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While Spielberg didn't direct the 1984 movie Gremlins, he was an executive producer. In fact, at one point, Spielberg was the only person who wanted to turn the story into a feature length film! Were you able to name the cute critter who's the face of the franchise?

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The Sugarland Express served as Spielberg's theatrical debut. Released in 1974, the American crime drama focuses on the true story of a couple kidnapping a police officer as they flee across Texas. The movie was the first time Spielberg worked with composer John Williams, who has since scored all but five of Spielberg's movies.

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Jaws was the theatrical smash hit that turned Spielberg from an up-and-coming director into a household name. In its original domestic run the movie made $260 million against a meager budget of $9 million. The film was the second-most successful movie of the 70s, only behind Star Wars.

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E.T. stands for extra terrestrial, describing a creature that heralds from another world. The alien was based off of an imaginary friend that Spielberg created after his parents' divorce. Unlike most films, E.T. was shot in chronological order facilitate the emotional reactions of the young cast.

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The first time explorer Indiana Jones ever graced our screen was for the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark. Since then, there have been a further four sequels, each to varying degrees of success. However, Indy's latest adventure, Dial of Destiny, failed to make a splash at the box office.

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Spielberg failed to get a place on the coveted film program due to him having poor grades. At the time, he had an diagnosed learning disability - dyslexia - which ultimately led to him getting into another school. He soon dropped out to pursue his film-making career.

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Spielberg failed to get a place on the coveted film program due to him having poor grades. At the time, he had an diagnosed learning disability - dyslexia - which ultimately led to him getting into another school. He soon dropped out to pursue his film-making career.

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When shooting Saving Private Ryan, Spielberg wanted to ensure that the depiction was as realistic as possible. He consulted with veterans and historians to get the movie as factually correct as possible, resulting in a lengthy four-week shooting period just for the opening scenes. Shockingly, the director improvised most of it.

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Spielberg's career is so accomplished that you'd think he'd be able to have first choice when it comes to directing. Unfortunately for him, that isn't quite the case. Spielberg tried to take the reigns on a James Bond movie three times, but sadly never managed to secure the deal.

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Spielberg has been nominated for a grand total of 22 Academy Awards, taking home the coveted award three times. He's won an Academy Award for Best Director twice, and won Best Picture once. He also took home the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award in 1986.

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Steven Spielberg has had one woman by his side throughout most of his career - Kate Capshaw, who he married in 1991. The pair first met on the set of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, which was Capshaw's breakout role. Both parties were previously married.

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Out of the three Academy Awards Spielberg has managed to snag, Schindler's List won two of them. The movie saw the director take home the Best Picture and Best Director award in 1993. He also won Best Director for Saving Private Ryan in 1998.

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If you never properly paid attention to The Temple of Doom, it may come as a surprise that the movie is actually a prequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark. Storywriter George Lucas stated that they decided to step back in time to avoid using Nazis as the bad guys once again.

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Jurassic Park was released in 1993. The movie was a hit, going on to gross over $914 million worldwide in its original theatrical run, becoming the highest-grossing film of all time until Titanic's release in 1997. Since then, the Jurassic Park franchise has gone on to amass a fortune of $6 billion.

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Steven Spielberg is a born and bred American, born in Ohio in 1946. His parents were Leah Adler, who worked as a pianist, and Arnold Spielberg, who worked as an engineer. He was raised in Haddon Township, New Jersey, before embarking in his own unique path into film-making.

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Jurassic Park, Ready Player One, and Jaws were all based on books - with the latter only being released a year prior to the movie. E.T., however, was a completely original idea from the director. The script was written by Melissa Mathison, with input from the production team.