Less people are killed by sharks every year than by lightning strikes or meteorites. Let that sink in and then realize what colossal clusterf... this movie was despite its quality and how much harm it has done to the environment.
If you have children under 18 please tell them NOT to read the book. If you have a copy lurking somewhere, hide it. I read it before I was permitted to see the film on a second run and the film had no effect. It's the book that left me with a permanent scar.
a friend of mine once told me that, he later died on a motorcicle accident at 160 MPH, mind about what you worry about, most of the time its not rational, i have been in the water with big sharks and they are not interested in you one bit, still havent done the 160 MPH on a motorcicle.
I love the dynamic between all 3 characters in this scene. Quint is doing his thing as the hunter, Hooper doing his thing as the scientist, and Brody is just having a panic attack.
I was 15 when I saw the movie and the next week my family went to Myrtle Beach. Our church preacher snuck up behind me with a piece of seaweed and jabbed it under my legs when I was out in the water up to my chest. I almost came completely out of the water when I jumped when he jabbed me. I promptly told him, if you think Jesus walked on water, do that again and you'll see me do it too!!
Spielberg tried to use a mechanical shark; but it didn't work well. It was seen only twice. He decided instead to be "less like Harryhausen and more like Hitchcock." Instead of seeing the monster, you only saw HINTS of it. "Less-is-more" made it more suspenseful.
@@plus-sizealbert2268 One scene was both scary and hilarious. Those two guys who tried to use a pot roast as bait. Then Charlie is being "chased" by the pier!
I watched this movie countless times when I was growing up, and still watch it often today. Simply one of the best movies movies ever made. Incredible cast, direction, and score. RIP Roy Schieder and Robert Shaw. The last legend we have is Richard Dreyfuss.
so did you also take part on it? you did some photography and worked in kindergarten cop, right? i know people that saw the movie and i know people that have seen you with the movie
And we wouldn't HV Richard Dreyfuss either. ....I just about ran him over during the filming of American graffiti...he stepped off his mark at the intersection in San Rafael....if my husband hadn't yelled at me I would hv hit him....😵😵🙀🌹💖
Yea they don't make them like this anymore. I remember my father taking me and my cousin to see this movie when it first came out when I was like 10 years old. At an old school theater too. Before multiplexes became a thing.
The great three "Rs" - Roy, Robert, Richard - unforgettable and for me one of the best films in the world. Equipped my hallway with props from jaws. It will never get over me. May Richard Dreyfuss live a long time and Robert and Roy somehow realize that there are still an infinite number of fans of their performance and art. This film lives by itself and stands the test of time, even if we no longer exist.
Love how Chief Brody's fear is contrasted with Hooper's and Quint's sudden activity when the shark circles the boat. The film is a complete masterpiece.
@@sv4271 I don't understand why these kids have to make it as complicated as possible ? just speak in plain English it doesn't make you intelligent to use more words
@@zetx1834 Too boring is more like it because there was no computer to create all the fake dangerous scenes. Everything in this movie was real. Including the shark, which was mechanical.
One of the most famous lines in cinematic history! Back in 1975 when this movie came out it had such an impact that many people who saw it refused to go swimming at the beach.
that time they had movies like The Towering Inferno and The Poseidon Adventure and Earthquake - all intended to scare us in living our normal everyday lives
A film critic wrote: "Don't waste your money on a drama school or college where you'll major in drama. Just watch the cabin scene with Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss and Roy Scheider. You will learn everything you need to know about acting."
@@alicaramba7680 Bollocks. It is one of, if not the, most riveting, captivating, well-acted scenes in movie history. Nobody who knows anything about film would disagree.
@@samshorto5433 blah blah blah, BS much like "Star Wars - one of the best movies of all time". Yeah, when I was a kid movies such as Jaws, Alien, Terminator impressed me, but that doesn't hinder a fact from me it's cheap thrill and scare movies for teenagers, I moved away long ago.
@@alicaramba7680 If you think the USS Indianapolis scene is cheap thrills and cheap scares, you clearly have no idea what you're talking about. You find me a better delivered, more intense monologue than that. Robert Shaw pulled off one of the best bits of acting of all time in that scene, which is widely regarded as one of the best in cinema history. In fact, that entire act is just three men in a boat, doing nothing but talking for 10 minutes. And you call the movie nothing but cheap scares. Shows what you know.
This scene is magic. When the music takes off and Hooper flies down the ladder and the shark hunt starts I still get goosebumps and I've seen this a 1000x. Every time it still affects me.
One of the best films ever made. Still watching it nearly 50 years after it came out. Amazing production so many years ago with great characters like Robert Shaw.
Imagine being 28, just wanting to make a B - Horror Movie and ending up not just making the Best Picture of 1975 but "creating" the Summer Blockbuster.
When I go to the beach an go in the water I never turn my back on the horizon because of this movie. I just don't feel comfortable facing the shore line.
If they made this nowadays the shark would be 50feet and 10 tons and ridiculously unbelievable. That’s what makes this scarier, it’s quite realistic by comparison.
I saw Jaws at the drive in in 1975 with my family all piled into a 72 Chevy Impala, six of us, squirming around trying to see the screen through the windshield, listening to the movie over the speaker next to our car. Awesome movie and great time, a memory for forever.
We tried to see it Sat night on opening weekend but the drive-in was sold out. People were honking and yelling because they got turned away after waiting in a huge lineup for close to an hour. We ended up going the next weekend. First movie was The Sting. I was 10 and had no clue what was going on, but Jaws didn't disappoint.
There was a scene later cut where Quint was in a theater watching " Moby Dick" when Captain Ahab marveled at the size of the whale as being something not of this earth. Quint found that amusing and laughed out loud to the audience chagrin. Later, Quint had that same Ahab look when he uttered "Its incredible" under his breath when the shark went under with two barrels. The scene was removed because Gregory Peck who owned the rights to his image in the film refused permission . He was offended that the Quint reaction would belittle the gravity of the scene. But that was Quint. He did that the whole time fighting the shark, not admitting he was dealing with something beyond his experience and that the USS Indianapolis wait was over. He took off his life jacket and kept his army jacket.
@@Bamruff62 I had the fortunate experience of meeting the director of the documentary "The Shark is still Working" at a theater test screening . Jaws writer Carl gottlieb was also present. Saw it there. You remember the scene where Quint takes a walk from his truck to the music store and buys piano wire from "Katie" whose "lookin well" only to embarrass the kid with the clarinet. That was cut as well but it did play on the TV version.
@@shihanUKS , ... OK. Wow. Just when you thought you have heard everything about JAWS You find out new stuff about the movie. .. Yeah, I swear I saw the scene of the Kid playing the clarinet and Quint right behind him mocking him at the theatre. I know I saw that scene in the Movie Theatre. Maybe they showed different versions in different Markets.
Dont think so it would be a black women a trans and a far left privlaged white women thats gay and all of them would be eco nuts and man hunters/haters. Jaws the shark would really be a mutant white man that had the cheek to have upset a freind of a friend of a friend at some time in there lifes.
I was 14 when I went opening day I'm 59 now.i will never forget this film the world will never forget this never ending classic.the whole cast were awesome.truly an American classic forever.i still watch it on DVD now and than.JAWS🦈
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This movie had me obsessed with Jaws as a little kid growing up in the 90s. It was one of the first movies that got me into thrillers and horrors. I was willing to stand in line for hours at Universal Studios in the hot sun just to get on that boat. The experience was worth it every time 😆 Chief’s face when he saw that shark gets me every time lol
I can swear JAWS is still the "best work" of Spielberg. Not dealing with social problem, profound human emotion, nor historical incident, but it is definitely his best work.
There were a series of shark attacks in 1916 that may have inspired the book Jaws. It’s probably just a rumour though. It is an interesting case to read about though
@@nickgoode8579 yeah sorry I gotta vote Jurassic park. That was the film in my era and those velociraptors were so intelligent it was scary. No offense to jaws, it’s brilliant especially how the mechanical shark refused to work and they made it work for the movie
@@danyleon4870 The sequel sharks look like total shit. Absolute fucking junk. I was astounded that as the time went on the sharks got worse and worse looking. I mean they look stupid. Bruce in Jaws looks very menacing.
@Terry Winter Then you remember it wrong. And you can clearly hear a cut between the Luke and I am your father so the people who made that toy only mixed those two sound parts together
@@orgonkothewildlyuntamed6301 Well regardless of who is responsible it made a great theme. I'm sure composers borrow stuff from each other fairly often.
@@orgonkothewildlyuntamed6301 I think anytime anything new is crested people try to dismiss it as something other than original material. That's fairly common.
The most frightening line was when Quint acknowledged the size of their quarry, and there was a trace of fear in his voice. He knew this hunt just got a lot harder.
The shooting star at night later on is real. I also love the bonding scene between Quint and Hooper. Hooper respects Quint and understands him more when he hears about The Indianapolis and Quint has started to realize Hooper is a reliable seaman and understands sharks as well albeit differently.
@@bobbyklein2255 The boat was Orca but I don't about the other two questions. I know the obvious star scene over Brodies shoulder but where is the second star? How many bigger boats?
@@bobbyklein2255 I was going to throw that fact in there as well! I would ask your favorite movie buts it's hard for me to do that myself. I love movie trivia. I've started to collect movie posters and would like to collect some props or autographs or other memorabilia.
I love the part where Quint & Hooper are showing their scars & sharing stories about how they got them. Brody looks at his scar and was like nah. It's one of my favorite scene in the movie.
I liked Mad Magazine's take on that scene. Quint: "I got this from a thresher off Cape Cod." Hooper: "I got this from a moray eel in the Caribbean." Brody: "I got this from Gene Hackman in 'The French Connection.'"
@@davidlafleche1142 it's been decades since I saw that MAD issue but I can still remember it like yesterday. MAD magazine got more of my money over the years than any other publications that I bought over my lifetime. I suffered from depression as a kid and MAD magazine was my treatment. 😄
And when Quint tells that story of when he was in the Navy - WWII - and his ship got torpedoed out from under him : " how many men went into the water" and "how many got out again" : the rest were eaten by sharks. Just about the most chilling / memorable story I've ever heard in a move. I've never forgotten it, or the scene !!
" Youre gonna need a bigger boat!." It's just brilliant. The reaction and then the final fight is so realistic, when I git to watch it in 1980 it shivered me timbers! Yuks!!!
Two things that always made this scene for me are: Quint's curious yet hesitant walk out the door at 0:21 and the juxtaposition of Brody not having a clue how to deal with the shark contrasted with Quint and Hooper's knowledge of sharks and what the situation would call for.
When the "Get to work" music cranks up full throttle and Hooper bolts down the ladder to start the shark hunt the entire film just completely takes off. It takes flight. Fabulous stuff. It just totally amps me up. And I've seen this film 200 x. Anyone else feel the same?
Indeed, much of the sense of their shock that they had grossly underestimated the size of this shark is created by the facial expressions of the actors alone thus reducing reliance of actual footage of the shark. Excellent direction by Spielberg and kudos to the actors.
This movie will ALWAYS be a masterpiece! The cast and crew went through hell to get this movie made. From writing the script, to the shark model always breaking down during filming. A BIG round of applause for every person who worked on this movie. Well Done 👍 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
John Williams score for this movie was nothing short of brilliant, had the soundtrack on vinyl as a kid. few musical pieces could jump out at you and say SHARK.
I agree as well as Jaws, we had Doctor Who in the UK & at the same time the movie came out, the Doctor was fighting with the Sea Monsters so as an eight year old kid there was no freaking way I was going swimming in the sea.
@@MrRobjs83 The current nightmares which have stopped people like myself who just happened to work for 26 years and pay thousands of pounds in Rent, Poll and Council Taxes to fund the social welfare state services for the past 30 years, from my right to see my only family who has been resident in long term state Care home for the past 8 months, while all of the Freeloaders who have never worked and paid any Taxes to fund the social services are out and about in the community everyday with their children and grand children in need. The people who have stopped me from seeing my Family are the nightmares and are a disgrace to the Humane Race. :-(
My dad saw this movie in theatres at the age of 13....he said it horrified him lol. So naturally I grew up watching it occasionally. But I recently got to watch it in theatres because nothing new is coming out. In theatres this is my new favorite.
I agree. Television is where genius resides now. The Wire, Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones for example. Nothing in the seventies or eighties compares with those shows (and many others).
"evil"?? It's just a fish, trying to make a living like anybody else. Carnivores will be carnivores. Are you a vegetarian? If not, you have no right to pass judgment.
A very good shout for the title, ‘Greatest film of all time’. Without a doubt, top five. Nearly every scene is iconic and I’ve never seen three actors more perfectly cast. In any other movie, Robert Shaw would blow the other actors away with his performance, yet Richard and Roy match him line for line and look for look. Topping it all is the soundtrack..people throughout the world know the main ‘da, dum…da, dum’ theme instantly, but listen to the rest…so many brilliant little motifs and secondary themes running alongside it. A masterpiece in every conceivable way.
Believe it or not he wasn't even one of Spielberg's choices. Steven wanted Lee Marvin or Sterling Hayden but neither of them wanted to do it. It was Zanuck or Brown who suggested Shaw, who was in their film The Sting.
You gotta know the genius of this scene. In modern cinema, most actors would wait for other actors to say their lines before delivering theirs', whereas in Jaws, everyone is talking all at the same time, indicating that they (the characters that the actors are portraying) are in a panic...something which would happen in real life.
It reminds me of the film Alien by Ridley Scott. When they are sat around the table or wandering about the ship they have a proper discussion - Everyone is interrupting each other & improvising. In todays films everyone takes it in turn to deliver their lines perfectly from their script in braindead fashion. It's not realistic.
You wanna talk ACTION/ADVENTURE ?? Before Raiders of the lost Ark, Before Star Wars, Before Conaan,Rambo, or John McClain, there was... QUINT ! Nuff Said.
I can understand where you're coming from, but "Jaws" is more of an action & adventure horror film and Quint isn't as heroic as those other characters because his obsession with trying to murder the shark for revenge and his hatred towards sharks made him become a monster to try to take down the shark which backfired on him.
The statement wasn't meant as a hard and fast belief. More for effect 😊 Helluva movie though. And ya gotta admit, Quint was definitely a all time great role. Be well...JB
I saw this movie 20 years before when I was 10 year old. I couldn't sleep that night. The strange background music of this movie was echoing in my mind throughout the night. Still one of the best movie I watched.
"You're gonna need a bigger boat." One of the most iconic lines in Cinema. Also I love how Hooper just stares right at the camera at the very end. So hilarious.
For my money, Jaws is the greatest movie of all time..it has EVERYTHING..I saw this the first time 20 years ago and trust me it's still as fresh as it was when I first watched it..if there was ONE movie I would like to go back in time for to 1975 and watch it live with 200 other people in the theatre then JAWS is that movie..
I was 7 years old when this film was released in theaters. I remember being in the barber shop with my Dad and seeing a story about it on the front page of a newspaper. It caused quite an uproar back then. I don't think I saw it until a few years later when it aired on HBO. It's one of my all-time favorites. I never get tired of watching it.
I was lucky enough to see it at the drive-in when I was 10. The place was packed, and I'll never forget all the honking when the shark got blown up. Saw it twice more that summer and then again during the 79 re-release.
Isn't it!! The score is in fabulous mode as the shark approaches and then it kind of reaches this....Exulted amazing other level . Its like "here is the STAR!!!" as it goes by the back of the boat
My favourite movie of all time. I was 10 the summer it came out. It scared the ever-lovin’ sh*t out of me, but I was fascinated at the same time. I cannot believe Robert Shaw wasn’t even nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar. I’m still uncomfortable going into the ocean to this day, and I’m damned near 56.
I remember the craziness back then in the theaters. It has nothing to do with the stupid blockbusters of today. Back then it was mass hysteria. The same with movies like Star Wars, Platoon, Indiana Jones, Close Encounters. You couldn't sleep the night before you go to the movies because your adrenaline was already high due to the whole vibe.
I watched this film loads of times growing up, its the kind of movie you can watch again and again n not get bored of it. It has to be number 1 movie of all time.
Quint's reaction is priceless, hats off to Robert Shaw for such a stunning performance....I think his character's first thought, without filtering, before he goes back into fisherman mode, is: "we're fucked!"....
Especially when he said, " not with three barrels he can". Quint's look of disbelief and fear as the shark descends beneath the waves, truly shakes everyone's confidence.
"Jaws" is such an incredible movie on multiple levels. I was but 3 in 1975, but all the people I know who saw it in the theater were scared "sh!tless" (by their word). The true brilliance of the movie lies in the acting and the editing!
One of the greatest films of all time. Measure up and holds it weight in any time and age. A film that has no weaknesses. Chock full of story character great top notch casting, acting dialog cinematography score props no flaws. NONE..
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I’m 53 years old. I was 7 when I saw this in 1975. I still don’t go in the ocean. I’ll enjoy the sea from the beach. Thank You.
“It’s only an island if you are looking at it from the water”
That was a great, profound line as well 😁😉👍
Less people are killed by sharks every year than by lightning strikes or meteorites. Let that sink in and then realize what colossal clusterf... this movie was despite its quality and how much harm it has done to the environment.
If you have children under 18 please tell them NOT to read the book. If you have a copy lurking somewhere, hide it. I read it before I was permitted to see the film on a second run and the film had no effect. It's the book that left me with a permanent scar.
a friend of mine once told me that, he later died on a motorcicle accident at 160 MPH, mind about what you worry about, most of the time its not rational, i have been in the water with big sharks and they are not interested in you one bit, still havent done the 160 MPH on a motorcicle.
54 here and absolutely
Roy Schieder deserved an academy award alone for his reaction to seeing the shark for the first time. What an actor.
definitely agreed
That is real acting
100% agree👍
well said👌
Real talk 💯 R.I.P. Roy Schieder.
Thanks, guys!
I love the dynamic between all 3 characters in this scene. Quint is doing his thing as the hunter, Hooper doing his thing as the scientist, and Brody is just having a panic attack.
Yeah, but Quint and Hooper wouldn't know what to do if they were New York policemen; which is what Brody was before he moved to Amity.
I was 15 when I saw the movie and the next week my family went to Myrtle Beach. Our church preacher snuck up behind me with a piece of seaweed and jabbed it under my legs when I was out in the water up to my chest. I almost came completely out of the water when I jumped when he jabbed me. I promptly told him, if you think Jesus walked on water, do that again and you'll see me do it too!!
Well said!
I ,53, and seen jaws when I was,,6 in ABC in Liverpool how I got in I don't know
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Took 90 minutes before we even saw the shark yet this movie kept me on the edge of my seat from start to finish.
Spielberg tried to use a mechanical shark; but it didn't work well. It was seen only twice. He decided instead to be "less like Harryhausen and more like Hitchcock." Instead of seeing the monster, you only saw HINTS of it. "Less-is-more" made it more suspenseful.
@@davidlafleche1142 I feel like that approach is always the best.
@@plus-sizealbert2268 One scene was both scary and hilarious. Those two guys who tried to use a pot roast as bait. Then Charlie is being "chased" by the pier!
@@davidlafleche1142 he was brilliant to turn a broken shark into a Hitchcock thriller.
That’s how you know a movie is so damn good.
I watched this movie countless times when I was growing up, and still watch it often today. Simply one of the best movies movies ever made. Incredible cast, direction, and score. RIP Roy Schieder and Robert Shaw. The last legend we have is Richard Dreyfuss.
It really is thi!
And Steven Spielberg, ya know the one who directed the film
so did you also take part on it? you did some photography and worked in kindergarten cop, right? i know people that saw the movie and i know people that have seen you with the movie
And we wouldn't HV Richard Dreyfuss either. ....I just about ran him over during the filming of American graffiti...he stepped off his mark at the intersection in San Rafael....if my husband hadn't yelled at me I would hv hit him....😵😵🙀🌹💖
Yea they don't make them like this anymore. I remember my father taking me and my cousin to see this movie when it first came out when I was like 10 years old. At an old school theater too. Before multiplexes became a thing.
The great three "Rs" - Roy, Robert, Richard - unforgettable and for me one of the best films in the world. Equipped my hallway with props from jaws. It will never get over me. May Richard Dreyfuss live a long time and Robert and Roy somehow realize that there are still an infinite number of fans of their performance and art. This film lives by itself and stands the test of time, even if we no longer exist.
yeah they are going to need a bigger boat a much bigger boat!!!!
@@raven4k998 Yeah, thats right!
@@Viktor-Krolock I would recommend the titanic except it sank already🤣🤣🤣
@@raven4k998 The nautilus is the perfect boat!
@@Viktor-Krolock na they need a nimits class aircraft carrier they will be retired soon anyways so you can get one dirt cheap then🤣🤣🤣
Love how Chief Brody's fear is contrasted with Hooper's and Quint's sudden activity when the shark circles the boat. The film is a complete masterpiece.
you must be under 30 if you speak like that lol
Ignore that person; nothing wrong with how you speak. :)
@@sv4271 I don't understand why these kids have to make it as complicated as possible ? just speak in plain English it doesn't make you intelligent to use more words
@@sv4271 ignore me who the hell do you think you are ? ok I tell you what you explain to me what he is trying to say and then I will apologise
Yeah ignore them. If they thought what you said was somehow too wordy, that's on them
“I need something in the foreground to give it some scale!”
“FOREGROUND MY ASS!”
😂 I always love that bit.
The best thing is Hooper job to pull out the barrel and the answer from Quint was epic as he know the risk.
it would keep em from whackin
The shark photobombing in the background!😁😂
It would by too violent for todays snowflakes.
@@zetx1834 Too boring is more like it because there was no computer to create all the fake dangerous scenes. Everything in this movie was real. Including the shark, which was mechanical.
One of the most famous lines in cinematic history! Back in 1975 when this movie came out it had such an impact that many people who saw it refused to go swimming at the beach.
My father saw it in theaters while on vacation in Florida as a kid, he definitely didnt get in the water at all Haha
Many still won't go in the ocean 🦈
Most sharks don't bother people in the water. They are more scared of us than we are of them.
@@sallydaniel1023 I loved the opening theme song 😂😂😂😂
And thousands upon thousands of peaceful sharks were killed for no reason.
Literally THE most influential movie ever made! Everyone was scared of the water after this movie.
I know I was. Dad let me stay up late to watch it with him.
the Indianapolis scene is still the scariest part for me.
The Day After has entered the game. Millions and millions have never been to the ocean, while everyone would suffer in a nuclear exchange.
I've *always* been scared of the sea.
I've no desire to swallow a floating turd.
that time they had movies like The Towering Inferno and The Poseidon Adventure and Earthquake - all intended to scare us in living our normal everyday lives
"You're going to need a bigger boat!" The best unscripted line ever!!!
It would be if that was the line...
@@johntucker23 It...is???
@@steveriga685 You're Gonna need a bigger boat, not going to.
@@johntucker23 Same thing
Fare do dedley do to you fair Spanish ladies... That's the best line
Roy Scheider is one of the all time greatest, underrated actors in movie history. RIP Roy.
Sorcerer is the most underrated movie of all time!!!!
I don't think I was underrated. Always got great reviews, a couple of Oscar nominations...nah, I was appreciated 👍
Same for Robert Shaw. 😉
Liked him in Marathon Man and Seven Ups.
The look on Roy Scheider's face was perfect! I was 12 when this movie came out and that is one of the scenes that's stayed with me. Mrs. B
Robert Shaw was one of the greatest actors of all time. His portrayal Captain Quint made this movie
I'd say all 3 main characters (4 counting Jaws) made this movie so special. They had the perfect chemistry of personalities.
Maybe, but he sounded British and I’m pretty sure the Indianapolis didn’t carry any Brits.
Liked him in Black Sunday.
Whenever I think of Shaw, I think the of The Sting
Brilliant actor.
A film critic wrote: "Don't waste your money on a drama school or college where you'll major in drama. Just watch the cabin scene with Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss and Roy Scheider. You will learn everything you need to know about acting."
In fact acting in this scene isn't stellar at all to say politely.
@@alicaramba7680 Bollocks. It is one of, if not the, most riveting, captivating, well-acted scenes in movie history. Nobody who knows anything about film would disagree.
@@samshorto5433 blah blah blah, BS much like "Star Wars - one of the best movies of all time". Yeah, when I was a kid movies such as Jaws, Alien, Terminator impressed me, but that doesn't hinder a fact from me it's cheap thrill and scare movies for teenagers, I moved away long ago.
@@alicaramba7680 If you think the USS Indianapolis scene is cheap thrills and cheap scares, you clearly have no idea what you're talking about. You find me a better delivered, more intense monologue than that. Robert Shaw pulled off one of the best bits of acting of all time in that scene, which is widely regarded as one of the best in cinema history. In fact, that entire act is just three men in a boat, doing nothing but talking for 10 minutes. And you call the movie nothing but cheap scares. Shows what you know.
I've only seen Richard dreyfuss in what about Bob. So it threw me off to see him as a much younger man with no gray hair
This scene still gives me goosebumps every time. Such a great way to reveal the true form of the monster.
This scene is magic. When the music takes off and Hooper flies down the ladder and the shark hunt starts I still get goosebumps and I've seen this a 1000x. Every time it still affects me.
do you mean the humans or the shark?
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Always got to be one j.o.
Legendary performance by Robert Shaw, Quint is my favourite badass character ever
Black eyes like a dolls eyes ⚓️
Dam rite,me to!
My favorite of all 3 of them
And what an entry: scraping his fingernails on a blackboard!
he was only 47 when this was filming, I still am heartbroken by his death in the movie
One of the best films ever made. Still watching it nearly 50 years after it came out. Amazing production so many years ago with great characters like Robert Shaw.
Its my all time favorite movie!
When that music kicks in. Ugh. It’s epic. This entire movie is flawless
Imagine being 28, just wanting to make a B - Horror Movie and ending up not just making the Best Picture of 1975 but "creating" the Summer Blockbuster.
And having to go through a rough production making it
Then imagine the movie gets a Best Picture nomination from the Academy but you get snubbed for Best Director.
I think he was actually 25 when he made this.
@@nel1962 Spielberg was 27 when Jaws was made in '74. He turned 28 shortly after filming finished.
@@chiefscheider Thanks. Still, a huge undertaking for such a young director. He was 26 when he started the film and 27 when he finished it.
Was probably 10 years old when i first watched this and holy cow was this brilliant movie to watch. Still a masterpiece
Exactly the same, a real classic at the time and still is now
Me too!
When I go to the beach an go in the water I never turn my back on the horizon because of this movie. I just don't feel comfortable facing the shore line.
Every time it starts I watch it to the end, despite having seen it multiple times. It’s a genius film, so many layers to it.
When you were 10 and seeing this movie this movie is definitely the thriller 😁
The chief's reaction to the seeing the shark for the first time was priceless. Probably the greatest reaction in a film of all time.
I'm still amazed how fast he stood straight up. And the cig dangling perfectly from his lip was a nice touch.
There was another reaction from the Chief in another classic movie.
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. That too was priceless.
that music when the shark cruises past the ship... perfection.
I love how the shark isn't an unrealistic size like a bunch of shark movies.
Like the meg
Well a female white shark could reach 21 feet, but true it’s rather rare
@@biggs4378 the Meg has a megladon in it and are suppose to be huge, but they should be a lot bigger then in the movie
Back then 30 foot or so was considered the maximum.
Does quite a few unrealistic things
If they made this nowadays the shark would be 50feet and 10 tons and ridiculously unbelievable. That’s what makes this scarier, it’s quite realistic by comparison.
I saw Jaws at the drive in in 1975 with my family all piled into a 72 Chevy Impala, six of us, squirming around trying to see the screen through the windshield, listening to the movie over the speaker next to our car. Awesome movie and great time, a memory for forever.
I saw it on tv as a kid in the 90s. But must of been cool seeing it the way u saw it. Never experienced a movie in that fashion.
We tried to see it Sat night on opening weekend but the drive-in was sold out. People were honking and yelling because they got turned away after waiting in a huge lineup for close to an hour. We ended up going the next weekend. First movie was The Sting. I was 10 and had no clue what was going on, but Jaws didn't disappoint.
Robert Shaw, should have got an Oscar for this,great film no matter how many times you have seen it
@Stuart Murphy may have not to sure?
Thinking all three of them should have been at the very least, nominated.
Shaw was brilliant!
This movie will live on for generations
The first monster movie ever nominated for Best Picture; should have won.
No great films like this anymore.
When Richard Dreyfuss looks directly into the camera, love that bit.
One the scariest scenes in the movie.
They're not just dealing with a shark, they're dealing with a super predator.
Yeah! Quint!
There was a scene later cut where Quint was in a theater watching " Moby Dick" when Captain Ahab marveled at the size of the whale as being something not of this earth. Quint found that amusing and laughed out loud to the audience chagrin. Later, Quint had that same Ahab look when he uttered "Its incredible" under his breath when the shark went under with two barrels. The scene was removed because Gregory Peck who owned the rights to his image in the film refused permission . He was offended that the Quint reaction would belittle the gravity of the scene. But that was Quint. He did that the whole time fighting the shark, not admitting he was dealing with something beyond his experience and that the USS Indianapolis wait was over. He took off his life jacket and kept his army jacket.
@@shihanUKS , .. Really? Wow. Never heard that before. First time 45 years I have heard that. Never seen the deleted scene on youtube or anywhere.
@@Bamruff62 I had the fortunate experience of meeting the director of the documentary "The Shark is still Working" at a theater test screening . Jaws writer Carl gottlieb was also present. Saw it there. You remember the scene where Quint takes a walk from his truck to the music store and buys piano wire from "Katie" whose "lookin well" only to embarrass the kid with the clarinet. That was cut as well but it did play on the TV version.
@@shihanUKS , ... OK. Wow. Just when you thought you have heard everything about JAWS You find out new stuff about the movie.
.. Yeah, I swear I saw the scene of the Kid playing the clarinet and Quint right behind him mocking him at the theatre. I know I saw that scene in the Movie Theatre. Maybe they showed different versions in different Markets.
This movie was....flawless........
Still is
If Jaws was made today, it would be 3 dudes in their late teens or early 20s going after the shark.
leafyutube They would be lost at sea without their cellphones.
Most likely 3 women
@@Bruno-lw2wh The cast would be the hot female sherriff, Samuel L. Jackson as Quint, and an effeminate white boy as Hooper.
Dont think so it would be a black women a trans and a far left privlaged white women thats gay and all of them would be eco nuts and man hunters/haters. Jaws the shark would really be a mutant white man that had the cheek to have upset a freind of a friend of a friend at some time in there lifes.
@@kgatch113a hahahahaha good1
I was 14 when I went opening day I'm 59 now.i will never forget this film the world will never forget this never ending classic.the whole cast were awesome.truly an American classic forever.i still watch it on DVD now and than.JAWS🦈
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Thank you so much.im speechless.may God bless you to and all your family.
Show me the way to go home ⚓️
@@joesweeney5197 show you the way home?? It's easy.use navigation or maps on you cell phone.
@@joesweeney5197 show you the way home?? It's easy.use navigation or maps on you cell phone.
This movie had me obsessed with Jaws as a little kid growing up in the 90s. It was one of the first movies that got me into thrillers and horrors. I was willing to stand in line for hours at Universal Studios in the hot sun just to get on that boat. The experience was worth it every time 😆
Chief’s face when he saw that shark gets me every time lol
Did they have a fake shark when you were on the boat? Even a water proof cut out?
1:53 The dialog after this is pure comedy genius but at the same time utmost realistic banter in such a horrific situation!
I can swear JAWS is still the "best work" of Spielberg. Not dealing with social problem, profound
human emotion, nor historical incident, but it is definitely his best work.
There were a series of shark attacks in 1916 that may have inspired the book Jaws. It’s probably just a rumour though. It is an interesting case to read about though
This was a masterpiece. The sequels were silly
This or Jurassic park.
@@nickgoode8579 yeah sorry I gotta vote Jurassic park. That was the film in my era and those velociraptors were so intelligent it was scary.
No offense to jaws, it’s brilliant especially how the mechanical shark refused to work and they made it work for the movie
@@riazhassan6570 the sequels were for money, nothing more
This shark still looks great 50+ years later. They can never remake this without CGI.
47 yrs later
They made jurrassic park
They did on the "sequels".
@@danyleon4870 The sequel sharks look like total shit. Absolute fucking junk. I was astounded that as the time went on the sharks got worse and worse looking. I mean they look stupid. Bruce in Jaws looks very menacing.
The only way I could accept CGI in this film is if they remade Bruce exactly as we know him.
I love how Roy Scheider recoils when the shark emerges out of the water. An incredible actor.
Thanks, mate. Hopefully you've seen All That Jazz, the movie that got me my only Oscar nomination for Best Actor.
You've been dead for years, Schneider!
@@sarcasticallyrearranged *Scheider
@@chiefscheider I still think Marathon Man was one of Roy's best performances.
@@cunard61 - How about the French Connection?
*"You're gonna need a bigger boat":* classic line. You can sort of apply that to any perilous situation. Still one of Speilberg's best films. 👍👍
@Terry Winter Watch the video again
@Terry Winter Thats not how it works. The Mandela effect is when a lot of people remember something wrong
@Terry Winter It was always No I am your father
@Terry Winter Then you remember it wrong. And you can clearly hear a cut between the Luke and I am your father so the people who made that toy only mixed those two sound parts together
@Terry Winter Because it sounds better as a one liner for a toy
Seen this movie a million times and could watch it a million more. To me possibly the greatest film ever made.
I would entirely agree with you. This scene is gold start to finish.
JAWS rules forever!
The brilliant music is making the scene unforgettable.
Yeah even then they credited Williams for making a theme that could really only be associated with.a killer shark
*Johnny Williams*
@@christopherfoote4643 even though the theme song was ripped off from STTOS Doomsday Machine & in the same key
@@orgonkothewildlyuntamed6301 Well regardless of who is responsible it made a great theme. I'm sure composers borrow stuff from each other fairly often.
@@orgonkothewildlyuntamed6301 I think anytime anything new is crested people try to dismiss it as something other than original material. That's fairly common.
Such an iconic scene. I always get chills when Quint sees the shark and the music starts playing.
The only equal was Akira Ifukube's score in "Godzilla."
It is such a moment isn't it.
The most frightening line was when Quint acknowledged the size of their quarry, and there was a trace of fear in his voice. He knew this hunt just got a lot harder.
I thought he sounded more scared later when he said "It's incredible..."
a clear case of, "fish just got real!😎
Hooper: "That's a 20 footer!
Quint: "25......3 tons of em.
When movies were amazing
When people knew the deifference between "where" and "were"
looks look the worst movie ive ever seen
shy
Try watching it first.
Queria assistir em português
All acting and no CGI
As a child I had the VHS of this masterpiece and I saw it continuously. I am proud to have grown up like this.
I had it in vhs and today the collection on dvd and still watch it like i've never seen it love it.🌞
The musical score simply makes this scene phenomenal
1:10 on the music does it for me. Every single time!! The entire film just takes off here. So exciting. So exhilarating. The shark hunt STARTS!!
The shooting star at night later on is real. I also love the bonding scene between Quint and Hooper. Hooper respects Quint and understands him more when he hears about The Indianapolis and Quint has started to realize Hooper is a reliable seaman and understands sharks as well albeit differently.
There are actually two shooting stars in the movie.
Quiz, how many times is a bigger boat mentioned 😉?
Name of the boat they were on?
@@bobbyklein2255 The boat was Orca but I don't about the other two questions. I know the obvious star scene over Brodies shoulder but where is the second star? How many bigger boats?
@@j-rocd9507 Orca is correct. The movie Orca came out very close to the same time as Jaws.
@@j-rocd9507 the two shooting stars are very near one another.
Bigger boat is mentioned by Brody three times 😉
@@bobbyklein2255 I was going to throw that fact in there as well! I would ask your favorite movie buts it's hard for me to do that myself. I love movie trivia. I've started to collect movie posters and would like to collect some props or autographs or other memorabilia.
I love the part where Quint & Hooper are showing their scars & sharing stories about how they got them. Brody looks at his scar and was like nah. It's one of my favorite scene in the movie.
"Show me the way to go home ...I'm tired and I wanna go to bed!..." 🎶
@@jaystew730 i had a little drink about an hour ago, and it went straight to my head
I liked Mad Magazine's take on that scene.
Quint: "I got this from a thresher off Cape Cod."
Hooper: "I got this from a moray eel in the Caribbean."
Brody: "I got this from Gene Hackman in 'The French Connection.'"
@@davidlafleche1142 it's been decades since I saw that MAD issue but I can still remember it like yesterday. MAD magazine got more of my money over the years than any other publications that I bought over my lifetime. I suffered from depression as a kid and MAD magazine was my treatment. 😄
And when Quint tells that story of when he was in the Navy - WWII - and his ship got torpedoed out from under him : " how many men went into the water" and "how many got out again" : the rest were eaten by sharks. Just about the most chilling / memorable story I've ever heard in a move. I've never forgotten it, or the scene !!
" Youre gonna need a bigger boat!." It's just brilliant.
The reaction and then the final fight is so realistic, when I git to watch it in 1980 it shivered me timbers! Yuks!!!
Two things that always made this scene for me are: Quint's curious yet hesitant walk out the door at 0:21 and the juxtaposition of Brody not having a clue how to deal with the shark contrasted with Quint and Hooper's knowledge of sharks and what the situation would call for.
When the "Get to work" music cranks up full throttle and Hooper bolts down the ladder to start the shark hunt the entire film just completely takes off. It takes flight. Fabulous stuff. It just totally amps me up. And I've seen this film 200 x. Anyone else feel the same?
This movie even scared Steven Spielberg, he doesn't like swimming.
Steven and I don’t swim in the ocean together.
I think even sid shienburg (forgive me if I had spelled it wrong) was afraid of the water
Such an iconic line. Love how it goes from quiet fear to organized chaos. Still freaks me out to this day.
1:48 I love this scene 🤣 Quint is like "hurry up and put Ellen on so I can lie to her while Martin is occupied.. this Shark is mine"
Ahhhhhh! How can you cut the clip right before Quint's stares at Hooper? 5 more seconds and this clip is perfect!
Thinking same! Quinn is on the bow with his gun & sarcastic look
That bugged me, too.
Anyone's dad ever look at them like that?
They started the clip five seconds too late. Should have included the chumming and the build-up to the shark's sudden shocking appearance.
The look on Roy's face is an absolute masterpiece. We all can feel is fear...Raw fear!
Indeed, much of the sense of their shock that they had grossly underestimated the size of this shark is created by the facial expressions of the actors alone thus reducing reliance of actual footage of the shark. Excellent direction by Spielberg and kudos to the actors.
The music score in this scene conveys so much emotional range it's incredible.
John Williams, who also scored E.T, Starwars, Superman.
He turned 90 earlier this month and is currently working on Spielberg's The Fabelmans. After that it appears he will write the music for Indy 5.
I love how almost 50 year old animatronics look more believable than the modern cgi trash.
you need glasses and green screens werent invented yet
@@TheBluesnbob When did I say they existed back then? Lol, maybe you need glasses.
@@Lex45173 I mean they couldn’t use any effects like they have today.
@@TheBluesnbob that's kinda the point though..
@@TheBluesnbob that’s his point smh🤦♂️
From the moment these "misfits", get on the boat. You just know that its got you gripped, chuckles too. Fave movie
This movie will ALWAYS be a masterpiece! The cast and crew went through hell to get this movie made. From writing the script, to the shark model always breaking down during filming. A BIG round of applause for every person who worked on this movie. Well Done 👍 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
When Dreyfus goes down the ladder and the shark hunt music starts.. simply chills every time.
Still a masterpiece. Always will be.
The way Brody always behaves is priceless.
Roy Scheider was such a legend ....in my personal view....respecting Dreyfuss and Shaw a LOT...Scheider made this movie great !
He made Blue Thinder watchable.
One of the best scenes in cinematic history.
Perfect cast, perfect direction, perfect music .....perfect movie .
Your not wrong..
John Williams score for this movie was nothing short of brilliant, had the soundtrack on vinyl as a kid. few musical pieces could jump out at you and say SHARK.
John Williams was BRILLIANT!
Look up his body of work. INCREDIBLE!
Getting Williams as his go to composer is the smartest move Spielberg ever made, and to his credit he knows it.
This movie came out the same time everyone's nightmares started.
It was a premonition of what horrors were to come.
I agree as well as Jaws, we had Doctor Who in the UK & at the same time the movie came out, the Doctor was fighting with the Sea Monsters so as an eight year old kid there was no freaking way I was going swimming in the sea.
To this day, if I see something dark in the water, seaweed, whatever, I get away. Quick.
what nightmares?
@@MrRobjs83 The current nightmares which have stopped people like myself who just happened to work for 26 years and pay thousands of pounds in Rent, Poll and Council Taxes to fund the social welfare state services for the past 30 years, from my right to see my only family who has been resident in long term state Care home for the past 8 months, while all of the Freeloaders who have never worked and paid any Taxes to fund the social services are out and about in the community everyday with their children and grand children in need. The people who have stopped me from seeing my Family are the nightmares and are a disgrace to the Humane Race. :-(
What a scene this made the film so good at the time with the score too x
They just don’t make movies like this anymore.
My dad saw this movie in theatres at the age of 13....he said it horrified him lol. So naturally I grew up watching it occasionally. But I recently got to watch it in theatres because nothing new is coming out. In theatres this is my new favorite.
That’s for certain chswin
They make em better
They do, but with shit cgi instead
I agree. Television is where genius resides now. The Wire, Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones for example. Nothing in the seventies or eighties compares with those shows (and many others).
This movie has 2 of the greatest lines in cinema history:
1. You're gonna need a bigger boat
2. Hooper drives the boat, Chief
The best shark movie ever!
To this day now its still the best shark movie. I'd say its stood the test of time and then some. This is where the movie really kicks in👌
Verna Fields won a very deserved Oscar for the editing of JAWS. INCREDIBLE job.
The gleam of admiration, for the shark, in Quint’s eye as he corrects Hooper on its length.
I will never forget the first time I saw this movie.
Ten seconds (4:00''-3:50'') when the jaws cross by the side of the boat... The music!!! Masterclass... A big monster, full of evil.
"evil"?? It's just a fish, trying to make a living like anybody else. Carnivores will be carnivores. Are you a vegetarian? If not, you have no right to pass judgment.
A very good shout for the title, ‘Greatest film of all time’. Without a doubt, top five. Nearly every scene is iconic and I’ve never seen three actors more perfectly cast. In any other movie, Robert Shaw would blow the other actors away with his performance, yet Richard and Roy match him line for line and look for look. Topping it all is the soundtrack..people throughout the world know the main ‘da, dum…da, dum’ theme instantly, but listen to the rest…so many brilliant little motifs and secondary themes running alongside it. A masterpiece in every conceivable way.
Robert Shaw as Quint, greatest casting decision ever made. 'Farewell and adieu to you, Spanish Ladies....'
Believe it or not he wasn't even one of Spielberg's choices. Steven wanted Lee Marvin or Sterling Hayden but neither of them wanted to do it. It was Zanuck or Brown who suggested Shaw, who was in their film The Sting.
@@chiefscheider A happy accident for sure.
You gotta know the genius of this scene. In modern cinema, most actors would wait for other actors to say their lines before delivering theirs', whereas in Jaws, everyone is talking all at the same time, indicating that they (the characters that the actors are portraying) are in a panic...something which would happen in real life.
You forget it's a movie. More like you're there in person.
It reminds me of the film Alien by Ridley Scott. When they are sat around the table or wandering about the ship they have a proper discussion - Everyone is interrupting each other & improvising. In todays films everyone takes it in turn to deliver their lines perfectly from their script in braindead fashion. It's not realistic.
@@mrskeltal3281 Or the movie MASH, when Hawkeye and Duke first meet Colonel Blake and everyone's talking over each other there, too.
Shark 🦈 week 2024 ❤😂
Who would’ve thought. That when he said that, it would unknowingly become one of the famous quote in film history.
You wanna talk ACTION/ADVENTURE ?? Before Raiders of the lost Ark, Before Star Wars, Before Conaan,Rambo, or John McClain, there was... QUINT ! Nuff Said.
Great list of films there though.
I can understand where you're coming from, but "Jaws" is more of an action & adventure horror film and Quint isn't as heroic as those other characters because his obsession with trying to murder the shark for revenge and his hatred towards sharks made him become a monster to try to take down the shark which backfired on him.
this movie was actually horror, with action / adventure in it, specifically here towards the end
And John Williams was already there.
The statement wasn't meant as a hard and fast belief. More for effect 😊 Helluva movie though. And ya gotta admit, Quint was definitely a all time great role. Be well...JB
I saw this movie 20 years before when I was 10 year old. I couldn't sleep that night. The strange background music of this movie was echoing in my mind throughout the night. Still one of the best movie I watched.
The stare down quint gave the great white shark !!LEGENDARY
"You're gonna need a bigger boat." One of the most iconic lines in Cinema. Also I love how Hooper just stares right at the camera at the very end. So hilarious.
For my money, Jaws is the greatest movie of all time..it has EVERYTHING..I saw this the first time 20 years ago and trust me it's still as fresh as it was when I first watched it..if there was ONE movie I would like to go back in time for to 1975 and watch it live with 200 other people in the theatre then JAWS is that movie..
I was 7 years old when this film was released in theaters. I remember being in the barber shop with my Dad and seeing a story about it on the front page of a newspaper. It caused quite an uproar back then. I don't think I saw it until a few years later when it aired on HBO. It's one of my all-time favorites. I never get tired of watching it.
I was lucky enough to see it at the drive-in when I was 10. The place was packed, and I'll never forget all the honking when the shark got blown up. Saw it twice more that summer and then again during the 79 re-release.
The score as the shark swims by the boat is perfection
Isn't it!! The score is in fabulous mode as the shark approaches and then it kind of reaches this....Exulted amazing other level . Its like "here is the STAR!!!" as it goes by the back of the boat
One of the best movies ever made!!!
My favourite movie of all time. I was 10 the summer it came out. It scared the ever-lovin’ sh*t out of me, but I was fascinated at the same time. I cannot believe Robert Shaw wasn’t even nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar. I’m still uncomfortable going into the ocean to this day, and I’m damned near 56.
14 years old when I saw this in the cinema, scared the shit out of me. To this day I still hear the cello play when I go in the water.
I remember the craziness back then in the theaters. It has nothing to do with the stupid blockbusters of today. Back then it was mass hysteria. The same with movies like Star Wars, Platoon, Indiana Jones, Close Encounters. You couldn't sleep the night before you go to the movies because your adrenaline was already high due to the whole vibe.
I watched this film loads of times growing up, its the kind of movie you can watch again and again n not get bored of it. It has to be number 1 movie of all time.
This was made the year I was born. It’s still beats 90% of the crap they produce these days!
I had to throw my 30th anniversary edition dvd in after I watched this clip today.... Such a timeless masterpiece.
Wait until 2025. This movie will be 50 years old then
@@kylep3514 Another 20 on the 30.... It's only 3 -1/2 away. Probly some VR version of it for headsets. That's already a thing.
Quint's reaction is priceless, hats off to Robert Shaw for such a stunning performance....I think his character's first thought, without filtering, before he goes back into fisherman mode, is: "we're fucked!"....
Especially when he said, " not with three barrels he can". Quint's look of disbelief and fear as the shark descends beneath the waves, truly shakes everyone's confidence.
3 great actors creating a believable interaction of each personality in character.
The perfect movie, from the music to the building of dramatic tension to the classic quotable lines. "I'll drink to your leg!* Awesome.
"Jaws" is such an incredible movie on multiple levels. I was but 3 in 1975, but all the people I know who saw it in the theater were scared "sh!tless" (by their word). The true brilliance of the movie lies in the acting and the editing!
Seeing this in a packed theater for the very first time was one of the if not the most enjoyable times I've had at the movies.
Every thing perfect and amazing. Try making such movies today . No way .
I know most are here for the famous line, but to me this scene is all about John Williams working his magic.
One of the greatest films of all time. Measure up and holds it weight in any time and age. A film that has no weaknesses. Chock full of story character great top notch casting, acting dialog cinematography score props no flaws. NONE..