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Directed by Steven Spielberg– This was Spielberg’s 2nd film

Roy Scheider portrayed Chief Brody Robert Shaw portrayed Quint Richard Dreyfuss portrayed Hooper Lorraine Gary portrayed Ellen Brody Novel and Screenplay by Peter

Benchley Music by John Williams

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Made in 1975 Spielberg wanted Sterling Hayden for Quint

– Hayden was in trouble with the IRS though Charleton Heston considered for Chief Brody Jeff Bridges and Jon Voight considered for

Hooper Robert Shaw rewrote the story about the USS

Indianapolis and got the date wrong. Live shark footage shot at Seal Rocks,

Australia

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Martha’s Vineyard, MA used as Amity Island.– Residents paid $64 to run and scream.

Mechanical shark broke down and hence was unavailable for certain shots.– This led to the camera becoming the

shark.– Mechanical shark named “Bruce.”

Scene where Brody is trapped in the sinking ORCA took 75 takes to get it right.

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Shark was never tested until it got to the set and then it sank right to the bottom.

Jaws was the first movie to hit $100 million at the box office.

First summer saw 67 million people in the Jaws theatre thus becoming the first blockbuster.

25% of the film shot from the water level giving audience perspective as if they were treading water.

Dah . . . Dum . . . Dah . . . DumDah . . . Dum . . . Dah . . . Dum Focus of the film is on the suspense of the

situation.– Fear of the unknown.

Not showing the shark until the end, relying on hints and aftermath, makes the appearance more frightening.

More suspense added as protagonist end up stranded in water to fight the shark.

Add to suspense with Brody being afraid of water.– When he has to fight on board the boat it

makes the ending more uplifting.

AHHHHH . . . IT’S A SHARKAHHHHH . . . IT’S A SHARK Less is more!

– Less shark and less explanation equals more suspense.

John Williams music becomes the heartbeat of the film.– Alerts audience of shark– Absence of music tells perhaps there is no

danger.– Music lures audience into false sense of

security. Despite all of our sciences sometimes things

don’t function on our rules.

GURGLE GURLGE . . .CHOMP CHOMP!!!

GURGLE GURLGE . . .CHOMP CHOMP!!!

Go study please!