My Dad took me to see John Carpenter's The Thing at the drive in when it came out. Loved it, couldn't get enough. I saw Poltergeist in the theater too, terrified me. Rating standards were so different in the 70s and 80s. The original Bad News Bears was G rated I believe.
Jaws.....the summer I became a beach bather instead of a body surfer in OC Md.
I feel like you were writing about my movie experiences growing up and with my own kids. Spot on
My Dad took me to see John Carpenter's The Thing at the drive in when it came out. Loved it, couldn't get enough. I saw Poltergeist in the theater too, terrified me. Rating standards were so different in the 70s and 80s. The original Bad News Bears was G rated I believe.
You forgot Spielberg also directed, pre-Jaws, a segment of the Night Gallery pilot!
There's "forgot" and then there's "worth mentioning." It was the latter. I wasn't going to put his whole CV down for a throwaway line.
Ah, but Joan Crawford! That segment is still a classic.