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8.4/10   223 votes
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Director:
Eric Zala
Writers:
Lawrence Kasdan (writer)
Philip Kaufman (story)
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Plot:
A shot-for-shot remake of Raiders of the Lost Ark started by three 12-year-olds and completed over a period of six years. full summary | add synopsis
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:100 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:PG (2009)
Filming Locations:
Biloxi, Mississippi, USA more

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Trivia:
Originally, the boys had planned for a kitten to substitute for the traitorous spider monkey. One day, Chris suggested, what if instead, they used Chris' dog Snickers in the role? Eric thought about it, and agreed. Snickers proved to be oddly accommodating about being perched on Chris' shoulder, and it worked: what more classic image than a boy and his dog? more
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13 out of 17 people found the following comment useful.
Absolutely Amazing, 2 May 2007
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Author: jasonx12 from NYC

Currently the review meter is at 4.something stars. That is just plain wrong. I don't understand how anyone could see this and give it a bad rating. It's obvious more work and ingenuity went into it than most other actual Hollywood movies. The bar and truck scenes are both exciting and were brilliantly shot and edited...by freakin' kids! There's pyro, stunts, kissing, blood, violence, all that great stuff. How they were able to stay on course with such a long enormous project and have it come out so spectacularly well is the stuff of legend. These guys set themselves on fire and jumped out of moving trucks. They deserve to have a major film made about them.

Fascinating and watchable as hell.

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IT'S PLAYING IN LONDON IN APRIL !!!!!!! doogieUK
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