Spielberg

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Major Spielberg is a naval officer character created by Toho that first appeared in the 1991 Godzilla film, Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah. As his name suggests (and as the film implies), he is the father of Steven Spielberg, one of the film industry's most popular directors.

History

Heisei Series

Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah

Major Spielberg was a naval officer during World War II. When the time travelers arrive in February 1944, a US Navy officer sees their spacecraft, but his commander dismisses the possibility of a UFO and then says, "You can tell your son about when he's born, Major Spielberg." His sighting of the Futurians' time machine would later inspire his son to change the cinematic world forever.

Trivia

• His commander said "You can tell your son about when he's born, Major Spielberg," an obvious reference to Steven Spielberg, whose father Arnold served in the war and whose war stories inspired the frequent WWII settings of his films. It is presumed that after the Second World War, Major Spielberg inspired his descendant Steven Spielberg with the sighting.

External Links

• Daniel Kahl at IMDb