RARE JAWS ON LOCATION DOCUMENTARY (1974)

‘New England Our Way’ TV show (1974)
The program is a fascinating look some at the key people involved with JAWS before it was released. It contains interviews with the “big three” of Scheider, Dreyfuss and Shaw, Steven Spielberg, and Martha’s Vineyard local Craig Kingsbury, who played Ben Gardner.
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[@jameskennedy4377]

AWESOME. I could listen to Robert Shaw's stories for years and never complain.

[@ssnoc]

I was 16 in 1974 - The entire 70’s was a very special and wonderful time - I miss those days.

[@Bertrumes_Shiney_Factory]

All times are but damn that time had the music, the cars (somewhat) haha and the movies, just a culture I'd never get to see, 70s had a real venture in movie culture

[@Mikeyp1054]

I was 14,Jaws and The Towering Inferno were the best 70s films ever.full of stars unlike todays rubbish

[@gmar7836]

Yeppppp

[@TinaLouise73]

I was one years old in 74! O vaguely remember the late 70s but I'm an 80s chikd thru n thru!

[@zerozerohero7189]

Born in '72. I remember Planet of the Apes too

[@nicknewman7848]

"I'm an artist.." Richard Dreyfuss (age 26) You can see why Shaw thought he was a dick.

[@rangerwhite5165]

I would say Dreyfuss would regret his comments now. The exuberance of youth probably. It's one of the most iconic films ever and the three characters interactions made the movie.

[@anthonymunn8633]

He pretty much changed his opinion of it the moment he saw the finished movie with an audience.

[@kennieharris327]

He’s always been a bit of an a-hole.

[@chrisgreene2623]

Who would not listening to themselves decades ago.

[@darkangelw8472]

Robert Shaw was funny. Great British actor. R.I.P and the shame for Roy Scheider R.I.P

[@DavyDredd14]

Surely, Roy didn't die in shame..

[@caeserromero3013]

I went to see The Shark is Broken, 2 weeks ago at the Ambassador theater London. It's a play about the making of Jaws Co-written by and starring Ian Shaw, Robert's son. It's an amazing experience to watch, almost as if you're on the movie set watching the film being made and the 3 actors getting on eachothers nerves during the breaks between scenes (because the shark is always broken). Ian Shaw gives such a performance, it'll make your hair stand on end, especially when he does the Indianapolis speech. Not only does he look just like his father, boy can he act. If you get the chance, do see it. You'll be glad you did...

[@mikephillips8810]

I also went to see that, same venue, Christmas 2021. It was brilliant! I've just come back from a trip to Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard (August 2022). Great to visit all the sites from Jaws. Must go back! Was too brief a visit.

[@caeserromero3013]

@@mikephillips8810 I bet that was fun. One of my bucket list items is to visit MV and sink a Naragansett (and crush the can). :)

[@Roscoe.P.Coldchain]

Wow that sounds amazing, I guess it’s finished now with the comment been a year ago..Would love to see it ❤

[@MikePhillips-pl6ov]

​@@Roscoe.P.Coldchain hopefully it will tour again!

[@MikePhillips-pl6ov]

​@@caeserromero3013 it was, probably needed a few days there.

[@ivancarriel7210]

The 70's what a magical time

[@bonesf200]

Ben Gardner interview! Buzzin I accidentally found this channel. It's like Christmas haha

[@chrisgreene2623]

And they all seem to be dressed like their characters in the movie , more or less talking to that tacky seventies paparazzi of the time

[@Southlondonsteve]

Wow! What a fantastic & rare documentary from 1974. Thanks for putting this up Ross. Although I had seen clips of the Shaw & Schieder interviews before, I had not seen the whole documentary. Great! One standout for me is Richard Dreyfuss saying taking the role was a mistake. I wonder what he feels about that statement now.

[@Southlondonsteve]

@John Cornell That's good. I was assuming that he would have revised his opinion, so good to hear that is the case. Thanks for replying.

[@mattskustomkreations]

There were so many frustrations with filming and he butted heads with Shaw. He changed his tune once he saw the finished film and the reception to it.

[@phillace]

The Daily Jaws , Thank You For Posting This Absolute Gem , Jaws Is My All time Favourite Film And I Have Never Seen This Documentary Before .

[@eatshit-dq4ro]

46:00 stuff like that makes the 70's the odd time that it was. The eerie music and strange feeling about stuff.

[@shinplayzproductions8107]

Watching this for 50 mins is worth it

[@festivaldayfilms]

Amazing doc. Really candid interviews!

[@markbrodie2784]

Dreyfuss says he made a mistake BEFORE the film but after his tone was veryyyyyyyyyyy Different! Love the footage and the great Robert Shaw and Roy Scheider-tow legends in my book! "Jaws" still remains one of my 5 all-time greatest films and one of my favorite books. As an English professor, I used to teach it instead of Moby Dick. I love Moby Dick but students in the years 1995-2015 didn't have the attention span for Melville so I used Jaws by Benchley. Both have a sea monster and both have an Ahab-Quint!

[@ssnoc]

You’re not seriously comparing the writing of Melville to Benchley are you?

[@markbrodie2784]

@@ssnoc easy douchebag I'm a English professor and no I'm not so go away

[@chrisgreene2623]

You could make a movie out of this documentary of making Jaws. This is gold

[@hooper4581]

Great stuff. Kingsbury is awesome. I’m pretty sure I saw or read about him somewhere seemed like quite a character

[@dmill1136]

Was the acting coach of Shaw to play Quint

[@Playitstraight44]

Dreyfuss has had to apologize his entire life for making those comments. The production on this was an absolute nightmare which has become as much a part of legend as the movie itself. But the film as it stands was achieved through the tremendous editing contributions of Verna Fields and the insane importance of John Williams soundtrack. Spielberg was an unknown director at that time and it would be impossible to contextualize the direction this film was going through the belief that skillful editing and a good score could save it. So his frustrations were in all honesty pretty well served. The sad part is he had to say it publicly which could NOT have helped Spielberg's situation when he needed the support of his cast and crew the most. He looked like he was bailing ship on something he perceived as a failed project and wanted to distance himself early. So feeling as he did seemed reasonable if I could be in his shoes. But saying those things to reporters before the film was in the can and in theaters was honestly a betrayal to everyone on the project. There was no good way to say what he said for public consumption and that's probably why he's felt the need to apologize as much as he has.

[@christineuniversexy]

If SS wanted to portray a whining nasal voiced annoying character than he could not have chosen a better actor than RD. Too bad its not acting...Very unprofessional. My heart goes out to the sharks who were hunted & killed as a result of the movie. They deserve an apology.

[@Roscoe.P.Coldchain]

Brilliant comment 👏

[@Roscoe.P.Coldchain]

@@christineuniversexyand I didn’t mean your comment as it’s ridiculous

[@johnmcnulty1129]

Amazing vid, nearly gave up on it until the JAWS "crew" appeared ! Unbelievable that this footage has took until now, to surface. Must have had 3 barrels dragging it upwards ! 😁 Thanks for sharing 👏 "Don't you worry Chief, it won't be permanent. You wanna see something permanent ? Boom boom boom !

[@glamourdazeshorts]

This is a real gem.

[@franciscomenendez4931]

I saw “Shark is Broken” two days in a row on broadway. Sublime. Shaw channels his father and extends his father legacy and makes their relationship unique. A couple of weeks left.

[@leostenson4476]

I wasn't born until 81, I always wondered what it would have been like to see Jaws in theaters in the summer of 75 while I was down the shore in Wildwood NJ, where my family and I vacation every year. I probably would have been even more terrified of the water than I always was when ever I went to the beach right after watching Jaws on video

[@3DBlastDotCom]

The hosts are the late Tom Ellis and Pat Mitchell.

[@mooville32]

I grew up only seeing him in a suit and tie on channel 5 (I think it was channel 5!) He is so cool and laid back here:):)

[@surfshack2]

Boy was Dreyfuss in for a BIG surprise!

[@kidmack3556]

I recognized the Charles Fox OST from "Goodbye Columbus" (1969) right away. Used to love his works for "Love American Style" as kid. One of the best parts of the show.

[@chrisgreene2623]

Apparently, a gay lover of Rod Serling at the time

[@kidmack3556]

@@chrisgreene2623 Serling was reportedly anti-homosexual

[@isuriadireja91]

Roy, leisurely telling the reporters how Shaw's Quint dies in the movie...to then being confirmed by Robert Shaw, who'd then proceed to describe how his on screen death's gonna go, in the movie. Boy, imagine spilling the beans on how the storyline goes towards the end, in an interview..OPENLY, during the shoot, nowadays, on a Marvel movie..!! 😂😂😂😂

[@jackilynpyzocha662]

I liked Murray Hamilton in this role and in "Amityville Horror" five years later.

[@daniellocke9534]

I like his jacket!Where can i get one?

[@gmdhargreaves]

Great editing Josh, loving the content ❤❤❤

[@jessealvarado2167]

The host of this documentary appears to be the late Don Harris of NBC News, killed in Jonestown, Guyana 1978 and survived the fall of Saigon 1975.R.I.P.

[@jessealvarado2167]

Very handsome and urbane newsman.

[@3DBlastDotCom]

The male host is actually Tom Ellis, a longtime New England newsman who died in 2019. The co-host is Pat Mitchell.

[@xtrmfisher]

I really enjoyed watching this.

[@robbillington1982]

Love the shots of Roy in the boat sinking!

[@Roscoe.P.Coldchain]

Superb piece of history..Just think when they were all joking around having fun making the film young men from their country were dying fighting a war in Vietnam 🇻🇳

[@earlthomas5021]

Robert Shaw has a Richard Dawson way about him in these interviews. I am glad to see that Roy Scheider was very happy in the interviews and seemed to know that he making a classic movie. What is with Richard Dreyfuss what a bitch he was. Complaining and complaining about everything. Probably was pissed off about Shaw bullying his ass throughout the whole film.

[@golderjames]

At 5:56 Kingsbury’s eyes look up and he suddenly looks just like the model of his head that was used in Jaws

[@cc_1983]

Never seen this I can’t wait to watch 🎉

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Isn't that the music from _Goodbye Columbus_ ?

[@alexsandell8260]

I cannot believe how they basically give everything away. This aired before the movie released right? Because they literally give away the entire ending of the movie, who the last three characters are, who gets eaten by the shark, etc etc. It's also weird that Richard Dreyfuss sits down for an interview and whines about how his character essentially sucks.

[@Kindnessloveunderstanding]

Is the guy interviewed with the dog (around 35:00) Bad Hat Harry? The voice sounds like him but doesn’t look that much like him (but does?)

[@darkangelw8472]

I guess, the inhabitants of Martha's Vineyard will have as many visitors as Burkittsville after The Blair Witch Project

[@chrismehos5035]

Quints role and sharking technique in the movie was mostly based on shark hunter Frank Mundus of Montauk L.I. who had the record of catching largest Great White to date in the waters off Montauk Long Island NY which was a known for Carcharian Charcharias and is Greek for shark.

[@mikephillips8810]

Quint's methods based on those of Frank Mundus; Quint's accent/dialect, mannerisms and phrases from Craig Kingsbury. So Quint is based on two people.

[@chrisgreene2623]

I once was attacked by a Great White Shark in the ocean and scarred him for life.

[@telsutton]

Incredibly revealing documentary, demonstrating how films are assembled - and in the case if Jaws and Star Wars, saved - in the edit suite. Poor Dreyfuss... all that worry, for nothing. I suppose his hypercritical nature is what makes him one of the screen greats. Laughton was the same.

[@kylekirchhevel9097]

Just stumbled on to this and have a question: Does anyone know for sure who the male interviewer is? It looks so much like the late actor/TV host Gary Collins that if not there must have been a secret cloning program going on. I even looked up Collins on IMDB and this isn't credited to him, so maybe the old saying about everyone having a double is true. Amazing to see the whole clip of Dreyfuss slamming what he thought was going to be a flop.

[@funkydozer]

I thought Dreyfus was exceptional in Jaws. Why he regretted accepting the part I don’t know, I can only assume he was getting a lot of stick from Shaw off screen, who liked to stay in character and so would belittle him as Matt Hooper to keep the tension as real as possible in front of the camera.

[@jennyradcliffe5570]

Dreyfuss seems an absolute nightmare

[@sandradee1579]

Had Dreyfuss been honest in this interview he would've said Spielberg asked me to be in the movie & I said no until I watched myself in a movie I was terrible & thought I wouldn't work again so I begged him for the job. It wasn't until Jaws was a blockbuster he was pompous. He never carried himself like the other cast members.

[@ransomedavis2208]

1974 wow i was just 1 yr old im 50 now, im sure pretty all the older folk in this docu are long gone not may they rest in peace.

[@paulbirkbeck1790]

Robert a mattey sfx genius.RIP

[@golderjames]

48:11 let Polly do the printing

[@trollwithoutcontent2788]

Hahah yeah so “rare”! Not any more it’s not Thank you for the upload!!! Is this by any chance the LaserDisc BTS video?

[@agfagaevart]

why has it been cropped? please don't do this again.

[@ransomedavis2208]

you can see why robert shaw didnt like dreyfuss and apparently would give him a piece of his mind on set and bully him even somewhat because dreyfus here does come across a young whipper snapper that takes himself far too seriously and comes across as if he thinks hes too good for the movie, and if you do that infront of an old skool legend like Robert shaw then he will put you in your place and let you know your not this all that brilliant and has alot to learn. yep shaw wouldnt put up with his shit and apparently he really took dreyfuss down several peggs at every opportunity. Roy let them both bicker and didnt get involved haha.

[@thomasjefferson1010]

roy scheider "french connection" ha

[@brettlawson9488]

Funny cause it's Dreyfusses role he'll be remembered for

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

That, and _Close Encounters._

[@SteveSandersonArt]

Craig Kingsbury looks like a real life Quint....

[@babyshambler]

14:55 SPOILER ALERT ROY FFS

[@Adam-qv2bd]

Quinn's alive! and he has an english accent??

[@Titan52berg]

Well, I don't know anything about Quinn except that he was once featured in a song about Eskimos... but, Quint, the fisherman from "JAWS" seems to be pretty robust in this documentary..... and, yeah... Robert Shaw was Irish, I believe

[@DeadlyAura76]

@@Titan52berg Robert Shaw was English. He came from the North West of England near Manchester. He’s buried in the Republic Of Ireland though.

[@achtungjamie]

Dreyfuss is insufferable.

[@mojopin70]

He came across that way in the film too...i guess he just played himself lol

[@tatuco8]

I'm guessing that's why Shaw gave him such a hard time on set

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@@mojopin70Where was Hooper 'insufferable'?

[@stephenkolarac5305]

Nasty shaaks but good chowdah in Edgatown😊

[@Bertrumes_Shiney_Factory]

Sad dreyfuss wasnt satisfied with his charcter, i related to his the most being so desensitized to stupid shot that you mock it like the boat having too many people, "theyre gonna die" and hos character had humor.. if he thought hos character was bad then the best charcters now lack depth and logical personality

[@jackilynpyzocha662]

"New England" rocks!

[@daniellocke9534]

Once a yankee,always a yankee!

[@ChazSmithProductions]

Dreyfuss is a guy who should never open his mouth without a script in his hand written by someone else.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

I thought Americans trumpeted their freedom of speech to the world? Guess America is backward after all.

[@michaelreidmassey4131]

Once again Robert Shaw gets the last laugh talking about incest on the island he was kidding of course they took it seriously

[@michaelduvall3487]

I highly doubt he was kidding. It's an island, islands have secrets.

[@michaelreidmassey4131]

@@michaelduvall3487 why do you have a secret you're not telling lol

[@michaelreidmassey4131]

@@michaelduvall3487 believe me he was kidding he would say things just to be controversial you didn't see the whole interview where you said they had the clap he had to get that in order to get the part he was going to play

[@michaelduvall3487]

What I've learned about these rich elites in the last two years, I don't think he was kidding. Rich, elite move there for a reason.

[@michaelduvall3487]

Rich, elite seem to like "islands"

[@ElizabethTurver]

Dreyfus was up his own arse.