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Spielberg

I really wantedmy childhood to be sort of the pie-in-the-sky,Norman Rockwell American...

Spielberg:
I really wanted
my childhood to be sort of the pie-in-the-sky,
Norman Rockwell American Dream

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Spielberg: I really wanted my childhood to be
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sort of the pie-in-the-sky, Norman Rockwell American Dream.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
65
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:06
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.
My dad was this computer genius that was on the team that invented - Spielberg 00:11
My dad was this computer genius that was on the team that in...
But most of my formative years took place in Phoenix, Arizona. - Spielberg 00:05
But most of my formative years took place in Phoenix, Arizon...
My father was the American man who worked very hard. - Spielberg 00:05
My father was the American man who worked very hard.
His career demanded a lot of time away from the family. - Spielberg 00:05
His career demanded a lot of time away from the family.
She was a sibling, not a parent, - Spielberg 00:09
She was a sibling, not a parent,
And she got into trouble like we got into trouble. - Spielberg 00:06
And she got into trouble like we got into trouble.
Anne: Steve had a feeling that family should be - Spielberg 00:09
Anne: Steve had a feeling that family should be
We just kind of were bohemians growing up in suburbia. - Spielberg 00:04
We just kind of were bohemians growing up in suburbia.
I went to a pet store one day, and there was a monkey - Spielberg 00:09
I went to a pet store one day, and there was a monkey
And the shopkeeper said the monkey was dying. - Spielberg 00:04
And the shopkeeper said the monkey was dying.
He had been taken away from his mother and he was depressed. - Spielberg 00:04
He had been taken away from his mother and he was depressed.
So, I come home, driving my jeep - Spielberg 00:09
So, I come home, driving my jeep
Steve said, "You know, in a normal household, - Spielberg 00:19
Steve said, "You know, in a normal household,
I liked the monkey - Spielberg 00:08
I liked the monkey
( birds chirping ) - Spielberg 00:13
( birds chirping )
He did not like me getting Cs, - Spielberg 00:06
He did not like me getting Cs,
Nancy: Steve was a kid that was sort of watchful and tentative - Spielberg 00:07
Nancy: Steve was a kid that was sort of watchful and tentati...
Most of my demons were self-inflicted wounds. - Spielberg 00:05
Most of my demons were self-inflicted wounds.
I didn't have a lot of high esteem for myself, - Spielberg 00:09
I didn't have a lot of high esteem for myself,
J.J. Abrams: I think that explained a lot - Spielberg 00:06
J.J. Abrams: I think that explained a lot