I was a kid when this movie came out. I am now 55yrs old & baby I am still terrified 😨 of going in the ocean & I was even afraid of going in a swimming 🏊♂️ pool!! LOL!!
Robert Shaw's monologue of the Indianapolis is still, to this day, one of the most compelling I've heard out of all the films and tv I've watched throughout my life.
It's also concurrent with the first time that info was declassified, so a lot of family of Indianapolis crew FOUND OUT what happened to lived ones after watching JAWS. This is true it was in the documentary.
The great thing about it is that it was composed of two takes: in one, he was sober; in the other, he was stone drunk. His performance was so good both times that the cast and crew couldn't tell which bits were sober Shaw, and which bits were drunk Shaw.
One of the greatest movies of all time. 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.
Fun fact: The author of the original JAWS book is a major activist in shark preservation because he feels it's his fault sharks are seen as monsters by the general public.
@@redrick8900 nope, Peter benchley has gone on record to state that he has his regrets about writing jaws and even said that if he were to write jaws again, the shark would be the victim. He spent the latter half of his life as an outspoken marine conservationist all the way until his death in 2006.
@@Skibbutz More BS. The general pubic thought of sharks as monsters well before this and Benchley knew it. He never said he regretted the book in any way. All he said was that he would write it differently after knowing more about Sharks. When you like your own comment like that people can see how insecure you are.
You have to forge home as nowadays, only woke BS movies that made zero money get nominated and get Oscars. This was back in a time when quality and story mattered.
@@blakerh jesus condescending much. Its laughable that you think these are great performances the range of emotion the characters display is minimum, maybe for roy schneider you can make that argument but for the others no.
@@maximumhate666 which movie nowadays can you say that only got nominated for woke reasons besides black panther or bohemian rhapsody. You think political agendas weren't important back then you are laughablly wrong. Driving miss daisy, dances with wolves, platoon I could go on.
"Sometimes that shark, he looks right into ya, right into your eyes, and, you know, the thing about a shark....he's got lifeless eyes. Black eyes. Like a doll's eye's"
@@leonel8831 Love that part! But for some reason whenever I see it in the back of my head I see Dana Carvey in "The Master of Disguise" 🤣 so I smile a little too haha
I memorized that speech And I believe I respected the acting talent Behind it even though I was about 6 years old the 1st time I saw this. For some reason I always forget about that scene until I get to it and then I remember how top notch that scene is.
Mel, the "over the shoulder" shots you were asking about are called split-diopter shots. It is a lens that allows objects in the foreground and the background to be in focus simultaneously, with a line drawn down the middle (between the two objects) being out-of-focus. It was a favorite lens of the movie brat generation, used particularly often by Brian De Palma and Steven Spielberg.
re : lenses , when Stanley Kubrick filmed "Barry Lyndon" in 1975 , he worked with Zeiss Lenses to create lenses that could work IN CANDLELIGHT .... thus creating the GEORGEOUS interior scenes in a movie that is STILL regarded as one of the most beautiful EVER !!!!
Yeah, I think it was used especially when filming in anamorphic, right? The lenses for that were thicker, making it more difficult for the camera to hold focus on foreground and background, especially in lower light levels.
@@Daveyboy100880 Yep. Of course, when they were popular in the late 70s and 1980s, anamorphic lenses were not nearly as sharp or fast as today. Also, JAWS was likely shot on Eastman 5247 negative stock which had an ASA of only 100. Today film stocks, lenses, sensors are much faster and sharper, and split diopters have become more scarce as many wide over-on's can be made naturally.
The line "You're going to need a bigger boat" was not scripted. It was an inside joke. They had difficulty getting all of the equipment on the tech/camera boat, so the crew used that phrase a lot.
It makes me just ridiculously happy that Mello laughed so hard at the "It's a tiger shark...a whaaaaat?" joke. That has always made me laugh out loud...and I get a definite "great minds think alike" vibe that Mello likes that joke so much, too. 😁💯😂
@@iKvetch558 I don't know how you interpreted my reply, but I was trying to ensure you that both of you weren't alone in finding it funny. Hence, there should be comfort in knowing that there are many "great minds thinking alike" out there.
I worked with Richard Dreyfus this past May in Montana, I spoke to him about this film which was nice, but his stories about Close Encounters of the Third Kind were so cool, an amazing man
That would be so great! When I was in the summer between 8th grade and freshman year. The school took a fairly small group of us to Wadhington D.C. for a week. We went to the library of Congress and Richard Dreyfuss was filming a documentary for the History Channel. He IS a cool guy. I will never forget it because he quizzed us on history and U.S. Civics for a solid 45 minutes. So we (just our class of about 13 people including 2 teachers) got a 45 minute private hangout with the guy who dove into the Ocean with Jaws, simply because we walked in at the EXACT right moment that they took a break in filming. He is SUPER intelligent btw or he seemed so to me that's why it stuck with me.
I was told Dreyfus has really been humbled lately. I guess he was a GIANT prick on the sets of almost all his movies. He would tell everyone how he was better than everyone and how he was embarrassed to be on the set of each movie because they weren't up to his caliber.
Roy Scheider was a fraternity brother from my college, many many years before I was there. I'm told he only came to visit once, and wasn't very friendly
"That boy's blood is just washing up on her feet" ....is a perspective that I have never had and this is one of my all time favorite movies, that I have seen a million times. You just made that DARKER Mel! Lol
Watchin this right now. And that shootin star was actually real. And he was lucky enough to get it in the shot. So after Jaws, he put a shootin star in all his movies. Lool for it.
@@lostintechnicolor The first one in the shot with Brody in close-up was real, but the one right after that with the whole boat visible was an effect added later.
It sure was I was in Chicago when this came out I was like 11 years old and it was definitely wrapped around the block between this movie and Star wars those were the two biggest movies at the time
Trust me man, you're not alone on this one. I watched this movie when I was 4 years old and even to this day, I can't swim in Dark water without thinking there's something coming up from the depths to get me. That's the power of a good horror movie.
What I love was how adaptable Spielberg was for the film. The mechanical shark was so buggy that he went, "ok, let's film from the sharks pov and do what we can with that $%#@ shark"
Can't wait to see your reaction to the Indianapolis speech. You can tell Richard Dreyfus was mesmerized by Robert Shaw's delivery. It's an incredible scene that still gives me chills to this day.
The reason you never really see the shark was because the thing kept breaking down and even sank at one point. Ironically it helped make the film a classic horror.
The beach scenes were not scheduled to use Bruce. Its become a myth that Bruce was supposed to be used in them but kept breaking down. That is not true. Bruce wasn't scheduled to be used until July 1974, for the Orca scenes. The beach scenes were filmed in May and June. Besides, the water where they filmed the beach scenes was far too shallow to use Bruce anyway.
It is true, however, that Bruce was supposed to show up on camera far more frequently and lingeringly, after the first reveal aboard the Orca, but kept breaking down for various reasons. And, ironically, the need to suggest the shark's presence, rather than to show at all times, did aid in the film's suspense for even after first appearing.
@@moviemaestro800 Yes indeed. Spielberg very much wanted to show Bruce more during the Orca scenes but the non working shark made him resort more to the barrels and the suspense (Quint's fishing rod scene, I would suggest). Just saying the beach scenes weren't meant to show the shark. The pier scene was filmed in waist deep water. There was no way Bruce could even be used there, even if it was ready. Cheers.
She said that because the whole towns economy relies on the beach. Closing it even for a day would spell disaster for many of the businesses that relied on tourism in the town. The reason behind the line goes over a lot of people's heads. Not meant to be funny, but to show the direness of the situation
The line also harks back to the Jersey Shore Shark Attacks of 1916, where there was genuine financial strain caused from those attacks from July 1st-July 12th 1916. I don’t think either Benchley (the author of Jaws) or Spielberg deliberately tried to hark back to that event with that line/comparison, more that it was just known how important summer is for economies for a variety of reasons.
The performances in this film were amazing...especially for the genre of movie it is. We don't care what the shark does if the actors don't care. Plus, people sometimes think performances are just "okay" if there weren't any big crying or shouting scenes. It's all about being natural and believable, and this cast delivers 100%.
Totally. And Roy Scheider especially is so underrated, the guy is incredible in this movie. (also incredible in "All That Jazz"). Also, the more i watch this movie: Ellen Gray as the wife does a lot with a role that could have easily been nothing. And Robert Vaughan as the mayor......eeeeew! What a great performance that is. It's he who is the real monster of the movie! The shark is just doing his thing!
@@TTM9691 His wife? I think you mean Linda Gray. She is very good in this film. It makes you wonder what happened to her because she is really terrible in Jaws the Revenge.
@@trhansen3244 That's because of the direction, the editing and the cheap, rushed production, and the horrible script. You don't blame actors for crappy movies.
One of the things I've always loved about Spielberg is his ability to create atmosphere. One of his trademarks is a lot of movies where he has excuses to put flashlights and beams and bathe whole scenes in foggy conditions at night, loved those flashlight shots since i was a kid!
Hey man this was one of your best reactions yet along with Schindler's List. The iconic line your gonna need a bigger boat was actually improvised. Now the speech Quint gave about the USS Indianapolis was a true event. Robert Shaw had a huge drinking problem and when Spielberg realized how drunk Shaw was he ordered him off the set and not return unless sober. If you look closely you can see his eyes are glazed over from being drunk. Later he looks normal and speech isn't slurred. The shooting star was just a stroke of luck not planned. There is another good movie called the Sting and Paul Newman about poker and Shaw. Check it out
Actually,shaw had asked speilberg to have actually whiskey in his cup,but yes shaw was a heavy drinker,they tried to hire guys to jeep shaw sober but,robert would take them to get drunk with him,they eventually had rotations to get drunk with shaw
Fun fact: the scene with the kid getting merked was originally much more violent. They actually filmed the shark breaching with the kid in his mouth but Spielberg cut the scene down because it was too graphic. There’s actually a photo of the scene that’s pretty haunting
"This Isn't an Oscar type of film" It won 3 Oscars. Best Original Score Best Film Editing Best Sound Mixing Nominated for Best Picture Admittedly though, they aren't for the acting. Just that nomination for best picture.
One of my sharpest memories of my grandma involves this movie. Specifically her rendition of how my father first saw this when he was young. He insisted on him and his friend sitting at the front without her and, halfway through the movie, they came slinking back up to my grandma.
In 1975 on our way to the shore campground, we stopped a somewhere and I picked up either a Look or Life magazine that had a Jaws article in it. It had a two page photo of Alex's original death where the shark's open mouth loomed above the Alex dummy they were using. It was frightening. Then last year, youtube had a spectator's movie footage of that scene being shot. Hopefully you can find both still. Seeing that movie at the shore after finishing the novel made Jaws more than just a movie. It was a treasured memory. Interestingly, the book was far more graphic when describing what the chief's deputy saw after removing a clump pf seaweed covering something on the beach. THAT was what I was scared to see. When it turned out to be just a hand and some hair, I breathed a sigh of relief...until Ben Gardner's head popped out of that hole making me, my Mom (who also read the book) and the entire audience scream. Here's a video with the photo and the footage. ruclips.net/video/SVzv9zQ5cvc/видео.html
@@smokeyverton7981 yes, the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed and sank in shark infested waters. Only about 300 of the 1200 men survived. Today is actually the 76th anniversary of it, it was July 30, 1945
A little bit of trivia about he beer that Quint drinks: Narragansett Brewing Company is a regional beer brand out of Rhode Island. A lot of Narragansett’s advertising and merchandise features Quint. Every Summer, the brewery puts their beer into cans that look like the can in the movie.
I went shark diving (Blue sharks) of Narragansett a few years back. Had my first Narragansett beers, then. Crushed a can on the way back to port….it’s in my shark dives display case 😁
Per IMDB: 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.
The filming of "Jaws" was just as epic as the movie itself. For those interested in the details, I *highly* recommend Car Gottlieb's book, "The Jaws Log."
Honestly, I'm starting to come here specifically for the Mello-brand creature voiceovers. Every monster becomes a blend of an irritated mom and a half drunk thug. It's movie magic every time.
I used to love playing on the beach on the south end of Cape Cod as a kid. Then I found out a few years ago that great white sharks prowl the seal sanctuary 30 miles east of where my family goes. Now I'm hesitant to go in.
You'd be surprised how if a White shark can see you they usually don't attack. We're far too bony, and not enough calories for the effort. They look for 800-1000 pound seals, big blubbery things. Many swim with whites close to them no cage. Basically we're too small, they only attack if scared, hunger, or an investigative bite. They can't grab stuff so they bite things if they are curious. It's why many people survive their attacks. Look at that mouth, and how big they are, they can kill in a split second, yet the fact that most survive should mean they test what we are, and spit us out.
We were walking over a bridge that led to a estuary and what did we see moving out to sea, just below the bridge? Yep. A huge shark. Had to be a great white. It was massive, too. And it was coming out of that estuary. Can you imagine swimming in water like that and seeing that coming out of the water? I never went swimming in there again.
@@punkem733 the three most dangerous sharks are white, tiger, and bull. White sharks because of their size, tiger sharks because of how their teeth are shaped (like razors so it's a more clean cut), and bull sharks because they have a lot of testosterone and are very territorial and will attack whatever they think is competition. I had to do a presentation on sharks for AP Bio back in 2008 and that's one of the few things I remember from the presentation. Jaws is the reason I even became interested in marine biology and I'm now a tech in a marine environmental quality lab.
@@jessicawilson1751 What you said is all true. About tigers, not only their teeth, but their personality is to eat just about anything that can fit in their mouths. They found a 5 pound barrel of nails in one lol. Jaws was on point when hooper said they're living or swimming garbage cans. I'd rather be in waters with a white or tiger over a bull though.
@@wadewatts6606 Not true. There was only one time when they first shot the Indianapolis monologue. Shaw thought that having a few drinks beforehand would add to the realism of his performance. He went too far. Spielberg sent him back to the hotel for the day. The following day, he was scared that he was going to be fired. They did the monologue scene again and he nailed it on the first take. Dreyfuss was in awe of him and his professionalism. You can read more about it in "The Making of Jaws".
Robert Shaw had cancer while filming this movie, and died not long after. If he was drunk at any point, I don't know, but he deserved to be after going through that performance, in his condition.
One of my favorite films of all time. Although one bad thing it did do is give Sharks a bad reputation. WAY before this movie came out in 1975, CENTURIES even, sharks were known as dogs of the sea. They rarely attack people. You are much more likely to be attacked by your own dog than a shark. Only reason sharks even attack you is if they mistake you for a seal or something.
Me watching this 25 years ago: "It's unrealistic that they are arguing about the beaches staying open just for businesses when people are dying." Me watching this in 2020+: "Oh..."
We should change the national speed limit to 40mph, and strictly enforce the writing of tickets for violations. We know it would save thousands or tens of thousands of lives each year. Wouldn't you agree? People are dying!
@@nateman10 Jesters, known as fools, dabble in the absurd as part of their repertoire. My statement was a direct correlation, his was an absurd comparison. Now yours is simply blind assault which makes you look like a bully.
@@anthonymiele4320 Oh, bully is such an overused word, it's lost it's meaning. Go for the tried 'n' true method and call him an asshole instead. See, watch:
Odd how the number of deaths in automobile accidents has stayed rather consisetent since the 1970s. The numbers flucuate within the 40k to 30k numbers. And it hasn't changed as much even with increase in population. Interesting to find that. While looking at stats, wow 370k people killed by heart disease in the US every year. That's quite a bit. Eat better folks.
Mell, at 11:18, you insert yourself into the scene, that's firckin' hilarious!!!!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Hey, you did a great edit on this (at least so far, i'm halfway through). I watch all the Jaws reactions, and even though I've seen this movie ten thousand times, I'm finding myself choking up at the drama of the story in a way I don't think I ever have! Maybe I"m just getting old! I've NEVER gotten a lump in my throat from "Jaws'! "Jaws"???! Must be your edit! Great job, as usual. Ok, let me get back to the video.
It’s amazing how Brody gets on the Orca the least qualified to handle the situation, gets somewhat reprimanded and infantilized by the other two for his lack of knowledge, and learns throughout the journey and ends up being the person getting the job done in the end. The two tools he uses (the tank and the gun) are the two objects that Quint and Hooper criticized each other for having on the boat.
It's actually amazing to me how this film kinda reflects the current world. You can't solve a problem until you acknowledge that there is a problem to begin with. People die in the worst ways cuz some hopes the problem will magically go away.
As a former Jaws Skipper at Universal Orlando, I'm thrilled you got to experience this movie and I am now a subscriber because of your genuine insight into the movie. Chomp Chomp
Dude, you have to watch Spielberg's first full movie he directed that was actually a TV movie of the week at the time called 'Duel'. He did a tremendous job with it considering the tiny budget he got to work with.
The first time i saw Duel i was just a young boy and i thought there was no driver in the truck and that it was the truck itself that was after the man in the car. Years later Steven King came out with a story with just that premise.(Maximum Overdrive).
The sad thing about this movie, is it led to many sharks getting killed, when the reality is that sharks don't intentionally attack humans except when they're confused or threatened.
Ehhhh .... until we're talking with sharks directly; for all we know we do taste great to them. And they would love to eat us, but they might know to eat a human is to get your whole family's ass whacked mafia style. It's not like all them old fables of monsters aren't grounded in Reality. Wolves and Cougars are gone from eastern-side of North America for _reasons_
That was the first time a shooting star has been accidentally captured on film like that. Spielberg loved it so much he started digitally adding it to his films.
It has been told that when Steven Spielberg checked in with John Williams to see what music he'd come up with, Williams played him the now iconic "Theme from Jaws". Upon first hearing it Speilberg was very underwhelmed and asked him "That's it?" LOL
Ok, you are the ONLY reactor to have kept so much of the famous Indianapolis speech in your edit, this may be the best edit of this movie, and that's saying a lot because this is one of the most reacted-to movies. (and no disrespect meant to all the others, and I know I've seen other good edits of this movie). But everyone complains when that speech is skipped, or rushed over......and you edited it masterfully. You got all the key lines. Bravo. Frickin' bravo, seriously. You obviously took a lot of care to edit that.
First saw this movie on tv when I was 4 years old, I was down my local library the next day to read every book I could find on Sharks. Over 30 years later I still read every book on Sharks I can get my hands on, watch every documentary I can find, and watch Jaws every couple of months(along with numerous other great Shark movies).
We did something similar. Then one time this guy ordered some pizzas and the delivery driver was bringing in the pizza and he didn't see the wired fence. He tripped on the fence and the pizza went flying and was ruined. I never saw pizza so messy before in my life. We stopped having those parties after that. It just wasn't the same.
I had the pleasure of meeting 11 of the USS Indianapolis survivors at an air show here in Indiana back in 2004. They were raising awareness and money to have a monument built. 11 of the most awesome guys, smiles, giving interviews, happy to take pics with you, happy to shake our hands, happy to still be alive. A memory I'll never forget.
I saw this movie again just recently and I must admit, I forgot how stressful this film is. I wouldn't call it scary exactly, but it's very good at creating a sense of dread. It's a really well done film.
Back in the 1970s, the movie going public was more sensitized to violence, blood, gore and nudity. Remember the movie Star Trek the Motion Picture was rated G.
The short appearances of Bruce, the shark, were on purpose since it had many technical malfunctions and also Spielberg wasn’t too proud of his animatronic. But still they managed to make an amazing movie with some hints of Hitchcock, Orson Welles’s monologue style and pure Spielberg’s creativity. Besides they made Bruce look really scary, regardless.
Mell, who thinks the scariest thing in this movie is the nails on the chalkboard 😂 Me, who saw this as a kid and only goes up to my shins in the water 🌊😳👀👀👀 That opening scene is really unnerving. Those screams are primal. P.S. There's a pretty cool documentary about the making of this movie 😉 🦈 And your thumbnail is awesome ❤️
Discovering great acting talent is one of the most fun parts of this for you I think. So here's how the three leading actors in this film rate. Richard Dreyfus ("Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and "Mr. Hollands Opus") is a 2 time Oscar winner, Roy Schneider ("All That Jazz" and "The French Connection")is a 2 time Oscar candidate ,and Robert Shaw ("The Sting" and "A Man For All Seasons")is also an Oscar candidate. Pretty powerful threesome.
"This isn't an Oscar kind of film" Best original Score 1976, Best Film Editing 1976, Best Sound Mixing 1976 and of course Best Picture 1976... LMAO!!! This is very much an Oscar Movie!!! Often referenced in many acting and filming classes
"John William's has never missed a performance!" ... Ten minutes later ... "Why they playin' this Willy Wonka Music, here?!" you know what...I've said that same thing!! LMAO
It is a bit amusing that the score briefly goes into whimsical seafaring action mode there, when it is otherwise quite sinister sounding almost throughout.
@@MrSmartAlec i feel it's too whimsical of a phase (musically) rammed in the middle of dramatic piece. Much like a Disney chase where the protag stops to smell the flowers and then gets back to running away. That's all fine, except, we got music that's written for a driving chase that stops to smell the roses and get back to the chase, set on top of a visual scene where there is no stopping to smell the roses, they keep on going. So, for me and many, it's jarring and pulls us out of the world we were so immersed in. Perfect, it is not.
@@BADDEC101 I guess we'll have to agree to disagree. To me, if you look at the context of the scene, the musical choice makes perfect sense. Until this point the shark has been this menacing dark shadow. No one knew for sure what they were dealing with. Now, it's all out in the open and our three protagonists are finally working together as a team. They have become the hunters instead of the hunted and the hunt is on. Musically it's always been one of my favorite sections of the movie. Besides, c'mon man, it's John Williams ! Cheers !
Loved your reaction to this iconic movie. It was, however, nominated for a best picture Oscar and I disagree that Robert Shaw's was the only noteworthy performance. I loved all the main characters' performances and chemistry. Anyway, New subscriber to your channel and I look forward to seeing more of your reactions.
I know you changed the chair but seeing it pop up in random places during your edits will be sorely missed. I love you just pulling up to the table havin dinner hahahha
Well, he certainly does resemble Peter Benchley. Benchley was on record saying he felt the film was ridiculous, especially the way the shark was killed.
@@trhansen3244 it is him. Also I think his current view of the movie is hindsight. When on set, I believe he was there for most of it, He sound like he had a great/hard time. He covers a bit In his book open ocean, which is a fantastic non fiction book I suggest it.
That scene of the teen being killed at the very start has kind of a dark story around it. The reason her acting is so good was because she was actually screaming for help. The mechanism that was shaking her around was too strong and was actually hurting her. She really was struggling to breathe during that whole sequence.
I see this a lot for some reason. It’s not true fortunately although her look of surprise is as genuine as possible with the first jerk because Spielberg didn’t tell her when they’d start. The rest of the performance is her excellent acting job. You can also see her repeating her role somewhat in 1941 (she gets lifted up by the submarine periscope instead of a shark) and a few other movies.
All performances were great. I feel like people tend to complain about the performances because they don't do stuff like crying, which is normally associated with a good performance.
If I remember correctly, a lot of the underwater shark scenes came from footage from Ron and Valerie Taylor - a couple who did a heck of a lot of swimming with sharks without cages. I highly recommend their book Shark! which includes several amazing stories of their exploits.
The Jaws music is only played when the shark is actually close by. In the scenes where the shark wasn’t there, like when the boys had the fake fin, there was no music. Spielberg did this intentionally to create suspense. Genius.
Very quickly I was intrigued to watch your reaction, given the common ground between you and Martin Brody and of course Jaws is one of the best movies of all time. I felt sorry for you when you had hoped the shark wouldn't get the dog. Also, that part in the dinner scene where you work your editing magic and put yourself in that shot made me laugh. Very clever.
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I'm gonna need a bigger box of popcorn.
Ah i see, Thalassaphobia
I was a kid when this movie came out. I am now 55yrs old & baby I am still terrified 😨 of going in the ocean & I was even afraid of going in a swimming 🏊♂️ pool!! LOL!!
I love a good push-pull and the one on Brody on the beach is one of the best.
"...hooper drives the boat chief..."
Robert Shaw's monologue of the Indianapolis is still, to this day, one of the most compelling I've heard out of all the films and tv I've watched throughout my life.
It's also concurrent with the first time that info was declassified, so a lot of family of Indianapolis crew FOUND OUT what happened to lived ones after watching JAWS. This is true it was in the documentary.
The story of the Indianapolis sounds like hell
Proof that cinema isn't strictly a visual medium.
The great thing about it is that it was composed of two takes: in one, he was sober; in the other, he was stone drunk. His performance was so good both times that the cast and crew couldn't tell which bits were sober Shaw, and which bits were drunk Shaw.
@@facubeitches1144 Only thing I noticed is that in the shot where he says "Y'know, by the end of that first dawn...", his voice gets louder.
One of the greatest movies of all time.
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.
LOL!
GTFO! That is CRAZY!
Awesome!!! 😃
Did it come with ample Tartar Sauce?
I was going to say this if you didnt
Fun fact: The author of the original JAWS book is a major activist in shark preservation because he feels it's his fault sharks are seen as monsters by the general public.
Not a fact. That's mostly BS.
@@redrick8900 nope, Peter benchley has gone on record to state that he has his regrets about writing jaws and even said that if he were to write jaws again, the shark would be the victim. He spent the latter half of his life as an outspoken marine conservationist all the way until his death in 2006.
@@Skibbutz More BS. The general pubic thought of sharks as monsters well before this and Benchley knew it. He never said he regretted the book in any way. All he said was that he would write it differently after knowing more about Sharks.
When you like your own comment like that people can see how insecure you are.
Sharks are not evil. They could've called this film "Rats". Also I love rats, but they've killed WAAY more people
It’s because this movie some how inspired people to go shark hunting.
"This wasn't an Oscar-type film"
Was literally nominated for Best Picture and won three other Oscars
Right?? He also said none of the performances stuck out besides Shaw's..... ridiculous
You have to forge home as nowadays, only woke BS movies that made zero money get nominated and get Oscars.
This was back in a time when quality and story mattered.
@@codyt821 well yeah look at other performances that get nominated and compare.
@@blakerh jesus condescending much. Its laughable that you think these are great performances the range of emotion the characters display is minimum, maybe for roy schneider you can make that argument but for the others no.
@@maximumhate666 which movie nowadays can you say that only got nominated for woke reasons besides black panther or bohemian rhapsody. You think political agendas weren't important back then you are laughablly wrong. Driving miss daisy, dances with wolves, platoon I could go on.
"Sometimes that shark, he looks right into ya, right into your eyes, and, you know, the thing about a shark....he's got lifeless eyes. Black eyes. Like a doll's eye's"
That was the most terrifying part of the movie! Great monologue!
@@leonel8831 Love that part! But for some reason whenever I see it in the back of my head I see Dana Carvey in "The Master of Disguise" 🤣 so I smile a little too haha
@@MicahsIntellectualCorner
Summer Smith in the "Cronenberg reality" 👾
I memorized that speech And I believe I respected the acting talent Behind it even though I was about 6 years old the 1st time I saw this. For some reason I always forget about that scene until I get to it and then I remember how top notch that scene is.
@@richardrobbin2225 Haa I almost forgot about that scene!!! Lol
Mel, the "over the shoulder" shots you were asking about are called split-diopter shots. It is a lens that allows objects in the foreground and the background to be in focus simultaneously, with a line drawn down the middle (between the two objects) being out-of-focus. It was a favorite lens of the movie brat generation, used particularly often by Brian De Palma and Steven Spielberg.
More about split diopter: ruclips.net/video/qW1UFLnEU2g/видео.html
In the industry we call those shots "Over-on's."
I was a TV director in Hollywood on commercials.
re : lenses , when Stanley Kubrick filmed "Barry Lyndon" in 1975 , he worked with Zeiss Lenses to create lenses that could work IN CANDLELIGHT .... thus creating the GEORGEOUS interior scenes in a movie that is STILL regarded as one of the most beautiful EVER !!!!
Yeah, I think it was used especially when filming in anamorphic, right? The lenses for that were thicker, making it more difficult for the camera to hold focus on foreground and background, especially in lower light levels.
@@Daveyboy100880 Yep. Of course, when they were popular in the late 70s and 1980s, anamorphic lenses were not nearly as sharp or fast as today.
Also, JAWS was likely shot on Eastman 5247 negative stock which had an ASA of only 100.
Today film stocks, lenses, sensors are much faster and sharper, and split diopters have become more scarce as many wide over-on's can be made naturally.
The line "You're going to need a bigger boat" was not scripted. It was an inside joke. They had difficulty getting all of the equipment on the tech/camera boat, so the crew used that phrase a lot.
It makes me just ridiculously happy that Mello laughed so hard at the "It's a tiger shark...a whaaaaat?" joke. That has always made me laugh out loud...and I get a definite "great minds think alike" vibe that Mello likes that joke so much, too. 😁💯😂
Given that there are uploads of that specific clip, many others clearly found it funny.
@@jp3813 Geez...I was tryin to pay the guy a compliment...don't go stepping on the moment. 😂😂😂
@@iKvetch558 I don't know how you interpreted my reply, but I was trying to ensure you that both of you weren't alone in finding it funny. Hence, there should be comfort in knowing that there are many "great minds thinking alike" out there.
@@jp3813 Well...ok then. LOL 💯😁
I worked with Richard Dreyfus this past May in Montana, I spoke to him about this film which was nice, but his stories about Close Encounters of the Third Kind were so cool, an amazing man
That would be so great! When I was in the summer between 8th grade and freshman year. The school took a fairly small group of us to Wadhington D.C. for a week. We went to the library of Congress and Richard Dreyfuss was filming a documentary for the History Channel.
He IS a cool guy. I will never forget it because he quizzed us on history and U.S. Civics for a solid 45 minutes. So we (just our class of about 13 people including 2 teachers) got a 45 minute private hangout with the guy who dove into the Ocean with Jaws, simply because we walked in at the EXACT right moment that they took a break in filming. He is SUPER intelligent btw or he seemed so to me that's why it stuck with me.
That is awesome!! Congrats on that!! I loved the film What About Bob!!
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I was told Dreyfus has really been humbled lately. I guess he was a GIANT prick on the sets of almost all his movies. He would tell everyone how he was better than everyone and how he was embarrassed to be on the set of each movie because they weren't up to his caliber.
Roy Scheider was a fraternity brother from my college, many many years before I was there. I'm told he only came to visit once, and wasn't very friendly
"That boy's blood is just washing up on her feet" ....is a perspective that I have never had and this is one of my all time favorite movies, that I have seen a million times. You just made that DARKER Mel! Lol
Watchin this right now. And that shootin star was actually real. And he was lucky enough to get it in the shot. So after Jaws, he put a shootin star in all his movies. Lool for it.
I knew it was in other movies he made but didn’t know the origin was here. Cool.
I know they insist it’s real, but it’s so obviously an optical effects shot.
@@lostintechnicolor nah man that’s real
@@lostintechnicolor The first one in the shot with Brody in close-up was real, but the one right after that with the whole boat visible was an effect added later.
@@ShortyLongstrokin They are all real. Filming took place during the Persoid meteor shower.
The term “blockbuster“ was coined from this movie because the line to get into the theater was around the block
100% true, and believe me, here in Florida, when the movie hit theaters, we DID wait in lines around the block to get in. Well worth it too!
It sure was I was in Chicago when this came out I was like 11 years old and it was definitely wrapped around the block between this movie and Star wars those were the two biggest movies at the time
The term "blockbuster" is from bombs and it's in reference to destroying a block. It has nothing to do with lines.
@@redrick8900 lol bombs?
Trust me man, you're not alone on this one. I watched this movie when I was 4 years old and even to this day, I can't swim in Dark water without thinking there's something coming up from the depths to get me. That's the power of a good horror movie.
I was about 7 when I saw it, still uneasy about the idea of getting into deeper water.
What I love was how adaptable Spielberg was for the film. The mechanical shark was so buggy that he went, "ok, let's film from the sharks pov and do what we can with that $%#@ shark"
Can't wait to see your reaction to the Indianapolis speech. You can tell Richard Dreyfus was mesmerized by Robert Shaw's delivery. It's an incredible scene that still gives me chills to this day.
The reason you never really see the shark was because the thing kept breaking down and even sank at one point. Ironically it helped make the film a classic horror.
Calling sharks in movies _Bruce_ for the Jaws animatronic has become a very popular ad homage~
Almost as if trying to operate an animatronic puppet in sea water would cause mechanical problems or something. ;)
The beach scenes were not scheduled to use Bruce. Its become a myth that Bruce was supposed to be used in them but kept breaking down. That is not true. Bruce wasn't scheduled to be used until July 1974, for the Orca scenes. The beach scenes were filmed in May and June. Besides, the water where they filmed the beach scenes was far too shallow to use Bruce anyway.
It is true, however, that Bruce was supposed to show up on camera far more frequently and lingeringly, after the first reveal aboard the Orca, but kept breaking down for various reasons. And, ironically, the need to suggest the shark's presence, rather than to show at all times, did aid in the film's suspense for even after first appearing.
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Yes indeed. Spielberg very much wanted to show Bruce more during the Orca scenes but the non working shark made him resort more to the barrels and the suspense (Quint's fishing rod scene, I would suggest).
Just saying the beach scenes weren't meant to show the shark. The pier scene was filmed in waist deep water. There was no way Bruce could even be used there, even if it was ready.
Cheers.
“24 hours is like 3 weeks!!!” Line always makes me laugh.
She said that because the whole towns economy relies on the beach. Closing it even for a day would spell disaster for many of the businesses that relied on tourism in the town. The reason behind the line goes over a lot of people's heads. Not meant to be funny, but to show the direness of the situation
in USA some $$>lives
The line also harks back to the Jersey Shore Shark Attacks of 1916, where there was genuine financial strain caused from those attacks from July 1st-July 12th 1916. I don’t think either Benchley (the author of Jaws) or Spielberg deliberately tried to hark back to that event with that line/comparison, more that it was just known how important summer is for economies for a variety of reasons.
Well to be fair, it's true.
@@jtoland2333 agreed, I mean look, 2 weeks turned into 2 years.
The performances in this film were amazing...especially for the genre of movie it is. We don't care what the shark does if the actors don't care. Plus, people sometimes think performances are just "okay" if there weren't any big crying or shouting scenes. It's all about being natural and believable, and this cast delivers 100%.
Finally!!!
This movie has the best 3 leads ever
Totally. And Roy Scheider especially is so underrated, the guy is incredible in this movie. (also incredible in "All That Jazz"). Also, the more i watch this movie: Ellen Gray as the wife does a lot with a role that could have easily been nothing. And Robert Vaughan as the mayor......eeeeew! What a great performance that is. It's he who is the real monster of the movie! The shark is just doing his thing!
@@TTM9691 His wife? I think you mean Linda Gray. She is very good in this film. It makes you wonder what happened to her because she is really terrible in Jaws the Revenge.
@@trhansen3244 That's because of the direction, the editing and the cheap, rushed production, and the horrible script. You don't blame actors for crappy movies.
Always love seeing Mel insert himself into scenes.
Love how he does the shark
I do to but sometimes I wish he wouldn't laugh so much.
@@sukioki6983 damn. Dude can’t enjoy himself? 😂
"That man turned into sushi" stop lmao
One of the things I've always loved about Spielberg is his ability to create atmosphere.
One of his trademarks is a lot of movies where he has excuses to put flashlights and beams and bathe whole scenes in foggy conditions at night, loved those flashlight shots since i was a kid!
Hey man this was one of your best reactions yet along with Schindler's List. The iconic line your gonna need a bigger boat was actually improvised. Now the speech Quint gave about the USS Indianapolis was a true event. Robert Shaw had a huge drinking problem and when Spielberg realized how drunk Shaw was he ordered him off the set and not return unless sober. If you look closely you can see his eyes are glazed over from being drunk. Later he looks normal and speech isn't slurred. The shooting star was just a stroke of luck not planned. There is another good movie called the Sting and Paul Newman about poker and Shaw. Check it out
Actually,shaw had asked speilberg to have actually whiskey in his cup,but yes shaw was a heavy drinker,they tried to hire guys to jeep shaw sober but,robert would take them to get drunk with him,they eventually had rotations to get drunk with shaw
Fun fact: the scene with the kid getting merked was originally much more violent. They actually filmed the shark breaching with the kid in his mouth but Spielberg cut the scene down because it was too graphic. There’s actually a photo of the scene that’s pretty haunting
Considering the book Jaws was based off of was also based on real life shark attacks on young adults/kids, yeah that’s pretty messed up in hindsight.
"This Isn't an Oscar type of film"
It won 3 Oscars.
Best Original Score
Best Film Editing
Best Sound Mixing
Nominated for Best Picture
Admittedly though, they aren't for the acting. Just that nomination for best picture.
Robert Shaw not getting a nomination for Best Supporter Actor is criminal.
Bro, Jaws was nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars. But anyway, great reaction.
Dude, I died laughing when you inserted yourself at the dinner table. Amazing.
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One of my sharpest memories of my grandma involves this movie. Specifically her rendition of how my father first saw this when he was young. He insisted on him and his friend sitting at the front without her and, halfway through the movie, they came slinking back up to my grandma.
Alex’s death was originally gonna be way more brutal with him getting ripped apart visibly by the shark
In 1975 on our way to the shore campground, we stopped a somewhere and I picked up either a Look or Life magazine that had a Jaws article in it. It had a two page photo of Alex's original death where the shark's open mouth loomed above the Alex dummy they were using. It was frightening. Then last year, youtube had a spectator's movie footage of that scene being shot. Hopefully you can find both still.
Seeing that movie at the shore after finishing the novel made Jaws more than just a movie. It was a treasured memory. Interestingly, the book was far more graphic when describing what the chief's deputy saw after removing a clump pf seaweed covering something on the beach. THAT was what I was scared to see. When it turned out to be just a hand and some hair, I breathed a sigh of relief...until Ben Gardner's head popped out of that hole making me, my Mom (who also read the book) and the entire audience scream.
Here's a video with the photo and the footage. ruclips.net/video/SVzv9zQ5cvc/видео.html
There was also a planned scene in the original storyboards of Ben Gardner getting killed.
Yes they show some of the pics , and scenes that originally were going to be used ruclips.net/video/7RFcl6xHri4/видео.html
Yeah, true. So was the estuary scene where the paddler's guy leg was bitten off. But the scene was ultimately cut by Spielberg.
@@mgabor6936 yea I heard he gets pushed forward onto the Brody boy
That monologue from Robert Shaw is probably one of my favorite scenes ever.
Awesome reaction by the way man.
Dreyfus said being there was amazing. He forgot they were acting, he legit couldn't stop staring at him while he talked
@@JHulse29 I don't blame him really. They way he delivered that scene was mesmerizing.
Was it based on a true story? I remember being told it was
@@smokeyverton7981 yes, the USS Indianapolis was torpedoed and sank in shark infested waters. Only about 300 of the 1200 men survived. Today is actually the 76th anniversary of it, it was July 30, 1945
Back in my day 😁😘 when a story plot was resolved, the movie was over. No need for extended, ultra-happy endings that pad the run time.
I was so waiting for your reaction to the head popping through the hole and you didn’t disappoint! 🤣🤣🤣
A little bit of trivia about he beer that Quint drinks: Narragansett Brewing Company is a regional beer brand out of Rhode Island. A lot of Narragansett’s advertising and merchandise features Quint. Every Summer, the brewery puts their beer into cans that look like the can in the movie.
I went shark diving (Blue sharks) of Narragansett a few years back. Had my first Narragansett beers, then. Crushed a can on the way back to port….it’s in my shark dives display case 😁
Per IMDB: 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.
The filming of "Jaws" was just as epic as the movie itself. For those interested in the details, I *highly* recommend Car Gottlieb's book, "The Jaws Log."
Honestly, I'm starting to come here specifically for the Mello-brand creature voiceovers. Every monster becomes a blend of an irritated mom and a half drunk thug. It's movie magic every time.
More like annoying as shit
Bro I died when you put yourself behind Brody at the table 🤣🤣🤣
I used to love playing on the beach on the south end of Cape Cod as a kid. Then I found out a few years ago that great white sharks prowl the seal sanctuary 30 miles east of where my family goes. Now I'm hesitant to go in.
They have sightings all the time. Helicopters report on the news if anything big is lurking in the water. I'm in RI and they swim our waters too.
You'd be surprised how if a White shark can see you they usually don't attack. We're far too bony, and not enough calories for the effort. They look for 800-1000 pound seals, big blubbery things. Many swim with whites close to them no cage. Basically we're too small, they only attack if scared, hunger, or an investigative bite. They can't grab stuff so they bite things if they are curious. It's why many people survive their attacks. Look at that mouth, and how big they are, they can kill in a split second, yet the fact that most survive should mean they test what we are, and spit us out.
We were walking over a bridge that led to a estuary and what did we see moving out to sea, just below the bridge? Yep. A huge shark. Had to be a great white. It was massive, too. And it was coming out of that estuary. Can you imagine swimming in water like that and seeing that coming out of the water? I never went swimming in there again.
@@punkem733 the three most dangerous sharks are white, tiger, and bull. White sharks because of their size, tiger sharks because of how their teeth are shaped (like razors so it's a more clean cut), and bull sharks because they have a lot of testosterone and are very territorial and will attack whatever they think is competition. I had to do a presentation on sharks for AP Bio back in 2008 and that's one of the few things I remember from the presentation. Jaws is the reason I even became interested in marine biology and I'm now a tech in a marine environmental quality lab.
@@jessicawilson1751 What you said is all true. About tigers, not only their teeth, but their personality is to eat just about anything that can fit in their mouths. They found a 5 pound barrel of nails in one lol. Jaws was on point when hooper said they're living or swimming garbage cans. I'd rather be in waters with a white or tiger over a bull though.
Quint is an amazing character, played brilliantly by Robert Shaw.
Apparently he was drunk for most of the filming
@@wadewatts6606 Not true. There was only one time when they first shot the Indianapolis monologue. Shaw thought that having a few drinks beforehand would add to the realism of his performance. He went too far. Spielberg sent him back to the hotel for the day. The following day, he was scared that he was going to be fired. They did the monologue scene again and he nailed it on the first take. Dreyfuss was in awe of him and his professionalism. You can read more about it in "The Making of Jaws".
Robert Shaw had cancer while filming this movie, and died not long after. If he was drunk at any point, I don't know, but he deserved to be after going through that performance, in his condition.
@@cindyspangler3982 I don't know about cancer. If he did have it, he survived for another five years and died of a heart attack.
@@cindyspangler3982 Completely wrong. Shaw never had cancer. He died three years after Jaws premiered - August 28, 1978 - of a heart attack.
One of my favorite films of all time. Although one bad thing it did do is give Sharks a bad reputation. WAY before this movie came out in 1975, CENTURIES even, sharks were known as dogs of the sea. They rarely attack people. You are much more likely to be attacked by your own dog than a shark. Only reason sharks even attack you is if they mistake you for a seal or something.
But see, my little round brown body probably looks exactly like a damned seal in the water...lolol. I go in up to my knees and that's it!
Great info
@@Seereene1 As the film points out most Shark attacks happen within ten feet of the shore; or to put it another way in knee high water...
There was a Psych episode where a character called himself Martin Brody. 🍍
Me watching this 25 years ago: "It's unrealistic that they are arguing about the beaches staying open just for businesses when people are dying."
Me watching this in 2020+: "Oh..."
We should change the national speed limit to 40mph, and strictly enforce the writing of tickets for violations. We know it would save thousands or tens of thousands of lives each year. Wouldn't you agree? People are dying!
@@ManDuderGuy Don't be absurd. It just makes you look like a fool.
@@nateman10 Jesters, known as fools, dabble in the absurd as part of their repertoire. My statement was a direct correlation, his was an absurd comparison. Now yours is simply blind assault which makes you look like a bully.
@@anthonymiele4320 Oh, bully is such an overused word, it's lost it's meaning. Go for the tried 'n' true method and call him an asshole instead. See, watch:
Odd how the number of deaths in automobile accidents has stayed rather consisetent since the 1970s. The numbers flucuate within the 40k to 30k numbers. And it hasn't changed as much even with increase in population. Interesting to find that.
While looking at stats, wow 370k people killed by heart disease in the US every year. That's quite a bit. Eat better folks.
Mell, at 11:18, you insert yourself into the scene, that's firckin' hilarious!!!!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Hey, you did a great edit on this (at least so far, i'm halfway through). I watch all the Jaws reactions, and even though I've seen this movie ten thousand times, I'm finding myself choking up at the drama of the story in a way I don't think I ever have! Maybe I"m just getting old! I've NEVER gotten a lump in my throat from "Jaws'! "Jaws"???! Must be your edit! Great job, as usual. Ok, let me get back to the video.
It’s amazing how Brody gets on the Orca the least qualified to handle the situation, gets somewhat reprimanded and infantilized by the other two for his lack of knowledge, and learns throughout the journey and ends up being the person getting the job done in the end. The two tools he uses (the tank and the gun) are the two objects that Quint and Hooper criticized each other for having on the boat.
You need to add yourself to more movie scenes. That was hilarious.
The tension in this film is so unique and so well done, it’s just magnificent!
It's actually amazing to me how this film kinda reflects the current world. You can't solve a problem until you acknowledge that there is a problem to begin with. People die in the worst ways cuz some hopes the problem will magically go away.
“A Whaaaaattt?”
Still one of the funniest parts of the movie.
@@alucard624 Exactly!
@@alucard624 I laugh everytime!
Yes can’t wait…this movie has always had a special place in my movie favorites…every time I’ve watched it I still feel uneasy
As a former Jaws Skipper at Universal Orlando, I'm thrilled you got to experience this movie and I am now a subscriber because of your genuine insight into the movie. Chomp Chomp
Best shot EVER put to film is the close up tracking shot of Roy as the kid gets pulled underwater by the shark. Hell of a shot!
That is called a 'pulley movie bernese' shot.
Dude, you have to watch Spielberg's first full movie he directed that was actually a TV movie of the week at the time called 'Duel'. He did a tremendous job with it considering the tiny budget he got to work with.
This film is so far under the radar for most people, but it's awesome, Hopper was brilliant and the tension was epic.
The first time i saw Duel i was just a young boy and i thought there was no driver in the truck and that it was the truck itself that was after the man in the car. Years later Steven King came out with a story with just that premise.(Maximum Overdrive).
@@ians3207 I think you meant Dennis Weaver, not Dennis Hopper. :D
@@seerofallthatisobvious1316 I still need to see Maximum Overdrive. I have the DVD packed away in one of the many bins I have them stored in.
@@AdamtheGrey02 Yup, I'm tired lol
The sad thing about this movie, is it led to many sharks getting killed, when the reality is that sharks don't intentionally attack humans except when they're confused or threatened.
Jaws musta been hella confused or drunk lmao
Ehhhh .... until we're talking with sharks directly; for all we know we do taste great to them. And they would love to eat us, but they might know to eat a human is to get your whole family's ass whacked mafia style.
It's not like all them old fables of monsters aren't grounded in Reality. Wolves and Cougars are gone from eastern-side of North America for _reasons_
Dude fuck sharks
Except tiger sharks. They'll eat people, given the opportunity.
We slaughter over 100 million sharks per year. Who’s the real monster 🤔
That was the first time a shooting star has been accidentally captured on film like that. Spielberg loved it so much he started digitally adding it to his films.
sorry but when you started cursing at the kid to get out of that damn boat I lost it 🤣🤣
"...cage goes in the water,
you go in the water,
Shark's in the water,
our shark..."
Thanks for repeating what I've just heard
Farewell and adieu to you, fair Spanish ladies….
It has been told that when Steven Spielberg checked in with John Williams to see what music he'd come up with, Williams played him the now iconic "Theme from Jaws". Upon first hearing it Speilberg was very underwhelmed and asked him "That's it?" LOL
Actually I think the story goes "Stop f#$%ing with me, John....what is it really?"
@@ligeiaztomb2755 I knew it was something along those lines..
Ok, you are the ONLY reactor to have kept so much of the famous Indianapolis speech in your edit, this may be the best edit of this movie, and that's saying a lot because this is one of the most reacted-to movies. (and no disrespect meant to all the others, and I know I've seen other good edits of this movie). But everyone complains when that speech is skipped, or rushed over......and you edited it masterfully. You got all the key lines. Bravo. Frickin' bravo, seriously. You obviously took a lot of care to edit that.
First saw this movie on tv when I was 4 years old, I was down my local library the next day to read every book I could find on Sharks.
Over 30 years later I still read every book on Sharks I can get my hands on, watch every documentary I can find, and watch Jaws every couple of months(along with numerous other great Shark movies).
7:34 Mel: "Are you sure that pier is strong enough just in case that shark does come and get that meat?"
Me: Wait for it...
No matter how many times I’ve seen this movie, my buttcheeks still clench in fear and my heart races!
Man… back in the day, we used to watch this at high school pool parties, floating on pool furniture. Good times.
We did something similar. Then one time this guy ordered some pizzas and the delivery driver was bringing in the pizza and he didn't see the wired fence. He tripped on the fence and the pizza went flying and was ruined. I never saw pizza so messy before in my life. We stopped having those parties after that. It just wasn't the same.
I had the pleasure of meeting 11 of the USS Indianapolis survivors at an air show here in Indiana back in 2004.
They were raising awareness and money to have a monument built. 11 of the most awesome guys, smiles, giving interviews, happy to take pics with you, happy to shake our hands, happy to still be alive. A memory I'll never forget.
It's crazy that Spielberg and Richard Dreyfuss were both in their 20s making this film.
I love your humorous commentary. it reminds me of my dad. He used to talk to the movies just like you do. :-)
Ya gonna need a bigger stream 😉😊😆😅🤣 (instead of boat) ah english humour gotta love ...
You didn't need to explain it lol
@@DC3328 no ...i did some of the ppl that read these comment cant even tie their shoelaces
I saw this movie again just recently and I must admit, I forgot how stressful this film is. I wouldn't call it scary exactly, but it's very good at creating a sense of dread. It's a really well done film.
The craziest thing about this movie's gore and nudity in this movie is rated PG! It's crazy what PG movies got away with back in those days vs now.
Back in the 1970s, the movie going public was more sensitized to violence, blood, gore and nudity. Remember the movie Star Trek the Motion Picture was rated G.
Before PG-13 was invented.
The short appearances of Bruce, the shark, were on purpose since it had many technical malfunctions and also Spielberg wasn’t too proud of his animatronic. But still they managed to make an amazing movie with some hints of Hitchcock, Orson Welles’s monologue style and pure Spielberg’s creativity. Besides they made Bruce look really scary, regardless.
Mell, who thinks the scariest thing in this movie is the nails on the chalkboard 😂
Me, who saw this as a kid and only goes up to my shins in the water 🌊😳👀👀👀
That opening scene is really unnerving. Those screams are primal.
P.S. There's a pretty cool documentary about the making of this movie 😉 🦈
And your thumbnail is awesome ❤️
"that sharks gonna have some good eatin there" wow Mel 🤣
5:40 I don't think I've ever actually seen anybody experience nails on a chalkboard through headphones before. I commend you for keeping them on.
Discovering great acting talent is one of the most fun parts of this for you I think. So here's how the three leading actors in this film rate. Richard Dreyfus ("Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and "Mr. Hollands Opus") is a 2 time Oscar winner, Roy Schneider ("All That Jazz" and "The French Connection")is a 2 time Oscar candidate ,and Robert Shaw ("The Sting" and "A Man For All Seasons")is also an Oscar candidate. Pretty powerful threesome.
Surprised by no reaction to the “Some bad hat Harry” line, considering what you’re wearing 🤣🤣🤣
Robert Shaw should've, at the least, been nominated for an Oscar for his performance in this film. HIGHLY underrated actor!
"This isn't an Oscar kind of film" Best original Score 1976, Best Film Editing 1976, Best Sound Mixing 1976 and of course Best Picture 1976... LMAO!!! This is very much an Oscar Movie!!! Often referenced in many acting and filming classes
"John William's has never missed a performance!" ... Ten minutes later ... "Why they playin' this Willy Wonka Music, here?!" you know what...I've said that same thing!! LMAO
It is a bit amusing that the score briefly goes into whimsical seafaring action mode there, when it is otherwise quite sinister sounding almost throughout.
That Willy Wonka music is what's known as uplifting, inspirational, or even heroic style of music. It's perfect for the scene.
@@MrSmartAlec i feel it's too whimsical of a phase (musically) rammed in the middle of dramatic piece. Much like a Disney chase where the protag stops to smell the flowers and then gets back to running away. That's all fine, except, we got music that's written for a driving chase that stops to smell the roses and get back to the chase, set on top of a visual scene where there is no stopping to smell the roses, they keep on going. So, for me and many, it's jarring and pulls us out of the world we were so immersed in. Perfect, it is not.
@@BADDEC101 I guess we'll have to agree to disagree. To me, if you look at the context of the scene, the musical choice makes perfect sense. Until this point the shark has been this menacing dark shadow. No one knew for sure what they were dealing with. Now, it's all out in the open and our three protagonists are finally working together as a team. They have become the hunters instead of the hunted and the hunt is on. Musically it's always been one of my favorite sections of the movie. Besides, c'mon man, it's John Williams ! Cheers !
The movie who traumatise me when I was a child 😱 🤣
I must have been about two or three when this came out in the theater, Quint's death made a lasting impression.
You sitting at the table with them and your chair matched perfect😂😂😂👍
You watched this, because you put our entertainment above you mental health.
And for that... we thank you.
This movie kept me and continues to keep me out of the ocean. I just sit on the beach!
Loved your reaction to this iconic movie. It was, however, nominated for a best picture Oscar and I disagree that Robert Shaw's was the only noteworthy performance. I loved all the main characters' performances and chemistry. Anyway, New subscriber to your channel and I look forward to seeing more of your reactions.
I know you changed the chair but seeing it pop up in random places during your edits will be sorely missed. I love you just pulling up to the table havin dinner hahahha
Jaws invented the summer block buster
You're the first reaction channel I've seen that has included the Indianapolis speech, nice!
Not sure if mentioned but the reporter on the beach is Peter Benchley the author of jaws
Well, he certainly does resemble Peter Benchley. Benchley was on record saying he felt the film was ridiculous, especially the way the shark was killed.
@@trhansen3244 it is him. Also I think his current view of the movie is hindsight. When on set, I believe he was there for most of it, He sound like he had a great/hard time. He covers a bit In his book open ocean, which is a fantastic non fiction book I suggest it.
I've watched a LOT of them and this is by far the best Jaws reaction I've seen. So funny XD
I love it when you always say.. that's messed up..lol
That scene of the teen being killed at the very start has kind of a dark story around it. The reason her acting is so good was because she was actually screaming for help. The mechanism that was shaking her around was too strong and was actually hurting her. She really was struggling to breathe during that whole sequence.
Came into comments looking for this. She sustained back problems for years because of it.
I see this a lot for some reason. It’s not true fortunately although her look of surprise is as genuine as possible with the first jerk because Spielberg didn’t tell her when they’d start. The rest of the performance is her excellent acting job.
You can also see her repeating her role somewhat in 1941 (she gets lifted up by the submarine periscope instead of a shark) and a few other movies.
But..... the audio on that was ADR....they poured water into her mouth in the studio. She talks about it in the Making Of film
@@joconnell8145 Didn't she actually end up broken ribs as well during filming ?
@@ians3207 From what I remember in the "Behind The Scenes" interviews, that is correct.
This is my favorite all time movie. Always has been. Btw on a side note, I've dissected a shark before and they were not joking about the smell.
Isn’t it an ammonia type smell?
@@sweetcinnamonpnchkin wish I could tell you but it was about 26 years ago I took marine biology. I just remember it was strong and bad.
This is the summer no one wanted to go into the water. It might be a reason I never learned to swim. Very entertaining!
That was hilarious at 11:14 when you inserted yourself into the movie lol
24:00 That shooting star was indeed real and not special effects.
I gotta disagree about they performances all of them deserved Oscars
All performances were great. I feel like people tend to complain about the performances because they don't do stuff like crying, which is normally associated with a good performance.
If I remember correctly, a lot of the underwater shark scenes came from footage from Ron and Valerie Taylor - a couple who did a heck of a lot of swimming with sharks without cages. I highly recommend their book Shark! which includes several amazing stories of their exploits.
That story about the Indianapolis is true.
Thank you. I just asked about that. Should have scrolled further down first
The Jaws music is only played when the shark is actually close by. In the scenes where the shark wasn’t there, like when the boys had the fake fin, there was no music. Spielberg did this intentionally to create suspense. Genius.
John Williams: plays Jaws theme for Steven Spielberg.
Steven Spielberg: thinking it was a joke "Ha, you got it"
Very quickly I was intrigued to watch your reaction, given the common ground between you and Martin Brody and of course Jaws is one of the best movies of all time. I felt sorry for you when you had hoped the shark wouldn't get the dog. Also, that part in the dinner scene where you work your editing magic and put yourself in that shot made me laugh. Very clever.
23:59 fun fact that was an actual shooting star they caught on film it wasn't fake or intentional