To mark his 60th birthday, we celebrate the genius of Steven Spielberg by counting down (in no particular order) the greatest moments, amazing stories and monumental impact of the world's greatest film director...
WORDS: Ian Freer and Ross Bennett
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That His Films Are More Parodied Than Anyone Else
Due to his mastery at creating instantly iconic images, no director in history has had his movies parodied with more regularity than Spielberg's. Here are the top 5 parodies of classic Spielberg movies.
Jaws
Airplane! - An aircraft tail cuts through the clouds like a shark fin to Williams famous theme.
For more Jaws parodies see: Caddyshack, The Secret Of My Success, Top Secret, Swingers, Stakeout, The Simpsons (Radio Bart), Clerks, Chasing Amy.
Close Encounters
Independence Day - when Steven Hillier (Will Smith) punches an alien square in the face, he quips "Now that's what I call a close encounter."
For more Close Encounters parodies see: Moonraker, Morons From Outer Space, Toy Story, The Simpsons (Homie The Clown).
Raiders Of The Lost Ark
The Simpsons (Bart's Friend Falls In Love) - the opening of Raiders replayed with Bart going in search of Homer's booby trapped biscuit jar. Genius.
For more Raiders parodies see: King Solomon's Mines, The Big Chill, Antz, A Bug's Life, The Rugrats Movie, Chicken Run, A Close Shave, Raiders Of The Lost Ark: The Adaptation
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace - As everyone now knows, a delegation of E.T.'s can be glimpsed in the Galactic Senate sequence - the senator for this group is known in Star Wars lore as Grebleips (see what they did there?).
For more E.T parodies see: Young Doctors In Love, Gremlins, Airplane 2 The Sequel, The Naked Gun 2 1/2 The Smell Of Fear, The Simpsons (The Springfield Files)
Jurassic Park
Toy Story 2 - As Rex The Dinosaur chases his pals down the toy store aisle, he grows big in the rear-view mirror in a direct parody of the classic t-rex shot.
For more Jurassic Park parodies see: The Naked Gun 33 1/3, Spy Hard, Wayne's World 2, The Simpsons (Bart Gets An Elephant, Itchy & Scratchy Land, Sweet Seymour's Badasssss Song), Animaniacs.
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