Somewhat Horror-related… Eli Roth presents Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation
I went to a screening of a film tonight at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre which was presented by Eli Roth. The film is a shot-for-shot remake of Raiders of the Lost Ark done over 7 years in the mid-80’s by a couple of kids in Mississippi (max age 17ish). Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation was kitsch gold. I wished that all of the Dead Lantern/Grand Horror crew was there to see this DIY masterpiece. It probably won’t ever make it to DVD because of the obvious copyright restrictions but it has been making the indie-theatre circuit for 5 years with the blessing of Mr. Roth who hooked the filmmakers up with a renewed career in film and even a meeting with Stephen Speilberg himself.
Spinning from this amazing backstory is a Daniel Clowes (Ghost World) screenplay (and perhaps comic?) and Paramount project in the works based on the kids who made it (now in their late 30s).
When I get to catch things like this, it’s pretty fucking rad to live here.
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Wes Laurie said:
Doug Sakmann showed it at the Backseat Film Festival, offered to set me up with an interview with the guys who made it, but I got too busy and bailed on it
Braden said:
I remember reading about this years ago and thinking it sounded awesome. How the hell did Eli Roth become attached to it?
Jeff said:
That does sound cool; maybe there’s a bootleg floating around somewhere…
Frank Zanzibar Rose said:
I have been trying to see that for years how did roth get on there lol….ah oh well wish i could of seen it…..sounds great.
t.j. said:
It’s been floating around on VHS for years and ended up in Eli Roth’s random collection of tapes. They said it wasnt online yet but im sure its just a matter of time.