Captain Wild Bill Kelso (John Belushi) in 1941
The Big Picture In 1979, Steven Spielberg was getting his start as one of Hollywood's most powerful young directors. After bursting onto the scene in 1975 with the box office record-breaking Jaws, and earning his first Oscar nomination for helming 1977's highly successful Close Encounters of the Third Kind, it appeared the sky was the limit for the filmmaker.
Release Date December 14, 1979 Director Steven Spielberg Cast Dan Aykroyd , Ned Beatty , John Belushi , Lorraine Gary , Murray Hamilton Runtime 118 Minutes Stanley Kubrick Thought '1941' Would've Worked Better As A Drama Steven Spielberg first met Stanley Kubrick in 1980, kicking off a years-long friendship and creative collaboration that would culminate with A.I. Artificial Intelligence after the latter's untimely death in 1999.
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