"Jaws" Turns 40-- Part 6: Spielberg Makes His Getaway

22.  Richard Dreyfus was not available to shoot the close-up of Hooper's face when he saw the shark coming at the cage so his stunt-double Frank Sparks had a Dreyfus-sized beard and was used instead.

23.  For the scene of the shark plunging to the bottom, Spielberg blended in the sound of a roaring dinosaur.

24.  Spielberg heard that the crew was going to throw him in the water at the end of the 5 1/2-month shoot.  He wore leather and suede clothing hoping that would stop them that last day.  Just to be safe, he slipped away to a ferry and headed quickly to a waiting car.  He leaned out the window and yelled, "I shall NOT return" as it pulled away.

25.  In order to secure a PG rating instead of R, Spielberg had to cit a few frames from the scene where the boater's leg was bitten off.

And, now it seems sharks are having their own salute to the movie's 40th anniversary off the coast of North Carolina.

Don't Go Into the Water.  --Cooter