The Baton: A John Williams Musical Journey
TV & Film:Film History
Was Steven Spielberg's "1941" an elaborate prank to see how far he could go with making movies, or did he really set out to make a genuine comedy? It appears to be the latter, though there are not many laughs to be had in this disjointed film set one week after the Pearl Harbor bombing. Spielberg was not the only culprit for this misaligned film. Host Jeff Commings gives a little history on the collaboration between screenwriters Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale, and gives a possible reason why Spielberg made this his follow-up to "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." John Williams came along for the ride as well, and came out largely unscathed thanks to a march-style theme for John Belushi's character that has become more popular than the film. But the numerous re-edits meant a major butchering of Williams' score to the point that parts are disjointed.
Episode 94 - Catch Me If You Can
Episode 93 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Episode 92 - Minority Report
Episode 91 - Attack of the Clones
Episode 90 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Episode 89 - AI Artificial Intelligence
Episode 88 - The Patriot
Episode 87 - Angela's Ashes
Episode 86 - The Phantom Menace
Episode 85 - Stepmom
Episode 84 - Saving Private Ryan
Episode 83 - Amistad
Episode 82 - Seven Years in Tibet
Episode 81 - The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Episode 80 - Rosewood
Episode 79 - Sleepers
Episode 78 - Nixon
Episode 77 - Sabrina
Episode 76 - Schindler's List
Episode 75 - Jurassic Park
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