▁a ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁R ue ▁M org ue ▁article ▁prepared ▁for ▁the ▁ 3 0 th ▁anni versary , ▁inter views ▁on ▁the ▁film ▁were ▁compiled ▁from ▁several ▁cast ▁and ▁crew ▁members . ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁magazine ' s ▁query ▁about ▁the ▁author ship ▁issue , ▁cast ▁members ▁came ▁un anim ously ▁on ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁Ho oper . ▁James ▁Kar en ▁said , ▁" T obe ▁had ▁a ▁hard ▁time ▁on ▁that ▁film . ▁It ' s ▁t ough ▁when ▁a ▁producer ▁is ▁on ▁set ▁every ▁day ▁and ▁there ' s ▁always ▁been ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁talk ▁about ▁that . ▁I ▁considered ▁T obe ▁my ▁director . ▁That ' s ▁my ▁stand ▁on ▁all ▁those ▁rum ours ." ▁Martin ▁Cas ella ▁stated : ▁" So ▁much ▁of ▁Pol ter ge ist ▁looks ▁and ▁feels ▁like ▁a ▁Spiel berg ▁movie ▁but ▁my ▁re collection ▁is ▁that ▁T obe ▁was ▁mostly ▁direct ing ." ▁Oliver ▁Rob ins : ▁" The ▁gu y ▁who ▁sets ▁up ▁the ▁sh ots , ▁blocks ▁the ▁actors ▁and ▁works ▁with ▁the ▁crew ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁vision ▁is ▁the ▁director . ▁In ▁those ▁terms , ▁T obe ▁was ▁the ▁director . ▁He ' s ▁the ▁one ▁who ▁directed ▁me , ▁anyway ." ▁Make - up ▁and ▁effects ▁man ▁Craig ▁Re ardon ▁stated ▁Spiel berg ▁often ▁had ▁the ▁final ▁say , ▁such ▁as ▁when ▁his ▁original ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁cancer ous ▁ste ak ▁that ▁he ▁made ▁in ▁comp liance ▁with ▁Ho oper ' s ▁specific ations ▁was