"Before the Director there must be a WRITER"
-Steven Spielberg
A passionate, creative boy from ARIZONA whose imagination was set loose, became the man who changed movie storytelling forever.
His stories have become the memories of us all.
AMBLIN, is the name of his production company name
and was his first movie, made with 10 thousand dollars shot in 10 days.
- Directed in 1967 an episode of ROD SERLING´S NIGHT GALLERY.
One of Spielberg´s dreams has always been to Direct a BOND movie.
- Thats why the music of Close Encounters is on the BOND movie " MOONRAKER".
- Thats why Sean Connery who played BOND is Indiana Jones dad in "the Last Crusade".
- Thats why the music from James Bond is on "The GOONIES".
"Arguably but for me ....One of the greatest movies ever made in the history of cinema is THE GODFATHER, Nobody Scorcese, Lucas or me, no one could´ve made it the way FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA did."
-Steven Spielberg
- Charlton Heston wanted the part of police chief Martin Brody in JAWS but Spielberg felt there shouldn´t be a BIGGER STAR than the SHARK!
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- In 1987, as China began opening to Western capital investment, Spielberg shot the first American film in Shanghai since the 1930s, an adaptation of J. G. Ballard's autobiographical novel Empire of the Sun.
- When he couldn´t resolve the problems with the mechanical shark, he solved it as Hitchcock would, he used several cinematic devices such as: musical suspense, CUTTING two frames off the shark scenes and using the audience as voyeur.
- Scorsese directed an Amazing Stories episode for Spielberg, Spielberg produced Cape Fear for Scorsese.
- Spielberg's contribution to Taxi Driver by editing the final scene.
- He snuck into the set of the 1966 Hitchcock movie "TORN CURTAIN" to see the master of suspense in action. He was thrown off set by the Alfred Hitchcock himself.
- He has one of the original Rosebud sleds from Citizen Kane (1941)
- Steven Spielberg directed the first regular episode of COLUMBO on TELEVISION.
"What calls to me is not wether or not a movie is gonna make a Cazillion dollars ..... is if there is a deep urge in the center of myself that only that film will release and then exorcise"
-Steven Spielberg
"E.T. was about my own search for the parent in me in 1982, the most personal thing i´ve ever done "
-Steven Spielberg
Spielberg. Love him or hate him, you've got to respect his skill. In terms of style and sensibility, whenever you want to say MOVIE DIRECTOR you say SPIELBERG. No one is like him, i´ve seeen most of his films some i like some i really hate (Specially the last INDIANA JONES )But Spielbergs goal in this earth was fulffiled the moment he became a house hold name. Not only because his movies are very succesful. But like most of us he is critizised by the risks he takes.
His influence on me, on modern films and on many filmmakers to come can be sensed. In a scene, with an actor, with an editing cut or a musical cue or just by a ray of light entering a room.
Each one of us has seen at least one of his films and you have to respect the monumental impact of ONE of the world's greatest film directors.
"Steven allows you to be involved as much as possible. He is the most visual person I've ever met. His visual technique is such that whatever you do, he can find a way to put in on film that gives it it's best chance of being seen. He puts the same kinda framework around it. And instantaneously."
-Harrison Ford
