Raiders of the Lost Ark- The Adaptation
Raiders of the Lost Ark returned to the big screen this fall, the much awaited BluRay box set was released in October, and a brand new book, Alan Eisenstock’s Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made hit the shelves only weeks ago…
Which means it’s the perfect time to see the homemade cult sensation Spielberg himself calls “hugely imaginative!” and meet the boys behind it.
RAIDERS: THE ADAPTATION w/star Chris Strompolous & author Alan Eisenstock
Film Screening/Q&A/Signing
8 PM, Fri. Jan 4
THE HAMILTON STAGE: 360 Hamilton St, Rahway, NJ
Featuring an on stage conversation with producer/star Chris Strompolous, and author Alan Eisentock, whose brand new book Raiders! chronicles Chris’s amazing adolescent adventure remaking his favorite film.
Books on sale at event
Click for advance tix!
http://ucpac.org/html/event_popup.cfm?id=293
After seeing Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981, three 12 year old friends, Chris Strompolos, Eric Zala and Jayson Lamb, began filming their own shot-by-shot adaptation in the backyards of their Mississippi homes. Vigilant, resourceful, and a little bit insane, these Mississippi tweens gained access to sacks of gunpowder, gallons of gasoline, a retired WWII battleship and a functioning Navy submarine. They broke bones, got grounded, blew up a garage, and got grounded again. Eric had to be hospitalized twice, once for having his hair set aflame, and once because shards of plaster from an exploding head “effect” had to be surgically removed from his scalp. Seven years later their film was in the can. In 2003 (22 years from the project’s inception), Steven Spielberg and George Lucas watched the tribute and gave it their stamp of approval, calling it “hugely imaginative,” “impressive,” and “lovingly detailed.”
In 2004, Vanity Fair did an expansive 10,000 word feature on the boys’ experiences making the movie, Quentin Tarantino became a fan, Wes Craven called the film “phenomenal,” and Paramount producer Scott Rudin purchased the life rights to their story. And now, Alan Eisentock’s Raiders!, a super-charged (parents: read with caution!) mini-epic that replaces Hollywood dazzle with something far more compelling: the agony and ecstasy of raw adolescent delirium.
Again, click for advance tickets.
http://ucpac.org/html/event_popup.cfm?id=293
Click for the Vanity Fair article.
http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2004/03/raiders200403
Click for the incredible preview (it’ll blow you away)!
http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=m-ch-fea&v=YlhI15Bl9GM
Click for more info regarding upcoming “Raconteur in Rahway” events.
http://raconteurventures.blogspot.com/
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