Using
his tremendous success as a springboard, DreamWorks SKG was
formed in 1994
Over
the next few years, Spielberg directed and produced a number of
movies that received little recognition, making it appear as if his
career was folding. In 1993, Spielberg proved himself as one of
Hollywood’s elite, as Jurassic Park and Schindlers List
encapsulated the interest of every type of movie-goer and critic,
satisfying the needs of commerce and art alike.
Jurassic Park grossed $100 million in the first 9 days
of release (passing up E.T.’s box office record) and Schindlers
List granted him his first Oscar for Best Director and Best
Picture.
Using
his tremendous success as a springboard, DreamWorks SKG was formed
in 1994. The first new movie studio to form in Hollywood in over 75
years, DreamWorks joined the forces of Spielberg, Jeffery Katzenberg
(formerly with Disney) and David Geffen (of Geffen Records) along
with the backing of numerous outside partners and investors.
DreamWorks promised to be a major force in all forms of
entertainment from movies to music, television and video games. Amistad
was the first film directed by Spielberg under the new DreamWorks
label. Unfortunately, the blockbuster movie Titanic was
released at the same time making it seem as if Amistad was a
big failure, although it didn’t do especially bad at the box
office. More recently, movies such as Deep Impact and Saving
Private Ryan have proven DreamWorks a force to be reckoned with,
along with the overwhelming success of American Beauty, up for 8
Oscars this year.
Steven Spielberg credits much of his success
and happiness to his wife and children
Throughout
the years, Spielberg has been recognized not only by the Academy
Awards, but various other nominations including Golden Globe and
Directors Guild awards. He is also the recipient of the Lifetime
Achievement Award from the American Film Institute and the
prestigious Irving G. Thasberg Award from the Academy of Motion
Picture Arts and Sciences.
Personally,
Spielberg credits much of his success and happiness to his wife and
children. He met actress Cate Capshaw at auditions for “Indiana
Jones and the Temple of Doom” in which she was cast as the leading
role, and the couple married seven years later. The couple has a
total of 7 children (2 adopted and 2 from previous marriages).
As
a major American icon, Spielberg has written, acted in, directed and
or produced many award-winning, top grossing movies of all time,
along with some of the most remembered and loved.
Roger Ebert (Sun-Times film critic) has stated “If
Spielberg never directed another film, his place in movie history
would be secure. No other director has been more successful at the
box office and few have placed more titles on various lists of great
films. No director or producer has ever put together a more popular
body of work. That’s why the movies we’re seeing are made in his
image.”
Steven Spielberg treads a whole new path
While
others are trying to figure out how they can follow in his
footsteps, Spielberg treads a whole new path. Yes indeed, Mr.
Spielberg may have paused for a week or two to recuperate after his
surgery, but his finale’ is nowhere in site. He returned to
DreamWorks on February 14th 2000 to start up on his next
project.
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