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Originally Posted by Baz
"Jaws" just started on AMC.
From 1975 and directed by Steven Spielberg.
One of the best movies ever made!
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Some
Jaws Trivia:.
• When the 'Universal' logo is first displayed, listen for the sounds of birds squawking. This was Spielberg's nod to the horror film
The Birds by Alfred Hitchcock.
• Until
Star Wars a few years later,
Jaws set world records for ticket sales and overall profits for the studio. However, Robert Shaw's (Quint) contract was really weak, due to the fact he was dealing with terrible tax problems at the time, and so he really didn't make much from the film.
• There were three mechanical sharks used in the film, but all were known by the crew simply as "Bruce." Spielberg said he picked that name; it is the name of his attorney.
• The real shark 'caught' by the locals was actually brought in by some Florida fishermen, and the dead carcass of the shark had to be loaded into packed ice, then flown on a private charter flight to the set at Martha's Vineyard.
• Police chief Brody's (Roy Scheider) dogs are actually Spielberg's cocker spaniels, Elmer and Zalman.
• Scheider ad-libbed the most famous line from the film: "We're gonna need a bigger boat."