I need a monkey

Early-1983: Steven Spielberg writes a short note to Forrest Ackerman — editor of film magazine Famous Monsters of Filmland — and speaks briefly of the "insane" casting process on Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

Transcript follows. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions.

Image: Heritage Auctions

Transcript

Dear Forry,

Thank you for your kind and very amusing note the other day.

Things are going very well over here in Burbank — the next RAIDERS movie is in full prep. and casting is insane — I need a monkey, a great kid and hundreds of fruit bats!!

And they said filmmaking was easy in college!!

Please start another movie mag. I grew up with you - now I want to grow old with you!

Best of everything,

(Signed, 'Steven')

STEVEN SPIELBERG