Steven Spielberg Was Impressed By Back to the Future’s Scrapped Time Machine Idea, Used It Later in His Critically Panned $790M Film

Steven Spielberg Was Impressed By Back to the Future’s Scrapped Time Machine Idea, Used It Later in His Critically Panned $790M Film

One of the most well-known and significant filmmakers, producers, and screenwriters of all time is Steven Spielberg. He has directed several timeless films, such as Jaws, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Schindler’s List, and Jurassic Park. Moreover, Spielberg is one of the highest-grossing directors of all time, and his works have brought in more than $10 billion worldwide.

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Despite having helmed some of the greatest films the Hollywood industry has ever produced, Steven Spielberg frequently found himself in awe of other ideas and films. The director was especially amazed by Back to the Future and how the movie played around the time machine and time travel. He even appreciated the script and the implementation of the time machine.

Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg

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Steven Spielberg Had a Major Hand in Back to the Future

Filmmaker Steven Spielberg is well known for his diverse talent and has helmed classic films, which are supported by his countless honors and appreciations. Being a master of narrative, he skillfully combines action, drama, and passion to enthrall audiences throughout.

Spielberg has had a significant impact on the cinema industry, influencing popular culture and developing ground-breaking methods. He is widely recognized as one of the most influential and successful directors in movie history, creating a lasting impression on the craft of filmmaking with his countless award-winning productions.

Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg

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The famous time machine from the Back to the Future films was a favorite of Steven Spielberg’s. Although he didn’t direct the films, he was a key contributor to their production. The first movie, which was released in 1985, was produced in part by Spielberg through his business, Amblin Entertainment.

The movie’s blend of adventure, humor, and heart is clear evidence of Spielberg’s influence; elements frequently associated with his own work. With its unique gull-wing doors, flux capacitor, and time-traveling capabilities, the DeLorean time machine has developed into an enduring symbol of the franchise and an essential component of popular culture.

Steven Spielberg Used the Idea in an Indiana Jones Film

Steven Spielberg directed Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which did contain a scene in which Indiana Jones hides to evade a nuclear explosion in a refrigerator lined with lead. Both for its originality and for its lack of realism in terms of science, this scene has received accolades.

The involvement of Steven Spielberg in Back to the Future and the following usage of a similar concept in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull are two distinct events, although Spielberg’s creative impact can be seen in both. He used this idea because this script got scrapped in Back to the Future due to its high risk and impractical ness.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

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Spielberg has won several awards and accolades during his time in the industry. Some of them are the Academy Awards, Primetime Emmy Awards, BAFTA Awards, Golden Globes, and many others.

Source: Legends Revealed

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Written by Rajdeep Majumder

Rajdeep Majumder is a maniac for cold coffee besides being an avid CoD enthusiast and a student of Computer Science. On top of a budding investment in music and pop culture, Rajdeep now has an accumulated interest in the world of film and television. As an aspiring content writer, he can now boast of more than 400 published articles on FandomWire under his byline. Looking ahead, he can envision himself backpacking across Europe within 1 years’ time.

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