Trev continues his deep dive into the films of Steven Spielberg with this second chapter of the Definitive Spielberg. Using reviews taken from his old YouTube movie review channel, Trev takes us through the directors second decade of film making, the 1980's, when films like Raiders and ET broke more records, and movies like Empire of the Sun and the Color Purple took him into a new direction as a dramatic director, in a bid to win his first Oscar.

Raiders Of The Lost Ark 1981 - Steven Spielberg teams up with George Lucas to create Indiana Jones, an action seeking archaeologist in search of the lost ark of the covenant. Starring Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, John Rhys-Davies, Denholm Elliott

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E.T. - The Extra Terrestrial (1982) - A young boy befriends an alien left behind on Earth and helps him to phone home - starring Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Dee Wallace and Peter Coyote

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Poltergeist (1982) - Directed by Tobe Hooper - whilst not officially a Spielberg directed movie, this was written by the director and many argue that it was practically directed by him, as he spent so much time on set making sure that the film turned out just how he wanted! This far-fetched haunted house story is a classic 80's comedy horror starring Heather O'Rourke, Craig T Nelson, JoBeth Williams

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Twilight Zone The Movie (1983) - This anthology of short horror films was not the success that the handful of directors involved thought that it would be, in fact. With Spielberg directing a spot alongside John Landis, Joe Dante and George miller, the film became embroiled in a court case after a tragedy on set.

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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) - Spielberg, Lucas and Ford return for another adventurous outing for the archeologist in this darker tale of black magic and voodoo. Starring Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Ke Huy Quan

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The Color Purple (1985) - The directors first foray into more serious drama, this film adaptation of Alice Walkers novel tells the heartfelt story of Celie, a young African-American woman with an abusive upbringing. Starring Whoopie Goldberg, Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey, and Laurence Fishburn

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Empire of The Sun (1987) - Another drama next, at the outbreak of the second world war, a British boy is separated by his parents and forced to spend the following years alone in a Japanese prisoner of war camp - based on the biographical novel by J.G Ballard and starring Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Joe Pantoliano, Miranda Richardson

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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) - Indy is back, and this time accompanied by his father in the third adventure from Lucas and Spielberg. Starring harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Denholm Elliott and River Phoenix

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Always (1989) - Richard Dreyfuss returns to work with the director in this sentimental romantic comedy in which the ghost of a dead pilot returns to mentor a newer

pilot learn the ropes, all whilst falling in love with his old girlfriend. Starring Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, Brad Johnson and John Goodman

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