From the 6-18-15 Yahoo! Movies "25 Deep-Dive Facts About 'Jaws,' the Wildest, Most waterlogged Movie Shoot of All Time" by Brian Raftery.
It was released to day, 40 years ago, directed by Steven Spielberg and based on Peter Benchley's successful 1974 book. It starred Roy Schneider as Brody, Robert Shaw as Quint and Richard Dreyfuss as Hooper, who go out to battle the great white shark. The mechanical sharks that had the part were all named Bruce, after Spielberg's lawyer.
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1. Peter Benchley originally considered dozens of names for his book like Leviathan Rising, Dreadful Silence, Dark White and Edge of Gloom before settling on Jaws.
2. The producer spent $150,000 for the film rights to the book.
3. The book sold 5.5 million copies by the time the movie premiered.
I never worry when I'm in the ocean unless I hear those ominous sounds. Then I get out.
See What happens When You Go Swimming in the Nude. --DaCoot
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