oʊkˈɑːnɚ klˈeɪmd dɹˈiːm wˈɜːks əfˈɪʃəlz fˈɪɹd ðə fˈɪlm mˌaɪt ˌɪntəfˈɪɹ wɪð stˈiːvən spˈiːlbɜːɡz ɐtˈeɪnɪŋ ɐn ˈɑːnɚɹˌɛɹi nˈaɪthʊd wˌɪtʃ spˈiːlbɜːɡ ɹᵻsˈiːvd ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn.
O'Connor claimed DreamWorks officials feared the film might interfere with Steven Spielberg's attaining an honorary knighthood (which Spielberg received in January 2001).