Article-I.D.: orstcs.7800037
Posted: Wed Aug  7 01:29:00 1985
Date-Received: Mon, 12-Aug-85 06:34:11 EDT
Organization: Oregon State University - Corvallis, OR
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Nf-From: orstcs!richardt    Aug  5 21:29:00 1985

Two great fallacies about Spielberg movies:

	1) All that Steven Spielberg touches turns to gold.

		In evidence agianst this, I would like to mention
		"~The Sugarland Express" (something like that),
		which was one of SS's earlier films and went over
		like a lead balloon.  There may have been some
		extenuating circumstances:  "Sugarland" was based,
		very closely, upon a true story.  An interesting 
		thing: after this flopped, it took SS a long time to 
		get anyone to even think about hiring him.

	2) SS has never had a major female character.  Although Princess
	   Leia is not exactly Kate Hepburn, she isn't all sweetness
	   and light either.  Much of her problem stems from Hollywood 
	   typescripting.  However, in "Sugarland" SS had Goldie Hawn
	   playing the main character, who happened to have a very
	   strong personality.  This also may have had something to
	   do with the film's short life.  The funny thing is,
	   "Sugarland" is re-run fairly often on late-night T.V., esp. CBS

						orstcs!richardt
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