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J. D. Salinger gives Spielberg’s “Raiders” a thumbs-down!

April 30th, 2008 by Scott Marks

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J. D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye continues to impact scores of high school and college students. Unfortunately, the same can be said of Steve Spielberg films. I was delighted to hear what one generation’s guiding influence had to say about another.

The following comes from a letter written by the reclusive author to his lover Janet Eagleson and dated June 28, 1981:

“I got hooked into seeing Raiders of the Lost Ark, which might be excused for its unwitty, unfunny awful socko-ness if it had been put together by Harvard Lampoon seniors.”

Alright, so it’s not a full-length review. I’m content to publish any slam aimed in Steve’s direction particularly one coming from an author who packs such clout.

News of J. D.’s mini-pan first came to me via Spout. Christopher Campbell reported that Salinger’s correspondence was going up for auction on eBay. I would like to believe that the seller put it up for auction just weeks before the opening of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, to humiliate Steve in an attempt to keep audiences away.

The live auction received 4 bids and closed at $2,250.00.

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3 Responses to “J. D. Salinger gives Spielberg’s “Raiders” a thumbs-down!”

  1. John Schultz on April 30th, 2008 7:32 pm

    The man’s in seclusion, hasn’t written anything for years, so he decides to break his silence and write about Spielberg? Seems like a wasted opportunity.

  2. Rob on April 30th, 2008 11:53 pm

    But what did Salinger think about “E.T.”?

  3. asdasd on July 9th, 2008 7:40 pm

    re; John Schultz

    He hasnt punblished anything. All of his work is either to be published 50 years after his death or never published at all.

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