Re: A filmmaker's response to movie making and narrow gauge railroading

John Meixel Wrote:
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> I am probably naive but Steven Speilberg restored
> the locomotive William Mason for "The Wild Wild
> West" which was an age appropriate engine for the
> movie. For that movie I didn't think it was that
> critical because it was a comedy. But because he
> did that it was able to be used in the Civil War
> film, "Gods and Generals" which I really
> appreciated.

If I recall correctly, Steven Spielberg and his production company Amblin Entertainment had nothing to do with Wild Wild West (1999) nor Gods and Generals (2003) as the two films were produced by Barry Sonnenfeld and Ted Turner, respectively. However, I will admit that the "William Mason" blended in within those movies' historical settings quite well.