But Eric Zala, Jayson Lamb, and Chris Strompolos actually did it—making a 100-minute shot-for-shot recreation of the classic Indiana Jones flick with little more than a few friends, some borrowed equipment, and sheer will.

"As kids, we weren't sophisticated enough when we started to track how much allowance we spent on production expenses over those seven years remaking Raiders, says Zala, who served as Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation's director. "Our best guess is $5,000. Birthdays and Christmases became prop- and costume-acquiring opportunities: 'OK Chris, you ask for the fedora for Christmas, I'll ask for the whip…'"