....
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| class="text"|Matthew Turner, Russell Webb, John Tucker, Lee Tucker, Michael Federline, Joey Roberts, Bruce Duckett, Duckett, Sonny Miller, Jason Ross, Alan Stenum, Kurt Zala, Jeff Holland, Derek Paulson, David Curtis, Don Hawkins, Brook Barkesdale, John Thompson, Scott Lionberger, Michael Wyatt, Lee Field, Rusty Roper, Danny Pollard, Sean Cotter, Michael O-Quin
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Street People
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|....
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| class="text"|David Williams, John Thompson, Danny Pollard, Kurt Zala, Scott Lionberger, Sean Cotter, Jason Ross, Joey Roberts, Alan Stenum
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|- align="left" valign="top"
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| class="text" width="115"|Pirates
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|....
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| class="text"|Derek Paulson, Sean Cotter, Jim Owen, Alan Stenum
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|}
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== Film adaptation==
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In [[2004]], [[Wikipedia:Ain't It Cool News|Ain't It Cool News]] reported that producer [[Wikipedia:Scott Rudin|Scott Rudin]] from [[Paramount Pictures]] purchased the life rights of Chris Strompolos, Eric Zala and Jayson Lamb with the goal of producing a film based on their experience making ''Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation''.<ref>[http://www.aintitcool.com/node/17079 Sometimes, The Good Guys Win!!! RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK shot for shot filmmakers' life to be MOVIE!!] at [http://www.aintitcool.com Ain't It Cool News]</ref><ref>[https://variety.com/2004/film/markets-festivals/rudin-s-on-an-ark-lark-1117900741/ Rudin’s on an ‘Ark’ lark] at [https://variety.com ''Variety'']</ref> As of 2020, however, there has been no apparent development in the project, leading to the assumption that it was cancelled long time ago.
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== Screenings ==
 
The film has shown at the following locations and times:
  
The film has shown at the following locations and times:
   
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Vancouver, BC - Friday, May 2, 2008, [http://www.festivalcinemas.ca Park Theatre] - Chris Strompolos in attendance - benefit for the [http://www.cancer.ca/ccs/internet/standard/0,3182,3278_317784__langId-en,00.html Canadian Cancer Society] - hosted by [http://www.kickstartcardio.com Kick-Start Cardio]
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==== Screenings ====
  
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Vancouver, BC - Friday, May 2, 2008, [http://www.festivalcinemas.ca Park Theatre] - [[Chris Strompolos]] in attendance - benefit for the [http://www.cancer.ca/ccs/internet/standard/0,3182,3278_317784__langId-en,00.html Canadian Cancer Society] - hosted by [http://www.kickstartcardio.com Kick-Start Cardio]
  
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==Notes and references==
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{{Reflist}}
   
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==External links==
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*[http://www.theraider.net/films/raiders_adaptation/ Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation] at [[TheRaider.net]]
 
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[[Category:Fan works]]

Revision as of 02:39, 6 September 2020

Raiders Adaptation

Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation is a shot for shot fan remake of Raiders of the Lost Ark, made in the 1980s.

Upon seeing Raiders of the Lost Ark for the first time, three 12-year-old boys from Mississippi decided they should recreate the entire film, with themselves in the lead roles. They spent seven summers, all of their allowance (and later, paycheques), and nearly every waking moment restaging the over 600 individual shots in the film. The only scene they did not manage to do was the fight scene and explosions on the Flying Wing at Tanis -- everything else, including the rolling boulder, submarine, and car/truck chases, were successfully filmed and edited into their production.

Their movie sat on the shelf for years, before underground film critic Harry Knowles managed to unearth it. He showed it at a Texas film festival, where it was greeted with enthusiasm; he then got a copy to Steven Spielberg, who calls the boys' achievement an inspiration.

Now, Chris Strompolos, Eric Zala, and Jayson Lamb appear at film festivals and charity screenings, and provide workshops to teens interested in the film industry.

Cast

Indiana Jones .... Chris Strompolos
Marion .... Angela Rodriguez
Dietrich .... Michael Bales
Belloq .... Eric Zala
Toht .... Ted Ross
Sallah .... Alan Stenum
Marcus Brody .... William Coon
Gobler .... Kurt Zala
Satipo .... Clay LaGrone
Barranca .... Sam Cummings
Col Musgrove .... Kurt Zala
Major Eaton .... Jason Ross
Jock .... Don Hawkins
Drinking Man .... John Brooks
2nd Nazi .... Kurt Zala
Ratty Nepalese .... Derek Paulson
Mean Mongolian .... John Brooks
Giant Sherpa .... Jason Ross
Imam .... Jayson Lamb
Abu .... Claudio Rubio
Fayah .... Rebecca Cummings
Dog Man .... Scott Lionberger & Joey Roberts
Dog .... Snickers
Arab Swordsman .... John Thompson
1st German Agent .... Russell Webb
2nd German Agent .... Chad Rush
3rd German Agent .... Brandon Morano
Katanga .... Jason Melton
Messenger Pirate .... Jim Owen
Sergeant .... Sean Cotter
Driver .... Joey Roberts
Tall Captain .... Eric Zala
Peruvian Porter .... Kurt Zala
Eyelids Girl .... Laura Harrison
Clipper Captain .... Jeff Holland
Clipper Passanger .... Alan Stenum
Sallah's Children .... Amber Stenum & Justin Suqua
Ugly Teeth Arab .... Matt Wedgeworth
Tent Soldier .... Kurt Zala
Tent Servant .... Claudio Rubio
Staff Car Driver .... Rachael Beaugez
Water Merchant .... Kurt Zala
Submarine Captain .... Michael O-Quin
Smoking Soldier .... Derek Paulson
Stand in for Brody .... Alan Stenum
Stand in for Toht .... Alan Stenum
Warehouse Man .... Chris Strompolos
Angel of Death .... Tina Pressley
Hovitos .... Hudson Wolfe IV, Glenn Keller, Scott Lionberger
Students .... Joelle Melton, Jayson Lamb, Jennifer Melton
Bar Patrons .... Walter Mullen, Jason Ross, Scott Lionberger, Kurt Zala, Derek Paulson
Street Arabs .... John Tucker, Scott Lionberger, Kurt Zala, Alan Stenum, Chuck Gibson, John Thompson, Mike Federline, Joey Roberts, Russell Webb, Brook Barkesdale, Jason Ross, Clay LaGrone, Phillip Northcut
Arab Diggers .... Matthew Turner, Russell Webb, John Tucker, Lee Tucker, Michael Federline, Joey Roberts, Bruce Duckett, Sonny Miller, Jason Ross, Alan Stenum, Kurt Zala
Nazi Soldiers .... Matthew Turner, Russell Webb, John Tucker, Lee Tucker, Michael Federline, Joey Roberts, Bruce Duckett, Duckett, Sonny Miller, Jason Ross, Alan Stenum, Kurt Zala, Jeff Holland, Derek Paulson, David Curtis, Don Hawkins, Brook Barkesdale, John Thompson, Scott Lionberger, Michael Wyatt, Lee Field, Rusty Roper, Danny Pollard, Sean Cotter, Michael O-Quin
Street People .... David Williams, John Thompson, Danny Pollard, Kurt Zala, Scott Lionberger, Sean Cotter, Jason Ross, Joey Roberts, Alan Stenum
Pirates .... Derek Paulson, Sean Cotter, Jim Owen, Alan Stenum

Film adaptation

In 2004, Ain't It Cool News reported that producer Scott Rudin from Paramount Pictures purchased the life rights of Chris Strompolos, Eric Zala and Jayson Lamb with the goal of producing a film based on their experience making Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation.[1][2] As of 2020, however, there has been no apparent development in the project, leading to the assumption that it was cancelled long time ago.

Screenings

The film has shown at the following locations and times:

Vancouver, BC - Friday, May 2, 2008, Park Theatre - Chris Strompolos in attendance - benefit for the Canadian Cancer Society - hosted by Kick-Start Cardio

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Sometimes, The Good Guys Win!!! RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK shot for shot filmmakers' life to be MOVIE!! at Ain't It Cool News
  2. ↑ Rudin’s on an ‘Ark’ lark at Variety

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