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Steven Spielberg: When ABC saw "Duel" they were very excited by what they were seeing. But, at the very, very end when the truck did not explode in a pyrotechnics display, they George Eckstein called me and said, "The Network's really upset that the truck didn't blow up. So, they're ordering us to go back to that cliff and blow the truck up." And I said, "I'm not going to do it." The death of the truck is so agonizing. I said, "I made that truck die slowly." The oil like blood dripping off the steering wheel. The wheel slowly rolling to a stop. The fan still going, but, the truck's dying. I mean, the death of the truck - that's what the audience wants to see. This criminal element - paying the price for what it did to this man. I wouldn't do it. I wouldn't blow up the truck
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When ABC saw Duel
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they were very excited by what they were seeing
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But at the very very end when the truck did not explode
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in a pyrotechnics display
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George Eckstein called me and said
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Network's really upset that the truck didn't blow up
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so they're ordering us to go back to that cliff
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and blow the truck up
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And I said I'm not gonna do it
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The death of the truck is so agonizing
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I said I made that truck die slowly
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The oil like blood dripping off the steering wheel
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The wheel slowly rolling to a stop
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The fan still going but the truck's dying
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I mean it's the death of the truck
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That's what the audience wants to see
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This criminal element paying
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you know paying the price for what it did to this man
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I wouldn't do it I wouldn't blow up the truck
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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.
