Steven Spielberg Bailed Out Of Jurassic Park Ride Just Before 85-Foot Drop, Iain Johnstone Explains In His Book
I was lucky enough to have been sent a copy of the superb book, 'Close Encounters' - A Media Memoir by Iain Johnstone published by Spellbinding Media. Author and broadcaster Iain Johnstone is the former presenter of Film ’82 and Sunday Times film critic. He co-wrote the screenplay for the film Fierce Creatures with John Cleese and has filmed eight documentaries with Steven Spielberg. It was this last fact that particularly peaked my interest and was looking forward to finding out in the book what Johnstone had to say about the movie director and if he had any interesting stories to tell. I wasn't disappointed. In fact there is a whole chapter on Steven Spielberg. Here are just some of the interesting facts I found out about Steven Spielberg: Although Steven makes daredevil adventure movies, he freely admits he is still a bit of a wimp himself when it comes to physical challenges. At the opening of the Jurassic Park water ride at Universal, he made a point of ge...