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David Edelstein: It is a perfect exercise in suspense
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It is a perfect exercisein suspense with techniquethat any other filmmakerwould kill for

David Edelstein:
It is a perfect exercise
in suspense with technique
that any other filmmaker
would kill for

Full Transcript

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David Edelstein: It is a perfect exercise in suspense
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with technique that any other filmmaker would kill for.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:32
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.
Spielberg: I knew I was using an electric cattle prod on the audience - Spielberg 00:08
Spielberg: I knew I was using an electric cattle prod on the...
Michael Phillips: Like Hitchcock, he knows how to get you - Spielberg 00:05
Michael Phillips: Like Hitchcock, he knows how to get you
He doesn't show you what you want to see, - Spielberg 00:06
He doesn't show you what you want to see,
- ( screams ) - J. Hoberman: He certainly likes torturing the audience. - Spielberg 00:05
- ( screams ) - J. Hoberman: He certainly likes torturing th...
( thunder rumbling ) - Spielberg 00:09
( thunder rumbling )
- 1, 1,000; 2, 1,000; 3, one... - ( thunder rumbling ) - Spielberg 00:08
- 1, 1,000; 2, 1,000; 3, one... - ( thunder rumbling )
Spielberg: I was filled with so much fear - Spielberg 00:06
Spielberg: I was filled with so much fear
And what better audience to exorcise myself of my demons - Spielberg 00:07
And what better audience to exorcise myself of my demons
( music playing ) - Spielberg 00:11
( music playing )
I'd blindfold them one at a time, - Spielberg 00:05
I'd blindfold them one at a time,
They'd take their blindfold off, - Spielberg 00:07
They'd take their blindfold off,
I mean, telling this story now... - Spielberg 00:05
I mean, telling this story now...
I was gonna say, "I hate myself for that." - Spielberg 00:05
I was gonna say, "I hate myself for that."
At first he just scared us - Spielberg 00:08
At first he just scared us
- ( screaming ) - Dan Rather: The blockbuster movie - Spielberg 00:08
- ( screaming ) - Dan Rather: The blockbuster movie
And that movie's release was well timed - Spielberg 00:10
And that movie's release was well timed
I was with Steven. He said, "Let's go and see the lines." - Spielberg 00:09
I was with Steven. He said, "Let's go and see the ...
This is gonna be a major change." - Spielberg 00:09
This is gonna be a major change."
And the car went around the corner, - Spielberg 00:08
And the car went around the corner,
And his whole life changed in that couple of minutes. - Spielberg 00:05
And his whole life changed in that couple of minutes.