The Fabelmans

The Fabelmans (2022)

Timing: 2:31 (151 min)

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Release date

2022-11-11

Country

United States

Production

Amblin Entertainment, Reliance Entertainment

Genre

Drama, Comedy

Budget

$40 000 000

Revenue

$45 614 213

Website

https://www.thefabelmans.movie

Director

Steven Spielberg

Actors

Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Gabriel LaBelle, Mateo Zoryan Francis-DeFord, Keeley Karsten, Alina Brace, Julia Butters, Birdie Borria, Judd Hirsch
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Scenario

Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner

Producer

Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Josh McLaglen, Carla Raij

Operator

Janusz Kamiński

Composer

John Williams

Artist

Katelynn Wheelock, Gordon Stotz

Audition

Cindy Tolan

Editing

Michael Kahn, Sarah Broshar, Demelza Cronin
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• The plot is based on the childhood and adolescence of director and screenwriter Steven Spielberg.
• According to Steven Spielberg, he and Tony Kushner had been discussing the idea for this film for many years, but they only began writing the screenplay during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, when Spielberg had some free time. During the lockdown, Spielberg and Kushner worked from home, each in their own location, and finished the screenplay in two months.
• The scenes where Sam films on 8mm were recreations of films Spielberg himself made as a child.
• During filming, the actors were given access to the Spielberg family archives to more accurately portray their real-life counterparts.
• The 8mm and 16mm cameras shown in the film were actually loaded with film. Gabriela LaBelle was genuinely trained to operate the cameras, allowing the footage she shot to be used in the film, as well as to use the editing equipment and projectors from the 1950s and 1960s.
• David Lynch requested to be given John Ford’s (1894-1973) costume a week before filming his role as Ford in it, to get used to it.
• Steven Spielberg wanted to cast Michelle Williams as a character based on his mother ever since he saw her in the melodrama 'Valentine's Day'.
• Some of the jewelry worn by Michelle Williams' character in this film actually belonged to Spielberg's mother. This includes, for example, a bracelet with charms featuring photographs of his four children.
• According to Steven Spielberg, it took three weeks to persuade David Lynch to play John Ford, and Mark Harris, the husband of screenwriter Tony Kushner, suggested that Spielberg film Lynch. Actress Laura Dern repeatedly called Lynch and convinced him to accept Spielberg's offer. Lynch eventually agreed, but stipulated that bags of Cheetos must be constantly present on the set.
• Steven Spielberg wanted to cast Michelle Williams in a role based on his mother from the moment he saw her in the melodrama "Valentine's Day".