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Spielberg

We wererewriting the script 12 hoursbefore we were shootingwhat we just wrote

We were
rewriting the script 12 hours
before we were shooting
what we just wrote

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We were rewriting the script
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12 hours before we were shooting what we just wrote.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:44
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.
You know, it's scary for a director to not know - Spielberg 00:06
You know, it's scary for a director to not know
Spielberg: This is my second day at sea - Spielberg 00:06
Spielberg: This is my second day at sea
And if I survive this, - Spielberg 00:11
And if I survive this,
Bill Butler: Well, the studio had never shot a film on the ocean before. - Spielberg 00:05
Bill Butler: Well, the studio had never shot a film on the o...
They would-- everything would be so easy - Spielberg 00:06
They would-- everything would be so easy
But Steven said, "I'm gonna shoot in the open ocean." - Spielberg 00:06
But Steven said, "I'm gonna shoot in the open ocea...
Spielberg: This was supposed to be a thriller - Spielberg 00:09
Spielberg: This was supposed to be a thriller
This was supposed to be a thriller - Spielberg 00:49
This was supposed to be a thriller
That needs a level of authenticity - Spielberg 00:08
That needs a level of authenticity
Spielberg: I thought it was gonna be a cakewalk, - Spielberg 00:06
Spielberg: I thought it was gonna be a cakewalk,
I didn't know about how the wind affects the water, - Spielberg 00:08
I didn't know about how the wind affects the water,
It was one nightmare, worst-case scenario after the other. - Spielberg 00:05
It was one nightmare, worst-case scenario after the other.
We were isolated in the middle of the ocean 12 miles offshore - Spielberg 00:16
We were isolated in the middle of the ocean 12 miles...
Just trying to hold a whole movie story in my head - Spielberg 00:15
Just trying to hold a whole movie story in my head
Just before I went off to make "Jaws," I got to meet Henry Hathaway. - Spielberg 00:04
Just before I went off to make "Jaws," I got to me...
He was kind of a tough-guy director, and he said, - Spielberg 00:08
He was kind of a tough-guy director, and he said,
You've gotta guard that secret with your life. - Spielberg 00:04
You've gotta guard that secret with your life.
Let no one see when you're unsure of yourself. - Spielberg 00:04
Let no one see when you're unsure of yourself.
Hide that from everybody, - Spielberg 00:07
Hide that from everybody,
Absolutely everything was falling apart. - Spielberg 00:04
Absolutely everything was falling apart.