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RAIDERS! THE STORY OF THE GREATEST FAN FILM EVER MADE This Weekend (and Next) at Webster University
RAIDERS! THE STORY OF THE GREATEST FAN FILM EVER MADE along with RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK – THE ADAPTATION screen together this Friday through Sunday (August 26th-28th) as well as the following weekend (September 2nd-4th) at Webster University’s Moore Auditorium (470 E. Lockwood, Webster Groves, MO 63119). The program begins each evening at 7:30.
After Steven Spielberg’s classic RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK was released 35 years ago, three 11-year-old boys from Mississippi set out on what would become a 7-year-long labor of love and tribute to their favorite film: a faithful, shot-for-shot adaptation of the action adventure film. They finished every scene…except one; the film’s explosive airplane set piece. Over two decades later, the trio reunited with the original cast members from their childhood in order to complete their masterpiece. Featuring interviews with John Rhys Davies, Eli Roth and more, “Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made” is just that: the story of this long-gestating project’s culmination, chronicling the friends’ dedication to their artistic vision—mixed in with some movie magic—to create a personal, epic love letter to a true modern classic.
The documentary RAIDERS! THE STORY OF THE GREATEST FAN FILM EVER MADE includes new interviews with them, along with clips from the film itself, and a few blooper reel scenes and outtakes, and original, hand-drawn storyboards (of which there were 602, as explained in a film festival Q&A session after the screening, and before showing Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation) and people like John Ryhs-Davies, who have publicly commended the film.
RAIDERS! THE STORY OF THE GREATEST FAN FILM EVER MADE runs 106 minutes and RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK – THE ADAPTATION runs 100 minutes.
RAIDERS! THE STORY OF THE GREATEST FAN FILM EVER MADE and RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK – THE ADAPTATION are both required viewing for fans of RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, film buffs, and anyone who ever dreamed or fantasized about making a film, and you’ll have the chance to catch them on the big screen when they play this weekend Friday through Sunday (and next) at Webster University.
Admission is:
$6 for the general public
$5 for seniors, Webster alumni and students from other schools
$4 for Webster University staff and faculty
Free for Webster students with proper I.D.
Advance tickets are available from the cashier before each screening or contact the Film Series office (314-246-7525) for more options. The Film Series can only accept cash or check.
The Webster University Film Series site can be found HERE
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