Originally posted by DeathByClotheshanger:
Spielberg was under Lucas' wing at some point -- I thought it was around the time of the GF. I thought I read or heard that he was involved somehow, like an assisstant to the assistant director or something minor.
That's the first time I've heard of any involvement by Spielberg. I don't know if this is true of assistant directors, but I know that writing credit on movies is a deeply political process, given the obvious prestige at stake, as well as the need to placate studio chiefs. One of the Marx Brothers books followed the torturous process for awarding credit for "A Night at the Opera."
Lucas wanted Spielberg to direct "Return of the Jedi," but the production was nonunion and the Directors Guild wouldn't allow Spielberg's participation.
