Fly by Night: The Secret Story of Steven Spielberg, Warner Bros, and the Twilight Zone DeathsNot for thirty years could this amazing Hollywood story be told. It began as a contest between two top young Hollywood directors. Who could make the best movie and the cheapest? Confident he would beat Steven Spielberg, John Landis gleefully named his venture "Fly by Night." He even had the words painted on the nose of the helicopter. It was a joke until the helicopter crashed, killing actor Vic Morrow, and two children who had been hired illegally.