Still one of the greatest, if not THE greatest thrillers ever made.
-Spielberg initially approached Jon Voight and then Jeff Bridges to play the character of Hooper
-The scene where Brody’s son Sean mimics his father’s movements at the dinner table was based on a real thing that happened between Scheider and child actor Jay Mello in between takes. Spielberg loved the off-the-cuff moment so much that he re-staged it and put it in the movie.
-The book's auther Peter Benchley can be seen in a cameo in the film as the news reporter who addresses the camera on the beach.
-Spielberg had to return to L.A. and didn't shoot the final scene of the movie.
-Jaws was scheduled to take 65 days to shoot, but it ended up taking 159.
-Spielberg initially approached Jon Voight and then Jeff Bridges to play the character of Hooper
-The scene where Brody’s son Sean mimics his father’s movements at the dinner table was based on a real thing that happened between Scheider and child actor Jay Mello in between takes. Spielberg loved the off-the-cuff moment so much that he re-staged it and put it in the movie.
-The book's auther Peter Benchley can be seen in a cameo in the film as the news reporter who addresses the camera on the beach.
-Spielberg had to return to L.A. and didn't shoot the final scene of the movie.
-Jaws was scheduled to take 65 days to shoot, but it ended up taking 159.