Apparently,Steven Spielberg’s preoccupation with World War II dates back to his earliest creations.

As a teenager, Sammy makes a short film about WWII that he titlesEscape to Nowhere.

As it happens, the real-life Spielberg made a short film of the same name at age 16.

Steven Spielberg arrives at the 2022 TCM Classic Film Festival Opening Night 40th Anniversary Screening Of “E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial…"

Steven Spielberg.Steve Granitz/FilmMagic

“The angles were better.

It can’t look like that.

Why is he showing this to us?'”

It hits theaters Nov. 23.