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See for the first time, zalas drawings 602 drawn from memory. The novel is a fun read for those willing to accept the differences and in some ways a of the indy novelizations, raiders of the lost ark is probably the most different from the final movie. The adaptation is a 1989 american fan film, made as a. While it is very much a product of its time, complete with flipscreen scrolling, it is also notable as one of the earliest examples of an actionadventure game. Introduced in raiders of the lost ark indiana jones. Meet the guys who recreated raiders of the lost ark shot. Another article on the publication of the book raiders. One day on the bus, the 10yearold chris showed his prized comic book to a skinny older boy, a sixthgrader named eric zala.

In the summer of 1982, when raiders of the lost ark was rereleased in theaters, mr. The adaptation is the fruit of this inconceivable labor and a cartwheel of a viewing experience. Fanboys remake the three young filmmakers, chris strompolos, eric zala and jayson lamb, hang out in mississippi on the 64 ford truck they used in. Raiders of the lost ark novel indiana jones wiki fandom. Gulfport with a tape recorder strapped to his chestonly to be tossed out by. Item has been in storage but is in very good condition. Marvel comics official comic adaptation of the 1981 movie raiders of the lost ark. Harrison ford, the titular character of the franchise, is an archaeologist and college professor who leads a double life as a globetrotting fortune hunter seeking out rare antiquities. Read along indiana jones and the raiders of the lost ark. Raiders of the lost ark, often referred to simply as raiders raiders the story of the greatest fan film ever made, a 2015 documentary about raiders of the lost ark. The adaptation is a 1989 american fan film, made as a shotforshot remake of the 1981 indiana jones adventure film raiders of the lost ark.

Steven spielberg, john williams, john williams, lionel newman, and herbert w. Back in the early 1980s, when raiders of the lost ark was still in theaters. As a matter of fact, you could look at raiders of the lost ark as indys quest to atone for his bad behavior of the past. Why did the priest melt at the end of raiders of the lost ark. Raiders of the lost ark is a film from a different era. His notable roles include kingsley shacklebolt in the harry potter film series, captain simon katanga in raiders of the lost ark and clive king in the bbc medical drama casualty, where he was one of the original cast members. Raiders of the lost ark is a very loose adaptation of the movie for the atari 2600, written by howard scott warshaw and released by atari in 1982. Matthew turner, russell webb, john tucker, lee tucker, michael federline, joey roberts, bruce duckett, sonny miller, jason ross, alan stenum, kurt zala. Shot in a local church and revisited for retakes three years later resulting in. The story of the greatest fan film ever made, based on a book with the. He also played reallife somali warlord osman ali atto in the 2001 film black hawk down. Here, the character of indiana jones and the entire environment is darker and rougher than the familiar movie persona.

Raiders, a term for bandits and highwaymen in the fallout video game series. The adaptation is a fanmade remake of the movie made by two boys eric zala. Sneak into a movie with a tape recorder and record the film. The truck driver was a german soldier serving under oberst herman dietrich. Because raiders of the lost ark was still not available for rental or sale in video stores when the boys started in the summer of 82, they had no reference copy of the movie they were seeking to remake shotforshot. The adaptation was the allconsuming obsession of three 12yearolds from mississippi. George lucas had thought up raiders of the lost ark in the early 70s. The ark is just as lost at the end as it was at the beginning, and clearly god didnt need any help getting it away from the nazis. Along with their friend jayson lamb, chris strompolos and eric zala spent every summer between 1982 and 1989 recreating their favorite movie, raiders of the lost ark, shot for shot from storyboards zala drew from.

Meet the guys who recreated raiders of the lost ark shot by shot. So, they got everything raiders that they could get their hands on photos from magazines, the published screenplay. The adaptation, commenting on what its like to watch the original raiders of the lost. The key to the movies success is fords indiana jones, archeology professor and grand adventurer, who seems perfectly at home as both a mildmannered clark kent type right down to the glasses and a largerthanlife hero. It was a good way to pass the time during the hourlong schoolbus rides. In the summer of 1982, chris strompolos playing indy, eric zala playing belloq and directing, and jayson lamb cinematographer and fx mastermind hatched a plan to create a shotforshot remake of raiders as a way to. After production of the film, called raiders of the lost ark. Before it was the stuff of popculture legend, raiders of the lost ark.

While sitting in erics basement, the two boys planned to remake the entire movie shotforshot, an undertaking that occupied them for the rest of the 1980s. The official companion book to the hit featurelength documentary, raiders. The adaptation to reunite after 25 years to shoot the final, lost airplane scene. Raiders adaptation was shot completely out of sequence over seven years, resulting in the casts transformation in voice tone, hair style and body size from scene to scene. Professor jones is also an archaeologist that explores ancient runes.

The raiders of the lost ark novel was an adaptation of the raiders film by campbell black. To tell strompolos and zalas story, coon has optioned the book raiders. In 2004, aint 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. He was driving the mercedes cargo truck transporting the ark of the covenant from tanis to cairo when indiana jones hijacked the vehicle by leaping onto it from horseback, throwing out the. A near identical copy of raiders of the lost ark made by two teenage boys. Hitler hopes to find the ark and use it to make his army invisible. Truck driver raiders of the lost ark deutsche soldaten. Books similar to indiana jones and the raiders of the lost.

Planet indy np indiana jones finds the ark, but as he finds it, so do the nazis. See how three kids remade raiders of the lost ark shot for shot. The adaptation, it was shelved and forgotten until 2003, when it was discovered by eli roth and acclaimed by spielberg himself, who congratulated the boys on their hard work and said he looked forward to seeing their names on the big screen. Raiders of the lost ark the adaptation internet archive. Zala sneaked in a tape recorder to capture the dialogue and the soundtrack as a memory jog. It was first published in april 1981 by ballantine books.

A trio of schoolchildren spent eight summers in the 1980s filming raiders of the lost ark in their parents cellars, impressively setting the cellars on fire, and doing all of the stuntwork themselves, getting ships to film scenes, with all of. In this issue, after escaping from the well of souls room, indy and company have to get the ark of the covenant back from the nazis. All the young actors age visibly, plowing straight through the awkward years of adolescence. Using the original films screenplay and score, it principally starred and was filmed, directed, and produced over a sevenyear period by. The book, along with the novelizations of indiana jones and the temple of doom and indiana jones and the last crusade, was republished in 2008 by del rey, and retitled indiana jones and the raiders of the lost ark. Cast of legendary fan film raiders of the lost ark. The raiders guys is raising funds for raiders guys and the lost airplane scene on kickstarter. The adaptation, it was shelved and forgotten until 2003, when it was discovered by eli roth and acclaimed by spielberg himself, who congratulated the boys on their hard work and said he looked forward to. Using as source material the tape, the comic book, their memory of.

A childs recreation of raiders of the lost ark spawns two. Eric zala, belloq and director of raiders of the lost ark. The adaptation, from the new feature documentary backyard blockbusters watch the full film on amazon p. The adaptation is a fanmade remake of the movie made by two boys eric zala and chris strompolos, later jayson lamb, who at the beginning of the project were ten and eleven years old. The adaptation on hollywoods ultimate big screen at manns chinese theatre. Planet indy np the first book and movie in the series is raiders of the lost ark.

Raiders of the lost ark the adaptation vhsrip xvid. Backyard blockbusters raiders adaptation section youtube. While this is the original vhs of the 1989 film raiders of the lost ark. When he wasnt playing indiana jones, chris often pored over his raiders of the lost ark comic book. Indiana jones and the raiders of the lost ark by campbell.

The adaptation finally complete, the 35 year story of the making is the subject of both a book and documentary currently. This begins the story of indiana jones and his quest for the long lost ark of the covenant. I was the aspiring comic book artist, so i drew 622. For example, in the college classroom scene, the cutaway of indy chris s reaction to the female students i love you message written her eyelids had to be reshot because it was outoffocus. Raiders the story of the greatest fan film ever made. And when they stopped the video of raiders of the lost ark. But that may be nothing compared to the secret and power of the ark in the conclusion of this adaptation. The adaptation finally complete, the 35 year story of the making is the subject of both a book and documentary currently streaming on netflix, each named. Why did the priest melt at the end of raiders of the lost.

Raiders of the lost ark, official movie adaptation by marvel comics, september, 1981. In 1982, three 12yearold kids from mississippi set out to create a shotforshot remake of their favorite movie, raiders of the lost ark. This handmade blueprint used to create raiders of the lost ark. Indiana jones and the raiders of the lost ark is about a university professor by the name of professor jones. Indiana jones and the raiders of the lost ark includes what may the best opening 10 minutes in movie history.