May 31, 2011 its december of 1941, and the people of california are in varying states of unease, ranging from a sincere desire to defend the country to virtual blind panic in the wake of the japanese attack. Thus begin several story threads that comprise the plot of this strange period comedy, a sort of satirical disaster movie, from steven spielberg. Our story is set in the hollywood hills just before christmas 1941. He is considered one of the founding pioneers of the new hollywood era, as well as one of the most popular directors and producers in film history. The film was not much successful as steven spielbergs used to but it gets belated recognition expanded version of home video reissues. Steven spielberg movies available on netflix whats on netflix.
Its not fair to say steven spielberg s 1941 lacks pacing. He has an extraordinary number of commercially successful and critically acclaimed credits to his name, either as a director, producer or writer since launching the summer. Steven spielberg movies available on netflix whats on. Raiders of the lost ark 1981 screenplay by lawrence kasdan read the screenplay. The most commercially successful filmmaker in hollywood history, steven spielberg was born december 18, 1946, in cincinnati, oh. As well as directing, steven has 167 producer credits and is one of the wealthiest filmmakers in the world. This auction is for an original german a3 movie poster from 1979 for the movie 1941 s tarring dan aykroyd, ned beatty, john belushi, lorraine gary, murray hamilton, christopher lee, tim matheson, toshiro mifune, warren oates, robert stack, and treat williams. His previous two films, 1975s jaws and 1977s close encounters of the. I thought it was funny in certain scenes back then, but my date laughed most of the way through the movie and she thought it was hilarious. Bobby di cicco christopher lee dan aykroyd david lander dianne kay dick miller dub taylor eddie deezen elisha cook jr. One of the most influential personalities in the history of cinema, steven spielberg is hollywoods best known director and one of the wealthiest filmmakers in the world. Oct 02, 2014 steven spielberg on the set of 1941 i really thought it would be a great opportunity to break a lot of furniture.
The japanese attack on pearl harbor causes mass panic in california. Song donnas obsession birkheads pitch from 1941 john williams 1979 universal pictures film music. Steven spielberg, american movie director and producer whose filmswhich ranged from sciencefiction fare, including close encounters of the third kind 1977 and e. Playing as both an exciting scifi adventure and a remarkable portrait of childhood, steven spielbergs touching tale of a homesick alien remains a piece of movie magic for young and old. Spielberg started in hollywood directing television and several minor theatrical releases. While shooting of the film many scenes are too noisy that the crew was not able to hear directors cut so steven spielberg had to fire from a prop machine gun in the air to stop action. I have isolated these scenes for myself and to share. Ward douglas ned beatty, a civilian willing to help with the american war effort at any cost. Kelso john belushi stops for some provisions at a gas station, but loses his plane. Jun 01, 2015 spielberg himself admits that the movie wasnt what he hoped it would be and 1941 remains largely a footnote in spielbergs extensive and, otherwise, wonderful career. Its not fair to say steven spielbergs 1941 lacks pacing. It was directed by steven spielberg and was written by two friends bob gale and robert zemeckis and starred john belushi, ned beatty and dan aykroyd.
If i could give it 0 out of 10, i would, but imdb forces me to give it at least a 1. Steven spielberg, in full steven allan spielberg, born december 18, 1946, cincinnati, ohio, u. Original 1979 1941 steven spielberg cult classic john belushi. Menacing flying saucers attack the citizens of a town. With toshiro mifune, christopher lee, susan backlinie, bobby di cicco, perry lang. Regarding financial success the movie 1941 earned 3 times revenue of the budget of the movie. Feb 18, 2007 i met john belushi, dan akroid, john candy, frank mcrae, and plenty of other celebritys on the set of the movie 1941 when i was 17 years old. Each film should stand on the merit of its own making without having to be compared to other films. Among them are wild bill kelso john belushi, a crazed national guard pilot. Frank tree dan aykroyd, a patriotic, straightlaced tank crew commander. It would be any directors worst film, and is quite possibly the worst film i have ever seen and ive seen a lot of them.
Steven spielberg born december 18, 1946 is an american director, producer, and screenwriter. Steven spielberg films screenplay collection download pdf. A young couple moves into a farmhouse in rural pennsylvania. A wildly underated wildly funny classic steven spielberg movie with an all star cast giving. After the unholy success of jaws and ce3k, spleenbergs ego swelled out of control to deliver the overkill of 1941. On the other hand, 40 years ago also gave us a notable and quite infamous wwiiset comedy, steven spielbergs 1941. Find movie and film cast and crew information for 1941 1979 steven spielberg on allmovie. He is also one of the cofounders of dreamworks studios in a career spanning more than four decades, spielbergs films have spanned many themes and genres.
Directed by steven spielberg, the film is full of gags and stunts and familiar actors faces from the 1970s comedy and drama programs. The diorama was built for the imodeler at the movies group build. A lifelong cinema buff, he began directing his first short movies while still a child, later studying film at. The scene was made from several screen grabs from the movie. A wildly underated wildly funny classic steven spielberg movie with an all star cast giving their out and out best. He is considered one of the founding pioneers of the new hollywood era and one of the most popular directors and producers in film history.
Its december of 1941, and the people of california are in varying states of unease, ranging from a sincere desire to defend the country to virtual blind panic in the wake of the japanese attack. Steven spielbergs movies, ranked worst to best rolling stone. This steven spielberg directors collection bluray bundle includes the following titles, duel the sugarland express jaws 1941 e. Steven spielberg directors collection steven spielberg directors collection bluray delivers great video and superb audio in this excellent bluray release. The poster, which measures approximately 12 x 17 is in very good condition, rolled and never used. Hysterical californians prepare for a japanese invasion in the days after pearl harbor. Spielberg himself admits that the movie wasnt what he hoped it would be and 1941 remains largely a footnote in spielbergs extensive and, otherwise, wonderful career. Spielbergs career has spanned more than 40 years with an amazing 57 directing credits so far since his first 1959 movie the last gun. John belushi gave a stellar performance as he did in national lampoons animal house and the blues brothers. After japans attack on pearl harbor, residents of california descend into a wild panic, afraid that they might be the next target.
That sounds like an absurd thing to say, given the sheer amount of humor in, say, e. The film is loosely based on a true event in which a japanese submarine surfaced off the california coast, setting off a brief wave of panic. Awesomely bad movies steven spielberg s 1941 youtube. The movie relentlessly throws gags at us until were dizzy. The extraterrestrial 1982 screenplay by melissa mathison read the screenplay. The whole idea that we wrote a scene for toshiro mifune. Billed as a comedy spectacle, steven spielbergs 1941 is long on spectacle, but short on comedy. Apr, 2016 directed by steven spielberg, the film is full of gags and stunts and familiar actors faces from the 1970s comedy and drama programs. Steven spielbergs war spoof full of hysterics solzy at the. With john belushi, dan aykroyd, treat williams, nancy allen. Patrick mcnamara joe flaherty john belushi john candy jordan brian kerry sherman lionel stander lorraine gary lucille benson michael mckean murray hamilton nancy allen ned beatty patti lupone.
A bravura setpiece where a jitterbug contest devolves into a full on riot provides a welcome reminder of spielberg s stylistic genius and theres a nice intergenerational meeting of the crazies where belushis wacko pilot connects with warren oates insane officer but otherwise 1941 is a neartotal disaster. A lifelong cinema buff, he began directing his first short movies. He went on to become the enormously successful and academy awardwinning director of. Led by some of the biggest names in comedy at the time, 1941 is steven spielbergs most underrated film of all time. Steven spielberg was an amateur filmmaker as a child. Critics hated steven spielbergs 1979 comedy 1941, but its since gained cult status.
If scream comedy is your thing, then this is your movie. Steven spielberg is my favorite director, but clearly 1941 is his worst film. Its december of 1941, and the people of california are in varying states of unease. Everything is scratch built except for the hasegawa p40e and the cab of the wespe models ford 917, converted to a 1939 ford pickup truck. The films of steven spielberg part 6 1941 1979 youtube. T the extraterrestrial 1982, to historical dramas, notably schindlers list 1993 and saving private. John belushi, dan aykroyd, lorraine gary, christopher lee, ned beatty, steven spielberg. He is also one of the cofounders of dreamworks studios. Something in the water 1941 111 movie clip 1979 hd. Original 1979 1941 movie poster steven spielberg cult classic. Its december of 1941, and the people of california are in varying states of unease, ranging from a sincere desire to defend the country to virtual blind panic in the wake of the japanese attack on pearl harbor.
Screenplay by steven spielberg read the screenplay. Mar 06, 2018 spielbergs career has spanned more than 40 years with an amazing 57 directing credits so far since his first 1959 movie the last gun. A business commuter is pursued and terrorized by the malevolent driver of a massive tractortrailer. Its an attempt at that most tricky of genres, the blockbuster comedy, and it tries so hard to dazzle us that we want a break. Steven spielberg on the set of 1941 i really thought it would be a great opportunity to break a lot of furniture. I met john belushi, dan akroid, john candy, frank mcrae, and plenty of other celebritys on the set of the movie 1941 when i was 17 years old.
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