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MOTR: The Best of Spielberg

WUNC | By Frank Stasio,
Dana Terry
Published September 19, 2019 at 3:23 PM EDT
It's the movie that made America fall for little Drew Barrymore, but behind the scenes it would help solidify Spielberg as a blockbuster film director and producer.
It's the movie that made America fall for little Drew Barrymore, but behind the scenes it would help solidify Spielberg as a blockbuster film director and producer.
It's the movie that made America fall for little Drew Barrymore, but behind the scenes it would help solidify Spielberg as a blockbuster film director and producer.
It's the movie that made America fall for little Drew Barrymore, but behind the scenes it would help solidify Spielberg as a blockbuster film director and producer.

Steven Spielberg’s work ranges from the gripping war drama “Saving Private Ryan” to the animated series “Pinky and the Brain.” He scared us with “Poltergeist,” and fascinated us with “Jurassic Park.” Spielberg made us laugh at “The Goonies” and cry in “The Color Purple.” Whether writing, producing or directing, Steven Spielberg is one of Hollywood’s elite filmmakers whose name is worth its weight in Oscar gold. This month we want to know about your favorite Spielberg movie?  

Film expertsMarsha GordonandLaura Boyeswill dissect your picks. Submit yours by sending us an e-mail at sot@wunc.org or tweet at us with#SOTmoviefor a chance to be on the show.

The thriller "Jaws"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1fu_sA7XhE

The gripping historical drama "Schindler's List" 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG22XNhtnoY

The zany animated/live action film "Who Framed Roger Rabbit"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpDaNqSXxp0

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Frank Stasio
Longtime NPR correspondent Frank Stasio was named permanent host of The State of Things in June 2006. A native of Buffalo, Frank has been in radio since the age of 19. He began his public radio career at WOI in Ames, Iowa, where he was a magazine show anchor and the station's News Director.
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Dana Terry
Dana is an award-winning producer who began as a personality at Rock 92. Once she started creating content for morning shows, she developed a love for producing. Dana has written and produced for local and syndicated commercial radio for over a decade. WUNC is her debut into public radio and she’s excited to tell deeper, richer stories.
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