Ballard, J. G.
Baretto, Bruno
Barry, Gene
Barwood, Hal
Bass, Ron
Beallor, June
Begelman, David
Belson, Jerry
Belushi, John
Benchley, Peter
Berg, Jeff
Berkeley, Busby
Bernstein, Armyan
Big
Big Wednesday
Bluel, Richard
Boam, Jeffrey
Bosnia
Broadcast News
Broken Glass
Bronfman, Edgar, Jr.
Brooks, Albert
Brown, David. See Zanuck and Brown
Burton, Tim
Butler, Bill
C
CAA. See Creative Artists Agency
Caan, James
Cal State University (Long Beach)
Cannes Film Festival
Capshaw, Kate
career of
children of
and Hollywood scene
in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Judaism, converting to
on Katzenberg, Jeff
as nurturing
Spielberg, marriage to
Spielberg, meeting
Spielberg, wooing
on Willie Scott character
Carey, Kathleen
Cariddi D’Oro
Casanova
Casper the Friendly Ghost
Castle, Nick
CGI. See Computer-Generated Imagery
Chemical Bank
China, People’s Republic of
Cimino, Michael
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
autobiographical content
budget
casting
critics’ response
market research
money made
Oscar nominations
script
special effects
Special Edition
Star Wars comparison
themes
Close, Glenn
Coldwater Canyon
Collins, Phil
Color Purple, The
adult themes in
budget
cast of
criticisim of
fan reaction to
money made
Oscar nominations
praise for
script of
Spielberg’s misgivings about directing
and storyboards
as unwise project
Columbia
and Close Encounters of the Third Kind
and E.T.
and 1941
Columbo
Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI)
Connery, Sean
Coppola, Francis Ford
Costner, Kevin
crane shots
Crawford, Joan
Crawley, Tony
Creative Artists Agency (CAA)
Crichton, Michael
Crist, Judith
Crosby, David
Cruise, Tom
Cundey, Dean
D
Dali, Salvador
Daviau, Allen
De Niro, Robert
De Palma, Brian
Dead Poet’s Society
Denby, David
Dennis, Sandy
Diller, Barry
Dinosaurs!
Directors Guild arbitration
Directors Guild honors
Disney
Disney animators
dolly shots
dramatic lighting
Dream Team. See DreamWorks SKG
DreamWorks SKG
animated features, upcoming
beginnings
Disney reaction
investors
profit sharing
Star Wars 4
strengths and weaknesses of founders
studio
viability
Dreyfuss, Richard
in Always
in Close Encounters of the Third Kind
on Irving, Amy
in Jaws
on Spielberg
Duel
E
Earth 2
Eastwood, Clint
Eckstien, George
Eder, Shirley
Eisner, Michael
El Dorado: Cortez and the City of Gold
Elliot (in E.T.). See Thomas, Henry
Emmy nominations
Empire of the Sun
box office failure
child actor
critics’ response
filming
Oscar nominations
screenplay
Spielberg’s transition
themes
Empire Strikes Back, The
Escape to Nowhere
E.T.—The Extraterrestrial
autobiographical content
box office
critics’ response
merchandising
Oscars
sequel
special effects
suburbia in
Thomas, Henry
video
“Experiences” (short story)
F
Family Dog
Family Ties
Far Pavilions, The
father. See Spielberg, Arnold
Fellowship of the Academy Award (Britain)
Fenton, Mike
Festival du Cinema Fantastique
Fields, Betram
Fields, Verna
Fiennes, Ralph
Fievel Goes West
film as visual medium
film festivals
filmmaking as exorcism
filmmaking, power of
films. See specific titles
Firelight
Flintstones, The
Ford, Harrison
and Big
in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
in Raiders of the Lost Ark
in sequels
Ford, John
Forrest Gump
Four in One
Fox, Michael J.
franchises, movie
Franklin, Gary
Full Disclosure
G
Gale, Bob
Gandhi
Garr, Teri
Gary, Lorraine (Mrs. Sid Sheinberg)
Gates, Bill
Geffen, David
on Disney
in DreamWorks SKG
Ghost
Gibson, Mel
go-motion
Goldberg, Whoopi
Goodman, John
Goonies
Gottlieb, Carl
Grand Pris
Gremlins
Guffey, Cary
Gunsmore
Guy Named Joe, A
H
Hackman, Gene
hand-held camera, use of
Hanks, Tom
Hart, Jim V.
Hawks, Howard
Hawn, Goldie
Heaven’s Gate
Hepburn, Audrey
Heston, Charlton
high-concept movie
Hoffman, Dennis
Hoffman, Dustin
in Hook
in Rainman
Hollywood
Holocaust
commercial risk of subject
and current events
and Spielbergs
survivors (see also Shoah Foundation)
Honeysuckle Rose
honors. See awards
Hook
cast
children
commercial success
critics’ response
script
sets and soundstages
shooting delays
superstar collisions
Hooper, Tobe
Hope and Glory
Hoskins, Bob
Hunter, Holly
Hurricane Iniki
I
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
ICM
Indiana Jones. see also Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade; Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom; Raiders of the Lost Ark.
character
idea for series
Nazis in films
sequel, possibility of fourth
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Busby Berkeley sequence in
children in
critics on
shooting of
Spielberg’s criticism of
Innerspace
insects
Irving Thalberg Memorial Award
Irving, Amy
Amazing Stories
career with Spielberg
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
competitive spirit
divorce from Spielberg
Honeysuckle Rose
ice princess image
marriage
motherhood
parents
post-Spielberg life
Spielberg, relationship with
Rumpelstiltskin
Who Shot Roger Rabbit
J
Jackson, Michael
Jaglom, Henry
Japanese characters
Jaws
box office
cast
compared to Close Encounters of the Third Kind
critics’ response
high concept
Oscar nomination
reshooting and re-editing
script
sequels
shooting difficulties
Spielberg on success
Spielberg’s inability to watch
theme of menacing force
Joe Versus the Volcano
Johnson, Brad
Jones, Quincy
Jurassic Park
editing during Schindler’s List
Oscar nominations for
as sequel to Jaws
sequel upcoming
shooting of
success of
K
Kael, Pauline
Kasdan, Lawrence
Katzenberg, Jeff
at Disney
and DreamWorks SKG
Ke Huy Quan
Keneally, Thomas
Kennedy, Kathleen
Kershner, Irvin
Kingsley, Ben
Klein, Calvin
Kleptomania
Krumholtz, Richard and Lola
Kushell, Karen
L
Landau, Martin
Landis, John
Last Crusade. See Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Lawrence of Arabia
Lean, David
and Amazing Stories
and Empire of the Sun interest
praising Duel
Spielberg’s admiration for
Levinson and Link
Levinson, Barry
Levinson, Richard. See Levinson and Link
Lew Wasserman Foundation. See also Wasserman, Lew
Link, William. See Levinson and Link
Lion King, The
Little Mermaid, The
Love Story
Lucas, George
career
deal-making, financial
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
in mousepack
Spielberg, praise for
Spielberg, working with (Raiders of the Lost Ark)
Star Wars
on success
violence in his films
Lucasberger
Luedtke, Kurt
Lustig, Branko
M
Madonna
Majors, Lee
Marcus Welby, MD
Marlow, David
Marmo, Malia Scotch
Marshall, Frank
Marshall, Penny
Martha’s Vineyard
Marvin, Lee
Matheson, Richard
Mathison, Melissa
Mazda Miata
MCA. See also Universal Studios
McElwaine, Guy
McGavin, Darren
McMyler, Pamela
Medavoy, Mike
Mengele, Dr.
merchandising
E.T.
Hook
influence on movies
Jaws, lack of
Spielberg’s profits from
Metty, Russell
Meyjes, Menno
Michael, Phillips
Milius, John
1941
career
profit point in Star Wars
Miller, Arthur
Mission: Impossible
Modigliani
Molen, Gerald
Moll, James
Monet, Claude
Morrow, Vic
mother. See Adler, Leah
mousepack
Movie Brats, The
Movie franchises
Murren, Dennis
Myles, Lynda
N
Name of the Game, The
Napier, John
Native Americans
Nazis
childhood stories of
depiction in Spielberg films. See also Neo-Nazis; Schindler’s List; Shoah Foundation
NBC
Neeson, Liam
Nelson, Craig T.
Neo-Nazis
New Yorker
Newman, Harry
Newman, Paul
Newsweek
Nicholson, Jack
Nielsens
Night Gallery
1941
box office
budget
critics’ response
failure of
real-life incident
reworking
sneak previews
Spielberg’s misgivings
studio mistreatment
O
Ovitz, Michael
Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law
P
Pacific Palisades
Pacino, Al
Paramount
Pennino, Frank
Perry, George
Peter Pan
Pfeiffer, Michelle
Phantom of the Opera
Phillips, Julia
Pittman, Carl
Polish government
Pollack, Sydney
Poltergeist
as autobiography
cast
design by Spielberg
Spielberg’s childhood fears in
studio marketing strategy for
suburbia in
preview audiences
for Jaws
for Hook
for Raiders of the Lost Ark
Spielberg use of
Price, Frank
Prince of Egypt, The
prizes. See awards
product placement
profit percentage points
Psychiatrist, The
Pye, Michael
R
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Allen, Karen
boulder scene
box office
criticism of characters
financial demands, unprecendented
idea for film
franchise
merchandising
Oscar nominations
Paramount stock
penny-pinching
sequels
serial format
violence
Rainman
Rambaldi, Carlo
rats
Redford, Robert
Richards, Dick
Rifkin, Arnold
Righteous Persons Foundation
Robbins, Matthew
Roberts, Julia
Rockwell, Norman
Rolling Stone
Ross, Gary
Ross, Steve
Rumpelstiltskin
Ryan, Meg
S
Sackler, Howard
Salamon, Julie
Saturday matinee serials
Savage
>
Scheider, Roy
Schindler, Emilie (wife)
Schindler, Oskar
Schindler’s List
commercial risk of
criticism of
as departure for Spielberg
emotional difficulty of shooting
Holocaust survivors visiting
optimism in
Oscars
realism of
script for
and Spielberg’s Jewish roots
Spielberg’s reasons for tackling.
See also Holocaust, survivors; Righteous Persons Foundation; Schindlerjuden; Shoah Foundation
Schindler’s List (novel)
Schindlerjuden
Schrader, Paul
Scorsese, Martin
Scottsdale, Arizona
seaQuest DSV
Seidelman, Susan
serial format. See Saturday matinee serials
Selleck, Tom
Semel, Terry
Serling, Rod
sharks
Shaw, Robert
Sheinberg, Sid
and DreamWorks SKG
praising Jaws
rejecting Spielberg’s screenplays
and Schindler’s List
and Spielberg’s first contact
Shoah Foundation
database
founding
goal
idea for recording testimony
interviewing process
survivor-volunteers. See also Holocaust, survivors; Schindler’s List
Shoah. See Holocaust
Silence of the Lambs
Silver, Chuck
Simpson, Don
Siskel, Gene
60 Minutes
Smith, Maggie
Something Evil
Sony
special effects
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
E.T.
Jurrassic Park
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Spielberg, Anne (sister). See also Spielberg, Steven: sisters, relationship with
Spielberg, Arnold (father)
career
relationship with son
Spielberg, Max (son)
birth
and Capshaw, Kate
and divorce
and family business
Spielberg, Nancy (sister). See also Spielberg, Steven: sisters, relationship with
Spielberg, Sasha (daughter)
Spielberg, Sawyer (son)
Spielberg, Steven. See also Spielberg, Steven, career; Spielberg, Steven, works
acting classes for
on action movies
actors, on working with
Auchwitz, reaction to
and audience
desire for
movie experience of
and special effects
as auteur
in Boy Scouts
as businessman
and Capshaw, Kate (see also Capshaw, Kate)
children with
hanky panky
marriage
meeting
on career peaks
as child-artist
childhood
cinematography
directing
8 mm films
exhibiting movies
learning film was power
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