{"id":37455,"date":"2016-01-07T11:58:53","date_gmt":"2016-01-07T16:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=37455"},"modified":"2016-01-07T11:58:53","modified_gmt":"2016-01-07T16:58:53","slug":"drafthouse-picks-raiders-adaptation-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2016\/01\/07\/drafthouse-picks-raiders-adaptation-documentary\/","title":{"rendered":"Drafthouse Picks Up RAIDERS!: THE ADAPTATION Documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Raiders-Adaptation\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Drafthouse films as announced that they have acquired the documentary Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made<\/strong>, the story of how a group of teenage filmmakers spent seven years recreating shot-for-shot Steven Spielberg’s classic Raiders Of The Lost Ark<\/strong>. The indie distributor is shooting to have the documentary in theaters for a limited release this summer before moving onto video on-demand and Blu-ray later in the year.<\/p>\n

The acquisition seems particularly appropriate as it was Drafthouse President Tim League’s Alamo Drafthouse Theater in Austin, Texas where Raiders: The Adaptation<\/strong> first exploded into the film geek zeitgeist when it was screened at one of Harry Knowles’ annual Butt-Numb-A-Thon events. The trailer below hints a bit at the story, which the documentary will undoubtedly go into more detail.<\/p>\n

Even with Spielberg having seen the film and meeting with the filmmakers, any attempt for a wide ranging release of Raiders: The Adaptation<\/strong> would still beset with numerous, insurmountable rights issues that would make such a thing impossible. Unless you happen to get to see it at the rare, one-off screenings that they are allowed to do, this will probably be the closest you will ever get to seeing the film.<\/p>\n