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Spielberg

"Close Encounters" wasmuch more a personal statement than his previoustwo movies had been

Balaban:
"Close Encounters" was
much more a personal statement than his previous
two movies had been

Full Transcript

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Balaban: "Close Encounters" was much more a personal statement
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than his previous two movies had been.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:43:02
Uploaded
Jul 06, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Pentimento Productions,HBO Documentary Films

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Movie Summary

A documentary on Steven Spielberg, filmmaker. Includes interviews with relatives, film critics, peers and people who have worked with him.
Its genesis was from a film - Spielberg 00:06
Its genesis was from a film
( music playing ) - Spielberg 00:08
( music playing )
And there were actually UFOs in "Firelight" that I created. - Spielberg 00:06
And there were actually UFOs in "Firelight" that I...
I saw a lot of movies, and I had a whole card catalogue in my brain - Spielberg 00:06
I saw a lot of movies, and I had a whole card catalogue in m...
And just by watching movies with special effects in them, - Spielberg 00:07
And just by watching movies with special effects in them,
In a way he had lived with Close Encounters - Spielberg 00:22
In a way he had lived with Close Encounters
Balaban: In a way, he had lived with "Close Encounters" - Spielberg 00:06
Balaban: In a way, he had lived with "Close Encounters&...
Steven doesn't want to make little personal movies. - Spielberg 00:04
Steven doesn't want to make little personal movies.
I identified with this obsession - Spielberg 00:39
I identified with this obsession
Spielberg: I identified with this obsession - Spielberg 00:05
Spielberg: I identified with this obsession
Nancy: I remember when we moved to Northern California from Arizona. - Spielberg 00:04
Nancy: I remember when we moved to Northern California from ...
I had sensed that things weren't going well with my parents. - Spielberg 00:05
I had sensed that things weren't going well with my par...
Spielberg: And one day, my dad just broke down, - Spielberg 00:05
Spielberg: And one day, my dad just broke down,
And I just stood there in the kitchen, - Spielberg 00:05
And I just stood there in the kitchen,
And I started screaming "crybaby" at him as loud as I could. - Spielberg 00:04
And I started screaming "crybaby" at him as loud a...
Just started screaming, "Crybaby, you crybaby, you crybaby," - Spielberg 00:05
Just started screaming, "Crybaby, you crybaby, you cryb...
You crybaby! You crybaby! You crybaby! - Spielberg 00:05
You crybaby! You crybaby! You crybaby!
My mom went from being completely joyful - Spielberg 00:14
My mom went from being completely joyful
Spielberg: I would see my mom going into the living room - Spielberg 00:07
Spielberg: I would see my mom going into the living room
She just said, "I'm so lonely here. I'm so sad here." - Spielberg 00:06
She just said, "I'm so lonely here. I'm so sa...