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De Palma: Steven came to visit me when I was shooting
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Steven came to visit mewhen I was shooting "Scarface," and I gave himone of the units to...

De Palma:
Steven came to visit me
when I was shooting "Scarface," and I gave him
one of the units to shoot the Colombians
coming up the staircase

Full Transcript

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De Palma: Steven came to visit me when I was shooting "Scarface,"
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and I gave him one of the units
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to shoot the Colombians coming up the staircase.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
55
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:46
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.
De Palma: So, we were just shooting people getting shot - Spielberg 00:06
De Palma: So, we were just shooting people getting shot
We all had great respect for each other's work, - Spielberg 00:09
We all had great respect for each other's work,
Man: All right, now I am turning the-- - Spielberg 00:09
Man: All right, now I am turning the--
You know, you get a group of people, they're all crazy people, - Spielberg 00:16
You know, you get a group of people, they're all crazy ...
But, you know, I think a lot of it was really love of film - Spielberg 00:07
But, you know, I think a lot of it was really love of film
Tony Kushner: When you're watching Steven's movies, - Spielberg 00:10
Tony Kushner: When you're watching Steven's movies...
Enjoying very simple pleasures-- - Spielberg 00:06
Enjoying very simple pleasures--
I had been very influenced - Spielberg 00:22
I had been very influenced
Spielberg: I had been very influenced - Spielberg 00:12
Spielberg: I had been very influenced
I really wanted the audience to look at the screen and say, - Spielberg 00:08
I really wanted the audience to look at the screen and say,
The effects for "Close Encounters" - Spielberg 00:05
The effects for "Close Encounters"
Zsigmond: He shot the people with a motion control camera, - Spielberg 00:08
Zsigmond: He shot the people with a motion control camera,
And then that's recorded, actually, on a tape, - Spielberg 00:13
And then that's recorded, actually, on a tape,
Balaban: So, when you married the two images, they were perfect, - Spielberg 00:09
Balaban: So, when you married the two images, they were perf...
Always before, you had to kind of sit there quietly, - Spielberg 00:05
Always before, you had to kind of sit there quietly,
They could not be doing those effect movies - Spielberg 00:08
They could not be doing those effect movies
Phillips: The stakes were so high for Steven on "Close Encounters." - Spielberg 00:11
Phillips: The stakes were so high for Steven on "Close ...
He had bankers and Hollywood breathing down his neck - Spielberg 00:07
He had bankers and Hollywood breathing down his neck
So, Steven had a giant responsibility on his shoulders, - Spielberg 00:11
So, Steven had a giant responsibility on his shoulders,
Win or lose, he made the movie that he had dreamed of making. - Spielberg 00:04
Win or lose, he made the movie that he had dreamed of making...