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* PatrioticFervor: Spielberg is quite proud of his home country and likes to show it in his work, especially when American soldiers fight Nazis. However he is also critical of blind patriotism as in ''[[Film/NineteenFortyOne 1941]]'', racism (''Film/{{Amistad}}'', ''Literature/TheColorPurple'', ''Film/{{Lincoln}}''), the RedScare (''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'', ''Film/BridgeOfSpies''), anti-immigrant attitudes (''Film/TheTerminal''), and also corruption (''Film/ThePost''). He also took a small jab at imperialism in ''War of the Worlds'' with a character commenting "occupations never work", referencing the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003.
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* PatrioticFervor: Spielberg is quite proud of his home country and likes to show it in his work, especially when American soldiers fight Nazis. However he is also critical of blind patriotism as in ''[[Film/NineteenFortyOne ''[[Film/NineteenFortyOne1979 1941]]'', racism (''Film/{{Amistad}}'', ''Literature/TheColorPurple'', ''Film/{{Lincoln}}''), the RedScare (''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'', ''Film/BridgeOfSpies''), anti-immigrant attitudes (''Film/TheTerminal''), and also corruption (''Film/ThePost''). He also took a small jab at imperialism in ''War of the Worlds'' with a character commenting "occupations never work", referencing the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003.
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* FriendToAllChildren: His works use a lot of child actors and he's known for being one of the better directors to deal with kids, always able to get good performances out of them but never forgetting that they're still kids and need to have a normal childhood.
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* ParentsAsPeople: A recurring theme throughout his filmography is realistic parental figures who generally mean well and love their kids but have their own flaws and biases and sometimes don't know what is best or how to relate to them. While they are never shown as perfect, they are almost always given a lot of sympathy and understanding.
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* ''VideoGame/TheDig'' (its main premise was originally pitched by him, and the game credits him as such)
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* ''VideoGame/TheDig'' ''VideoGame/{{The Dig|1995}}'' (its main premise was originally pitched by him, and the game credits him as such)
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** Spielberg and David Koepp were announced to work on a ''ComicBook/{{Blackhawk}}'' film adaptation in 2018 (whether it was to be set in the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse or not had never been made clear). [[Creator/DCStudios DC Films]]' infamous tendency to announce projects and never commit to them, their string of huge box office bombs between 2020 and 2023 and the restructuring as DC Studios with an impending ContinuityReboot ensured it would never get off the ground.
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** Spielberg and David Koepp were announced to work on a ''ComicBook/{{Blackhawk}}'' film adaptation in 2018 (whether it was to be set in the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse or not had never been made clear). [[Creator/DCStudios DC Films]]' infamous tendency to announce projects and never commit to them, their string of huge box office bombs between 2020 and 2023 and the restructuring as DC Studios with an impending ContinuityReboot ensured have prevented it would never get from getting off the ground.
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** Spielberg and David Koepp were announced to work on a ''ComicBook/{{Blackhawk}}'' film adaptation in 2018 (whether it was to be set in the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse or not had never been made clear). [[Creator/DCStudios DC Films]]' infamous tendency to announce projects and never commit to them, their string of huge box office bombs between 2020 and 2023 and the restructuring as DC Studios with an impending ContinuityReboot ensured it would never get off the ground.
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* TheWikiRule: [[http://spielberg.wikia.com/wiki/Spielberg_Wiki The Spielberg Wiki]].
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* PatrioticFervor: Spielberg is quite proud of his home country and likes to show it in his work, especially when American soldiers fight Nazis. However he is also critical of blind patriotism as in ''[[Film/NineteenFortyOne 1941]]'', racism (''Film/{{Amistad}}'', ''Literature/TheColorPurple'', ''Film/{{Lincoln}}''), the RedScare (''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystallSkull'', ''Film/BridgeOfSpies''), anti-immigrant attitudes (''Film/TheTerminal''), and also corruption (''Film/ThePost''). He also took a small jab at imperialism in ''War of the Worlds'' with a character commenting "occupations never work", referencing the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003.
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* PatrioticFervor: Spielberg is quite proud of his home country and likes to show it in his work, especially when American soldiers fight Nazis. However he is also critical of blind patriotism as in ''[[Film/NineteenFortyOne 1941]]'', racism (''Film/{{Amistad}}'', ''Literature/TheColorPurple'', ''Film/{{Lincoln}}''), the RedScare (''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystallSkull'', (''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'', ''Film/BridgeOfSpies''), anti-immigrant attitudes (''Film/TheTerminal''), and also corruption (''Film/ThePost''). He also took a small jab at imperialism in ''War of the Worlds'' with a character commenting "occupations never work", referencing the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003.
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* PatrioticFervor: Spielberg is quite proud of his home country and likes to show it in his work, especially when American soldiers fight Nazis. However he is also critical of blind patriotism as in ''[[Film/NineteenFortyOne 1941]]'', racism (''Film/{{Amistad}}'', ''Literature/TheColorPurple'', ''Film/{{Lincoln}}''), the RedScare (''Film/BridgeOfSpies''), anti-immigrant attitudes (''Film/TheTerminal''), and also corruption (''Film/ThePost''). He also took a small jab at imperialism in ''War of the Worlds'' with a character commenting "occupations never work", referencing the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003.
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* PatrioticFervor: Spielberg is quite proud of his home country and likes to show it in his work, especially when American soldiers fight Nazis. However he is also critical of blind patriotism as in ''[[Film/NineteenFortyOne 1941]]'', racism (''Film/{{Amistad}}'', ''Literature/TheColorPurple'', ''Film/{{Lincoln}}''), the RedScare (''Film/BridgeOfSpies''), (''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystallSkull'', ''Film/BridgeOfSpies''), anti-immigrant attitudes (''Film/TheTerminal''), and also corruption (''Film/ThePost''). He also took a small jab at imperialism in ''War of the Worlds'' with a character commenting "occupations never work", referencing the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003.
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* AdolfHitlarious: After applying it in some level on films like ''[[Film/NineteenFortyOne1979 1941]]'' and two of the ''Indiana Jones'' movies, he put on record that he swore off ever using this trope again after filming ''Film/SchindlersList'', thinking that portraying the Nazis as anything else but pure unmockable evil was just in poor taste. This is one of the various RealLifeWritesThePlot elements that forced ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'' to use Russian Communists as the villains. ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheDialOfDestiny'' went back to using Nazi villains once Spielberg stepped down as director and Creator/JamesMangold took over, though Spielberg remained on board as a producer and loved the final film when he saw it.
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* AdolfHitlarious: After applying it in some level on films like ''[[Film/NineteenFortyOne1979 1941]]'' and two of the ''Indiana Jones'' movies, ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' movies (''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' and ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade'', he put on record that he swore off ever using this trope again after filming ''Film/SchindlersList'', thinking that portraying the Nazis as anything else but pure unmockable evil was just in poor taste. This is one of the various RealLifeWritesThePlot elements that led to a planned ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'' sequel set during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII to be scrapped and forced ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'' to use Russian Communists as the villains. ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheDialOfDestiny'' went back to using Nazi villains once Spielberg stepped down as director and Creator/JamesMangold took over, though Spielberg remained on board as a producer and loved the final film when he saw it.
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* ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheDialOfDestiny'' (2023) (Originally set to direct but later stepped down and was replaced by Creator/JamesMangold, still attached as producer)
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* AdolfHitlarious: After applying it in some level on films like ''[[Film/NineteenFortyOne1979 1941]]'' and two of the ''Indiana Jones'' movies, he put on record that he swore off ever using this trope again after filming ''Film/SchindlersList'', thinking that portraying the Nazis as anything else but pure unmockable evil was just in poor taste. This is one of the various RealLifeWritesThePlot elements that forced ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'' to use Russian Communists as the villains.
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* AdolfHitlarious: After applying it in some level on films like ''[[Film/NineteenFortyOne1979 1941]]'' and two of the ''Indiana Jones'' movies, he put on record that he swore off ever using this trope again after filming ''Film/SchindlersList'', thinking that portraying the Nazis as anything else but pure unmockable evil was just in poor taste. This is one of the various RealLifeWritesThePlot elements that forced ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull'' to use Russian Communists as the villains. ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheDialOfDestiny'' went back to using Nazi villains once Spielberg stepped down as director and Creator/JamesMangold took over, though Spielberg remained on board as a producer and loved the final film when he saw it.
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Every so often, someone emerges in a field and manages to not only revolutionize it, but do so several times. Director and producer Steven Allan Spielberg (born December 18, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is one of those people, with a career that has gone uninterrupted since the mid-[[TheSeventies 1970s]]. To put it simply, he is one of the most influential powers in Hollywood.
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Every so often, someone emerges in a field and manages to not only revolutionize it, but do so several times. Director American director and producer Steven Allan Spielberg (born December 18, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is one of those people, with a career that has gone uninterrupted since the mid-[[TheSeventies 1970s]]. To put it simply, he is one of the most influential powers in Hollywood.
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Every so often, someone emerges in a field and manages to not only revolutionize it, but do so several times. Director and producer Steven Allan Spielberg (born December 18, 1946) is one of those people, with a career that has gone uninterrupted since the mid-[[TheSeventies 1970s]]. To put it simply, he is one of the most influential powers in Hollywood.
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Every so often, someone emerges in a field and manages to not only revolutionize it, but do so several times. Director and producer Steven Allan Spielberg (born December 18, 1946) 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is one of those people, with a career that has gone uninterrupted since the mid-[[TheSeventies 1970s]]. To put it simply, he is one of the most influential powers in Hollywood.
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In 1985, Spielberg branched into directing dramas with his ultra-serious ''Film/TheColorPurple'', which was nominated for several [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscars]]; it would not be his last excursion into this genre. He went on to make ''Film/{{Hook}}'' in 1991, and ''Film/JurassicPark'' in 1993 (his ''third'' time making the most successful movie of all time), which revolutionized the use of CG animation in film. ''Film/SchindlersList'', released the same year, won the Oscar for Best Picture, ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'' won a handful of Oscars itself, and ''Film/AIArtificialIntelligence'' saw him taking over directorial reins from his good friend Creator/StanleyKubrick, who died in mid-production. ''Film/CatchMeIfYouCan'' teamed him with Creator/TomHanks for the second time after ''Saving Private Ryan'', and became another acclaimed hit.
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In 1985, Spielberg branched into directing dramas with his ultra-serious ''Film/TheColorPurple'', which was nominated for several [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscars]]; it would not be his last excursion into this genre. He went on to make ''Film/{{Hook}}'' in 1991, and ''Film/JurassicPark'' ''Film/{{Jurassic Park|1993}}'' in 1993 (his ''third'' time making the most successful movie of all time), which revolutionized the use of CG animation in film. ''Film/SchindlersList'', released the same year, won the Oscar for Best Picture, ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'' won a handful of Oscars itself, and ''Film/AIArtificialIntelligence'' saw him taking over directorial reins from his good friend Creator/StanleyKubrick, who died in mid-production. ''Film/CatchMeIfYouCan'' teamed him with Creator/TomHanks for the second time after ''Saving Private Ryan'', and became another acclaimed hit.
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* TheFilmOfTheBook: ''{{Film/Jaws}}'', ''Literature/TheColorPurple'', ''Film/EmpireOfTheSun'', ''{{Film/Hook}}'', ''Film/JurassicPark'' and ''Film/TheLostWorldJurassicPark'', ''Film/SchindlersList'', ''Film/CatchMeIfYouCan'', ''Film/{{War of the Worlds|2005}}'', ''{{Film/Munich}}'', ''Film/WarHorse'', ''{{Film/Lincoln}}'', ''Film/TheBFG'', and ''Film/{{Ready Player One|2018}}''.
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* TheFilmOfTheBook: ''{{Film/Jaws}}'', ''Literature/TheColorPurple'', ''Film/EmpireOfTheSun'', ''{{Film/Hook}}'', ''Film/JurassicPark'' ''Film/{{Jurassic Park|1993}}'' and ''Film/TheLostWorldJurassicPark'', ''Film/SchindlersList'', ''Film/CatchMeIfYouCan'', ''Film/{{War of the Worlds|2005}}'', ''{{Film/Munich}}'', ''Film/WarHorse'', ''{{Film/Lincoln}}'', ''Film/TheBFG'', and ''Film/{{Ready Player One|2018}}''.
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* GenreRoulette: While often associated with science fiction (''Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind'', ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'', ''Film/AIArtificialIntelligence'', ''Film/MinorityReport'', ''Film/{{Ready Player One|2018}}''), he's done monster movies (''Film/{{Jaws}}'', ''Film/JurassicPark''), action adventure (''Franchise/IndianaJones''), comedy (''[[Film/NineteenFortyOne1979 1941]]''), romance (''Film/{{Always}}'', ''Film/TheTerminal''), war epics (''Film/EmpireOfTheSun'', ''Film/SchindlersList'', ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'', ''Literature/WarHorse''), crime dramas (''Film/TheSugarlandExpress''), disaster movies (''Film/{{War of the Worlds|2005}}''), fantasy (''Film/{{Hook}}'', ''Film/TheBFG''), {{biopic}}s (''Film/CatchMeIfYouCan''[[note]]Although later research found it was all widely BasedOnAGreatBigLie.[[/note]], ''Film/{{Lincoln}}''), {{period piece}}s and historical dramas (''Film/TheColorPurple'', ''Film/{{Amistad}}''), political thrillers (''Film/{{Munich}}'', ''Film/BridgeOfSpies'', ''Film/ThePost''), suspense thrillers (''Film/{{Duel}}''), comic book movies (''WesternAnimation/{{The Adventures of Tintin|2011}}''), even a musical (''Film/{{West Side Story|2021}}'').
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* GenreRoulette: While often associated with science fiction (''Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind'', ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'', ''Film/AIArtificialIntelligence'', ''Film/MinorityReport'', ''Film/{{Ready Player One|2018}}''), he's done monster movies (''Film/{{Jaws}}'', ''Film/JurassicPark''), ''Film/{{Jurassic Park|1993}}''), action adventure (''Franchise/IndianaJones''), comedy (''[[Film/NineteenFortyOne1979 1941]]''), romance (''Film/{{Always}}'', ''Film/TheTerminal''), war epics (''Film/EmpireOfTheSun'', ''Film/SchindlersList'', ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'', ''Literature/WarHorse''), crime dramas (''Film/TheSugarlandExpress''), disaster movies (''Film/{{War of the Worlds|2005}}''), fantasy (''Film/{{Hook}}'', ''Film/TheBFG''), {{biopic}}s (''Film/CatchMeIfYouCan''[[note]]Although later research found it was all widely BasedOnAGreatBigLie.[[/note]], ''Film/{{Lincoln}}''), {{period piece}}s and historical dramas (''Film/TheColorPurple'', ''Film/{{Amistad}}''), political thrillers (''Film/{{Munich}}'', ''Film/BridgeOfSpies'', ''Film/ThePost''), suspense thrillers (''Film/{{Duel}}''), comic book movies (''WesternAnimation/{{The Adventures of Tintin|2011}}''), even a musical (''Film/{{West Side Story|2021}}'').
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* SummerBlockbuster: He invented and popularized the genre after ''Film/{{Jaws}}'' became the best-selling film of all time in 1975. He broke his own record twice with the release of ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' (1982) and ''Film/JurassicPark'' (1993).
* SpecialEffects: Spielberg's films are known for their technical achievements in the fields of special effects, [[StarringSpecialEffects most notably in]] ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' and ''Film/JurassicPark''. However, they always complemented the stories and the characters instead of the other way around.
* SpecialEffects: Spielberg's films are known for their technical achievements in the fields of special effects, [[StarringSpecialEffects most notably in]] ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' and ''Film/JurassicPark''. However, they always complemented the stories and the characters instead of the other way around.
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* SummerBlockbuster: He invented and popularized the genre after ''Film/{{Jaws}}'' became the best-selling film of all time in 1975. He broke his own record twice with the release of ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' (1982) and ''Film/JurassicPark'' ''Film/{{Jurassic Park|1993}}'' (1993).
* SpecialEffects: Spielberg's films are known for their technical achievements in the fields of special effects, [[StarringSpecialEffects most notably in]] ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' and''Film/JurassicPark''.''Film/JurassicPark1993''. However, they always complemented the stories and the characters instead of the other way around.
* SpecialEffects: Spielberg's films are known for their technical achievements in the fields of special effects, [[StarringSpecialEffects most notably in]] ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'' and
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* ThematicSeries: Spielberg considers ''Film/{{Duel}}'', ''Film/{{Jaws}}'' and ''Film/JurassicPark'' to be one, and has also connected ''Film/ETTheExtraterrestrial'', ''Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind'' and ''Film/{{War of the Worlds|2005}}'' (friendly aliens, enigmatic aliens, hostile aliens). Other possible thematic series include ''Film/AIArtificialIntelligence'', ''Film/MinorityReport'' and ''Film/{{Ready Player One|2018}}'' (dystopian scifi exploring the evolution of technology) and ''Film/EmpireOfTheSun'', ''Film/SchindlersList'' and ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'' (films exploring the personal impact of World War II on the survivors).
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* ThematicSeries: Spielberg considers ''Film/{{Duel}}'', ''Film/{{Jaws}}'' and ''Film/JurassicPark'' ''Film/{{Jurassic Park|1993}}'' to be one, and has also connected ''Film/ETTheExtraterrestrial'', ''Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind'' and ''Film/{{War of the Worlds|2005}}'' (friendly aliens, enigmatic aliens, hostile aliens). Other possible thematic series include ''Film/AIArtificialIntelligence'', ''Film/MinorityReport'' and ''Film/{{Ready Player One|2018}}'' (dystopian scifi exploring the evolution of technology) and ''Film/EmpireOfTheSun'', ''Film/SchindlersList'' and ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'' (films exploring the personal impact of World War II on the survivors).
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* TheFilmOfTheBook: ''{{Film/Jaws}}'', ''Literature/TheColorPurple'', ''Film/EmpireOfTheSun'', ''{{Film/Hook}}'', ''Film/JurassicPark'' and ''Film/TheLostWorldJurassicPark'', ''Film/SchindlersList'', ''Film/CatchMeIfYouCan'', ''Film/{{War of the Worlds|2005}}'', ''{{Film/Munich}}'', ''Film/WarHorse'', ''{{Film/Lincoln}}'', ''Film/TheBFG'', and ''Film/ReadyPlayerOne''.
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* TheFilmOfTheBook: ''{{Film/Jaws}}'', ''Literature/TheColorPurple'', ''Film/EmpireOfTheSun'', ''{{Film/Hook}}'', ''Film/JurassicPark'' and ''Film/TheLostWorldJurassicPark'', ''Film/SchindlersList'', ''Film/CatchMeIfYouCan'', ''Film/{{War of the Worlds|2005}}'', ''{{Film/Munich}}'', ''Film/WarHorse'', ''{{Film/Lincoln}}'', ''Film/TheBFG'', and ''Film/ReadyPlayerOne''.''Film/{{Ready Player One|2018}}''.
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* GenreRoulette: While often associated with science fiction (''Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind'', ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'', ''Film/AIArtificialIntelligence'', ''Film/MinorityReport'', ''Film/ReadyPlayerOne''), he's done monster movies (''Film/{{Jaws}}'', ''Film/JurassicPark''), action adventure (''Franchise/IndianaJones''), comedy (''[[Film/NineteenFortyOne1979 1941]]''), romance (''Film/{{Always}}'', ''Film/TheTerminal''), war epics (''Film/EmpireOfTheSun'', ''Film/SchindlersList'', ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'', ''Literature/WarHorse''), crime dramas (''Film/TheSugarlandExpress''), disaster movies (''Film/{{War of the Worlds|2005}}''), fantasy (''Film/{{Hook}}'', ''Film/TheBFG''), {{biopic}}s (''Film/CatchMeIfYouCan''[[note]]Although later research found it was all widely BasedOnAGreatBigLie.[[/note]], ''Film/{{Lincoln}}''), {{period piece}}s and historical dramas (''Film/TheColorPurple'', ''Film/{{Amistad}}''), political thrillers (''Film/{{Munich}}'', ''Film/BridgeOfSpies'', ''Film/ThePost''), suspense thrillers (''Film/{{Duel}}''), comic book movies (''WesternAnimation/{{The Adventures of Tintin|2011}}''), even a musical (''Film/{{West Side Story|2021}}'').
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* GenreRoulette: While often associated with science fiction (''Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind'', ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'', ''Film/AIArtificialIntelligence'', ''Film/MinorityReport'', ''Film/ReadyPlayerOne''), ''Film/{{Ready Player One|2018}}''), he's done monster movies (''Film/{{Jaws}}'', ''Film/JurassicPark''), action adventure (''Franchise/IndianaJones''), comedy (''[[Film/NineteenFortyOne1979 1941]]''), romance (''Film/{{Always}}'', ''Film/TheTerminal''), war epics (''Film/EmpireOfTheSun'', ''Film/SchindlersList'', ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'', ''Literature/WarHorse''), crime dramas (''Film/TheSugarlandExpress''), disaster movies (''Film/{{War of the Worlds|2005}}''), fantasy (''Film/{{Hook}}'', ''Film/TheBFG''), {{biopic}}s (''Film/CatchMeIfYouCan''[[note]]Although later research found it was all widely BasedOnAGreatBigLie.[[/note]], ''Film/{{Lincoln}}''), {{period piece}}s and historical dramas (''Film/TheColorPurple'', ''Film/{{Amistad}}''), political thrillers (''Film/{{Munich}}'', ''Film/BridgeOfSpies'', ''Film/ThePost''), suspense thrillers (''Film/{{Duel}}''), comic book movies (''WesternAnimation/{{The Adventures of Tintin|2011}}''), even a musical (''Film/{{West Side Story|2021}}'').
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** Music/JohnWilliams has composed the scores to all but four of his movies: ''Film/TheColorPurple'' was scored by Music/QuincyJones, ''Film/BridgeOfSpies'' which was scored by Music/ThomasNewman, ''Film/ReadyPlayerOne'' which was scored by Music/AlanSilvestri, and ''Film/{{West Side Story|2021}}'', for which Music/DavidNewman rearranged Music/LeonardBernstein's original score.
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** Music/JohnWilliams has composed the scores to all but four of his movies: ''Film/TheColorPurple'' was scored by Music/QuincyJones, ''Film/BridgeOfSpies'' which was scored by Music/ThomasNewman, ''Film/ReadyPlayerOne'' ''Film/{{Ready Player One|2018}}'' which was scored by Music/AlanSilvestri, and ''Film/{{West Side Story|2021}}'', for which Music/DavidNewman rearranged Music/LeonardBernstein's original score.
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* FirstContact: Spielberg made four films with this theme: ''Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind'', ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'', ''Film/WarOfTheWorlds'', and ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull.'' Only the third one shows the aliens as clear villains.
* GenreRoulette: While often associated with science fiction (''Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind'', ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'', ''Film/AIArtificialIntelligence'', ''Film/MinorityReport'', ''Film/ReadyPlayerOne''), he's done monster movies (''Film/{{Jaws}}'', ''Film/JurassicPark''), action adventure (''Franchise/IndianaJones''), comedy (''[[Film/NineteenFortyOne1979 1941]]''), romance (''Film/{{Always}}'', ''Film/TheTerminal''), war epics (''Film/EmpireOfTheSun'', ''Film/SchindlersList'', ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'', ''Literature/WarHorse''), crime dramas (''Film/TheSugarlandExpress''), disaster movies (''Film/WarOfTheWorlds''), fantasy (''Film/{{Hook}}'', ''Film/TheBFG''), {{biopic}}s (''Film/CatchMeIfYouCan''[[note]]Although later research found it was all widely BasedOnAGreatBigLie.[[/note]], ''Film/{{Lincoln}}''), {{period piece}}s and historical dramas (''Film/TheColorPurple'', ''Film/{{Amistad}}''), political thrillers (''Film/{{Munich}}'', ''Film/BridgeOfSpies'', ''Film/ThePost''), suspense thrillers (''Film/{{Duel}}''), comic book movies (''WesternAnimation/{{The Adventures of Tintin|2011}}''), even a musical (''Film/{{West Side Story|2021}}'').
* GenreRoulette: While often associated with science fiction (''Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind'', ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'', ''Film/AIArtificialIntelligence'', ''Film/MinorityReport'', ''Film/ReadyPlayerOne''), he's done monster movies (''Film/{{Jaws}}'', ''Film/JurassicPark''), action adventure (''Franchise/IndianaJones''), comedy (''[[Film/NineteenFortyOne1979 1941]]''), romance (''Film/{{Always}}'', ''Film/TheTerminal''), war epics (''Film/EmpireOfTheSun'', ''Film/SchindlersList'', ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'', ''Literature/WarHorse''), crime dramas (''Film/TheSugarlandExpress''), disaster movies (''Film/WarOfTheWorlds''), fantasy (''Film/{{Hook}}'', ''Film/TheBFG''), {{biopic}}s (''Film/CatchMeIfYouCan''[[note]]Although later research found it was all widely BasedOnAGreatBigLie.[[/note]], ''Film/{{Lincoln}}''), {{period piece}}s and historical dramas (''Film/TheColorPurple'', ''Film/{{Amistad}}''), political thrillers (''Film/{{Munich}}'', ''Film/BridgeOfSpies'', ''Film/ThePost''), suspense thrillers (''Film/{{Duel}}''), comic book movies (''WesternAnimation/{{The Adventures of Tintin|2011}}''), even a musical (''Film/{{West Side Story|2021}}'').
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* FirstContact: Spielberg made four films with this theme: ''Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind'', ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'', ''Film/WarOfTheWorlds'', ''Film/WarOfTheWorlds2005'', and ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull.'' Only the third one shows the aliens as clear villains.
* GenreRoulette: While often associated with science fiction (''Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind'', ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'', ''Film/AIArtificialIntelligence'', ''Film/MinorityReport'', ''Film/ReadyPlayerOne''), he's done monster movies (''Film/{{Jaws}}'', ''Film/JurassicPark''), action adventure (''Franchise/IndianaJones''), comedy (''[[Film/NineteenFortyOne1979 1941]]''), romance (''Film/{{Always}}'', ''Film/TheTerminal''), war epics (''Film/EmpireOfTheSun'', ''Film/SchindlersList'', ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'', ''Literature/WarHorse''), crime dramas (''Film/TheSugarlandExpress''), disaster movies(''Film/WarOfTheWorlds''), (''Film/{{War of the Worlds|2005}}''), fantasy (''Film/{{Hook}}'', ''Film/TheBFG''), {{biopic}}s (''Film/CatchMeIfYouCan''[[note]]Although later research found it was all widely BasedOnAGreatBigLie.[[/note]], ''Film/{{Lincoln}}''), {{period piece}}s and historical dramas (''Film/TheColorPurple'', ''Film/{{Amistad}}''), political thrillers (''Film/{{Munich}}'', ''Film/BridgeOfSpies'', ''Film/ThePost''), suspense thrillers (''Film/{{Duel}}''), comic book movies (''WesternAnimation/{{The Adventures of Tintin|2011}}''), even a musical (''Film/{{West Side Story|2021}}'').
* GenreRoulette: While often associated with science fiction (''Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind'', ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'', ''Film/AIArtificialIntelligence'', ''Film/MinorityReport'', ''Film/ReadyPlayerOne''), he's done monster movies (''Film/{{Jaws}}'', ''Film/JurassicPark''), action adventure (''Franchise/IndianaJones''), comedy (''[[Film/NineteenFortyOne1979 1941]]''), romance (''Film/{{Always}}'', ''Film/TheTerminal''), war epics (''Film/EmpireOfTheSun'', ''Film/SchindlersList'', ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'', ''Literature/WarHorse''), crime dramas (''Film/TheSugarlandExpress''), disaster movies
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* GenreRoulette: While often associated with science fiction (''Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind'', ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'', ''Film/AIArtificialIntelligence'', ''Film/MinorityReport'', ''Film/ReadyPlayerOne''), he's done monster movies (''Film/{{Jaws}}'', ''Film/JurassicPark''), action adventure (''Franchise/IndianaJones''), comedy (''[[Film/NineteenFortyOne1979 1941]]''), romance (''Film/{{Always}}'', ''Film/TheTerminal''), war epics (''Film/EmpireOfTheSun'', ''Film/SchindlersList'', ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'', ''Literature/WarHorse''), crime dramas (''Film/TheSugarlandExpress''), disaster movies (''Film/WarOfTheWorlds''), fantasy (''Film/{{Hook}}'', ''Film/TheBFG''), {{biopic}}s (''Film/CatchMeIfYouCan''[[note]]Although later research the film is widely BasedOnAGreatBigLie[[/note]], ''Film/{{Lincoln}}''), {{period piece}}s and historical dramas (''Film/TheColorPurple'', ''Film/{{Amistad}}''), political thrillers (''Film/{{Munich}}'', ''Film/BridgeOfSpies'', ''Film/ThePost''), suspense thrillers (''Film/{{Duel}}''), comic book movies (''WesternAnimation/{{The Adventures of Tintin|2011}}''), even a musical (''Film/{{West Side Story|2021}}'').
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* GenreRoulette: While often associated with science fiction (''Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind'', ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'', ''Film/AIArtificialIntelligence'', ''Film/MinorityReport'', ''Film/ReadyPlayerOne''), he's done monster movies (''Film/{{Jaws}}'', ''Film/JurassicPark''), action adventure (''Franchise/IndianaJones''), comedy (''[[Film/NineteenFortyOne1979 1941]]''), romance (''Film/{{Always}}'', ''Film/TheTerminal''), war epics (''Film/EmpireOfTheSun'', ''Film/SchindlersList'', ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'', ''Literature/WarHorse''), crime dramas (''Film/TheSugarlandExpress''), disaster movies (''Film/WarOfTheWorlds''), fantasy (''Film/{{Hook}}'', ''Film/TheBFG''), {{biopic}}s (''Film/CatchMeIfYouCan''[[note]]Although later research the film is found it was all widely BasedOnAGreatBigLie[[/note]], BasedOnAGreatBigLie.[[/note]], ''Film/{{Lincoln}}''), {{period piece}}s and historical dramas (''Film/TheColorPurple'', ''Film/{{Amistad}}''), political thrillers (''Film/{{Munich}}'', ''Film/BridgeOfSpies'', ''Film/ThePost''), suspense thrillers (''Film/{{Duel}}''), comic book movies (''WesternAnimation/{{The Adventures of Tintin|2011}}''), even a musical (''Film/{{West Side Story|2021}}'').
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* GenreRoulette: While often associated with science fiction (''Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind'', ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'', ''Film/AIArtificialIntelligence'', ''Film/MinorityReport'', ''Film/ReadyPlayerOne''), he's done monster movies (''Film/{{Jaws}}'', ''Film/JurassicPark''), action adventure (''Franchise/IndianaJones''), comedy (''[[Film/NineteenFortyOne1979 1941]]''), romance (''Film/{{Always}}'', ''Film/TheTerminal''), war epics (''Film/EmpireOfTheSun'', ''Film/SchindlersList'', ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'', ''Literature/WarHorse''), crime dramas (''Film/TheSugarlandExpress''), disaster movies (''Film/WarOfTheWorlds''), fantasy (''Film/{{Hook}}'', ''Film/TheBFG''), {{biopic}}s (''Film/CatchMeIfYouCan'', ''Film/{{Lincoln}}''), {{period piece}}s and historical dramas (''Film/TheColorPurple'', ''Film/{{Amistad}}''), political thrillers (''Film/{{Munich}}'', ''Film/BridgeOfSpies'', ''Film/ThePost''), suspense thrillers (''Film/{{Duel}}''), comic book movies (''WesternAnimation/{{The Adventures of Tintin|2011}}''), even a musical (''Film/{{West Side Story|2021}}'').
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* GenreRoulette: While often associated with science fiction (''Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind'', ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'', ''Film/AIArtificialIntelligence'', ''Film/MinorityReport'', ''Film/ReadyPlayerOne''), he's done monster movies (''Film/{{Jaws}}'', ''Film/JurassicPark''), action adventure (''Franchise/IndianaJones''), comedy (''[[Film/NineteenFortyOne1979 1941]]''), romance (''Film/{{Always}}'', ''Film/TheTerminal''), war epics (''Film/EmpireOfTheSun'', ''Film/SchindlersList'', ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'', ''Literature/WarHorse''), crime dramas (''Film/TheSugarlandExpress''), disaster movies (''Film/WarOfTheWorlds''), fantasy (''Film/{{Hook}}'', ''Film/TheBFG''), {{biopic}}s (''Film/CatchMeIfYouCan'', (''Film/CatchMeIfYouCan''[[note]]Although later research the film is widely BasedOnAGreatBigLie[[/note]], ''Film/{{Lincoln}}''), {{period piece}}s and historical dramas (''Film/TheColorPurple'', ''Film/{{Amistad}}''), political thrillers (''Film/{{Munich}}'', ''Film/BridgeOfSpies'', ''Film/ThePost''), suspense thrillers (''Film/{{Duel}}''), comic book movies (''WesternAnimation/{{The Adventures of Tintin|2011}}''), even a musical (''Film/{{West Side Story|2021}}'').
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He's also delved into animation. He collaborated with Creator/DonBluth in the 1980s to produce box office successes like ''WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTail'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime'', also starting his own animation studio, Creator/{{Amblimation}}, which would go on to produce the somewhat less successful ''WesternAnimation/WereBackADinosaursStory'', ''WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTail: Fievel Goes West'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{Balto}}''; it and Bluth would be spiritually replaced by Katzenberg's Creator/DreamWorksAnimation (he also had input in DWA's first ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'' movie). He is also known as the executive producer for (and mistakenly believed to have created, thanks to InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt) Creator/WarnerBros Silver Age cartoons ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'', ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'', and some lesser known works, such as ''WesternAnimation/{{Histeria}}''[[note]]an educational sketch show parodying historical figures and events -- and pushing the limits of what can and can't be done on kids' TV, just like ''Animaniacs''[[/note]], ''WesternAnimation/{{Toonsylvania}}'' (one of his first animated projects when he created [=DreamWorks=] Studios), and the much-reviled ''Pinky and the Brain'' spinoff ''WesternAnimation/PinkyElmyraAndTheBrain''.
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Every so often someone emerges in a field and manages to not only revolutionize it, but do so several times. Director and producer Steven Allan Spielberg (born December 18, 1946) is one of those people, with a career that has gone uninterrupted since the mid-[[TheSeventies '70s]]. To put it simply, he is one of the most influential powers in Hollywood.
Spielberg was born on December 18, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Leah (née Posner, later Adler), and Arnold Spielberg. After playing with his father's 8mm camera as a kid, he enrolled in a community college with a small film program and used those connections to get work directing TV episodes, including the pilot episode of ''Series/NightGallery''.[[note]]That ''Night Gallery'' episode turned out to be quite a Hollywood passing of the torch, since the star was none other than Creator/JoanCrawford.[[/note]] He also worked as an assistant at Creator/{{Universal}}'s editorial department, and snooped around on film sets to learn more about the trade [[note]]Creator/CharltonHeston recounted in his autobiography ''In the Arena'' how Spielberg tried several times to infiltrate the set of 1965's ''Film/{{The War Lord|1965}}'', only to be ejected. Director Franklin J. Schaffner finally gave in and let him watch what was being filmed[[/note]]. In 1971 he got his big break directing the low-budget, cult hit TV film ''Film/{{Duel}}''. ''Duel'' was an expertly made, taut thriller that was such a hit on TV that he was allowed to shoot more scenes to give it a cinema release in Europe.
It got him a lot of attention, enough for him to be brought on as the director for the film that would launch him into the stratosphere: ''Film/{{Jaws}}'', the [[UrExample first]] summer blockbuster (setting the record for highest grossing movie just before ''[[Film/ANewHope Star Wars]]'' came out, pushing the record up even further).
With basically a blank check, he followed this with the BenevolentAlienInvasion film ''Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind'', the 30's serial throwback ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' (the first of the ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' films; he directed all the sequels as well) and the family favourite ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'', which became the highest-grossing film of all time in its day (his ''second'' time achieving that milestone).
In 1985, he branched into directing drama, with his ultra-serious ''Film/TheColorPurple'', which was nominated for several Oscars; it would not be his last excursion into this genre.
He is also known for being a collaborator with other very popular films including ''Film/{{Poltergeist|1982}}'' and ''Film/TheGoonies'' (a team effort with Creator/RichardDonner and Creator/ChrisColumbus). Even recently he was found working in mega-blockbusters like ''Film/{{Transformers}}''.
Steven is a long time friend of Creator/GeorgeLucas, ever since they met at a film festival when both were in college (Spielberg said he was insanely jealous of Lucas' student film that eventually became ''Film/THX1138''). While their only official collaborations are ''Franchise/IndianaJones'', and to a lesser extent ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime'' (Spielberg was supposed to direct ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', issues with the Directors Guild of America stopped that from happening), they frequently spend time together and discuss each other's projects. Spielberg was also a frequent collaborator with Creator/StanWinston, the puppeteer and makeup virtuoso who brought the dinosaurs of ''Franchise/JurassicPark'' and the robots of ''Film/AIArtificialIntelligence'' marvelously to life. He's also famously collaborated with Music/JohnWilliams, with the composer providing the scores for virtually all of Spielberg's films.
In 1994, he was a co-founder of the studio Creator/DreamWorksSKG alongside Creator/{{Disney}} studio chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg and record producer David Geffen. [=DreamWorks=] and Spielberg (as producer) would later go on to make the first ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonor'' video game, widely regarded as the [=PS1=]'s ''[[VideoGame/GoldenEye1997 GoldenEye]]''. He still runs [[VanityPlate Amblin]] [[Creator/AmblinEntertainment Entertainment]].
Spielberg went on to make ''Film/{{Hook}}'' in 1991, and ''Film/JurassicPark'' in 1993 (his ''third'' time making the most successful movie of all time), which revolutionized the use of CG animation in film. ''Film/SchindlersList'' in the same year won the Best Picture Oscar and is treasured all over the world to this day, ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'' won a handful of Oscars itself, and the controversial ''Film/AIArtificialIntelligence'' saw him taking over directorial reins from his good friend Creator/StanleyKubrick, who died in mid-production. ''Film/CatchMeIfYouCan'' re-teamed him with Creator/TomHanks from ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'', and became another acclaimed hit.
Spielberg has also done television work. He directed part of the pilot of ''Creator/RodSerling's Series/NightGallery'' as well as a few TV movies in addition to ''Duel'', and has produced television shows such as ''Series/AmazingStories'', ''Series/SeaQuestDSV'', ''Series/{{ER}}'', and ''Series/UnitedStatesOfTara''.
He's also delved into animation. He collaborated with Creator/DonBluth in the 1980's to produce box office successes like ''WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTail'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime'', also starting his own animation studio, Creator/{{Amblimation}}, which would go on to produce the somewhat less successful ''WesternAnimation/WereBackADinosaursStory'', ''WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTail: Fievel Goes West'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{Balto}}''; it and Bluth would be spiritually replaced by Katzenberg's Creator/DreamWorksAnimation (he also had input in DWA's first ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'' movie). He is also known as the executive producer for (and mistakenly believed to have created, thanks to InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt) Creator/WarnerBros Silver Age cartoons ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'', ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'', and some lesser known works, such as ''WesternAnimation/{{Histeria}}''[[note]]an educational sketch show parodying historical figures and events -- and pushing the limits of what can and can't be done on kids' TV, just like ''Animaniacs''[[/note]], ''WesternAnimation/{{Toonsylvania}}'' (one of his first animated projects when he created [=DreamWorks=] Studios), and the much-reviled ''Pinky and the Brain'' spinoff ''WesternAnimation/PinkyElmyraAndTheBrain''.
Spielberg was born on December 18, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Leah (née Posner, later Adler), and Arnold Spielberg. After playing with his father's 8mm camera as a kid, he enrolled in a community college with a small film program and used those connections to get work directing TV episodes, including the pilot episode of ''Series/NightGallery''.[[note]]That ''Night Gallery'' episode turned out to be quite a Hollywood passing of the torch, since the star was none other than Creator/JoanCrawford.[[/note]] He also worked as an assistant at Creator/{{Universal}}'s editorial department, and snooped around on film sets to learn more about the trade [[note]]Creator/CharltonHeston recounted in his autobiography ''In the Arena'' how Spielberg tried several times to infiltrate the set of 1965's ''Film/{{The War Lord|1965}}'', only to be ejected. Director Franklin J. Schaffner finally gave in and let him watch what was being filmed[[/note]]. In 1971 he got his big break directing the low-budget, cult hit TV film ''Film/{{Duel}}''. ''Duel'' was an expertly made, taut thriller that was such a hit on TV that he was allowed to shoot more scenes to give it a cinema release in Europe.
It got him a lot of attention, enough for him to be brought on as the director for the film that would launch him into the stratosphere: ''Film/{{Jaws}}'', the [[UrExample first]] summer blockbuster (setting the record for highest grossing movie just before ''[[Film/ANewHope Star Wars]]'' came out, pushing the record up even further).
With basically a blank check, he followed this with the BenevolentAlienInvasion film ''Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind'', the 30's serial throwback ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' (the first of the ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' films; he directed all the sequels as well) and the family favourite ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'', which became the highest-grossing film of all time in its day (his ''second'' time achieving that milestone).
In 1985, he branched into directing drama, with his ultra-serious ''Film/TheColorPurple'', which was nominated for several Oscars; it would not be his last excursion into this genre.
He is also known for being a collaborator with other very popular films including ''Film/{{Poltergeist|1982}}'' and ''Film/TheGoonies'' (a team effort with Creator/RichardDonner and Creator/ChrisColumbus). Even recently he was found working in mega-blockbusters like ''Film/{{Transformers}}''.
Steven is a long time friend of Creator/GeorgeLucas, ever since they met at a film festival when both were in college (Spielberg said he was insanely jealous of Lucas' student film that eventually became ''Film/THX1138''). While their only official collaborations are ''Franchise/IndianaJones'', and to a lesser extent ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime'' (Spielberg was supposed to direct ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', issues with the Directors Guild of America stopped that from happening), they frequently spend time together and discuss each other's projects. Spielberg was also a frequent collaborator with Creator/StanWinston, the puppeteer and makeup virtuoso who brought the dinosaurs of ''Franchise/JurassicPark'' and the robots of ''Film/AIArtificialIntelligence'' marvelously to life. He's also famously collaborated with Music/JohnWilliams, with the composer providing the scores for virtually all of Spielberg's films.
In 1994, he was a co-founder of the studio Creator/DreamWorksSKG alongside Creator/{{Disney}} studio chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg and record producer David Geffen. [=DreamWorks=] and Spielberg (as producer) would later go on to make the first ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonor'' video game, widely regarded as the [=PS1=]'s ''[[VideoGame/GoldenEye1997 GoldenEye]]''. He still runs [[VanityPlate Amblin]] [[Creator/AmblinEntertainment Entertainment]].
Spielberg went on to make ''Film/{{Hook}}'' in 1991, and ''Film/JurassicPark'' in 1993 (his ''third'' time making the most successful movie of all time), which revolutionized the use of CG animation in film. ''Film/SchindlersList'' in the same year won the Best Picture Oscar and is treasured all over the world to this day, ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'' won a handful of Oscars itself, and the controversial ''Film/AIArtificialIntelligence'' saw him taking over directorial reins from his good friend Creator/StanleyKubrick, who died in mid-production. ''Film/CatchMeIfYouCan'' re-teamed him with Creator/TomHanks from ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'', and became another acclaimed hit.
Spielberg has also done television work. He directed part of the pilot of ''Creator/RodSerling's Series/NightGallery'' as well as a few TV movies in addition to ''Duel'', and has produced television shows such as ''Series/AmazingStories'', ''Series/SeaQuestDSV'', ''Series/{{ER}}'', and ''Series/UnitedStatesOfTara''.
He's also delved into animation. He collaborated with Creator/DonBluth in the 1980's to produce box office successes like ''WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTail'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime'', also starting his own animation studio, Creator/{{Amblimation}}, which would go on to produce the somewhat less successful ''WesternAnimation/WereBackADinosaursStory'', ''WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTail: Fievel Goes West'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{Balto}}''; it and Bluth would be spiritually replaced by Katzenberg's Creator/DreamWorksAnimation (he also had input in DWA's first ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'' movie). He is also known as the executive producer for (and mistakenly believed to have created, thanks to InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt) Creator/WarnerBros Silver Age cartoons ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'', ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'', and some lesser known works, such as ''WesternAnimation/{{Histeria}}''[[note]]an educational sketch show parodying historical figures and events -- and pushing the limits of what can and can't be done on kids' TV, just like ''Animaniacs''[[/note]], ''WesternAnimation/{{Toonsylvania}}'' (one of his first animated projects when he created [=DreamWorks=] Studios), and the much-reviled ''Pinky and the Brain'' spinoff ''WesternAnimation/PinkyElmyraAndTheBrain''.
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Every so often often, someone emerges in a field and manages to not only revolutionize it, but do so several times. Director and producer Steven Allan Spielberg (born December 18, 1946) is one of those people, with a career that has gone uninterrupted since the mid-[[TheSeventies '70s]].1970s]]. To put it simply, he is one of the most influential powers in Hollywood.
Spielberg was born on December 18, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Leah (née Posner, later Adler), and Arnold Spielberg. After playing with his father's 8mm camera as a kid, he enrolled in a community college with a small film program and used those connections to get work directing TV episodes, including the pilot episode of ''Series/NightGallery''.[[note]]That ''Night Gallery'' episode turned out to be quite a Hollywood passing of the torch, since the star was none other than Creator/JoanCrawford.[[/note]] He also worked as an assistant at Creator/{{Universal}}'s editorial department, and snooped around on film sets to learn more about the trade [[note]]Creator/CharltonHeston recounted in his autobiography ''In the Arena'' how Spielberg tried several times to infiltrate the set of 1965's ''Film/{{The War Lord|1965}}'', only to beejected. Director ejected, after which director Franklin J. Schaffner finally gave in and let him watch what was being filmed[[/note]]. In 1971 1971, he got his big break directing the low-budget, low-budget cult hit TV film ''Film/{{Duel}}''. ''Duel'' was an expertly made, ''Film/{{Duel}}'', a taut thriller that was such a hit on TV that he was allowed to shoot more scenes to give it a cinema release in Europe.
It The success of ''Duel'' got him Spielberg a lot of attention, enough for him to be brought on as the director for the film that would launch him into the stratosphere: ''Film/{{Jaws}}'', the [[UrExample first]] summer blockbuster {{summer blockbuster}} (setting the record for highest grossing all-time highest-grossing movie just before ''[[Film/ANewHope Star Wars]]'' came out, pushing the record up even further).
further). With basically a blank check, he followed this up with the BenevolentAlienInvasion film ''Film/CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind'', the 30's [=30s=] serial throwback ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' (the first of the ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' films; he directed all the sequels as well) and the family favourite ''Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial'', which became the highest-grossing film of all time in its day (his ''second'' time achieving that milestone).
In 1985,he Spielberg branched into directing drama, dramas with his ultra-serious ''Film/TheColorPurple'', which was nominated for several Oscars; [[UsefulNotes/AcademyAward Oscars]]; it would not be his last excursion into this genre.
genre. He went on to make ''Film/{{Hook}}'' in 1991, and ''Film/JurassicPark'' in 1993 (his ''third'' time making the most successful movie of all time), which revolutionized the use of CG animation in film. ''Film/SchindlersList'', released the same year, won the Oscar for Best Picture, ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'' won a handful of Oscars itself, and ''Film/AIArtificialIntelligence'' saw him taking over directorial reins from his good friend Creator/StanleyKubrick, who died in mid-production. ''Film/CatchMeIfYouCan'' teamed him with Creator/TomHanks for the second time after ''Saving Private Ryan'', and became another acclaimed hit.
Spielberg is also known for being a collaborator with other very popular films including ''Film/{{Poltergeist|1982}}'' and ''Film/TheGoonies'' (a team effort with Creator/RichardDonner and Creator/ChrisColumbus). Even recently he was found working in mega-blockbusters like''Film/{{Transformers}}''.
Steven is''Film/{{Transformers}}''. He was additionally a long time co-founder of the studio Creator/DreamWorksSKG in 1994 alongside Creator/{{Disney}} studio chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg and record producer David Geffen. [=DreamWorks=] and Spielberg (as producer) would later go on to make the first ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonor'' video game, widely regarded as the [=PS1=]'s ''[[VideoGame/GoldenEye1997 GoldenEye]]''. He still runs [[VanityPlate Amblin]] [[Creator/AmblinEntertainment Entertainment]].
Spielberg has been a long-time friend ofCreator/GeorgeLucas, Creator/GeorgeLucas ever since they met at a film festival when both were in college (Spielberg said he was insanely jealous of Lucas' student film that eventually became ''Film/THX1138''). While their only official collaborations are ''Franchise/IndianaJones'', and to a lesser extent ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime'' (Spielberg was supposed to direct ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'', issues with the Directors Guild of America stopped that from happening), they frequently spend time together and discuss each other's projects. Spielberg was also a frequent collaborator with Creator/StanWinston, the puppeteer and makeup virtuoso who brought the dinosaurs of ''Franchise/JurassicPark'' and the robots of ''Film/AIArtificialIntelligence'' marvelously to life. He's also famously collaborated with Music/JohnWilliams, with the composer providing the scores for virtually all of Spielberg's films.
In 1994, he was a co-founder of the studio Creator/DreamWorksSKG alongside Creator/{{Disney}} studio chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg and record producer David Geffen. [=DreamWorks=] and Spielberg (as producer) would later go on to make the first ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonor'' video game, widely regarded as the [=PS1=]'s ''[[VideoGame/GoldenEye1997 GoldenEye]]''. He still runs [[VanityPlate Amblin]] [[Creator/AmblinEntertainment Entertainment]].
Spielberg went on to make ''Film/{{Hook}}'' in 1991, and ''Film/JurassicPark'' in 1993 (his ''third'' time making the most successful movie of all time), which revolutionized the use of CG animation in film. ''Film/SchindlersList'' in the same year won the Best Picture Oscar and is treasured all over the world to this day, ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'' won a handful of Oscars itself, and the controversial ''Film/AIArtificialIntelligence'' saw him taking over directorial reins[[HeAlsoDid Aside from his good friend Creator/StanleyKubrick, who died in mid-production. ''Film/CatchMeIfYouCan'' re-teamed him with Creator/TomHanks from ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'', and became another acclaimed hit.
film]], Spielberg has also done television work. He directed part of the pilot of ''Creator/RodSerling's Series/NightGallery'' as well as a few TV movies in addition to ''Duel'', and has produced television shows such as ''Series/AmazingStories'', ''Series/SeaQuestDSV'', ''Series/{{ER}}'', and ''Series/UnitedStatesOfTara''.
He's also delved into animation. He collaborated with Creator/DonBluth in the1980's 1980s to produce box office successes like ''WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTail'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime'', also starting his own animation studio, Creator/{{Amblimation}}, which would go on to produce the somewhat less successful ''WesternAnimation/WereBackADinosaursStory'', ''WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTail: Fievel Goes West'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{Balto}}''; it and Bluth would be spiritually replaced by Katzenberg's Creator/DreamWorksAnimation (he also had input in DWA's first ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'' movie). He is also known as the executive producer for (and mistakenly believed to have created, thanks to InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt) Creator/WarnerBros Silver Age cartoons ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'', ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'', and some lesser known works, such as ''WesternAnimation/{{Histeria}}''[[note]]an educational sketch show parodying historical figures and events -- and pushing the limits of what can and can't be done on kids' TV, just like ''Animaniacs''[[/note]], ''WesternAnimation/{{Toonsylvania}}'' (one of his first animated projects when he created [=DreamWorks=] Studios), and the much-reviled ''Pinky and the Brain'' spinoff ''WesternAnimation/PinkyElmyraAndTheBrain''.
Spielberg was born on December 18, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Leah (née Posner, later Adler), and Arnold Spielberg. After playing with his father's 8mm camera as a kid, he enrolled in a community college with a small film program and used those connections to get work directing TV episodes, including the pilot episode of ''Series/NightGallery''.[[note]]That ''Night Gallery'' episode turned out to be quite a Hollywood passing of the torch, since the star was none other than Creator/JoanCrawford.[[/note]] He also worked as an assistant at Creator/{{Universal}}'s editorial department, and snooped around on film sets to learn more about the trade [[note]]Creator/CharltonHeston recounted in his autobiography ''In the Arena'' how Spielberg tried several times to infiltrate the set of 1965's ''Film/{{The War Lord|1965}}'', only to be
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Spielberg is also known for being a collaborator with other very popular films including ''Film/{{Poltergeist|1982}}'' and ''Film/TheGoonies'' (a team effort with Creator/RichardDonner and Creator/ChrisColumbus). Even recently he was found working in mega-blockbusters like
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Spielberg went on to make ''Film/{{Hook}}'' in 1991, and ''Film/JurassicPark'' in 1993 (his ''third'' time making the most successful movie of all time), which revolutionized the use of CG animation in film. ''Film/SchindlersList'' in the same year won the Best Picture Oscar and is treasured all over the world to this day, ''Film/SavingPrivateRyan'' won a handful of Oscars itself, and the controversial ''Film/AIArtificialIntelligence'' saw him taking over directorial reins
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Has said that his Oscar awards pale in comparison to the honor of being selected as a bearer of the Olympic Flag in the Salt Lake City games of 2002.
He has been married to Creator/KateCapshaw since 1991, and was married to Creator/AmyIrving from 1985-1989. He has seven children: one son by Irving, two [[Music/SashaSpielberg daughter]]s and a son by Capshaw, an adopted son and daughter with Capshaw, and [[Creator/JessicaCapshaw a stepdaughter]] from Capshaw's previous marriage.
In 2018 he became the first ever director to have his total worldwide box office cross $10 billion.
He has been married to Creator/KateCapshaw since 1991, and was married to Creator/AmyIrving from 1985-1989. He has seven children: one son by Irving, two [[Music/SashaSpielberg daughter]]s and a son by Capshaw, an adopted son and daughter with Capshaw, and [[Creator/JessicaCapshaw a stepdaughter]] from Capshaw's previous marriage.
In 2018 he became the first ever director to have his total worldwide box office cross $10 billion.
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In 1994, he was a co-founder of the studio [[Creator/DreamWorks DreamWorks SKG]] alongside Creator/{{Disney}} studio chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg and record producer David Geffen. Dreamworks and Spielberg (as producer) would later go on to make the first ''VideoGame/MedalOfHonor'' video game, widely regarded as the [=PS1=]'s ''[[VideoGame/GoldenEye1997 GoldenEye]]''. He still runs [[VanityPlate Amblin]] [[Creator/AmblinEntertainment Entertainment]].
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He's also delved into animation. He collaborated with Creator/DonBluth in the 1980's to produce box office successes like ''WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTail'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime'', also starting his own animation studio, Creator/{{Amblimation}}, which would go on to produce the somewhat less successful ''WesternAnimation/WereBackADinosaursStory'', ''WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTail: Fievel Goes West'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{Balto}}''; it and Bluth would be spiritually replaced by Katzenberg's [=DreamWorks=] Animation (he also had input in DWA's first ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}}'' movie). He is also known as the executive producer for (and mistakenly believed to have created, thanks to InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt) Creator/WarnerBros Silver Age cartoons ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'', ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'', and some lesser known works, such as ''WesternAnimation/{{Histeria}}''[[note]]an educational sketch show parodying historical figures and events -- and pushing the limits of what can and can't be done on kids' TV, just like ''Animaniacs''[[/note]], ''WesternAnimation/{{Toonsylvania}}'' (one of his first animated projects when he created [=DreamWorks=] Studios), and the much-reviled ''Pinky and the Brain'' spinoff ''WesternAnimation/PinkyElmyraAndTheBrain''.
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