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Since Duel in 1971, Spielberg has directed an unparalleled run of
record-breaking movies that include action films and sci-fi epics as
well as serious historical themes
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Jaws, Spielberg's
1975 shock-
horror film about
a rogue shark,
scared the wits
out of audiences
and made Spielberg's
name. It was seen
as a mark of his
camera technique
and editing skills
that he could make
a star of a 40ft
rubber fish
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With the 1980
release of Raiders
of the Lost Ark,
Spielberg set
aside the
brooding menace
of Duel and Jaws
to demonstrate a
lighter touch. The
film's roaring
success was due
to a combination
of breathtaking
locations and
special effects,
together with a
slick script
perfectly played
by Harrison Ford
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E.T - The Extra-
Terrestrial -
Spielberg's
sentimental
fantasy about an
alien stranded on
Earth, grossed a
staggering $350m
worldwide. The
cute figure of E.T
alone cost $1.5m
to create.
Spielberg did not
begrudge the
money, joking
that Marlon
Brando would
have cost three
times the price
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By the Eighties
Spielberg was the
most bankable
director in
Hollywood and
was free to
pursue any
project he chose.
His 1985 film The
Color Purple
surprised
audiences with its
content, but was
well received
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Compared to the
success of Gremlins
and Back To The
Future, Hook was
not a big hit.
Spielberg's run
of hits seemed to
have come to an
end. Many felt
that his remake
of Peter Pan was
in any case
superfluous:
Spielberg had
already made one
fairytale, and it's
name was ET
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Despite more than 40 films and over $4 billion in box-office
receipts, he retains a healthy perspective on his movie career:
"Failure is inevitable. Success is elusive"
#
Jurassic Park
marked a return
to record-
breaking form for
Spielberg. The
computer-
generated special
effects were
enough to amaze
the most jaded
movie-goer, and
the result was
an epidemic of
dinosaur fever
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Spielberg said of
Schindler's List: "I
have experienced
so much success
that I now feel
more of a
responsibility to
put something
back by talking
through film, not
just laughing
through film"
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After five Oscar nominations for Best Director Spielberg finally won
the award in 1993 for Schindler's List. The film conferred on him a
critical status equal to his financial one. "Schindler's List is the
first time I have told the truth about myself and what I believe in."
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In an age dominated by television and video, Spielberg has
consistently stretched the imagination and the expectations of the
viewing public. "I always think of the audience when I'm directing,"
he said, "because I am the audience."
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