INDY IS HIS TEMPLE

A documentary made by one of Indiana Jones’ biggest fans will premiere a month ahead of the theatrical debut of Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
Thursday, April 3, 2008 at 1:05 PM
By FilmStew Staff
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(l to r) Fans Kleyla and Chris Devlin

Set to premiere at the Newport Beach Film Festival on April 27th, Indyfans and the Quest for Fortune and Glory is Brandon Kleyla’s life work. It began at age six when he cried himself through a showing of the "Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular" at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Florida, and continued on as he gathered up one of the largest collections of Indy memorabilia in the world.

Prior to the documentary, in which Kleyla sets out a la Roger and Me to discover the world of Indy and his fans, the filmmaker was perhaps best known for playing a younger version of Ian McKellen’s character James Whale in Gods and Monsters. This past weekend, on Saturday March 29th, Kleyla turned southern California’s Legoland into one big Indy theme park, with various folks wandering around during the day dressed as recognizable characters.

Unlike most geeky film fans, Kleyla has found a way to connect his passion to beautiful women. On his film’s official website is a section entitled "Indy Girls." There, you can click on one of 11 thematically outfitted pretties and find out, a la Playboy centerfold, about their Favorite Indy Movie, Favorite Indy Line, Favorite Indy Character, Best Indy Memory and theory on Why Indy Is Still Popular. The sub-section Favorite Thing To Do with a Bullwhip has been wisely omitted.

Among those interviewed in Indyfans are costume designer Deborah Nadoolman-Landis, husband and wife stunt team Vic Armstrong and Wendy Leech, Crystal Skull bullwhip trainer Anthony DeLongis and a pair of Walt Disney Imagineers. At the Newport screening, attendees will receive a poster designed by fellow Indy fan Adam McDaniel.