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Watch Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made
Two 11-year-old boy saw the film 'Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation' and and were fascinated so they decided to remake it. Thanks to the help of their friend, they make it completed in 7 years, except for one scene, which is finished after next 30 years. This documentary film tells the whole story of them, from the begin till the end.
Told with the same exuberance as the filmmakers being profiled, "RAIDERS!" shares the backstory of the production, including footage both from the film and behind the scenes.
Whatever it was that drove them as kids to work on this project summer after summer is long gone, and their attempt to create a new triumphant coda for the story feels false and craven.
The best thing about Raiders the doco is the way it penetrates the cute feel-good story of the Guys so often re-told in news clips and magazines in order to uncover a painful story of adolescent angst, divorce, familial abuse and drug addiction.
The joy of the Raiders! remake (and the doc about its making) is the ingenuity with which the kids face filmmaking challenges, from borrowing snakes from the local pet shop to creating a wall of flame in one of their basements.