The Fabelmans with Steven Spielberg and Paul Thomas Anderson (Ep. 388)
The Director’s Cut - A DGA Podcast
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Private Ryan's Opening, the Greatest Show on Earth
The first movie I ever saw was the greatest show on earth. My parents thought they were taking me to it, you know, a family safe film. But there's a Jimmy Stewart plays a clown accused of murder and there's another murder in the movie. And I was completely freaked out. Plus it was a betrayal. We stood in line for about two hours in Philadelphia. It was two hours in the cold to see this movie. That was the first story I ever told Tony. And Tony said that has to be the opening.
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