{"product_id":"raiders-paperback","title":"Raiders! - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlan Eisenstock\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe official companion book to the hit feature-length documentary, \u003ci\u003eRaiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made\u003c\/i\u003e, in theaters and on video on demand June 27th 2016\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1982, in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, Chris Strompolos, eleven, asked Eric Zala, twelve, a question: Would you like to help me do a remake Raiders of the Lost Ark? I'm playing Indiana Jones. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd they did it. Every shot, every line of dialogue, every stunt. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey borrowed and collected costumes, convinced neighborhood kids to wear grass skirts and play natives, cast a fifteen-year-old as Indy's love interest, rounded up seven thousand snakes (sort of), built the Ark, the Idol, the huge boulder, found a desert in Mississippi, and melted the bad guys' faces off. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt took seven years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong the way, Chris had his first kiss (on camera), they nearly burned down the house and incinerated Eric, lived through parents getting divorced and remarried, and watched their friendship disintegrate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlan Eisenstock's \u003ci\u003eRaiders!\u003c\/i\u003e is the incredible true story of Eric Zala and Chris Strompolos, how they realized their impossible dream of remaking Raiders of the Lost Ark, and how their friendship survived all challenges, from the building of a six-foot round fiberglass boulder to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eALAN EISENSTOCK is the author of ten books, including \u003ci\u003eIn Stitches\u003c\/i\u003e, with Dr. Anthony Youn, \u003ci\u003eCancer on $5 a Day\u003c\/i\u003e with Robert Schimmel, \u003ci\u003eThe Kindergarten Wars\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTen on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSports Talk\u003c\/i\u003e. ERIC ZALA and CHRIS STROMPOLOS are at it again, working together on a new independent film project. Chris lives in L.A. and Eric lives in Mississippi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 02, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693814124607,"sku":"9781250129581","price":28.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/98fbaaa4f12a91ec4d4d2ab7b44ec200.webp?v=1765000060","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/raiders-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}