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Yesss! Between this news and the recent announcement that The Shark Is Broken will be coming to North America (only Canada so far, but hopefully followed by US shows) this is going to be a great year for Jaws fans. Not sure how I feel about Jaws in 3D, or even IMAX for that matter. Will the...

And now there's a project underway to recreate the Orca from the movie, and use it to help shark research. Sounds like a great idea. I'd love to take a journey on the Orca, and maybe even see a real great white from its deck. That would be a once in a lifetime experience...

"Authorities were able to use a fragment of a tooth to identify the shark as a great white. Great white sharks are the world's largest predatory fish and are dwindling in numbers due to hunting, according to the World Wildlife Fund. " Tragic news, but not entirely surprising. Great white shark...

It's been many years since I read the book, but as I recall it was Brody and his deputy, Hendricks, who find Ben Gardner's boat. He'd been hired by the town to catch the shark, and then he went to sea and never came back. Brody and Hendricks go in the day time to look for him. They find his...

I've heard the theory that Ben died of a heart attack when the shark attacked his boat. But I like the idea of the shark biting off his arm, and then he bled out in the boat. Later, fish came and ate his eye. And what about his first mate? There was another guy in the boat with him when he...

And of course the Mayor's jacket has its own Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/Town-of-Amity-Mayor-Larry-Vaughns-Anchor-Jacket-133388460013741/

I read somewhere that they found the Mayor's sports jackets at a local Goodwill. So even back then, they weren't exactly the height of fashion. But I still get a chuckle out of seeing them, especially in razor sharp high def, so you can see every stripe and anchor.

And fittingly, Jaws was the second most popular movie in the country last weekend, 45 years after its first release. Jurassic Park (which always seemed like something of a Jaws remake with dinosaurs instead of a shark) was number one. Of course, that's due to the Covid pandemic shutting down...

It still bugs me that the sharks look progressively worse in each sequel, despite the massive advances in special effects technology between 1975 and 1987. I remember thinking that the Audrey II plant in Little Shop of Horrors looked better than the shark in Jaws the Revenge. You'd think after...

Hooper, pointing at tourism sign defaced with a shark fin: "I want you to take a long, close look at this sign. Those proportions are correct." Vaughn: "I bet you'd love to prove that. Get your picture in the National Geographic." ... Hooper, standing on dock, to amateur fishermen crowded...

Hooper to Vaughn: "I'm not going to waste my time arguing with a man who's lining up to be a hot lunch!"

Quint, seeing Hooper's vast assortment of diving gear: "What are you, some kind of half-ass astronaut?" ... Quint, seeing Hooper's shark cage: "What's this? Portable shower or a monkey cage?" Hooper: "Anti-shark cage." Quint: "You go in the cage? Cage goes in the water? You go in the...

In honor of Jaws' 45th birthday, what are the 45 greatest lines from the movie? Some of my favorites: "Here's to swimmin' with bow legged women." "This is neither the time nor the place for some kind of half-assed autopsy on a fish!" "Here lies the body of Mary Lee. Died at the age of a...

Loving this thread. Apparently Greg Nictotero is a huge Jaws fan. He recently restored the last Bruce model (aka "Junkyard Bruce") to its full glory. It will be on display in the new Academy of Motion Pictures arts and Sciences Museum in Hollywood.

Here's a recap. I'd forgotten some of the details of the last season too, since it's been a while since I watched it. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/30/watching/house-of-cards-season-5-refresher.html

Here's a nice video showing many of the 70's and 80's references in the show. I would add that an early scene of Hopper filling out a missing person's report is similar to the scene in Jaws where Brody fills out the report about the first victim. They both have close ups of the typewriter...

Yeah, plus the shark eats a water skier and a helicopter! What could be more awesome than that? Actually, I can see that being the discussion with the producers and writers when it came time to do a sequel to Jaws. "Let's see. We need to make a sequel to one of the most popular movies of all...

I agree that the new season started out kind of weak, but it seems to be getting stronger. There's still a part of me that rejects any Top Gear that doesn't feature Clarkson, May and Hammond. It seems wrong for them to introduce the Stig the way Clarkson used to do. It's like having your...

I've heard of some people who prefer Jaws 2 to Jaws, but I can't confirm for certain that they actually exist. If anyone has conclusive proof of their existence, please notify the National Enquirer immediately. I believe there's a substantial money reward. :rolling-smiley:

Not to mention having seen a man bloodily devoured right in front of you. But I still appreciated the callback to the last movie. Also, the shark jaw trophy in Brody's office was kind of a nice touch. It seems clear that the Town Council got together and gave it to Brody after he killed the...

In hindsight, it would have made more sense to simply tie the poison spear to a long pole, like the one Brody uses later to fend off the shark, and try to stab the shark with the spear from the deck of the Orca rather than lowering Hooper down into the shark's domain in that tiny, fragile cage...

I remember thinking the poison bullet thing was kind of cool when I first saw the movie in 1978, but then again I was ten at the time. Now it's just ridiculous, and doubly so given Brody's experience with the last shark. He actually used the same revolver (or one just like it) to shoot the...

All right, I realize that this discussion is getting a bit juvenile, but here are a couple of Real Shark Facts(r) that you guys may or may not know. Shark Fact One: Male sharks actually have two penises (penii?), called claspers, that are located behind the pelvic fins. On a full grown great...

It's been about 37 years since I read the book, but as I recall in the novelization of Jaws 2, the shark is pregnant when she starts attacking people. It's implied that she mated with the shark from the first movie, apparently around the time of the events in the first film, and now she's...

Yeah, I guess Netflix is the easiest option, provided that the copy they send me has the documentary. Sometimes they send barebones rental DVD's that only contain the movie with no special features, but such a version may not exist for this movie considering how old and generally unloved it is.

Nice facts! Thanks for posting those, I didn't know a lot of them. On a related note, does anyone know where to find the making of documentary about Jaws 2, other than buying the DVD? I'd like to see it, but I don't know that I want to buy the movie to do so. And then there's this:

"That must be the scene Malcolm, just before it bites her there's a view of the sharks head just beneath the water, rising up..." I think this is the shot that you're referring to. One of the best "shark shots" in the whole movie. Followed by this: