Indiana Jones Gets Robbed

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Indiana Jones Gets Robbed 227

Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday October 03, 2007 @11:14AM from the no-time-for-love-doctor-jones dept.

HotChk101 writes "Over 2000 production stills, plenty of sensitive paperwork including a complete production budget breakdown, possibly the script from Indiana Jones 4 and multiple computers were stolen from Steven Spielberg's Universal Studio office. The thief started contacting multiple entertainment websites including TMZ.com and offering the stolen goods for a sum of $2000.00."

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New Movie Title (Score:5, Funny)

by badenglishihave ( 944178 ) writes: on Wednesday October 03, 2007 @11:16AM (#20837649) Homepage

"Indiana Jones and the Raiders of Indiana Jones"

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$2000? (Score:5, Funny)

by xmarkd400x ( 1120317 ) writes: on Wednesday October 03, 2007 @11:18AM (#20837669)

Who is this guy, Dr. Evil?

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$2000?!?!? (Score:5, Funny)

by Billosaur ( 927319 ) * writes: <wgrotherNO@SPAMoptonline.net> on Wednesday October 03, 2007 @11:20AM (#20837711) Journal

One word: moron

One more word: lawsuit

Don't be surprised when they find this guy lying dead in his bed in his apartment, having been killed by whip-wielding maniac...

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Dr. Jones... (Score:5, Funny)

by PlatyPaul ( 690601 ) writes: on Wednesday October 03, 2007 @11:20AM (#20837715) Homepage Journal

Again we see that there is nothing you can possess which I cannot take away.

(source [imdb.com])

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Cue Dr. Evil. (Score:5, Funny)

by Medievalist ( 16032 ) writes: on Wednesday October 03, 2007 @11:21AM (#20837729)

"and I want... TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS!"

"Uh, really? OK, sure."

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Re:New Movie Title (Score:5, Funny)

by PriceIke ( 751512 ) writes: on Wednesday October 03, 2007 @11:21AM (#20837749)

Steven Spielberg's office lies at the end long underground tunnel, protected by a series of trecherous and deadly booby traps. The thief narrowly escaped clutching the script, only to find himself lying on the Paramount studio lot surrounded by lawyers threateningly aiming pens at him.

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can't resist (Score:5, Funny)

by Leemeng ( 970560 ) writes: on Wednesday October 03, 2007 @11:22AM (#20837769)

"So once again, Jones, what was briefly yours is now mine."

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I think the thief... (Score:2, Funny)

by Dougmeister ( 829273 ) writes: on Wednesday October 03, 2007 @11:24AM (#20837803) Journal

...misplaced his decimal point.

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Re:Dr. Jones... (Score:3, Funny)

by Mr. Flibble ( 12943 ) writes: on Wednesday October 03, 2007 @11:27AM (#20837871) Homepage

It belongs in a museum!

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Re:New Movie Title (Score:2, Funny)

by iggy_mon ( 737886 ) writes: on Wednesday October 03, 2007 @11:32AM (#20837969) Homepage

not only that but all he wanted was $2000!

must have been the plans for the re-re-re-issue... now with 1.3 seconds of extra bloopers!

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Re:$2000?!?!? (Score:5, Funny)

by Billosaur ( 927319 ) * writes: <wgrotherNO@SPAMoptonline.net> on Wednesday October 03, 2007 @11:33AM (#20837979) Journal

If I read the article, I'd be well informed and able to make cogent comments... and that is strictly against Slashdot policy... ;)

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Re:Only $2000?! (Score:3, Funny)

by timster ( 32400 ) writes: on Wednesday October 03, 2007 @11:33AM (#20837987)

Uh-huh... because only real go-getters are watching TV in the middle of the day when The Price is Right comes on.

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Not surprisingly (Score:5, Funny)

by Ilan Volow ( 539597 ) writes: on Wednesday October 03, 2007 @11:33AM (#20837993) Homepage

Spielberg first realized the script had been stolen after the security system's boulder had crashed through the Universal Studios cafeteria earlier that day.

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It's not theft... (Score:5, Funny)

by miskatonic alumnus ( 668722 ) writes: on Wednesday October 03, 2007 @11:40AM (#20838117)

it's copyright infringement. Oh, darn it. Wrong story.

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Re:New Movie Title (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday October 03, 2007 @11:42AM (#20838163)

You mean walkie talkies right?

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Re:New Movie Title (Score:3, Funny)

by IcyNeko ( 891749 ) writes: on Wednesday October 03, 2007 @12:00PM (#20838439) Journal

Look, dude, if the thief had to outrun a huge rolling ball, I think he earned what he stole. :D

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Re:New Movie Title (Score:5, Funny)

by Scaba ( 183684 ) writes: <joe@joefranDEBIANcia.com minus distro> on Wednesday October 03, 2007 @12:02PM (#20838479)

He actually wanted $200,000 until he read the script.

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Re:New Movie Title (Score:5, Funny)

by Rob T Firefly ( 844560 ) writes: on Wednesday October 03, 2007 @12:03PM (#20838509) Homepage Journal

He had only gotten that far because he remembered that in Latin, "George Lucas" begins with an "I."

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Re:Thats great! (Score:3, Funny)

by PriceIke ( 751512 ) writes: on Wednesday October 03, 2007 @12:15PM (#20838697)

By the time Raiders IV is released, $2000 will get you a movie ticket and a small popcorn.

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Re:$2000?!?!? (Score:3, Funny)

by jollyreaper ( 513215 ) writes: on Wednesday October 03, 2007 @12:15PM (#20838701)

You're ambivalent about people buying stolen property? You do realize it's a crime to purchase stolen property?
You're right. That's why I refuse to pay for anything I pirate.

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Re:$2000? (Score:5, Funny)

by p3d0 ( 42270 ) writes: on Wednesday October 03, 2007 @12:16PM (#20838719)

Must be Canadian dollars. USD$2000 isn't very much.

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Re:New Movie Title (Score:2, Funny)

by dapyx ( 665882 ) writes: on Wednesday October 03, 2007 @12:21PM (#20838793) Homepage

Allegedly, after reading the script, the thief exclaimed "This belongs in a museum!".

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Re:Squandered potential (Score:3, Funny)

by Andrewkov ( 140579 ) writes: on Wednesday October 03, 2007 @12:24PM (#20838849)

What's better than the Raiders' big round boulder? Two of them. Two different directions.
You already mentioned Lara Croft!

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Re:New Movie Title (Score:4, Funny)

by cashman73 ( 855518 ) writes: on Wednesday October 03, 2007 @12:39PM (#20839099) Journal

I heard he just wanted $2, and he sent a young punk kid on a bicycle to collect it [imdb.com]!

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Backup (Score:4, Funny)

by kalel666 ( 587116 ) writes: on Wednesday October 03, 2007 @12:53PM (#20839339)

Fortunately, everything was backed up on Francis Ford Coppollas hard drive.

Oh, shit.

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Re:New Movie Title (Score:5, Funny)

by MicktheMech ( 697533 ) writes: on Wednesday October 03, 2007 @12:53PM (#20839349) Homepage

Marcus Brody: "You see... the pen is mightier than the sword!"
Dr. Jones, Sr.: "I'll take the Penis Mightier..."

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Re:Episode 5: (Score:2, Funny)

by flitty ( 981864 ) writes: on Wednesday October 03, 2007 @01:11PM (#20839603)

Obligatory:

"I'm holding this ransom, for two, THOUSAND, dollars!"
"actually sir, $2,000 by today's standards isn't that much..."
"ok, two, THOUSAND.... Million, dollars!"

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I bet it was Nazis. . . (Score:3, Funny)

by uberjoe ( 726765 ) writes: on Wednesday October 03, 2007 @01:37PM (#20840069)

I hate those guys.

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Re:New Movie Title (Score:5, Funny)

by Bassman59 ( 519820 ) writes: <andy&latke,net> on Wednesday October 03, 2007 @01:38PM (#20840077) Homepage

I can't remember the rest of the joke, but you're mother's a whore.

I'd mod this as Funny, but there's an egregious spelling error (you're instead of your). Nice try, though.

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Re:Thats great! (Score:3, Funny)

by Oktober Sunset ( 838224 ) writes: <sdpage103@ y a h o o . c o.uk> on Wednesday October 03, 2007 @01:56PM (#20840391)

Small? You mean extra medium right?

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Re:New Movie Title (Score:3, Funny)

by PPH ( 736903 ) writes: on Wednesday October 03, 2007 @02:28PM (#20840991)

Whereupon he exclaimed, "Snakes! I hate snakes!"

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Re:New Movie Title (Score:5, Funny)

by elrous0 ( 869638 ) * writes: on Wednesday October 03, 2007 @03:56PM (#20842399)

One of these days, someone is going to come on /. and post an elaborate article proving that time travel is possible and giving exact specifications on how to build an actual working time travel machine. And on that day, half of the comments will be dedicated exclusively to criticizing his spelling and grammar.

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So (Score:4, Funny)

by hcdejong ( 561314 ) writes: <hobbes@@@xmsnet...nl> on Wednesday October 03, 2007 @04:28PM (#20842905)

they lost the plot, then?

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Re:Thats great! (Score:2, Funny)

by durnurd ( 967847 ) writes: on Wednesday October 03, 2007 @05:27PM (#20843673) Homepage

Raiders IV? I wasn't aware of a Raiders II or III.

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Re:$2000?!?!? (Score:3, Funny)

by Cl1mh4224rd ( 265427 ) writes: on Wednesday October 03, 2007 @06:37PM (#20844493)

If I read the article, I'd be well informed and able to make cogent comments... and that is strictly against Slashdot policy... ;)

I don't RTFA, because I'm a nice guy. Reading the article robs others of the opportunity to clarify the story and increase their karma. :P

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Re:New Movie Title (Score:3, Funny)

by toddestan ( 632714 ) writes: on Wednesday October 03, 2007 @09:17PM (#20846033)

Naw, the other half would be complaining about the dupe since the exact same article was posted 5 years later.

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Re:New Movie Title (Score:4, Funny)

by StarvingSE ( 875139 ) writes: on Wednesday October 03, 2007 @11:05PM (#20847105)

Asps... very dangerous. You go first.

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New Movie Title (Score:5, Funny)

$2000? (Score:5, Funny)

$2000?!?!? (Score:5, Funny)

Dr. Jones... (Score:5, Funny)

Cue Dr. Evil. (Score:5, Funny)

Re:New Movie Title (Score:5, Funny)

can't resist (Score:5, Funny)

I think the thief... (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Dr. Jones... (Score:3, Funny)

Re:New Movie Title (Score:2, Funny)

Re:$2000?!?!? (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Only $2000?! (Score:3, Funny)

Not surprisingly (Score:5, Funny)

It's not theft... (Score:5, Funny)

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Re:Thats great! (Score:3, Funny)

Re:$2000?!?!? (Score:3, Funny)

Re:$2000? (Score:5, Funny)

Re:New Movie Title (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Squandered potential (Score:3, Funny)

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Backup (Score:4, Funny)

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Re:Episode 5: (Score:2, Funny)

I bet it was Nazis. . . (Score:3, Funny)

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So (Score:4, Funny)

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