Steven Spielberg

Steven Alan Spielberg is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter whose most famous works include ', the ' franchise, ', ', and the animated series .

Spielberg is probably the director who was influenced by the Walt Disney Company the most, as he served as an executive producer on the 1988 Touchstone Pictures film Who Framed Roger Rabbit. He also directed the 2016 film The BFG, which was released on July 1, making it the first Disney movie to be directed by Spielberg. Disney has also owned the Indiana Jones franchise, which Spielberg co-created with George Lucas, since December of 2013. Additionally, he directed the 2015 Touchstone Pictures film Bridge of Spies.

He also pointed out that John Williams' theme of the movie Jaws (which Spielberg directed) was based on the theme of Man from Bambi, as was the main score for , modeled after "When You Wish Upon a Star" from Pinocchio.

He was mentioned in the Lizzie McGuire episode "When Moms Attack" and the Hannah Montana episode "Wherever I Go".

Trivia

 * In some Aladdin episodes, Genie was seen transforming into various characters from some of Spielberg's movies including Indiana Jones, Jaws, and Dr. Alan Grant (played by Sam Neill) from .
 * In Spielberg's 1979 movie , a few clips of Dumbo were seen in a theater, since 1941 was the year Dumbo was produced and released.
 * My Favorite Martian, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, The Rescuers Down Under, and Beverly Hills Chihuahua include actors and guest stars who previously appeared in his movies.
 * In , during the trick-or-treat scene, Yoda was included as a child's Halloween costume.
 * Although it’s made from a separate company, and although Spielberg considers it to be one of his less well-received films, his work on  can be classified as a sequel to Disney’s Peter Pan, due in part to its nostalgic elements.
 * The Mighty Ducks episode; "Jurassic Puck" and the DuckTales (2017 series) episode: "JAW$!" are spoofs of Spielberg's movies, Jurassic Park and Jaws. At the near end of the DuckTales episode, Flintheart Glomgold was seen spoofing Steven Spielberg as well.

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