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Spielberg: The barrels were a godsend
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Spielberg

The barrels were a godsend, because I didn't need to showthe shark as long as thosebarrels...

Spielberg:
The barrels were a godsend, because I didn't need to show
the shark as long as those
barrels were around

Full Transcript

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Spielberg: The barrels were a godsend,
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because I didn't need to show the shark as long as those barrels were around.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
55
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:01
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.
What you don't see is generally scarier than what you do see - Spielberg 00:11
What you don't see is generally scarier than what you...
( boat engine starting ) - Spielberg 00:10
( boat engine starting )
( music playing ) - Spielberg 00:10
( music playing )
When the shark is just about to attack, it's very close and it's very loud. - Spielberg 00:06
When the shark is just about to attack, it's very close...
Williams: We can advertise the shark's presence or his attitude - Spielberg 00:09
Williams: We can advertise the shark's presence or his ...
Dreyfuss: You are in a state of anxiety without seeing a shark. - Spielberg 00:07
Dreyfuss: You are in a state of anxiety without seeing a sha...
Dun-dun. Dun-dun, dun-dun. - Spielberg 00:05
Dun-dun. Dun-dun, dun-dun.
Dun-dun, dun-dun, dun-dun, bom, bom, bom, bom, bom, bom. - Spielberg 00:05
Dun-dun, dun-dun, dun-dun, bom, bom, bom, bom, bom, bom.
David Edelstein: It is a perfect exercise in suspense - Spielberg 00:09
David Edelstein: It is a perfect exercise in suspense
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,