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Spielberg

I'm the onethat stretched the humor and the budgetto its breaking point

I'm the one
that stretched the humor and the budget
to its breaking point

Full Transcript

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I'm the one that stretched the humor
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and the budget to its breaking point.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:58:45
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.
To me, it was an excuse to just blow a bunch of shit up - Spielberg 00:08
To me, it was an excuse to just blow a bunch of shit up
But it was like I committed a war crime by making "1941." - Spielberg 00:07
But it was like I committed a war crime by making "1941...
I was really devastated. - Spielberg 00:04
I was really devastated.
Just that feeling of failure, that cold emptiness, - Spielberg 00:12
Just that feeling of failure, that cold emptiness,
I mean, for the next year, I put my head in a lot of holes. - Spielberg 00:05
I mean, for the next year, I put my head in a lot of holes.
And my friend George Lucas came to the rescue. - Spielberg 00:04
And my friend George Lucas came to the rescue.
George said, "What are you doing next?" - Spielberg 00:06
George said, "What are you doing next?"
And George said, "I have something much better than James Bond." - Spielberg 00:07
And George said, "I have something much better than Jam...
Let's do it." - Spielberg 00:06
Let's do it."
He's not one of these "just add water" - Spielberg 00:06
He's not one of these "just add water"
That's what made Indiana Jones accessible to audiences. - Spielberg 00:04
That's what made Indiana Jones accessible to audiences.
- I think they're trying to kill us. - I know, Dad! - Spielberg 00:04
- I think they're trying to kill us. - I know, Dad!
( men yelling ) - Spielberg 00:09
( men yelling )
Lucas: It's an action-adventure movie where every reel is a cliffhanger. - Spielberg 00:04
Lucas: It's an action-adventure movie where every reel ...
It was gonna be an all out B movie - Spielberg 00:17
It was gonna be an all out B movie
Lucas: It was gonna be an all-out "B" movie, - Spielberg 00:07
Lucas: It was gonna be an all-out "B" movie,
You cheat on everything you possibly can - Spielberg 00:08
You cheat on everything you possibly can
( crowd cheering ) - Spielberg 00:11
( crowd cheering )
And some of them even said, "You know, if you can get a different director, - Spielberg 00:11
And some of them even said, "You know, if you can get a...
If it's $20 million, we will make it for $20 million." - Spielberg 00:12
If it's $20 million, we will make it for $20 million.&q...