Lesson Five Worksheet Name: Class No.

Famous Films about Steven Spielberg

Titles Genres Themes (Topics)
Jaws (1975)

Raiders of the Lost Ark (______)

E. T. (the Extra-Terrestrial): (1982) Drama

The Color Purple (_________) Drama It addresses issues of racial inequality, conflict
and violence between husbands and wives/men
and women, and poverty.
Jurassic Park 3 (1993)

Schindler’s List (1993) Drama

Saving Private Ryan (1999) War

(Hints: Romance, Action-adventure, Horror/Thriller, Drama, Comedy, Science-fiction, Animation, War )

Other works directed by Steven Spielberg: AI, Catch Me If You Can.
Steven Spielberg’s Timeline
1946 On Dec. 18, the first child of Arnold (an electrical engineer) and Leah Posner Spielberg (a onetime
concert pianist), was born in Cincinnati, Ohio

1958 He made his own short films with his dad’s movie camera.
Prop designer:_____________________________
Actors/Actresses: __________________________

1962 He made his first feature-length film, _________________

(a story about mysterious colored lights that appeared in the sky late at night and snatched people for an alien zoo.)
Budget: _____________________________________
Box office (One night gross):____________________
Number of theaters showing it: __________________

1968 His ________-minute film Amblin won awards at _______ and _______ film festivals.
(Love and friendship between two young people who meet in a desert)
The head of Universal’s TV division signed Steven Spielberg to a _____________ contract.

1974 He made his feature film debut with ___________________________________.

(Based on a true news story. It’s a story about a criminal couple breaking free from prison in search of their son. A lot of chase
scenes are involved.)
The film performed __________(excellently/fairly/poorly) at the post office.

1975 A turning point in his career. He made the film Jaws.

Visual effects in the film Jaws are so terrifying that people flocked to theaters ________________.

1981 He won the first Oscar Nomination for ____________ with the film Raiders of the Lost Ark.
There are _______ installments in the series.

1985 He made a more serious movie called _________________________

The film won _______ Academy Award nominations.
Number of the awards the film won: _________________________.

1993 The film Scindler’s List earned him an Academy Award for _____________. The film also won the
Best Picture Academy Award.

2002 Steven receives a ________ _________ in film and electronic arts from California State University
It took him ________ to receive the honor.