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Darabont also held the rights to two other Stephen King stories, ''[[The Long Walk]]'' and ''[[The Monkey]]'', neither of which he ever adapted.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deadline.com/2007/04/why-frank-darabont-told-george-lucas-youre-insane-over-indiana-jones-4/|title=Why Frank Darabont Told George Lucas 'You're Insane' Over 'Indiana Jones 4′|publisher=Deadline|date=April 18, 2007}}</ref>
 
Darabont was a [[script doctor]] for the [[Steven Spielberg]] films ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]'' and ''[[Minority Report (film)|Minority Report]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Frank Darabont|url=http://www.shawshankredemption.net/people/frank-darabont.html|work=shawshankredemption.net|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210152917/http://shawshankredemption.net/people/frank-darabont.html|archive-date=December 10, 2013}}</ref> In 2002, he wrote an early draft of ''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]''. While Spielberg reportedly loved it, [[George Lucas]] rejected it.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lilja's Library|url=http://www.liljas-library.com/showinterview.php?id=38}}</ref> He also produced the 2002 film ''[[The Salton Sea (2002 film)|The Salton Sea]]'', starring [[Val Kilmer]] and [[Vincent D'Onofrio]]. 1995's Copycat
 
Over the years Darabont has reunited with his old writing partner [[Chuck Russell]]. He did a rewrite for Russell's film ''[[Eraser (film)|Eraser]]'', they attempted to adapt a film of the 1930s pulp character, [[Doc Savage]], and the two wrote an early treatment and were executive producers on the film ''[[Collateral (film)|Collateral]]''.<ref name="1997interview" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Doc Savage |url=http://www.mania.com/30936.html |work=Mania.com Development Hell |access-date=May 22, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927021758/http://www.mania.com/30936.html |archive-date=September 27, 2007 }}</ref>