FIRST TIME WATCHING: Jaws (1975) REACTION (Movie Commentary)

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[@AMacLeod426]

"Whoever thinks that voting in local elections doesn't matter, just remember - the Mayor in Jaws was still the Mayor in Jaws 2."

[@reesebn38]

In the book the Mayor is owned by the mob, that why he does the things he does.

[@osirispluto8782]

omg, lmfao 🤣

[@ckobo84]

Must have used Dominion.

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

@@reesebn38 yea he owed money to the mob and they want to keep the beach houses open cause they are expensive and were about to make them a ton of money

[@Overlord0011]

@@reesebn38 That explains a lot.

[@roshi98]

The boy's mother slapping Brody and not the mayor is a classic example of a truism I've learned over the years - it's the people who try to help who bear the brunt of the inaction of those who don't.

[@nickdavies921]

Amen 🙏

[@facubeitches1144]

There was a great story from years after the movie: the kid who played Alex Kintner (the kid who got eaten) grew up and opened a restaurant. He had a fish sandwich on the menu called the Alex Kintner Special. The lady who played his mother stopped in, not knowing he owned it, saw the sandwich on the menu, and told the waitress that she had played Alex's mom in the movie. The waitress told the owner, so the two ended up having a completely unplanned reunion.

[@davidr1050]

Jeffery Voorhees still lives on Martha's Vineyard and owns "The Wharf" pub.. Lee Fierro was the actress who played his mom..... Jeff comes out of the back and yells, "MOM!" ... :P

[@Ass_Burgers_Syndrome]

@Bryan Mack Why? What does this have to do with Friday the 13th?

[@MsAppassionata]

@@davidr1050 Hahaha. Didn’t know about that. Cool story.

[@dancarter482]

@@davidr1050 Kitner-Boy Redoubt is the name of the safe in Bad Santa .......

[@jamesparker1813]

@@Ass_Burgers_Syndrome quite a lot actually. Both Alex Kitner and Jason Voorhees died in water due to other people's negligence, they both had mothers that reacted violently towards the people ppl let they felt responsible for their childs death, and both movies have an overpowered killer as the antagonist.

[@davenoppe8574]

The Indianapolis story scene is my fave part this movie. Robert Shaw is a legend

[@CapedInformer]

Amazing scene

[@kellyfehr3719]

It also goes to his "Ahab" complex and the destruction of the radio.

[@josephcox178]

@@CapedInformer Another fun fact: The underwater scene where the head pops out of the hull of the boat was actually shot in a swimming pool with milk added to give the water a murky look.

[@johngarcia740]

I was just about to add this comment myself. Most reviewers brush past it or leave it out entirely.

[@facubeitches1144]

Best part: it is cut together from two different takes. In one of them, Shaw is shitfaced drunk; in the other, he's sober, and it's almost impossible to tell which is which.

[@willgold9989]

25:18 ironically, in the book, this is exactly how Hooper dies. After having an affair with Brody’s wife. He’s a much less sympathetic character. Spielberg wisely decided to leave out the love triangle and focus on three very different men trying to solve a very difficult problem.

[@moviemaestro800]

Apparently, having Hooper live was a last-minute choice that consequently came from how the shark stock footage turned out. Because there was no diver in the cage during a moment when a shark was filmed getting his nose stuck between the bars and proceeding to smash the cage apart to break free, it was decided that it would be better to have Hooper survive the attack, so that they could still use that footage.

[@KrillLiberator]

Jerks work in books, but not in movies - Irwin Allen did the same thing with Linda Rogo in 'The Poseidon Adventure' - removing the worst character traits and producing a character who the audience would root for instead. Both good choices.

[@ShutEmDownNow]

Before it was surpassed by the first "Star Wars" movie, "Jaws" was the highest-grossing domestic film of all time.

[@robertcorbett9455]

It created the idea of a summer blockbuster. Before this movies just came out whenever in the year.

[@mathematics5573]

@@robertcorbett9455 Yes, Spielberg invented the Summer blockbuster, with George Lucas.

[@OroborusFMA]

Jaws and Star Wars destroyed serious movie-making.

[@robertcorbett9455]

@@OroborusFMA You're a snob and an idiot. Movies are better then ever. Just because more people like them doesn't mean they're inferior you elitist. There are plenty of black and white french films that bore most people for you to like.

[@mathematics5573]

@@OroborusFMA heard others say that.

[@anthonymiele4320]

Me watching this 20 years ago: "It's hard to imagine people acting like this, people are dying and all the mayor cares about are the businesses." Me watching this movie now: "Oh..."

[@CapedInformer]

Exactly. Makes this movie even more genius

[@nightthornkvala94132]

@@CapedInformer I don't think it was a part of the movie, but if I remember right, the mayor didn't want to close the beaches because he owed too much to the local Mafia, who would lose money if he did.

[@AbsoluteApril]

@@nightthornkvala94132 yes I believe that is correct and is in the book by Peter Benchley

[@potterj09]

Name your metaphor for the shark, we're living in a world where officials measure lives against efficiency.

[@J_Rossi]

Quint's experiences in the second World War scarred him for life, turning that life into a quest for revenge against sharks. He was obsessed with killing the shark and didn't want outside help to do it. Hence the smashing of the radio when Chief Brody tried to call for help. Chief Brody got the kill but it took using Hooper's air tank and Quint's rifle. Team effort in the end. One of the greatest films ever made right here.

[@sergioomar9090]

Excellent comment friend!

[@connergohlke3098]

Yeah i couldnt help but smile when i saw brody grab quints rifle,but i had my doubts as we had seen it jam multiple times previously,good to see atleast a part of quint got to help take down the shark

[@captmurdock]

I think that was part of Quint's mania, but I think another part of it was Survivor's Guilt. A lot of guys he served with died when the Indianapolis went down, including his friend the baseball player from Cleveland, and he fully expected to die just as he was being rescued by the PBY.

[@alwayswrite2011]

Dude. "Hooper." HOOOOOOPER. Every time you called him "Hopper," I wanted to cry.

[@dwaneanderson8039]

I kept yelling "HOOPER!" at my monitor.

[@CapedInformer]

Lol don’t know why I kept saying that

[@alwayswrite2011]

@@CapedInformer, maybe you had frogs on your mind? (I dunno. I'm grasping at straws on that one.)

[@isabelsilva62023]

Rob M I didn't mind, he called him "my man Hopper" he was rooting for Hooper :-) at the same time we all did.

[@arisucheddar3097]

Hopper = Stranger Things

[@ChristopherJ0884]

Quint’s death is one of the most disturbing character deaths I’ve seen in any movie

[@Shockzone1495]

100% his death traumatized me as a kid.

[@CapedInformer]

Super disturbing

[@matthird330]

To this day that scene still scares the shite out of me. I can barely even watch it.

[@TitanicHorseRacingLover]

Quint was spitting blood like Gene Simmons of KISS. Actually, that was and still is my favorite scene in the film. I really disliked that character for some reason.

[@aether13x69]

Especially after what he's survived

[@josmetaldesu5033]

Fun fact, the quote, we gonna need a bigger boat was improvised, Roy sheider forgot his line because he jumpscared by the shark apperence..

[@RayneYoshilda]

It's :You're gonna need a bigger boat." Not "We're" A lot of people screw up that line. (Sorry I had to.)

[@josmetaldesu5033]

@@RayneYoshilda Thanks for the correction..

[@adamcollins915]

What was his original line supposed to be?

[@RayneYoshilda]

@@adamcollins915 It was Adlibbed. Meaning it was never in the sprite at all.

[@adamcollins915]

@@RayneYoshilda What did the script originally say?

[@GrisouIII]

The mayor’s suits are the real tragedy in this film. LOL

[@CapedInformer]

Lmao I wasn’t trying to say anything but...

[@jasonhitchcock8911]

Aww, come on! You don't like his anchor suit? LOL

[@davidr1050]

Aww come on.. Every time I'm in a thrift store on the island, I'm ALWAYS looking for an anchor print jacket.. I already have the same 1970s windbreaker the Chief was wearing.

[@kevinpauley-dadbodstyle2935]

The unsung hero of JAWS is Carl Gottlieb, who wrote the screenplay. How he took the novel, trimmed out all the fat and made a story that is all killer, no filler is quite an accomplishment. The film deservedly won Best Editing, but should've been nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay. To me, JAWS is one of the few examples where the film is better than the book. It's my personal favorite film of all time for all the reasons you gave! I'm so glad you loved it!

[@kingfield99]

Agreed, in the book the shark just dies from it's wounds and exhaustion, there's no real big satisfying climax.

[@mrkelso]

And the affair between Hooper and Brody's wife was just meh, AND moralistically (?) forced Benchley to kill off Hooper, another drag. Between the perfect scene composition and the cracking dialogue, you are right, Carl Gottlieb did a spectacular job adapting this. Great comment.

[@gregghelmberger]

The bowlegged women line is from a dirty song with the chorus, "I love to go swimmin' with bowlegged women and swim between their legs." The story Robert Shaw tells about the Indianapolis is one of the most chilling moments in cinema. Just a guy talking, and it's so horrifying.

[@TheHulk2008]

🤣🤣🤣

[@DianaJG8]

You realize it was more than just a guy talking, right? That actually happened. Not to Robert Shaw, obviously, but the whole story of the USS Indianapolis is true. 😔

[@gregghelmberger]

@@DianaJG8 That's exactly why it was such a chilling moment. Hundreds of men lived and died that story.

[@DianaJG8]

@@gregghelmberger - Aren't we in agreement here? It seems so.

[@gregghelmberger]

@@DianaJG8 In an internet first, we are :-D

[@buildworm67]

“They wouldn’t kill the kids right” 10 seconds later

[@CapedInformer]

I underestimated the savageness of this movie lol

[@omnipop4936]

@@CapedInformer ....and the 70s in general. 👍

[@ckobo84]

And the kids parents were in their 70's? Or were those his grandparents?

[@nooneofimportance2110]

@@ckobo84 Early fifties, remember not everyone ages like fine wine, some people age like milk.

[@christopherleodaniels7203]

@@ckobo84 ...I think they were trying to make the parents old enough to where you figure they’re definitely not having another child - so he was their last shot and then it’s even more tragic.

[@jp3813]

Four years prior to this, Spielberg directed a television movie called "Duel", which is basically Jaws on land. It was so successful that they decided to add more scenes in order to justify releasing it in theaters. Highly recommended even though John Williams didn't score it.

[@FanFanBessie2]

Duel was a GREAT movie!!!

[@mckenzie.latham91]

Spielberg even referenced the end of duel with the death of the truck and the death of jaws which are both treated very similar, he even used the final roar of the truck from duel during the death scene of jaws sinking into the abyss

[@coachmikesfilmroom3111]

That movie scarred me as a kid. Thanks to Spielberg ill never look at a diesel or body of water the same!e again

[@joesweeney5197]

All those number plates on the front of that truck😳

[@FanFanBessie2]

Did Duel really not come out in theatres? It was tv movie???

[@swfcocs1]

The shark was constantly breaking down during filming and it forced Spielberg to improvise, ironically this hugely benefited the film causing way more suspense

[@MontagZoso]

Absolutely agree!

[@moviemaestro800]

Almost as if trying to operate an animatronic puppet in the literal ocean would have a ton of problems, or something. ;)

[@dancarter482]

BRUCE.

[@nikolasnathanielalexander6080]

The Indianapolis Story was a real one

[@faaguila1]

Yeah, The Indianapolis Story was a good one too. The one with Stacy Keach

[@joesweeney5197]

The soundtrack with Quints speech & the boat creaking really was scary ⚓️

[@drufranks7534]

And 12 day of terror

[@Jarlemoore1]

You know they got the idea for Jaws from an actual string of shark attacks in and around Cape Cod years before and there was a shark attack up there not long ago and here's a kicker for you a Great White was actually spotted in that region a few years as well.

[@colinbooth531]

@@Jarlemoore1 jersey shore shark attacks, too.

[@McPh1741]

Quint did get deep. I like how they put a real incident in his past to give him some depth. You realize why he hates shark so much and at the same time realize that at out all 3 of them, he’s the most scared, not Brody.

[@birdboot78]

It’s amazing watching someone watching Jaws for the first time. You forget what it’s like seeing a classic for the first time. I remember seeing it in the 80s as a child and hiding behind the couch whenever it got scary 😂

[@TheSoleProprietor]

Funny how the scene with the head popping out scared me the first time I watched Jaws. But after watching several times, I'm like, "Meh. Whatever!" It's still my favorite scary scene, anyway.

[@motleyh9427]

This is one of those rare movies where it is WAY better than the book.

[@bearanov]

In the book, Hooper has an affair with Ellen Brody. Ellen wasn't impressed, as Hooper ended up being a lousy lay with a quick trigger. I am glad they omitted that from the movie, even within the context of the book I thought it was weirdly out of place.

[@TTM9691]

This and "The Godfather".....two 70s movies that completely surpass their source material. I absolutely agree with you.

[@GilraenTook]

I always suggest people just read the synopsis and pretend the book never existed.

[@MrMousley]

I don't think so !

[@jonmercano1138]

The crew nicknamed the shark Bruce. This is why the great white in Finding Nemo is named Bruce. Easter egg.

[@CapedInformer]

Oh wowww I’ll never see Finding Nemo the same again

[@lloyddobler2227]

I believe the actual story is that Steven Spielberg named the shark after a lawyer named Bruce. That makes more sense

[@bridgethaines7127]

@Trevor Rogert No he named it after his lawyer, Bruce Ramer.

[@motodork]

Scheider refused to call the shark Bruce though. He hated the shark that much.

[@Kladyos]

@@motodork Pretty sure with all the breakdowns and delays most every cast member hated the shark

[@grommeuleur1648]

There is an old saying in French: "The best soups are made in old pots" This is in my opinion the best movie with sharks. Very often imitated, but none comes close to this one.

[@CapedInformer]

I like that saying

[@annapurna4054]

Remember when the head popped out of the boat and later when the shark surfaced behind Brodie as he was chumming? Imagine seeing that in one of the old movie theaters that seated 600 people. The collective scream as everyone jumped in their seats was truly impressive. 🤣🤣 I also really appreciate you including the USS Indianapolis story. I'm always disappointed that so many reactors leave it out. It's such a powerful scene.

[@CapedInformer]

2 of the best scenes lol

[@omnipop4936]

I was _six years old_ when my parents took me to see this in '75. When that head popped out of the hole, the entire theater ERUPTED in terror! I was screaming and freaking out so bad, I was literally trying to crawl under the seats to escape. My mom had to take me out to the lobby 'til I calmed down. Good times. 😄

[@TheHulk2008]

Quints death was pretty brutal for 1975. He was a character.

[@KolozII]

Pretty brutal for a PG film, if nothing else.

[@jameskerr125]

Been stuck in the MRI machine legs first a couple times, it always brings me back to Quinn's death

[@476429]

This was the first movie ever to be filmed on the open ocean. Previous films had used tanks, lakes, etc. This is also considered the first blockbuster. It literally had lines wrapped around the block. The second blockbuster would come two years later in 1977 with Star Wars.

[@Timmah73]

Most people skip right over the USS Indianapolis story when it is one of the most important moments in the movie as far as character development. It's also scary as hell knowing that it is something that really happened.

[@CapedInformer]

It was one of my favorite scenes. Wanted to include the whole thing

[@Pinkielover]

Definitely one of the most scary things to listen to survivors talk about .. may they all rest in peace ..Most of the sharks Responsible for that attack were oceanic white tips ,And probably tiger sharks..

[@minnesotajones261]

When Shaw was preforming that scene, all the crew as well as Dreyfus (Hooper) and Scheider (Brody) were glued to every word he said, it was hypnotic, his performance. And that the Indianapolis sinking was REAL, gives the scene such power. You truly see why Quint hates sharks and why he broke the radio, for him, this was personal.

[@RebeccaODonnell-1941]

Absolutely. The book In Harm’s Way, about the Indianapolis, is unbelievably horrible.

[@kellyfehr3719]

It speaks to his Ahab complex and why he wrecked the radio.

[@CrocodilePile]

At a test screening Spielberg was in the back of the room watching the reactions. A man got up out of his seat suddenly, ran to the lobby and promptly puked. Spielberg was worried. Same guy went back to his seat minutes later to see the rest of the movie and Spielberg said to himself, "IT'S A HIT!" And Jaws 2 still has the SAME MAYOR!

[@CapedInformer]

That’s awesome lol. And I can’t believe that he made it in the second...

[@Lewis9709]

@@CapedInformer Corrupt incompetent politicians always seem to have job security

[@KolozII]

Spielberg also went in to reshoot the scene where Brody and Hooper find Ben Gardner's boat at night, in order to squeeze one more scream out of the audience. Basically, he made it so that the body in the hole was hidden until the last possible moment to create a really effective jump scare.

[@juliell2139]

Quint's speech about the Indianapolis was a great moment for many vets of the conflict and the sailors that survived. Because of the A-Bomb, it was all classified so it was swept under the rug. This was one of the first public tellings of the story and it was like a validation for those who survived.

[@alexanderhagmanwilberg640]

It's always great to witness a classic movie viewed by an intelligent person! 😁 Keep going, my friend 😊👍

[@CapedInformer]

Appreciate it!

[@shainewhite2781]

This film was also the reason why I dont want to go back into the water.

[@bighuge1060]

Shaine, my mother and I read the novel and caught this movie when it opened at the NJ sea shore. Next day the entire family was in the bay swimming and crabbing. I'd be lying if that movie wasn't on both of our minds throughout that day. Jaws was an effective film.

[@Jarlemoore1]

@@bighuge1060 You and a few million other people.

[@Jarlemoore1]

@@bighuge1060 The book was one thing but actually seeing it happen on screen was quite another.

[@moviemaestro800]

Shame, really, because in real life, shark attacks are extremely rare, and the overwhelming majority of species aren't even dangerous to us. Granted, the Great White IS one of the species that is quite dangerous to humans, but despite its reputation, I don't think it's even in the top 10 for ways the ocean and/or its wildlife has been responsible for humans dying.

[@mckenzie.latham91]

One of my favorite scenes is the fishing scene where Quint sees the line ticking and calmly and quietly starts strapping himself in knowing that something is about to go down it’s built up slow, but with the music it brings much tension, it also is the first sign we the audience get of Quint’s abilities first hand and his experience and calmness so that later on in the film as he becomes more afraid/unhinged by the shark’s tenacity we understand his normal experienced demeanor is starting to shake.

[@CapedInformer]

Yea that was another great scene

[@Brian25091]

Interesting fact: Richard Dreyfuss (Hooper) and Robert Shaw (Quint) actually hated each other. So all that tension between their characters is 100% real. Plus Robert was a huge drunk and was drunk a lot of the time. Richard even took Roberts drink and smashed it on the ground. Robert was so drunk when it came to the scene where they were all drinking together and telling stories that Robert had passed out. He woke up ashamed and said lets do the scene over which he did perfectly and told the emotional story of the USS Indianapolis. Roy Scheider's line of " You're going to need a bigger boat" was ad-libbed by him.

[@w1975b]

Cool how many ad-libbed lines are hits. Another one is "I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass...and I'm all out of bubblegum." They Live (1988)

[@Brian25091]

@@w1975b That is a great movie as well.

[@GjpgrD]

Dreyfuss says he genuinely admired Shaw & gossip about a "feud" are greatly exaggerated. They ribbed each other on set in character, but after hours were drinking buddies. There was only 1 day when they actually got mad & that was when Dreyfuss dumped Shaw's bourbon & Shaw took a firehose to Dreyfuss.

[@dolandblanford4641]

This is the first summer blockbuster.

[@jamesalexander5623]

Changed Hollywood Forever!

[@Jarlemoore1]

@@jamesalexander5623 Along with Star Wars.

[@amaniwolf]

This is a classic, with a music score from John Williams and directed by Spielberg . I watched this as a kid when it came out and it still stands the test of time. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@CapedInformer]

Thanks! Definitely does

[@Lewis9709]

20:53 - Quint destroyed the radio, because he wanted to kill the Shark himself, and didn't want the Coast Guard interfering. Partially because of the money, but mostly because of his ego. A shark that big was a once in a lifetime opportunity.

[@CapedInformer]

Cost him a lifetime too unfortunately

[@Lewis9709]

@@CapedInformer Yep. I guess I should've said that Shark was Quint's "last" in a lifetime opportunity.

[@88wildcat]

You can make a lot of comparisons with Quint in this movie with Captain Ahab in Moby Dick.

[@KayEmCee92]

The actor who played Quint was actually extremely pissed whilst doing his Indianapolis monologue which still happens to be a masterpiece.

[@CapedInformer]

Awesome scene

[@Thaedriel]

If by pissed, you mean drunk, then that's not true. When filming the first takes he was drunk as a skunk, so he couldn't perform it at all. He sobered up the next day and nailed it in one take. He was very apologetic about it, dude had a bit of a drinking problem sadly.

[@KrillLiberator]

@@Thaedriel Shaw and Dreyfuss apparently did *not* get on; amazing they turned in the performances they did on that basis.

[@shanedoe3462]

There have actually been two movies based on the Indianapolis. They are Mission of the Shark (1991) and USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2016).

[@jeffwright4491]

There would have been an earlier one if the studio had listened to Spielberg. When approached for Jaws 2 he said he would agree to do it only if it was a prequel involving a young Quint and the story of the Indianapolis. Would have loved to have seen that. Sadly the studio said no and Spielberg walked.

[@ShadowsintheEyes]

I'm glad to see that you included part of the scene where Quint talks about the USS Indianapolis and that you appreciated it. So many reaction videos for this movie skip right over it or even make fun of it, but in my opinion, it's the best scene in this movie. The complete shift in tone is so sobering, and the story itself is so intense. Not to mention, it's critical to fully understanding Quint's character. Great reaction! I'm looking forward to watching more. :)

[@CapedInformer]

I thought it was one of the most impressive scenes

[@enufots4621]

@@CapedInformer The shark story of the USS Indianapolis in WW2 1945 was also a true story. The sharks fed for days. You can find it on the Internet.

[@KrillLiberator]

@@CapedInformer Also, it means that - in line with horror - Quint ends up meeting the worst possible fate; the only one that really scared him all his life.

[@dawggirl]

"That other shark was probably its cousin" I don't know why that made me laugh so much, but it did. Loved this reaction, you made it so damn funny. Great stuff.

[@CapedInformer]

Haha you never know! 😂 and thanks I’m glad you enjoyed it

[@Scubaguy80]

The opening shark attack is incredibly realistic, this is how almost all shark attacks look in real life. The scene was also an accident as the shark was supposed to be seen early on but it wasn't working most of the time.

[@davidr1050]

4:28 -- Caught EVERYONE by surprise because I believe this was the first time we see a kid die on screen in a horror movie....

[@shadowdramon01]

The scene where the kid gets eaten always gets to me. Hell, any time a horror movie not only kills a kid but shows the kid die a gruesome death ON SCREEN gets to me, the biggest example being the sewer scene from the 1980s The Blob remake.

[@bridgethaines7127]

I saw this when I was 10, when it first premiered on HBO way back in 1981. I didn't go in the pool that summer, even the bathtub was suspect, and I didn't so much as stick a toe in saltwater until I was in my late 30s and went to Hawai'i for the first time. Greatest horror film of all time. Made generations afraid of the ocean.

[@CapedInformer]

Very understandable lol

[@GrisouIII]

Glad I wasn’t the only one! Lol I felt so dumb for fearing that a shark would pop up in a pool!

[@lloyddobler2227]

If memory serves me correctly, the screenwriting for the story about the Indianapolis from the character Quint was actually written by the actor himself, Robert Shaw who played Quint

[@Jarlemoore1]

When that head popped out of that hole in the boat my grandmother who was in the back seat started hyperventilating and my mom had to give her an empty popcorn bag, we saw this movie at a drive in theater along with Airplane (Double feature and two totally opposite movies.). You know you made a great horror film when people wouldn't go back into ocean for years to come after watching this even at the beach.

[@88wildcat]

The pairing makes sense though when you remember the opening title scene from Airplane.

[@TheSoleProprietor]

Jaws made me love the ocean even more! Oddly enough, I was more worried about running into jellyfish when swimming in the ocean!

[@phantombrakeman4983]

You might like the movie "The Sting" with Robert Redford and Paul Newman. Robert Shaw does a good job acting in that film too.

[@TehFrenchy29]

One of my favourite movies of all time. Redford's character is meant to be like 20 or something while the actor was 36 or 37 at time of filming, which makes the not even 50 Paul Newman and Robert Shaw referring to him as "kid" kind of weird and the tone in a few scenes just all over the place in that respect, but otherwise it's just such a great film. Lot of great scenes and fun dialogue, and it's all based in "real" confidence games and the language thereof.

[@robmetaldeth1889]

Mrs Kinter, Alex Kintners mother(boy eaten on raft), walked into a restaurant about 3 decades after this movie to have lunch, she notices a sandwich on the menu called the ''Alex Kintner'', she questioned her server about it and he told her that their chef played the part of Alex Kintner in the movie Jaws, she got up and yelled ''I PLAYED HIS MOTHER!'' They wound up having a very happy reunion and kept in touch.

[@nicktb1999]

i love how the movie rough outline is a "b movie" but spielberg just made it so much more and you already know that the mayor is still mayor in jaws 2, however in a deleted scene he actually vouches for brody when others do not. so he had learned from the first movie and puts more trust in the man it's a deleted scene and i wont go into more stuff in case you are going to watch that movie

[@walkerig1]

The Jump Scare, with the head in the boat, still got me 46 years after I first saw it. I remember everyone in my row of seats in the cinema pulling their feet up at the same time, from the reactions of the shoulders of the people in front of me I think it was everyone in the 1000 seater cinema.

[@jonathancunningham8739]

That kid not moving may have saved his life in real life the rule for Sharks is try not to swim even if they come very close to you if you swim they might think your a fish very nice detail in the movie.

[@nightthornkvala94132]

They will mistake a swimming or thrashing person for a seal...mmm, lunch time.

[@jonathancunningham8739]

@@nightthornkvala94132 Lmao.

[@lindsayantwine1097]

One of my favorite movies ever. I can watch it anytime, in any mood I'm in. If it's on tv, no matter what point in the story, I will tune in and watch. I can have this playing even just for background company. Seen it so many times and it never gets old. Really enjoyed your take on it. 🦈

[@CapedInformer]

Thanks!

[@fday1964]

Close Encounters of the Third Kind would be another early Spielberg film to watch.

[@kingscorpion7346]

with Richard Dreyfus in that one, too!

[@w1975b]

@@kingscorpion7346 yep

[@MontagZoso]

Yes!! 👍

[@davidr1050]

I know everyone says that Dreyfuss and Shaw hated each other on set.. But yet one of the most touching things I have seen in recent years is when Dreyfuss met Shaw's granddaughter on a talk show. (I believe it's on KZbin)

[@mattdrago4660]

So glad you enjoyed this film. You had mentioned the chemistry between Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss & Roy Scheider being on point and it was..especially considering Robert Shaw aka Quint & Richard Dreyfuss aka Hooper, didn’t get a long in real life. Shaw was always teasing Dreyfuss and giving him a hard time..very interesting how it all worked perfectly.

[@davidr1050]

Years later... Dreyfuss realized that being the "new kid" on the set, Shaw was doing it to get his chops up and mold him into a stronger actor...

[@TheSoleProprietor]

Dreyfuss had mixed feelings about Shaw. Saying that Robert was mean in public and nice to him in private. I thought it would be the other way around. However, in the long run, Dreyfuss had some good things to say about Shaw, in spite of how he was treated.

[@traceyreid4585]

For me, what makes this film special is the interactions between the three main characters. I believe I'm watching Chief Brody, Hooper and Quint and not actors! such talent

[@porflepopnecker4376]

One of the best JAWS reaction videos!

[@CapedInformer]

That means a lot, thanks!

[@stanzelot]

"We're gonna need a bigger boat". One of the most iconic quotes in the history of cinema.

[@yg713]

Your comment about the USS Indianapolis already came true, they made a movie a few years ago: USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage. I have not seen it but knew about it being made. The wreck of the ship has been found only a few years ago.

[@commanderkruge]

"We're gonna need a bigger boat!" actually became an expression people use when they have planned for something, but it turns out much more difficult, tougher, complicated than imagined. Kinda like "Well, back to the drawing board!". And it started in this scene here in this movie. :)

[@CapedInformer]

Yea I’ve definitely heard it before!

[@georgekappos3222]

Wow. I'm kinda surprised this was chosen so late in your youtube career. This is the greatest movie ever. Just watch the documentary to see how difficult this movie was to make. There are two documentaries that really showed how amazing spielberg was. Both have different views of the making of the movie but still show spielberg's determination

[@CapedInformer]

What you call late, I call still early lol. But thanks. I’m saving a couple of really great films for later

[@georgekappos3222]

@@CapedInformer I only call it late because most first time reviewers have this recommended very early. It's not personql

[@georgekappos3222]

@@CapedInformer most people get told to watch this before alien or the thing.

[@CapedInformer]

No offense taken, I get what you mean. Surprisingly no one did recommend it but it’s been on my to do list

[@kellyfehr3719]

I've seen the doc. It's really good. This was done before steady cams so a lot of it is handheld shots with the cameraman steadying the shot himself. Then there's the use of the waterboxes t give you the swimmers view of the water. Makes it that much scarier. The essence of a good horror/suspense is what lurks in the dark... or beneath the waves in this case.

[@Side8Studios]

This film changed the summer movie business by setting the bar for the summer blockbuster. Such a great film that still holds up today.

[@kevinburton3948]

In my top Horror films of all time along with The Shining, The Thing, Alien, and An American Werewolf in London (which you should check out). The severed head coming out of the hole in the boat scared the absolute snot out of me as a kid. I was 5 in 1975 but I think I watched this on tv around 78 or 79. This along with "Piranha" (1978) made me deathly afraid of swimming in the ocean or even a lake. There are SO many details in this film... A such as this tiny one--- When Quinn is telling his Indianapolis story there are three dinner plates on the table. Quinn and Hooper have cleaned theirs, but Brody hasn't touched his food at all. Because he is either not hungry from being too nervous or feeling seasick etc. He isn't a sailor and it constantly shows. Also the first movie to truly showcase the "Dolly Zoom" effect. When the camera zooms in on Brody's face as the little boy is killed and there is this weird effect of the background behind Brody "stretching" away. It's accomplished by pulling the camera backwards (on a dolly track) while at the same time zooming in on the subject. Spielberg would collaborate with George Lucas to make "Raiders of the Lost Ark" in 1981- one of the greatest adventure films of all time! Hope you're able to react to that one! As always, love your reactions!

[@CapedInformer]

Thanks! And for the suggestions

[@jesselester9722]

@@CapedInformer please react to my favorite horror movies The Lost Boys (1987) Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) Interview With The Vampire (1994) From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) John Carpenter's Vampires (1998) Blade(1998) Blade 2(2002) Blade Trinity (2004) 30 Days Of Night (2007) Let The Right One In (2008) The Howling (1981) An American Werewolf In London (1981) Phantasm (1979) Christine (1983) Gremlins (1984) A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984) Scream(1996) Sleepy Hollow (1999) Pet Semetary (1989) Child's Play(1988) Poltergeist (1982) The Others(2001) The Sixth Sense (1999) The Shining (1980) The Exorcist (1973) The Omen(1976) Carrie(1976) Shaun Of The Dead(2004) Zombieland (2009) The Ring(2002)

[@falcon215]

I grew up not far from where this was filmed and saw this in the theater the first week it came out. When that head popped out of that boat I swear everyone in the room jumped a foot in the air and screamed. This is considered the first summer blockbuster.

[@bbb462cid]

They still do jump and scream. I see it every Labor Day weekend at a thater. Well, not last year....

[@JsscRchlDrsy]

Spielberg actually wanted to do a sequel which was going to be a prequel about Quint on the USS Indianapolis. He pitched the idea to the studio and I believe they wanted to do it. However Spielberg was busy finishing Close encounters of the third kind and he wouldn’t be able to do it for another year. The studio didn’t want to wait. So they moved forward with the sequel we have today.

[@CapedInformer]

Oh that’s disappointing. Would of made a hell of a prequel

[@88wildcat]

It didn't help that Robert Shaw died in either 1977 or 1978 either.

[@JsscRchlDrsy]

@@88wildcat I’m sure if it was going to be a prequel thirty years in the past during world war II they would have used a different younger actor.

[@KrillLiberator]

@@JsscRchlDrsy And anyway, we all know that , back in WW2, Robert Shaw was actually leading a fighter squadron in the Battle of Britain.

[@wildbillkelso1946]

I had the privilege of meeting a survivor from the USS Indianapolis. He was around 92-93 when I met him. Sharp as a tack and he told you about anything you wanted to know about what he did on board the ship and about his crewmates. But he avoided questions about the sinking and trying to survive in the water for days. The only thing he mentioned was he was damn glad when he saw the US Navy PBY fly down to rescue him and those that were left.

[@CapedInformer]

Wow sounds intense

[@benschultz1784]

The reason the Mayor refuses to close the beach, and why everyone has a fit when Brody does, is because Amity's entire annual budget is made during the 4th of July weekend. That and the town's in debt to the NYC mafia.

[@arisucheddar3097]

I mean, people used to think "no mayor would REALLY be like that, would they?" The past year has shown us the truth though.

[@nightthornkvala94132]

I think they left the mafia part out of the movie. Correct me if they did mention it. But the yearly budget laying on one good weekend is true for a lot of smaller tourist towns. Hell, even my home town of San Francisco counts a lot on tourist money.

[@KrillLiberator]

Just the holiday season is enough reason. A Mafia subplot cheapens the true horror that people with something to lose are selfish as all hell and would throw others under the bus for a buck. If we have rain on a Bank Holiday weekend in a pre-Covid year, all the hoteliers in town are proclaiming it the to be a disaster for them and it's the worst year ever. Because people with petty concerns have no context for anything else than their businesses.

[@cyndisanimaladventures6370]

This show came out the year I was born. I remember laughing at the mechanical shark when I got older but after hearing how much trouble they had during the filming because of it now now I completely respect it. It was actually Jaws 3 that ruined the ocean for me. I was 6 when it came out, bad 3-D effects and all, and I never made it past the opening credits. When the fish head came out of the blood still moving its mouth I started screaming and we had to leave. Surprisingly I Love 💕💕💕 sharks 🦈 spent years studying and reading everything I could on them since I refuse to go in the ocean. Thank goodness for Shark Week even my boss knows not to schedule me for night shifts for that week.

[@CapedInformer]

Yea it’s sad they couldn’t capture the same magic in the sequels

[@shainewhite2781]

17:27, most memorable line in film history.

[@gggo2631]

Supposedly that wasn't in the script. Roy Scheider came up with that on the spot.

[@CapedInformer]

I don’t know where but I’ve def heard that line before and knew I had to keep it in lol

[@Dane33602]

Spielberg created more tension and drama with a few notes of music and camera angles than all the Marvel Movies CGI effects combined. Masterpiece.

[@ArcadiaOccult]

We didn't play games in the 70's we scared the shit out of each other right and proper! 😁

[@w1975b]

and to think this movie is only rated PG

[@christopherleodaniels7203]

It won Oscars for Best Editing, Best Sound, and Best Score - and it was nominated for Best Picture.

[@mrkelso]

Robert Shaw didn't get a nomination? A shame, he deserved one.

[@julielabrouste6344]

20:52 "What the hell was that for?" Quint wants this shark via his boat and no other. It's personal; remember the U.S.S. Indianapolis.

[@davidr1050]

Blinded by vengeance and wasn't going to be denied..

[@stevehutnikoff5964]

Love how you were ready to jump on the sfx but then you jumped out of your skin about 10 times!

[@Tchiko.]

Spielberg was on fire at this time, and he made Encounters of the Third Kind just after which is another perfect masterpiece. For me, he got back to this level only with Jurassic Park.

[@Tchiko.]

@Trevor Rogert Same for me, I have to watch this craziness.

[@mrkelso]

You skipped over "Raiders", which was phenomenal to most, and "E.T.", which agreed isn't as cool but did top "Star Wars" to become the biggest movie up to that time.

[@ikeyasector]

You mentioned about the dialog and I haven't thought much about it before but this film has allot of good spoken parts. The actor who plays the Scotsman also stars as an Irish mobster in 'The Sting' (another great film). He's long passed away now but I'd like to see his filmography. Such a good actor.

[@kellyfehr3719]

The animosity between Dreyfus and Shaw is very real. Shaw was drinking alot and they did not get along.

[@CapedInformer]

Wow I guess that’s why their scenes seemed so authentic

[@davidr1050]

@@CapedInformer -- When you see interviews with Dreyfus, his perspective has changed with age.. He realizes that Shaw was pushing and grinding him into a better actor since he was the "new kid"..

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

I have seen old interviews of Shaw, even with his wife and he was a unique guy, very head strong and weird and opinionated. Even his wife thought he was a handful! lol

[@davidr1050]

@@johnnyskinwalker4095 -- most touching thing I've seen is when Dreyfus met Shaw's grand daughter .. It's on youtube somewhere.

[@kellyfehr3719]

@@johnnyskinwalker4095 somebody should recommend "The taking of Pelham 123"

[@christopherleodaniels7203]

Robert Shaw was a heavy drinker and did the Indianapolis story drunk. Then he apologized and begged Spielberg to do it again, showed up sober, and that reshoot is the version you see in the film.

[@CapedInformer]

I thought he was still drunk in the scene lol

[@koreycrawford4119]

Dis a classic right here.🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Merrihelen]

The actor who plays Mayor Vaughn actually owns that jacket with the anchors. He found it at a thrift store while trying out for the part and the costume director was so impressed at how perfect it was for the character they used it in the film

[@javix2013]

React to DUEL the first film of Steven Spielberg. The story of a murderous trucker who chases and harasses a motorist on a desert road, a very good classic suspense movie.

[@nightthornkvala94132]

Very much like Jaws without the water.

[@ralphroshia9247]

The Story that Quint tells about the Indianapolis not only was a real event but was the Orginal Bases for Jaws 2 but the producers changed their mind and decided that fans would like see Chief Brody and Amity island

[@handsomestik]

this does battle with Casablanca 1942 as my favorite film ever

[@minnesotajones261]

Casablanca is the best movie... ever. Drop the mic. Done. :o)

[@minnesotajones261]

@Trevor Rogert No worries! Everyone's opinion is just that, including mine. It's refreshing on KZbin for people to disagree without getting nuts. :o)

[@handsomestik]

@Trevor Rogert no , i get it. I just love the contrast of the three men in the film. Peter Lorre character (ultimate beta leech) Rick (alpha dude but made every wrong decision and takes it out on everyone) Victor Laszlo (mega chad that you can't hate because he is freeing concentration camps even if he has your girl) and the film itself and dialogue is awesome too.

[@RandomStuff-he7lu]

Hooper was supposed to die. However, while getting footage of the cage sequence a shark got caught in the lines for the cage and went nuts. It looked so awesome that Spielberg wanted it in the movie. However, because there was no one in the cage it meant rewriting the scene to have Hooper escape the cage.

[@martinbraun1211]

I highly recommend "The Green Mile"!

[@jaybird8192]

I also recommend "The Green Mile"!

[@jaybird8192]

@Trevor Rogert I hear you bro, but this is the problem with why movies of today Suck-ass! Everything has to be politically correct, or people get too sensitive! (And bro, I'm not talking about you, if you didn't like the film, it's cool! Just people in general!)) The "Woke" and "Don't want to offend" BS of today is why I prefer films like The green mile! It shows how it was in that time period, with no: Lets not try to offend with the politically correct BS! Every race/nationality has previously been offended in many movies before, and people didn't give a damm! And I know the times we're living in now with the racial tensions are crazy, but films should not be taken so seriously, and be enjoyed for what it is! And Btw: I am not a white man, and the film didn't offend me!

[@jonathanbowling2904]

This movie scared me so much as a kid that i was scared even to go into a swimming pool at night. This movie is a masterpiece in suspense. It's amazing even today.

[@michaelzabala4850]

You gotta also do a reaction to the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie from 1990. Another great classic.

[@osirispluto8782]

That'd be sick. I haven't seen anyone react to that yet as far as I know.

[@gnnhghs4904]

Favorite movie and cartoon ever. Jaws is my third choice 2nd is jurassic park

[@charlieeckert4321]

The woman in black who slapped Chief Brody was played by an actress named Lee Fiero. She wants a professional but was local and worked in Massachusetts. Decades later in the late 1990s Lee was in San Diego and walked into a seafood restaurant. She noticed that there was a menu item called the Alex Kitner Sandwich. Ahee told one of the workers that she had played Alex's mother in Jaws. Suddenly from the back of the restaurant the owner came running out. He had played Alex, the boy on the raft. It was the first time they had seen each other since the wrap party on the movie back in 1974.

[@mamagucci85]

Yes, us Bostonians are very proud of this ! It was filmed here, in Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. Absolute Classic !

[@kgunitkeese17]

The boy being killed also happened in the novel. As much as people don't like children or dogs being killed in movies, I think it is important to show the former because it doesn't matter if you're a man, woman or child, a shark attack doesn't discriminate. Same with disaster movies that involve ships sinking, mother nature doesn't care who lives or dies.

[@RonJDuncan]

For the record, that jump scare in the water with the head appearing was so perfectly timed that it actually terrified me. I love the use of practical effects in this movie.

[@cl0wnb0y1]

One of my favorite parts of the movie.......... if you watch the credits to the very end you can see Brody & Hooper make it to shore and walk out of the water. :)

[@DonMachado]

Saw this in the theater with a family friend when I was 8 years old. Loved it then, love it now.

[@katiem9644]

That 2 hours that I sat in the movie theatre in 1975 was the scariest 2 hours of my life. For a 50 year old movie, it gives the absolute best reactions on You Tube.

[@ChrisReise]

That whole monologue about Quint on the USS Indianapolis was ad-libbed. Spielberg told him to tell a story and Robert Shaw just ran with it.

[@moviemaestro800]

It helped that it was a true story.

[@commanderkruge]

There's an adorable little detail in the "comparing scars"-scene and you almost got it when you asked Brody what he got: He does lift his shirt but lets it down again. That's a leftover from the book - he wants to join in, but all he has is a scar from him getting his appendix taken out. Which embarrasses him. I love how they don't explain it at all in the movie - you either get it or you don't. ^^

[@commanderkruge]

For the scene with Hopper in the cage they filmed a real shark - together with a smaller cage and a very small actor in the diving suit, so it looks extra large in comparison. :)

[@CapedInformer]

Oh wow I was hoping it wasn’t a real shark in that scene, that’s crazy lol

[@88wildcat]

I've seen this movie at least five times. I've watched more than a dozen different people react to it. I've never seen anyone not get "that got me"ed by the head in the scene where Hooper is investigating Ben Gardner's boat.

[@jamielandis4308]

There have been movies and documentaries about the Indianapolis. She was the last ship lost by the US in WWII. Jaws was Spielberg’s second movie, I believe. Duel was his first-also a great flick. This movie is considered the first summer block buster.

[@mrkelso]

His first theatrical movie was "The Sugarland Express" with Goldie Hawn. No one remembers that one, but everybody remembers "Duel", which was an earlier TV movie, and, you're right, a great flick.

[@dave131]

10 years old when I saw this in the theater. When the head popped out the row of seats behind us got showered in popcorn. Back before internet and everyone being ignorant of sharks, this movie freaked people out lol When surf fishing a week later and usually we go swimming when the fishing slows down. Nope. Not this time nor the next 10 times lol.

[@richieb7692]

The camera shot at 4.01 is iconic. Zooms in on the actor, wide angle out around him.