This yr marks the fortieth anniversary of The Goonies hitting the lots, a timeless kids-focused basic whose story was conceived by none apart from Steven Spielberg. Three years earlier, his Oscar-winning masterpiece E.T. had been launched, one other family-friendly film that is still one of many filmmaker’s best. Steven Spielberg would go on to helm quite a few different children-centered motion pictures — and now, his actress-turned-filmmaker daughter Destry Allyn Spielberg‘s debut movie has simply been launched with an analogous vibe.
The cleverly titled Please Do not Feed the Youngsters is now accessible on Tubi, and MovieWeb just lately caught up with Destry Allyn Spielberg to be taught extra about her chilling thriller, which stars Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey, Flight Danger) in a uniquely villainous position. Curiously, one factor within the script that first appealed to Destry Allyn Spielberg is one thing her father has typically explored in cinema.
“I might say the dynamic between the youngsters was actually intriguing,” she instructed MovieWeb. “I undoubtedly wished to make one thing with an ensemble solid. And it was a fast learn. Like, it was a web page turner, and I loved that.”
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Director Spielberg additionally shared particulars of the influences behind her imaginative and prescient for Please Do not Feed the Youngsters, which sees the group of embattled children in focus attempting to evade the clutches of a sure depraved home-owner (Dockery) holding them hostage — with sinister motives in thoughts. “The one motion pictures that I might watch have been animated movies,” Destry Allyn Spielberg mentioned. “Coraline was an enormous inspiration, particularly for Michelle Dockery character.”
It is Dockery vs. Esposito in ‘Please Do not Feed the Youngsters’
Along with Dockery’s standout flip, the reliably stable Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Dangerous, MaXXXine) serves as the opposite grownup star in Please Do not Feed the Youngsters. The 2 have a minimum of a couple of nerve-wracking scenes collectively, because the oft-villainous Esposito portrays the law-enforcement personnel investigating the whereabouts of the kids Dockery’s character is maintaining locked away. Destry Allyn Spielberg spoke to MovieWeb about casting her acclaimed performers within the lead roles:
“I had spoken about Giancarlo with the crew for some time, I believe earlier than Michelle Dockery, as a result of I actually did envision him as that character. And we have been so fortunate to get him, and he was unbelievable to work with. And Michelle Dockery, in fact — like with any casting — you ship the script, you ship it as a proposal. And she or he learn it, and she or he favored it, and she or he wished to satisfy with me. So we met over Zoom, and… we simply actually clicked. And she or he clearly, you understand, is obsessed with what she does. And it is lots for someone to leap right into a first-time directing job, or to work with a first-time director. I imply, it is taking, you understand, an opportunity on me. And I simply really was so grateful, and we had a very nice time working collectively.”
Destry Allyn Spielberg additionally talked about in our interview that her subsequent directing challenge is about to be a homicide thriller. Within the meantime, Please Do not Feed the Youngsters is now accessible to stream on Tubi.
Please Do not Feed the Youngsters
- Launch Date
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June 27, 2025
- Runtime
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94 minutes
- Director
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Destry Allyn Spielberg
- Writers
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Paul Bertino
- Producers
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Josh Kesselman, Michael Hagerty