'In The Teeth of JAWS '(BBC making-of documentary, 1997)

'In The Teeth Of Jaws' was first broadcast on UK television on BBC 2 in 1997.
Featuring interviews with all the key players (still alive), this is the complete story of the making of JAWS. From the idea for the writing of the novel to the completed film and subsequent success and ongoing legacy of the phenomenon that is JAWS.
Featuring:
Roy Scheider (actor - Martin Brody)
Richard Dreyfuss (actor - Matt Hooper)
Lorraine Gary (Ellen Brody)
Steven Spielberg (director)
Peter Benchley (novelist / screenwriter / actor - reporter)
Carl Gottlieb (screenwriter / actor - Harry Meadows)
Susan Backlinie (actor / stunts - Chrissy)
Craig Kingsbury (actor - Ben Gardner)
Shari Rhodes (casting director)
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[@johnmason9655]

After 46 years, still the best film ever.

[@lawrencebittke8478]

I read the Peter Benchley book JAWS before seeing the movie and after 46 years this is still one of the most memorable films 🎥.

[@paulbirkbeck1790]

A timeless classic definitely lightening in a bottle

[@crmznize]

Absolutely 👍🏻

[@randyjohnson6845]

I would say yes at the theater first time

[@Pazuzu82]

It belongs in the same category with Godfather, Star Wars, Raiders Of the lost Ark and Shawshank Redemption. Classics!

[@PeterOldschool]

Perhaps the greatest all around film in history. Complete in every way, and still holds up to this day. The fear lives on.

[@markrskinner]

It blew this 11 Y-O away in '75. And it's still top of my list in '21

[@michaeldantoni4292]

Same here. I was 11 also seeing Jaws with my big sister and her boyfriend. To bad they don't make movies like that anymore. The 70s was the best decade for that.

[@gigigiseleworld]

Yes. Steven Spielberg did one of the Greatest job's of his Era. This film,,just does something to a viewer. You never get tired of seeing it.

[@dannyspitzer1267]

I was always fascinated with the making of the movie Jaws

[@victormealing5162]

Same.its Incredible what these guys went through and did together.all the screw ups, budget,anxiety,conditions,on the fly script, last minutes story changes, the coincidences(Ron and valery Taylor recording the shark attacking the cage)causing Hooper to end up living. Man just too many things, the making of is just as great if not better than the movie itself.

[@darkangelw8472]

Yes, and in JAWS 2 I got interested in boats lol 😂 and I still don't go out far in the water, and I live in Europe. Our biggest shark is the basking shark and we sometimes have blue sharks, hammerheads n makos

[@stephenkissane4268]

Watch the dvd one from 2001 really interesting

[@elliemccarthy3487]

What a cast , Robert shaw was incredible & they kept his brilliant speech in about the bomb being delivered which is based on true events

[@paulrees3861]

A film that became a legend. One of my most re watched movies.

[@gigigiseleworld]

I agree,,I may have seen this film.. probably 15 times in my lifetime..❤🎉

[@DolleDriesRoelvink]

A rare example of A perfect movie.

[@DavidMander-rs4uk]

As if!! It's completely boring with nothing happening then the ending with the shark looks so fake! Very overated movie.

[@kimgrant3879]

​@@DavidMander-rs4uknot for its time. This type of film hadn't been done before.

[@MLawrence-z9k]

​@@DavidMander-rs4uk you're face looks overrated & fake looking

[@bubblegumlemonade159]

I could watch it a million times never gets old one time I watched it and saw a shooting star in the background ! Richard Dreyfus is such a cutie too

[@LouisMendoza-s1g]

When Robert Shaw was standing on the bow holding his rifle that's when I saw the shooting star

[@lesliecalvert3458]

This movie changed how i saw the ocean forever as a kid. When you're small you do not think about all of the living creatures swimming in the ocean around you...as an adult i have huge respect for the ocean and all of it's inhabitants...and am still fascinated by the ocean to this day.

[@healgrowlovecommunity8397]

I was 15 when it came out. Still one of the best movies of all time. Spielberg was right about John Williams's iconic music. The whole thing was genius.

[@CC72460]

I saw jaws with my cousin when it first came out and turning 64 soon and still watching jaws till this day and I must say jaws will always be my favorite movie.

[@gigigiseleworld]

Movie's that were made in the 1970's..are still remembered. Let's not forgot about the television shows and music. ❤🎉

[@briankmavpro5246]

I watch Jaws every time its on. Seeing this movie as a kid scared the crap out of me. My family would rent a place off cape cod and I would sail a small sunfish sailboat untill I saw this movie. LOL..

[@ChilliCheezdog]

There will never be anything like this again. In terms of an art form, this is the pinnacle.

[@peterwall583]

I agree with you this movie was way before it's time

[@gigigiseleworld]

Very true. The mold was broken.

[@BobCat623923]

One of those movies that if you come across it while you're scrolling through the TV channels you stop and just have to watch no matter what part its at...at least for a little while

[@leonefurlan137]

so true man!!! You described it well,only a selected few flicks have this power to capture you,even though you've seen it many times before...

[@Clara-ph7my]

Thank you for this. One of my top 5 favourite movies of all time. Along with Halloween (1978), The Thing (1982), The Shining (1980) and The Evil Dead (1981). Yes everyone remembers watching 'Jaws' for the first time. A true masterpiece, perfection. Please no remakes, reboots, prequels whatever they try to pass off, these awful carbon copies from.

[@bearbear4030]

The one where Brody’s wife was sure “jaws” was out to get her family lol 😂

[@Clara-ph7my]

@@bearbear4030 The 4th instalment of the franchise. Nothing compares to the the classic, original movie, nothing will. What was the point of 'Psycho (2020')? I will maybe go and watch 'Freaks (1932)' A dooming cash in franchise films to follow. A trend of the times: Texas Chainsaw, Psycho, Halloween, Friday 13th,Amytiville etc

[@samse7en11]

We have the exact same movie tastes 🙂

[@deano007]

An absolute gem which can be watched over and over…pure joy…the camaraderie between the big 3 was immense

[@gigigiseleworld]

Right place at the Right time". ❤

[@peterwall583]

I was 8 years old when I saw this film my life has never been the same

[@gigigiseleworld]

Where you afraid to go into the water "?? 🔹🌊💦💧💦___water".??

[@captainh3831]

It's probably hard for anyone under the age of 60 or so to understand the phenomenon this film was in the summer of 1975. It owned the summer, with oeople lining up for blocks sometimes at theatres. It continued pretty much into the fall of that year.

[@glennhopkins2643]

Robert Shaw - amazing actor. One of the best.

[@hayleyjones6302]

Still one of the best films ever made

[@1990758]

This was my favorite movie of all time I seen it 14 times in the movie theater.now my favorite is Casino

[@daviddoyle8956]

Got that right please no remake(stop doing remakes of anything for that matter) it would just suck so bad you can't recapture the camp of it now it would be all CGI and I hate CGI and green screen.

[@stevenhernandez2897]

It's a classic and will always be 1 of my favorite movies of all time 🙏

[@stevenhernandez2897]

@@daviddoyle8956 A remake of Jaws would be absurd its just 1 of those once in a lifetime movies that created magic that can never be recaptured in any way shape or form.

[@daviddoyle8956]

@@stevenhernandez2897 I never said anything about making a remake. In fact I hate remakes Jaws should be left alone. I also love the old campy movies

[@kingkong-ik8gw]

When I went to see this film at the theatre in Australia, I went with a friend, he was an army man. Sitting there I looked when the girl got attacked first and I thought he was going red and nearly passed out in the chair. When the head came out of the boat when Hooper pulled the tooth , my friend was under his seat! This is one of the greatest ( and scariest) films ever made and cast !

[@gigigiseleworld]

Nice descriptions of your friend's experience ".. 🔹😂🔹😂🔹

[@redestosaguil8810]

THAT rolling head scene in 'Jaws' is the ONLY scene in cinematic history that made me jump in fright in my theater seat during my high school days in '75... 😊

[@paulburchell1762]

Such a great film.. In my Top ten of all time

[@steve161172]

Steven the best director in the world👑

[@MarleneGarbo]

I love this movie not only for itself but for the making of it which to me is one of the finest examples of movie magic and "univer's synchronicities" (even all it's problems) working together to create a piece of pop culture that lasts forever

[@TboneTenEighties]

Greatest movie of all time.

[@peterwall583]

Well I have to say godfather is my favorite but jaws definitely top 10 of all time

[@mikedarrah6945]

not quite...but a great film.

[@DavidMander-rs4uk]

Hardly!! It's totally overated.

[@kimgrant3879]

​@DavidMander-rs4uk no it isn't.

[@KennyLauderdale]

I love watching these “making of” videos

[@everthpalomequejr]

Perfect script. Cinematography. Film editing. Performances. Tone. Musical score. Direction. I’ve learned so much about filmmaking from watching Jaws. Spielberg truly used classical storytelling techniques and fused them with his own style. It’s a perfect damn movie. Just perfection!!!

[@jenniferrdelaney8067]

I never get tired of watching this movie it’s my most favorite movie ever 💙💙💙🦈🦈🦈🦈

[@darkangelw8472]

Proud of our British actor late Robert Shaw

[@keepgoing1973]

Quint is my favorite character in this film. Even as a kid when I first watched it 40 years ago.

[@elliemccarthy3487]

Plus he added the talk about the bomb delivery with men killed by sharks which is based on true events , it wasn’t in the script , yet he just improvised the scene & it’s the best part

[@keepgoing1973]

@@elliemccarthy3487 yes he did.

[@keepgoing1973]

The USS Indianapolis?

[@keepgoing1973]

@@elliemccarthy3487 USS Indianapolis you are talking about that???

[@charleneklein580]

Peter Benchley is right when he said kids who watched this movie were inspired to become marine biologist. I was one of those kids. The summer of 88 is when I first watched Jaws and asked my mom to take me to the library so I could read books on sharks! I read all summer long and did end up going to college for a minor in marine biology!

[@lyndoncmp5751]

Good for you. I was mad about sharks in the late 70s and 1980s too but sadly I didn't get to be a marine biologist. Im glad for you that you did 👍.

[@loril1394]

I saw this masterpiece the first day I was on vacation at the beach. Needless to say the rest of the time I stayed at the pool. lol (still a little shakey)

[@sandradee1579]

😂😂 I was 10 yrs old in '75 when I saw this at the movies, never gone above the knees since.

[@bootnyfonzworthcollier1692]

Spielberg' knows how to make a movie l was eleven years old that summer l remember how big it was l wasn't allowed to see it ( parents) so when l finally saw it ten years later l was hooked l could watch it a hundred times in a row they should run it on the big screen again great movie really stands the test of time

[@susanberg2774]

Brilliant cast! Great movie! Well done!

[@keepgoing1973]

I was 7 years old when I watched it. After I thought the damn thing was under my bed. 😂

[@carmenharris4134]

Me too! I was about the same age and used to think it was under my bed or inside the closet 😂

[@BullseyeForever24]

The music got me lol,I was 10’when I went to see it in the theater and I was scared shitless

[@keepgoing1973]

@@BullseyeForever24 as Spielberg said, "I believe if it wasn't for that music score, the movie would have been average". Daa daan, daaa daan, da da da da da daa daan.

[@bsaunders5271]

Every swimming pool I have ever been in since watching JAWS, I've thought there could be a Great White in there

[@keepgoing1973]

@@bsaunders5271 😂

[@elliemccarthy3487]

Mixed feelings about the novel yet LOVE the film one of the best ever made ...

[@roquefortfiles]

The characters in the book are all horrible. You don't care about any of them. Hooper is a jerk. Quint is completely crazy and Brody is useless. The movie changed all of that. The kernel of the story in the novel is amazing. The shark hunt is fabulously written but the characters have nothing likeable about them.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

roquefortfiles I agree. I also feel the same way about the book Dracula. The idea is great but the characters and the padding are mediocre. Dracula has a good beginning and decent, if rushed, end but the middle of it (i. e the majority of it) is tedious, it drags on and is overly melodramatic.

[@robbillington1982]

It isn’t that different, I preferred that Hooper got eaten in the book and Brody shot his lifeless body. What a scene that might have been! Quint’s death in the book is possibly better? And I sure as hell think they should have gone back to port without Hooper and sailed again with only the Chief and Quint as written. As for the affair, hmm unsure. With the omission of the Mafia, we still have a feel of it with the town council anyways!

[@ThedaVonGurkenbeet]

I was so shocked 😱when i saw the movie as a child, i begged my Dad, a passionate sailor and diver, to stay out of the water forevermore. Then i read all books about sharks i could get. Especially those written by Hans Hass💙🦈🌊. It has Helped a lot to understand that sharks are no monsters. I love sharks as much as i love the sea. I watched Jaws a hundred times and read the novels just as often. 😊

[@stephengiese7549]

I have never seen a movie documentary that is so incredibly specific of how it was made and it's impact. Absolutely attention grabbing. I was glued watching this. Found this by accident. Have seen this film many times. Have the same reactions mentioned. Thanks utube.

[@douglaperry2041]

How Robert Shaw wasn’t nominated for an Oscar is beyond me.

[@MLawrence-z9k]

Because it's a horror movie

[@douglaperry2041]

@@MLawrence-z9k sadly. You may be correct

[@MLawrence-z9k]

@@douglaperry2041 sadly I am correct 😔

[@victormealing5162]

The making of is just as great if not better than the film itself. Such an incredible story.

[@pablocoisloco4584]

I am a security guard for motion pictures, tv shows, movies, commercials, and music videos. This August 16, 2021, marks five years doing so. But! I wish I was a security guard when Jaws was in production! Oh! How I would have wanted to guard then! July 26 1974, I turned sixteen. I think the filming of Jaws began in August 1974. I was too young to enter the work force then.

[@Maxmellow94]

Started in may of 74

[@cazcast2504]

Such a great documentary

[@johnmcnulty1129]

Fantastic documentary 👏 On a par with the movie itself ! Greatest movie making talent ever amassed, for a truly groundbreaking film. Despite all the problems encountered ! It's just....... RIP ALL the members who have since passed on ❤

[@DazDaMan]

Fairly sure I still have this on VHS somewhere!

[@bearbear4030]

I’m looking at my original copy sitting on my shelf next to my original vhs recorder lol I’m 53 years old! I’ll never depart with my collection!

[@daviddoyle8956]

I have 1,2 on VHS but want to get it on DVD. I like the extras lol

[@rancosteel]

The restored version and documentary about it was great.

[@Myl1ttleworld]

Another movie, I remember seeing in the theaters. It terrified me so much, that I still remember scanning around before I dove into the five foot above ground pool we had.

[@richardtaylor5175]

I remember taping this with the film and some other docs that followed. I still have it to this day with a vhs cover that I drew and coloured in myself

[@steve7858]

Susan Backlinie (Christie Watkins) was never injured during her death scene in the beginning of the film. This is an urban legend.

[@richwatson1985]

This is true. As there is another Jaws documentary. And she never said she was hurt.

[@sandradee1579]

One of the best things they did in this opening scene was not seeing the shark. It heightened the fear of what's beneath the water.

[@germanshepherdlover2613]

I loved Jaws, but was even more obsessed with Duel another Spieberg classic. Both still great movies today!

[@Koekiepoekie]

It's not a miracle that there's no better shark movie.

[@cavalierdecoupe]

There is a better shark movie: The Shallows

[@alexfernandezdecastro7050]

This is Quentin Tarantino's favourite movie ever. I think this says a lot!

[@kimgrant3879]

Still got my jaws mug from 1975.

[@kasperkjrsgaard1447]

Propably my favourite movie. At least in the top three, together with E.T and Close encounters of third kind.

[@davidturner4610]

For me it had all the elements pretty ocean views etc although I’m in Australia the land of the great white I really liked Martha’s Vineyard scenery!

[@ItWILLbeWONDERFUL_THERE]

That producer guy wasn't joking. I had to get that epic score out of my head long enough to use the toilet! I was too scared to pee! 😅

[@bsaunders5271]

Same here

[@rhiannon7163]

Me too! Or take a bath

[@DA-bp8lf]

You see all these actors win Oscars for best actor in a motion picture and then you see Robert Shaw in Jaws and think, who could’ve possibly done a better job acting that year then him!? My answer is nobody. One of the greatest actors of our time!

[@hollykiebler9502]

SS went on to make Close Encounters and ET all within a few years...unbelievable. I have JAWS on DVD and I still rent it on my laptop (from youtube) when I am bored....Probably my #1 pick of all time.

[@cooperbourke7717]

There's a lot more Production Stories in this Documentary that aren't in The Making Of Jaws and Shark is Still Working Documentaries. Another great Jaws Documentary.

[@jdr978]

Jaws just works on so many levels. It captures not only the horror, but also the thrill of the adventure. No BS, just a great story with great characters, with a simple but incredible soundtrack. Today it would be overdone with special effects and pointless jump-scares. Like the original Halloween, the limitations of the time added to the magic as it fueled the imagination.

[@keishaj7972]

I here because I'm watching Jaws 2🦈 now..watched Jaws 1 🦈 the other day

[@amandajanemcguire-jones6203]

Jaws is a true classic. I loved the first two jaws movies. Jaws 3 & 4 l try to forget about. Coz they where just…..Awful. But the first 2 jaws movies….especially the first movie. It was true classic.

[@JohannaLeigh]

💯 agreed!

[@elwyrick]

I remember when I first saw Jaws. It was at the Greenbrier Mall near the Atlanta Airport, and I was with fellow students in the master's program in psychology at West Georgia College. The seven o'clock show was sold out, and the line for the next showing was already long. We got in the line and waited. By the time we entered the theater, there were no seats together, so we all found our separate seats. I ended up sitting next to a very attractive young woman. About five minutes into the movie, she grabbed my leg and didn't let go until the end of the movie. I was so engrossed in the movie that I hardly noticed.

[@papasaur4818]

Why isn't there a movie about the making of Jaws, it'd be epic!

[@patsheppard2616]

I did give up going in the ocean after I saw the movie. After you realize your dinner to everything in the ocean not just sharks. You learn your not at the top of the food chain. By the time you grow up watching nature films which are meant to be enjoyed, you realize your not safe on land either. Someone famous once said on the silver screen, “ A man’s got to know his limitations.” Jaws reminds you

[@robbillington1982]

Clint Eastwood!

[@leonefurlan137]

Great documentary!

[@AnthonySotojr]

Love this movie ❤❤

[@susanberg2774]

Love that! I got sloshed but Robert Shaw got bettter! Keep on drinking! Lol!

[@sepalot100]

Right about 10 Minutes ago lucky Me stumbled upon this fabulous, lovely, GREAT Channel! Thanky You for the next few Hours!

[@marshalltravis3217]

After seeing this movie, I was scared to go into a swimming pool,,,

[@kawboy14]

I was afraid to wash dishes.. Ya, mom didn't go for that one either...🤔

[@donovandelaney3171]

The shark isn't working. The shark is broken!

[@neilblackshaw3486]

Really good documentery.

[@ofrabjousday1]

I always thought that the promotional tagline for this film should have been: "Jaws. Make sure you see it.....before it sees you." But nobody ever asked me.

[@laurencegoodwin4047]

I was still in junior school when I saw it with my mum and dad , queued round the block and got the last few seats right at the front and nearly died of fright. It changed me for life , I’m still terrified of being in the sea and what possibly lurks beneath. The most convincing shark film I’ve seen since is the Reef which is very uncomfortable to watch too

[@budbinner1381]

First movie I saw in a theater. I was 15 and had about a mile walk home alone. I was a paranoid wreck!

[@gmar7836]

It is astounding to think sharks have managed to survive so many millions of years. I mean they are probably as close to prehistoric as any other living creature for us to recognize

[@sebulia1]

The story of the making of the movie would make a great movie.

[@willardchi2571]

After I saw Jaws in a movie theater shortly after it came out, I bought a boat and went sportfishing.

[@susanberg2774]

Great movie! Thank you!

[@knownpleasures]

Pretty sure this is from the 20th anniversary VHS release. Lee Fierro passed away recently

[@seansundby6286]

*comic book guy voice* Best.. movie.. ever.

[@BobCat623923]

Should never be re-made EVER...because it works so well because of the trouble they had filming it....and that can never be reproduced.

[@bsaunders5271]

Exactly

[@dannyspitzer1267]

Agree

[@kirnpu]

I was at a double drive-in in Fresno with girlfriends watching some stupid chick flick when this came out. I was looking out the back window watching Jaws (without sound) and it scared the crap out of me! I'm a water baby from Los Angeles who grew up spending a LOT of time in the ocean during the 60s and 70s. I have to admit that after I saw Jaws I really couldn't bring myself to go back in anymore. Powerful. Same as if I was taking a shower and happened to think of Psycho I'd have to turn the water off and get out of the tub. Amazing films.

[@itsMrNoble]

The first time I saw Jaws was in the back of this produce market in Kansas City which was about as close to Vegas as the Midwestern bosses could get without getting themselves arrested. I mean, no one even knew. One guy even made his mother do all the cooking.

[@CaptainCraigKWMRZ]

I became an offshore fishing guide and treasure hunter because of this movie. ...and been lost at sea... Twice.

[@MrS98VAC]

Lorraine RARELY gives interviews all of these years!

[@zombiediarhea]

If they ever try to remake this movie, they'll screw it up.

[@2011Savere]

I remember the hype when this film came out. I was like six years old.

[@jamesgallagher1992]

Still have the vhs of this taped offa bb2👏👍

[@arbitrarychemistry]

i was 6 years old when my parents took me to see this in the theater in 1975. (questionable parenting for sure) I kept my hands over my face through most of the scary parts - but still had nightmares from the sounds and music. This prolly single-handedly lead to a lifetime of loving horror/ creature movies because of the exhilaration of experiencing fear - but safely.

[@marshalltravis3217]

That slap was so real,,,😳

[@danielbaugher826]

When I was a kid I had a baby tiger shark I think ? swim around my legs a few times in the shallows and that was definitely surreal and a little scary lol but I still kept going in🙏✝️

[@thickerconstrictor9037]

Scared to go in the water nothing. I watched it at the beach in the water at night in fl. Was amazing and a great night.

[@unsungrimmo]

Shocking quality upload

[@kthx1138]

The timing was just right--a big shark like that had NEVER been seen on the big screen before. A REAL shark attack helped the movie's marketing too!

[@jewgirl952]

Is this video blurry for anyone else?

[@paradisefilms3355]

In the book, Hooper and Chief Brody's wife had a torrid onetime thing! Her attraction to Hooper in the film was obvious in the dinner scene at Brody's house.

[@marcryan1974]

Bravo 👏

[@Senna-xi1gr]

Oh my the video quality is shocking. Any chance of improving?

[@maxrocketansky]

Quint would have had to live if Lee Marvin had played the character.

[@grahamwells173]

I must admit I was 14 when jaws came out and for a while if I went to the sea that bloody film would be on my mind wondering if a shark was in the cold waters of the North Sea off coast of Scotland 😆🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jamesforest7975]

I still get spooked in my pool, lol