30 Easter Eggs and Behind-the-Scenes Facts About Steven Spielberg Movies Worth Phoning Home About

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30 Easter Eggs and Behind-the-Scenes Facts About Steven Spielberg Movies Worth Phoning Home About
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What can we say about a man who’s given us over five decades of complete bangers? Not much that would sufficiently do Mr. Spielberg justice, we can assure you that. 

Hopefully he’ll someday catch a glimpse of this list, appreciate the fact that we appreciate his many awesome movies and use it as a walk down memory lane. 

So if you happen to see this, Steven, have fun reminiscing on some cool behind-the-scenes moments from your life as a filmmaker.

The First Summer Blockbuster

If you love (or hate) summer blockbusters, you can thank Jaws for it. Before Jaws got released, summer was considered a dead period for movie releases - and Jaws was the first ever summer blockbuster. CRACKED.COM

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The Jaws Easter Egg in Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park Dennis Nedry is watching Jaws. Instead of working, Nedry is playing a movie about toothy animals eating people. Really, he should have seen it coming. CRACKED.COM

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Jaws’ Reshoots

MOVIES SAVED BY RESHOOTS JAWS FROM LAUGHS TO SCREAMS. After audiences laughed at the cheap-looking shark, Steven Spielberg took a less is more approach to build suspense, and added character beats that spoke about how scary the shark is. You know what they say: Tell, don't show. CRACKED

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His Light Beef with Julia Roberts

Behind-the-scenes feuds Hook Julia Roberts vs Steven Spielberg Roberts' personal drama apparently seeped onto the set, which led Spielberg to say that while she was a good actress, he wouldn't work with her again. Roberts felt hurt, and they indeed haven't worked again since. CRACKED.COM

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Robin Williams’ Helping Hand During Schindler’s List

Steven Spielberg Movies Schindler's List Robin Williams helped Spielberg endure the experience. Filming the movie was emotionally grueling for Spielberg, so he would regularly talk on the phone with Williams, after having befriended him while filming Hook. As Spielberg remembers, Williams would do 15 minute of stand-up to make him laugh. CRACKED.COM

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His Box-Office Records

Steven Spielberg Movies THE EATH NOSAURS RULED Spielberg broke his own record. Before Titanic, Avatar, or Avengers: Endgame, Jurassic Park was the highest grossing movie ever. Even before that, the record belonged to another Spielberg movie: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. CRACKED.COM

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Richard Attenborough in Jurassic Park

JURASSIC WORLD Gardy à better then sen new study! RS JURASSIC PARK BROUGHT RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH OUT OF RETIREMENT. Steven Spielberg convinced the lauded actor to be in the movie after a 14-year absence from the big screen. His previous film was 1979's The Human Factor. CRACKED.COM

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Jurassic Park

Sound designer Gary Rydstrom asked a friend to contribute to the raptor's voice in Jurassic Park. His friend showed up at the studio, and Rydstrom asked You make any weird sounds? The friend did make a sound with his throat, and Rydstrom spliced it with the sounds of African cranes,

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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Sean Connery gets shot with James Bond's gun. When Walter Donovan shoots Indy's dad, he uses Bond's signature handgun- a Walther PPK. (Also, Donovan is played by Julian Glover, who was a Bond villain in For Your Eyes Only).

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Schindler’s List

Schindler's List earned almost 15 times as much money as it cost to make. But Steven Spielberg accepted no payment. Calling it blood money, the director instead his earnings to a Jewish foundation.

The Temple of Doom

The tone of Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom was influenced by Steven Spielberg's break-up and George Lucas's divorce. We were not in a good mood

Frank Abagnale

Frank Abagnale, the con artist whose exploits were the basis for Catch Me If You Can, said the book was highly inaccurate and exaggerated. catch me CR

Wayne Knight in Jurassic Park

Wayne Knight's sweaty face made him perfect for Jurassic Park. Steven Spielberg cast Knight as the villain Dennis Nedry after seeing him in Basic Inst

The Lost World

Steven Spielberg confessed that his cockiness made The Lost World: Jurassic Park a lackluster film. The director told The New York Times that his best

Indiana Jones’ Style

Indiana Jones owes his sense of style to Deborah Nadoolman Landis. CRACKED.COM Steven Spielberg handpicked Landis to design Indiana Jones's iconic loo

Saving Private Ryan

saving private ryan DURING THE SCENE WHERE THE ALLIED SOLDIERS SHOOT SURRENDERING GERMAN SOLDIERS AT THE END OF THE OMAHA BEACH INVASION, ONE OF THEM

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