Scary & Awesome Jaws (1975) First Time Watching Reaction

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Scary & Awesome Jaws (1975) First Time Watching Reaction
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[@amandagrubbs3000]

Fun fact: Several decades after the film's release, Lee Fierro, who played Mrs. Kintner, walked into a seafood restaurant and noticed that the menu had an "Alex Kintner Sandwich." She commented that she had played his mother so many years ago; the owner of the restaurant ran out to meet her, and he was none other than Jeffrey Voorhees, who had played her son. They had not seen each other since the original movie shoot.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

OMG that is an AWESOME story!

[@andcouncil1]

And she died of covid19 in 2020 aged 91.

[@donjackson5522]

One of the kids who played the prank with the fake shark fin recently became mayor or sheriff, I forget which, of the actual island this was set in.

[@TheOldSilverFox79]

You need to see Jaws 2, not as good as this one but still good. Jaws 3 is very poor, one to give a miss, Jaws Revenge is good, a lot of people criticise it but I enjoyed. Give them a go James, 3 I wouldn’t recommend, very bad.

[@emilysmith259]

A FANTASTIC movie that Richard Dryfuss was in is Mr. Holland's Opus. His acting in that movie is PHENOMINAL!

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Added to my list, thanks for the suggestion.

[@katieturner6685]

Brilliant movie too I agree

[@pleutron]

He was _okay_ in that. But the psychiatrist in _What About Bob?_ was amazing 😛

[@pfcampos7041]

YES, A GREAT MOVIE!!

[@msj2677]

The mechanical shark was named “Bruce” so in “Finding Nemo” they named the white shark Bruce also.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Interesting thanks

[@biancatainadiasreis860]

@Room 237 Spielberg doesn't like lawyers, in jurassic park there are some jokes about them.

[@LawNerd24]

@@biancatainadiasreis860 Nobody likes lawyers. What's the difference between a flounder and a lawyer? One's a scum sucking bottom dweller, the other's a fish.

[@adnap]

“I’ve never been afraid of sharks, and I’ve never been afraid of the ocean.” Famous last words…

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

yup

[@noquarterzz9788]

Epic movie. This is my dad's #1 movie of all time. We even through him a huge jaws birthday party with a jaws cake and cupcakes. All the tables had huge shark fin decorations. And everyone wore a jaws shirt with a quote from the movie. It was absolutely ridiculous and my dad loved every second of it.

[@JohnGuzik]

Richard Dreyfuss is in all kinds of movies. Close Encounters of the Third Kind is great. What About Bob is hilarious.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Added to list thanks

[@wxgrad]

Thumbs up for Close Encounters of the Third Kind

[@danielshaffer6067]

Yes! Another vote for Close Encounters of the Third Kind!

[@christopherpayne3530]

Let It Ride is another great film. Richard is also an Oscar winning actor.

[@heathersantell1228]

Mr. Holland's Opus is another good film with Richard Dreyfuss

[@NorthernShrew]

Couple of years after this Richard Dreyfus starred in The Goodbye Girl - he won an Oscar for it. Youngest ever Oscar winner at the time. It's very funny and very touching and very New York.

[@CRAkins1020]

this was the first movie i was allowed to see by myself at the movie theatre growing up.

[@shainewhite2781]

"The no. 1 terrifying bestseller is now the No. 1 terrifying motion picture." "See it... before you go swimming." These are the taglines that made audiences afraid to go back in the water. Nominated for 4 Oscars including Best Picture but won for: Best Sound Editing Best Film Editing Best Original Score. It made $470 million dollars ($1.3 billion dollars today) against a $13 million dollar budget.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

HOLY MOLY!!! that's awesome!

[@bridgethaines7127]

I didn't go into salt water for like 35 years after seeing this movie.

[@thebluemorpho6640]

@@bridgethaines7127 Dude, I wouldn't even go in the kiddie pool after this!

[@thebluemorpho6640]

Yes! And the plan was for the shark to be seen much more than it was. Now everyone lauds the film for not showing the shark much at all, but that wasn't by choice at the time, that was because they couldn't get the fecking mechanical shark (named Bruce) to work properly.

[@bridgethaines7127]

@@thebluemorpho6640 They hadn't taken into consideration the corrosive effects of salt water on the internal wiring and mechanics (they likely built it expecting all the shark stuff to be shot in a fresh water tank)

[@CynicalRaptor]

I appreciate your honest reactions. No over sensationalism, just feels like I’m watching a movie with a friend.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Well thank you sooo much for that. I hope you get a chance to check out some of my other reactions.

[@mofosoto]

Richard Dreyfus is great and you'd really like him with Bill Murray in "What About Bob?" Legendary comedy!

[@brianmict]

Yes! A What About Bob reaction would be amazing!

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Added thanks

[@leeannmcdermott8313]

✋🏼I vote for that too

[@MrAitraining]

"Tin men" also. Such a great movie that many havent seen.

[@katieturner6685]

I love what about Bob! Brilliant movie. You will enjoy it I'm sure.

[@Thievius333]

Close Encounters Of The Third Kind - also by Steven Spielberg, also with Richard Dreyfuss who played Hooper (the Oceanographer) in Jaws. Close Encounters is an absolute must see film. I saw it in the theater as a 13 year old and it floored me. It's another film that holds up 45 years later.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

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[@filegrabber1]

@@AwesomeUSMovies Close Encounters is a very good one.

[@kenrobins6262]

Roy Scheider was in Marathon Man (1976) with Dustin Hoffman and Sir Laurence Olivier. Olivier won the Oscar and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor. Hoffman won Golden Globe for Best Actor. Great suspense thriller.

[@2Takki]

It's no wonder this film is regarded as a classic. It's perfection. It contains something that a lot of modern films forget nowadays - character building. It's character-driven. It really is a work of art and DOES stand the test of time as you rightfully said.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

It was great!

[@BigGator5]

"That's some bad hat, Harry." Fun Fact: Several decades after the film's release, Lee Fierro, who played Mrs. Kintner, walked into a seafood restaurant and noticed the "Alex Kintner Sandwich" on the menu. She commented that she had played his mother so many years ago; the owner of the restaurant ran out to meet her, and he was none other than Jeffrey Voorhees, who had played her son. They had not seen each other since the original movie shoot.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Love it

[@deannacouch]

"The Sting," with Robert Shaw, Paul Newman, and Robert Redford would be good to check out. Also, a movie I love Robert Shaw in is "Force 10 from Navarone." I think it's considered a "B" movie, but the acting by Robert Shaw and Edward Fox elevates it to a very watchable and quotable film. Harrison Ford has a good role in it as well.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Added to my list, thanks for the suggestion.

[@bridgethaines7127]

I second recommending The Sting. BRILLIANT FILM.

[@bfdidc6604]

@@AwesomeUSMovies The Sting is a very clever film. Definitely worth a look.

[@chefskiss6179]

@@AwesomeUSMovies Seconded. Force 10 and Sting are excellent additions to your list.

[@galandirofrivendell4740]

For another Robert Shaw movie recommendation, try "The Taking of Pelham One Two Three," a thriller also based on a best-selling novel.

[@jayge17]

A true testiment to how a movie holds up, when you see someone watch it almost 50 years after it was made and still enjoy it as much as you did! I've been waiting for this reaction since I joined your patreon. I saw it when I was 5 or 6, it is my favorite movie of all time, and 100% the reason I am a film fanatic. And this is the movie that basically started Steven Speilberg's career. I could talk about it for hours but I won't bore you to tears. I will, however, recommend a movie with Richard Dreyfus (Hooper) later in his career called Mr. Holland's Opus. It is another one of my favorites, very different type of movie than this one, it's a drama about a high school music teacher, and one of the few that can make me tear up, so when you go back to dramas again, I would highly recommend that one!

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Added it to my list thank for being a Patreon John

[@michaelpaz5052]

The chief Roy Scheider was in "All That Jazz" and "The French Connection" to name a couple.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Thanks, d've added all these to my list. It's appreciated

[@brettg274]

The oceanographer is Richard Dreyfuss, he’s in many movies, but my favorite is a comedy with Bill Murray: “What About Bob?”

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Added to list thanks

[@cbmx1x1]

What About Bob? is one of the funniest movies ever made!

[@thedogwoods5716]

I love what about Bob. Watched it a ton growing up

[@hoobadooba2000]

One of the greatest films ever made and my personal favorite. Had an awful production and still turned out to be a masterpiece.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

It was amazing

[@mikeholmes621]

I'm sad that so few leave in their reaction to my favorite scene in the film, which is Brody and his son making faces at each other at the dinner table, while Ellen's watching. It arguably doesn't add much to the plot but it highlights all the things that make Brody a unique action protagonist, he's mild mannered, sensitive and caring and Al these qualities make him a protector. He faces his fears not because of some lifty ideal (I absolutely do love loads of protags who fight for ideals too) but because he wants the people around him to be safe. It's also showcases the film's other strength: all of it's characters feel rich and alive. Which is something even a lot of other great classics can't always say.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

You might want to check out my full reaction on my Patreon.

[@faithhopeloverepeat0742]

Another reason I enjoy seeing the scene between Brody and his son is because they show it as a flashback in the 4th movie. Just a nice way to tie it back to the original movie.

[@hannahtierney600]

This movie reminds me that every time I'd go swimming at my Grandpa's pool, my dad would start doing the "Jaws" music and go under the water and grab my leg to try to scare me 😂

[@airman9820]

Richard Dreyfuss in the movie Always is really awesome. He plays a fire bomber pilot that puts out forest fires, so good.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Added it thanks

[@bridgethaines7127]

Still my favorite movie of all time. Still holds up all these years later. Spielberg's genuis was so on display here.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

It was great

[@davidr1050]

If I ever get a boat, I'm towing three yellow barrels wherever I go... Put a real worried look on when I pass other boaters and keep looking over my shoulder....

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

OMG!!!! I love this!!!!!

[@coryH420]

I remember watching this movie with my dad and mom when I was about 5 or 6 and it absolutely scared the crap out of me. I remember the first time we went to the beach in Galveston Texas and I was so afraid to get in the water because of sharks little did I know the worst thing that I would encounter that day would be jellyfish 😂😂 keep up the great reactions 👏👏🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Jelly Fish suck. Been stung twice

[@valeriegray8068]

Totally the same as me. I remember walking the size of my living room. Realizing he was that big. Then going to Galveston. Im great playing in the sand. Then taking my kids there and always telling them stay close to people, that way they have a choice.

[@HeisenburgABQ]

OMG. That is exactly what I was going to post. My parents took me when I was 5-6 yrs old. Traumatized me for life. We lived in Houston and went to Galveston quite often. Never went back in the ocean.

[@22Tesla]

Also saw it when I was 5, of course that was only the edited for TV version so the swears and gore were limited I think.

[@chlodiamondskyjoannarubydi2604]

@AwesomeUSMovies Omg are u okay from a jellyfish sting and how bad is it being stung

[@bradpriebe9218]

Richard Dreyfus has had a lovely ng and productive career from American Graffiti (a MUST watch classic with an enormous cast) and Close Encounters (another early classic) to Mr Holland's Opus and What About Bob. Fantastic actor.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Added thanks

[@bigs1546]

Ron and Valerie Taylor from Australia did all the real shark scenes - Valerie had at one stage 'befriended' a White Pointer [as we used to call them Down Under]. There are some really good documentaries and clips of Ron and Valerie and how they have tried over their lives to educate people on sharks : kzbin.info/www/bejne/bp6Umauld76JpK8 In the opening scene almost every coastal dwelling Aussie was going nooooo! You never swim at dawn or dusk - prime shark feeding time. Glad you enjoyed it. Spielberg wanted to use the mechanical shark more but "Bruce", as it was dubbed, kept breaking down. The special effects still hold up well.

[@EricAKATheBelgianGuy]

Roy Scheider (Sheriff Brody) is also known for "The French Connection" in a supporting role, earning him an Oscar nomination. The French Connection has been said to have one of the most iconic car chase sequences in any film. Also won 5 Oscars including Best Picture, Director, and Lead Actor (Gene Hackman) for the year of 1971.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Added to list thanks

[@EricAKATheBelgianGuy]

While it doesn't have any of the main cast in it, the 1995 movie Mallrats contains a lot of jokes related to Jaws.

[@luiscasso9594]

Oceanographer - Richard Dreyfus - American Graffiti, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Goodbye Girl. Chief - Roy Scheider - French Connection, All That Jazz, Marathon Man. Captain - Robert Shaw - The Sting, A Man for all Seasons, the Deep.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Added to my list, thanks for the suggestion.

[@paulamoya7956]

Close encounters of the third kind with Richard Dreyfus’s from Jaws .. I am subscribed to dozens of channels but you are my absolute favorite . ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Added to my list. Thank you so much

[@johnmoreland6089]

Classic film. Scheider, Dreyfuss and Shaw are all brilliant in it. Thanks for the great reaction!

[@karenlackner192]

You really need to watch Steven Spielberg’s first film ‘Duel’. It’s about a truck and a guy driving a car. It’s AMAZING!

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Added to my list, thanks for the suggestion.

[@betsyknox4745]

My favorite film with Richard Dreyfuss is the The Goodbye Girl. He won an Oscar for it.

[@endoraismygma]

What makes your reaction so great, is that you didn't grow up with much TV or movies so your reaction is so pure. One of my favorite classics from my childhood. The author of the book, Peter Benchley's recounting of writing the novel is a terrific read. He became a shark/ocean advocate until the day he died. Brilliant man.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Oh that's interesting thanks

[@nanalen60]

This was one of the most entertaining Jaws reaction EVER!! Your animations made me giggle so much. 😄 Thank you for the fun

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@kathybrown6763]

I was a teen when I watched this , on vacation we went to Florida. Not only would I not go in the ocean, swimming pools was out of the question. Great vacation! Richard Dreyfuss is a name you should remember, my most favorite actor. Love your reactions.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Thank you so much for watching

[@matthewchambers-sinclair8772]

Saw this at the drive-in when I was 7 and it had a profound effect on me - made me terrified of but also fascinated by sharks. Thanks for another great reaction.

[@TheWendybird123]

During the making of the film they couldn't get the mechanical shark to work right for about the first half of the film so Steve Spielberg had to work around the missing great white shark. To Spielberg's credit as a great director, not seeing the shark really built suspense in the audience's mind! The crew named the shark Bruce after Spielberg's lawyer, LOL! I was 16 when our family went to see this summer blockbuster together. I'll never forget the whole theater's reaction when missing fisherman Ben's decomposing head pops through the hole in the hull of the boat -- everybody in the theater jumped about 3 feet back in their seats. Scared the heck out of everyone. We lived in a beach town, and it surely made you stick closer to shore for that summer, LOL! What a great movie. John Williams composed the iconic score, he's an American treasure, as is Steven Spielberg. Suggest you see Roy Scheider in 2010: The Year We Make Contact, sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey - see 2001 first of course!

[@williamtorres2444]

A what? 😂 i love that line great reaction as always ❤️

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Thank you 😁

[@zapataattack5843]

"Down and Out in Beverly Hills" is my guilty pleasure movie. It is so funny and it has Richard Dreyfuss (Matt Hooper in Jaws) in it. I know you love to laugh and this movie cracks me up!

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Added to my list, thanks for the suggestion.

[@davidr1050]

The location they used for filming is Martha's Vineyard.. An island between Long Island, NY and Massachusetts..

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Cool, I bet it doesn't look like that anymore

[@davidr1050]

@@AwesomeUSMovies -- actually, it doesn't look all that different.. The Chief's house was renovated so it changed. Quint's "shack" was more or less built for the film so that only existed for a very short time. When Hooper asks the fishermen if there's a good restaurant on the island and they tell him to "walk straight ahead".. They weren't kidding. Straight up the street from the dock area is a pub called "The Wharf". And inside you can get some darned good food and hang out with Jeffery Voorhees who played little Alex.

[@davidr1050]

For a sense of scale. The Mayor's caddy is about the size and weight of the shark.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

HOLY MOLY!!!

[@richardhasty6570]

Best movie ever. I never get tired of watching it.

[@michaelwinkle4480]

Every time I see a shot in a film with the camera being the POV and following/approaching someone, I have to go "Dun-dun - dun-dun - dun dun dun dun . . ." In movies, ninety percent of the time is really is a killer/ predator/ monster sneaking up on a victim. Our Dad took us to see JAWS in 1975. When the main trio are comparing scars on the Orca, Chief Brody lifts his shirt for a moment to reveal a barely visible line. The whole theater burst out laughing. I asked, "What's so funny?" My Dad explained that it was an appendix scar, which is apparently the wimpiest scar a human being can possess, and it was ludicrous that he contemplated entering it in the terrible injuries competition.

[@kevinb314]

This movie legit had millions of people afraid to set foot in an ocean for a Long time! Isnt it wild how well the effects and filming held up? Such a classic! So glad you watched it and enjoyed it

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

I really did love it

[@AndrewDixonMusic]

I know others have already said this, but just another vote for Richard Dreyfus in Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, an absolute all time classic!

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

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[@davidanderson1639]

Fun Facts: Contrary to popular belief Susan Backlinie who played Chrissie (the first victim) didn’t break ribs during the scene. I met Backlinie at convention several years back & she explained what had actually happened. Due to her background as a stuntwoman, she knew exactly how deal with the force being applied to the harness that was used to drag her through the water. She’d spoken with the grips & explained she was going to go all out with her performance. The scene in the pond with the rowing boat was originally much longer / gory. During the tracking shot, where the camera passes Michael, the guy from the rowing boat is in the sharks mouth; vomiting blood & grabbed hold of Michael. Let’s just say the audience reaction resulted in it being cut 😂 A lot of the extras were actually residents of Martha’s Vineyard. Also, Jaws was filmed September / October & you can see cast members shivering in certain scenes.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

That's great info thanks

[@zimnizzle]

As a kid I took the Universal Studios Back Lot Tour and the part where they have the animatronic shark share everyone at the Amity set was my favorite. :)

[@LittleBlueOwl318]

They did an amazing job w/the mechanical shark - even though it didn't work most of the time during filming. That's why we don't see much of it... but in this case, less is definitely more. People can say what they want, but imho the practical effects from the 70s and early 80s is miles better than modern CGI.

[@pleutron]

I remember watching Jaws (don't remember which one) on HBO as a kid then being sent to bed. Nightmares all night lol. Me and older brother sitting/sleeping on the top bunk of our bunkbeds... too scared to even let our feet dangle off the bed 😂🤣😅 Older brother would doze off to sleep then suddenly jump up cause he seen Jaws coming after him in his dreams. ohhh good times!!!

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

I bet

[@RltchieI]

Jonathon Searle who was one of the boys with the fake shark fin just became police chief of Martha's Vineyard which was used for Amity Island in this movie.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

How cool is that

[@swordofstmichael007]

Richard Dreyfus (Oceanographer) stars in "American Graffiti (1973)," "Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)," "Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)" and "The Goodbye Girl (1977)." He won the Academy Award for his role in the Goodbye Girl. Roy Scheider (Police Chief) stars in "Blue Thunder (1983)" and "2010: The Year We Make Contact (1983)," a sequel to "2001: A Space Odyssey." Blue Thunder is an action thriller film involving a state of the art police helicopter.

[@goldieschooch8512]

This was one of the 2 movies my dad took me to when I was younger! I kept my feet up in the theatre lol! I was born on CapeCod so this came into play in my mind every year during our vacation there! lol we did have a large great white shark 🦈 once that was a concern. But it didn’t stop us… just lingered in the mind a bit! ✌🏻☀️

[@bobapjok4241]

i remember seeing this as a kid and thought the license plate coming out was so cool.

[@patmccarthy8060]

Two excellent movies with Robert Shaw (Quint) from around that same time were the "Taking of Pelham 123" and "The Sting" - two of my favourites.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

added thanks

[@J_Rossi]

Every time, I smile at the end. At the beginning of the hunt, Captain Quint calls Hooper's tanks and equipment: "Real fine expensive gear". Not a glowing endorsement. Hooper later sees Quint trying to shoot the shark with a rifle and he says: "Don't waste your time, Quint. Come on." After the tanks get 'revenge' on Quint for calling them real fine expensive gear (by making Quint slide into the jaws of the shark), Quint gets vindicated too, as Brody has to use both Hooper's air tank AND Quint's rifle to kill the shark. Subtle foreshadowing, but it works out great.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Good breakdown of the characters thanks

[@d.t.nelson8805]

Some of my favorite Richard Dreyfuss movies include "Mr. Holland's Opus", "The Goodbye Girl", "What About Bob?", "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", "Who's Life Is It, Anyway?", and "The Competition". He also plays a supporting role in one of my favorite political comedies "The American President", and a recent action comedy "RED".

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Thanks, I've added all these to my list. It's appreciated

[@Ella-mc7pf]

Most of these are already on your list Robert Shaw - The Sting Roy Scheider - The French Connection Richard Dreyfuss - Close Encouters of the third kind and American Graffiti except for the French Connection, which is one that needs checking out.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Thanks, I've added all these to my list. It's appreciated

[@AutoPilate]

I still remember watching this in the theater, which is weird because I was only three years old. Quint’s death really stuck with me. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

You where 3??????? WTH... like no really WTH???? 3???

[@sianne79]

This movie TRAUMATIZED ME. For YEARS.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

I bet

[@peterbriggs6857]

For Roy Scheider, you should watch Blue Thunder and 2010 (the 1984 sequel to 2001 A Space Odyssey.) For Robert Shaw, A Man For All Seasons, Battle Of Britain, The Taking Of Pelham One Two Three. For Richard Dreyfuss, American Graffiti (you will love the music!), Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, The Goodbye Girl, and Stakeout.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Thanks, I've added all these to my list. It's appreciated

[@ralphschmitt5859]

Robert Shaw plays a great villain in the 1974 movie " The Taking Of Pelham 123" It also has many other great actors that I'm sure you won't recognize. LOL

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Added to my list, thanks for the suggestion.

[@galandirofrivendell4740]

Fun fact: A real shark saved the life of Dreyfuss' character. A miniature shark cage was designed for a small man about 4 feet tall to represent Hooper and make the shark appear that much bigger. A real shark got caught in the cables, before the little man had a chance to enter the cage. Spielberg loved the footage so much it was kept in the movie, and Hooper survived, even though his character dies in the novel.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Interesting thanks

[@RetroRobotRadio]

The guy who wrote the book kept trying to cash in on his biggest success by writing similar stories. He wrote "The Beast", which was basically the same story, but about a killer squid attacking a small coastal town. It was also made into a movie.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Got it thanks

[@skysamfreeman]

Didn't appreciate this movie when I first saw it. As I got older I realized how great it is.

[@motodork]

Ben Gardner’s head popping out of the hole got you. It still gets everyone, even 47 years later.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

It did get me bad

[@motodork]

@@AwesomeUSMovies FYI that scene was filmed in film editor Verna Fields’ back yard swimming pool after principle photography had ended.

[@zzzroxyzzz]

I have never heard of partial human remains referred to as leftovers and I think that needs to be the new term lmao

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Glad you liked it

[@shallowgal462]

Richard Dreyfuss won an Oscar for The Goodbye Girl soon after Jaws, a romantic comedy. The comedy What About Bob? is sidesplittingly funny and stars Dreyfuss and Bill Murray (Ghostbusters). Robert Shaw starred in the Oscar winner The Sting, with Robert Redford and Paul Newman. When you think about it, Quint's death by shark had been postponed for almost exactly 30 years.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

oh yea, thanks

[@torinojohnson4218]

I saw this as a child, 7 I wasn't a beach person, but it made me not want to even get in the bath tub. One of Steven Spielberg's best.

[@thefreedommovement]

Another fun fact: During the filming of jaws, there was a nearby mysterious death. A woman found with her hands cut off, dead on a beach. Stephen king’s son identified an extra in the movie who not only matched the description of the dead woman, but had the clothing the extra was wearing found near her corpse. May be coincidence, but still interesting.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

weird

[@lynnie6633]

I've lived on the west coast of Florida almost my whole life, saw this movie at the theater when I was 15, and haven't gone into the water higher than my shins to this day!!

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Lol

[@pop-punkhistorian2792]

Love your channel James! Another great movie with Robert Shaw is “The Sting” from 1976 I believe. It’s about gambling in the 1930s

[@jamesnorthup7717]

I really liked Richard Dreyfuss ( the oceanographer) in Mr. Holland's opus!

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Added to my list, thanks for the suggestion.

[@feldegast]

this is a great movie the word you were looking for is cinematography....also remember the billboard in Back to the Future 2 when Marty goes into the future and the shark from the billboard eats him? it has Jaws 24 on the billboard :-)

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Oh Yeah!

[@RetroRobotRadio]

Roy Scheider who played Chief Brody was the star of the second Jaws, and the cop movie Blue Thunder.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Added Thanks, I'll take a look

[@RetroRobotRadio]

@@AwesomeUSMovies I like to think he was the cop in Blue Thunder who got in a lot of trouble with dirty feds in that film, so he retired, changed his name and moved to Amity Island under witness protection.

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

For more Roy Scheider there's several good ones, a selected few; The French Connection (1971), The Seven-Ups (1973), Marathon Man (1976), Sorcerer (1977), Jaws 2 (1978), Last Embrace (1979), Still of the Night (1982), Blue Thunder (1983), 52 Pick-Up (1986), The Fourth War (1990).

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Thanks, I've added all these to my list. It's appreciated

[@JabberCT]

The film took place in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. This movie started the whole summer blockbuster fad. And still has some of the best jumpscare scenes.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Yeah on the news I think Friday one of the kids in the movie became the Police chief of the island where this was filmed.

[@ammaleslie509]

It was filmed on Martha's Vineyard, an island off the Massachusetts coast, and they are already planning a huge celebration there for the 50th anniversary of the movie

[@cholland423]

Love your reactions!! “Stupid captain” 🤣

[@aapje]

This movie made the technical limitations into a strength, choosing to do a lot with suggestion, rather than using the janky fake shark that they originally were going to use.

[@willcool713]

Richard Dreyfuss' next big film was Close Encounters, also Steven Spielberg. And yet later he did another Spielberg movie, Always, one of my all time favorites. (His whole career is worth a look. Oscar Winner, Tony Winner, a lot of his movies are sleepers, but worth a watch for sure. Let It Ride and Moon Over Parador are two good examples. Both are a hoot.) Roy Scheider's biggest other movie was the sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey, 2010: The Year We Make Contact, where had the lead. He was also in Blue Thunder, a big budget helicopter actioner, but it doesn't hold up.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Added to list thanks

[@LawNerd24]

Universal Studios used to have a Jaws ride. You went out on the boat and got attacked by the shark, it was great.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Cool, was it scary?

[@MrAitraining]

Wow. You really did grow up on a farm if you never saw this at your age. Pretty cool seeing you watch this. It was a gigantic movie when it came out. I was 9 and my sister was 6. Totally inappropriate ages but our parents didn't care lol.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

YOU WERE 6??? YEARS OLD???? WTH! It probably scared you to death!

[@MrAitraining]

@@AwesomeUSMovies my sister was 6 and she still today at 50 yrs old will not go in the ocean past her knees.

[@chr0nic_stdsx382]

One of the things I enjoy so much from this is the fact it's all just so innocent. Being able to watch u react to movies old and new that are so good... u bring a whole new level of new since u didnt watch any movies at all. It's not just a "oh I missed this" or " I've been meaning to watch this" but it's like your eyes are being opened to a whole new medium and I love it. I stumbled across your Forrest Gump reaction a few months back and I've been looking forward to the possible reactions since

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Love it, thank you so much for going on this journey with me

[@russellward4624]

In theory the barrels should wear the shark out. It's a floatation device, making it much harder to swim. So the shark will have to work extra hard to swim and dive. Then when it gets tired you can drag it into shallow water and drown it. Sharks have to swim to breathe.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Got it. Good stuff

[@donjackson5522]

Roy Scheider was in an awesome movie called Blue Thunder where played a cop who is a helicopter pilot with a stealth helicopter.

[@RetroRobotRadio]

Richard Dreyfuss who played the oceanographer was also the star of the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Added Thanks

[@chefskiss6179]

Awesome reaction! Fun fact: the composer, John Williams, when he had a cameo in The Last Skywalker... the props department had props made that represented all the movies he did that were nominated for an Oscar. For Jaws, they made hand-held sized barrels in bronze, three of them, just like the yellow ones in the movie.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

That's so cool. Love it

[@samratcliffe5253]

I mean can you believe this was made in '75? I liked what you said about the lighting and camera stuff, they certainly don't make films like this anymore. Richard Dreyfuss, who played the hippie scientist dude, starred in Mr. Holland's Opus. Highly recommend that one if you enjoyed his performance.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Added to my list, thanks for the suggestion.

[@samratcliffe5253]

@@AwesomeUSMovies My pleasure. May not be the most popular recommendation, but it's one that'll stick with you.

[@veeho14]

The cinematography! Completely agree.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

YES that word!

[@ManUEightythree]

Robert Shaw (The captain), is in "The taking of Pelham 123". Thats a great movie, too. He was also a James Bond - Villain in "From Russia with Love".

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Added to my list, thanks for the suggestion.

[@Senormojado75]

You need to check out American Graffiti with Richard Dreyfuss. Amazing cars in that one. You’ll love it. Also The Sting with Robert Shaw, about 1950’s era con men. Both movies are older movies but both a really really good

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Added to my list, thanks for the suggestion.

[@PedroCastillo_1980]

Amazing film very classic Jaws directed by Steven Spielberg starring Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss and the iconic music score by John Williams. The line "You're gonna need a bigger boat" was ranked in the list of the American Film Institute (AFI) 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes. Thank you bro for reacting this masterpiece👍👍👍👍

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it

[@KBH27]

Also with Robert Shaw, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Figures in a Landscape The Sting Force 10 from Navarone - also with Harrison Ford The Deep

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Thanks, I've added all these to my list. It's appreciated

[@photo161]

This was the first of many shark films and surely the best...

[@tooluser]

A dozen people probably already mentioned this, but the story about the U.S.S.Indianapolis is true. As far as other movies, Richard Dreyfus stared in another Speilberg film 2 years after this about UFO's called Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind. One of my favorites.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Yep added to list thanks

[@Dude-oh8vq]

Jaws is a classic! Nearly flawless film that never gets old, never gets boring, and never loses its luster. Watch all four films. Jaws 2 is the only real good sequel, but 3 and 4 have some fun moments and aren't quite as bad as people proclaim.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Got it thanks. Love your handle Dude!!

[@xr4tihonk]

This is the movie that started the term "Summer Blockbuster". Also the story Quint tells of the USS Indianapolis is true.

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Crazy

[@MrAitraining]

Since you mentioned wanting recs of other films with the 3 main actors. 2 of my favs, that arent over played or reacted to at all are "tin men" very funny with richard dreyfuss and danny devito and 2 of my def favs of Robert shaw are "the sting" and the original "the taking of Pelham 1-2-3".

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

Thanks, I've added all these to my list. It's appreciated

[@patticriss2238]

One of the better movies you’ll see. I saw it in the theater when I was a teen. I still love it. Glad you enjoyed it. Super fun. 👍🏽

[@AwesomeUSMovies]

It's so good!