Steven Awalt holds a master’s degree in cinema studies from DePaul University. Writer, film historian, and noted authority on Steven Spielberg’s career, Awalt appears in the retrospective documentary The Shark Is Still Working on the Blu-ray edition of Jaws.

'The destruction of the truck...was just a beginning,' film historian Awalt writes in his in-depth look at famed director Steven Spielberg's first major film, 1971's Duel, a television thriller starring Dennis Weaver and a menacing 18-wheeler based off of a short story by Richard Matheson. Duel is legendary among film buffs and is regarded as both a relic from the 1970s and a cult classic. It was instantly well received and Spielberg, only 25-years-old at the time, was highly praised. Awalt is eager to share every possible piece of information on the film, including a full copy of the movie's teleplay, storyboards of one sequence, and scene-by-scene analysis. Interviews with Weaver, Matheson, the film's producers, and Spielberg himself grant unparalleled access to the process of making the film. This book will surely be beloved by film students for that very reason.

• AcknowledgementsChapter 1: It Began As It Would End — With a CrashChapter 2: Richard Matheson and “Duel”: From Genesis to Short StoryChapter 3: Steven Spielberg, Universal Contract DirectorChapter 4: A Well-Oiled Machine: Pre-ProductionStoryboards for Duel Chapter 5: Duel in the Sun: The Production, The FilmChapter 6: Cutting to the Chase: Post-ProductionChapter 7: PremiereChapter 8: On the Road with DuelChapter 9: LegacyAppendix: Teleplay of Duel by Richard MathesonAdditional ScenesDuel MapsBibliographyAbout the Author

Steven Awalt holds a master’s degree in cinema studies from DePaul University. Writer, film historian, and noted authority on Steven Spielberg’s career, Awalt appears in the retrospective documentary The Shark Is Still Working on the Blu-ray edition of Jaws.

'The destruction of the truck...was just a beginning,' film historian Awalt writes in his in-depth look at famed director Steven Spielberg's first major film, 1971's Duel, a television thriller starring Dennis Weaver and a menacing 18-wheeler based off of a short story by Richard Matheson. Duel is legendary among film buffs and is regarded as both a relic from the 1970s and a cult classic. It was instantly well received and Spielberg, only 25-years-old at the time, was highly praised. Awalt is eager to share every possible piece of information on the film, including a full copy of the movie's teleplay, storyboards of one sequence, and scene-by-scene analysis. Interviews with Weaver, Matheson, the film's producers, and Spielberg himself grant unparalleled access to the process of making the film. This book will surely be beloved by film students for that very reason.

• AcknowledgementsChapter 1: It Began As It Would End — With a CrashChapter 2: Richard Matheson and “Duel”: From Genesis to Short StoryChapter 3: Steven Spielberg, Universal Contract DirectorChapter 4: A Well-Oiled Machine: Pre-ProductionStoryboards for Duel Chapter 5: Duel in the Sun: The Production, The FilmChapter 6: Cutting to the Chase: Post-ProductionChapter 7: PremiereChapter 8: On the Road with DuelChapter 9: LegacyAppendix: Teleplay of Duel by Richard MathesonAdditional ScenesDuel MapsBibliographyAbout the Author

Steven Awalt holds a master’s degree in cinema studies from DePaul University. Writer, film historian, and noted authority on Steven Spielberg’s career, Awalt appears in the retrospective documentary The Shark Is Still Working on the Blu-ray edition of Jaws.

'The destruction of the truck...was just a beginning,' film historian Awalt writes in his in-depth look at famed director Steven Spielberg's first major film, 1971's Duel, a television thriller starring Dennis Weaver and a menacing 18-wheeler based off of a short story by Richard Matheson. Duel is legendary among film buffs and is regarded as both a relic from the 1970s and a cult classic. It was instantly well received and Spielberg, only 25-years-old at the time, was highly praised. Awalt is eager to share every possible piece of information on the film, including a full copy of the movie's teleplay, storyboards of one sequence, and scene-by-scene analysis. Interviews with Weaver, Matheson, the film's producers, and Spielberg himself grant unparalleled access to the process of making the film. This book will surely be beloved by film students for that very reason.

• AcknowledgementsChapter 1: It Began As It Would End — With a CrashChapter 2: Richard Matheson and “Duel”: From Genesis to Short StoryChapter 3: Steven Spielberg, Universal Contract DirectorChapter 4: A Well-Oiled Machine: Pre-ProductionStoryboards for Duel Chapter 5: Duel in the Sun: The Production, The FilmChapter 6: Cutting to the Chase: Post-ProductionChapter 7: PremiereChapter 8: On the Road with DuelChapter 9: LegacyAppendix: Teleplay of Duel by Richard MathesonAdditional ScenesDuel MapsBibliographyAbout the Author