15 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About Spielberg Movies

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15 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About Spielberg Movies
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Somehow, a movie that centers on a mosquito sucking blood got the whole “sucking blood” part totally wrong. Anyway, Here’s the full story, plus 14 others:

Jaws

When John Williams shared his idea for the Jaws score, Spielberg laughed. AFL It was just two notes, so Spielberg thought it was a joke. He played it until I stopped laughing. CRACKED.COM

Source: BBC

E.T.

E.T. started out as a horror film about aliens who kill. It was called Night Skies, and featured aliens who killed people by touching them with long fingers. Before shooting, Spielberg decided that was too dark and totally changed the tone.

Source: TIME

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,

Source: NPR

Raiders of the Lost Ark

They used cayenne pepper for the plane fight in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Spielberg didn't want blood splashing around when Marion shoots the truckload of Nazis who arrive at the end, so he asked for a sort of mist, a dust feel. The only thing they could get for

Source: LATimes

Klaus Kinski

Klaus Kinski turned down a role in Raiders of the Lost Ark. He said no because the script was, according to him, moronically s**tty. CRACKED.COM

Source: Salon

The Jaws shark was named after Spielberg's lawyer. The crew called him Bruce, after Bruce Ramer. CRACKED.COM

Source: NPR

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