Spielberg

TV Movie
2017
TV-MA
2h 27m

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A documentary on Steven Spielberg, filmmaker. Includes interviews with relatives, film critics, peers and people who have worked with him.A documentary on Steven Spielberg, filmmaker. Includes interviews with relatives, film critics, peers and people who have worked with him.A documentary on Steven Spielberg, filmmaker. Includes interviews with relatives, film critics, peers and people who have worked with him.

Director
- Susan Lacy
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.7/10

8.5K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Susan Lacy
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 3 nominations total

Trivia
Around 30 hours of interviews with Steven Spielberg were shot.

Goofs
A clip of "Wayne's World 2" (1993) that parodies "Jurassic Park" is incorrectly labeled as "Wayne's World" (1992). The first "Wayne's World" film could not have included a parody of "Jurassic Park," since "Jurassic Park" had not yet been filmed when "Wayne's World" was released in 1992. The end credits, however, correctly identify the clip as being from the sequel.

Quotes
Herself - Film Critic: He speaks cinema as if it's his native language.

Connections
Features Today (1952)

Soundtracks
Original Score Excerpt from the Motion Picture 'The BFG'
Music Composed and Conducted by John Williams
Courtesy of Amblin Partners

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Review

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8/10

An Ode to the Master Filmmaker

This HBO documentary, directed by Susan Lacy, at nearly two and a half hours long , is really an ode to one of the master filmmakers of all time Steven Spielberg.

For movie buffs, like myself, the film can be mind boggling as the incredible list of Spielberg movies over the decades is documented. He will give his personal view of what went into each movie, and there are many behind-the-scenes details offered by his fellow artists and collaborators.

As other reviewers have noted, the praise heaped upon him in the doc can get to be overdone as the film progresses. Also, I would have liked to have heard what Spielberg thought of the many actors who, over the years, helped make his films so special, but there's virtually none of that here.

Overall though, to get to relive some of these great movies and to get lots of insight into what makes this genius of the cinema tick, was certainly worth the price of admission for me.