Robin Williams portray the deep-driven man. From Dustin Hoffman, with whom he co-starred in "Hook", he learned to take on totally different character types, and to transform his characters by extreme preparation. Mike Medavoy, producer of "Hook", told its director, Steven Spielberg, that he intentionally teamed up Hoffman and Williams for the film because he knew they wanted to work together, and that Williams welcomed the opportunity of working with Spielberg. Williams benefited from working with Woody Allen, who directed him and Billy Crystal in "Deconstructing Harry" (1997), as Allen had knowledge of the fact that Crystal and Williams had often performed
Spielberg (film) was released in September, with a list of those interviewed released as well. Prior to its October 7 airing on the HBO channel, the documentary was screened at the 2017 New York Film Festival. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 91% based on 35 reviews and an average rating of 7.6/10. The website's critical consensus reads, ""Spielberg" takes a behind-the-scenes look at one of modern cinema's most spellbinding talents, with absorbing — albeit somewhat uncritical — results." On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score