For July, the Cane Fire Film Series is screening the documentary Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made, which chronicles the story of three childhood friends and their homage to what they considered the greatest film of all time.
After Steven Spielberg's 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 defining action adventure film. They finished every scene...except one: the thrilling, explosive airplane set piece.
More than 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 Cane Fire Film Series presents Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made, on Monday, July 11, at 7:30 p.m. at the Acadiana Center for the Arts, located at 101 W. Vermilion St., in Downtown Lafayette. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. For more information visit AcadianaCenterfortheArts.org.