Thread #5 for the most successful filmmaker of all time, Steven Spielberg. He made the 80's special and magical as a director ("Raiders of the Lost Ark", "E. T." and Indiana Jones sequels), as a producer ("Back To The Future", "Gremlins", "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?", Batteries Not Included") and as producer/story ("The Goonies", "Poltergeist").
His other 80s works as a director include 1985's "The Color Purple", 1987's "Empire of the Sun" and 1989's "Always". His other 80s credits as producer/executive producer include "Back To The Future II", "An American Tail", "Young Sherlock Holmes", "The Blues Brothers", "The Money Pit", "The Land Before Time" and "Innerspace".
Steven's non 80's directorial efforts include "Jaws", "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", "Hook", "Jurassic Park", "Schindler's List", "The Lost World", "Amistad", "Minority Report", "War of the Worlds", "Munich", "Saving Private Ryan", "Indiana Jones And the Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls", "War Horse", "Lincoln", "Bridge of Spies", "The BFG" and more!