That and the stirring delivery by Robert Shaw! I heard that he basically ad-libbed that whole monologue while black out drunk, and in the morning didn’t remember how brilliant he was. He thought he had made a fool of himself.
Yeah, I never understood why the writer regretted the book and film... Sharks *are* creatures to be feared, and his story certainly did little to nothing to effect the fact that sharks have been hunted for hundreds if not thousands of years for their supposed medicinal value... It's just poachers these days are much more well equipped, not that a million people were rallied into hunting sharks just because of Jaws lol
@@melliemel151 Actually, he did make a fool of himself. Shaw convinced Spielberg that doing the scene drunk would make it sound more natural, but it was just a mess. Shaw was so ashamed he asked Spielberg to let him do it again the next day cold sober. That's the version that's in the movie.
@@PBRatLord Peter Benchley regretted the book and film because it promoted public hysteria that led to thousands of sharks being unnecessarily killed the next few years after the film came out, and caused a permanent shift in how most people viewed those animals. After that Benchley devoted himself to shark conservation and education efforts.
Quint's monologue while they're drinking on the boat is so fantastic. If you watch Hooper, his demeanor changes COMPLETELY once he hears Quint mention the U.S.S Indianapolis. He knows exactly what he's going to say.
Robert Shaw convinced Speilberg to let him do the scene while actually drunk so it was more realistic. He allowed it, but the result was a disaster. It was not used, and the next day Shaw (sober) delivered the masterful scene we know today.
The monologue about the Indianapolis is absolutely epic. It’s hard to imagine what that experience was like. The Navy absolutely blew the whole thing. When they court-martialed Captain McVay for “failing to zigzag” they actually brought in the Japanese submarine commander that sank the ship to testify against him. Commander Hashimoto actually said that even if McVay had zig-zagged it would have made no difference but they convicted McVay anyway. He wound up killing himself when he was 70. The remaining crew members of the Indianapolis made it their mission to have McVays name cleared and he was cleared posthumously by Bill Clinton.
In my opinion, Robert Shaws Indianapolis monologue is one of the best in movie history. So much so that even Indianapolis survivors gave him kudos for its accuracy and portrayal of the little known incident at that time.
@@TheTerryGeneand Spielberg's maid called him to say she wouldn't show up for work after seeing the movie. And it was all because of the Indianapolis speech, cause her son died on that ship and she never knew how he died.
@@DKfan87 I’m having a bit of difficulty with the math here: Spielberg had a maid in 1975 who had a GROWN son in 1945 who died on the Indianapolis? I suppose it COULD have happened but it sounds apocryphal.
"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." One of the 2 boys with the fake shark fin is now Mayor of the town that portrayed Amity Island.
One of the other factors in the equation was the advent of lots of new fully air conditioned cinemas as part of air-conditioned indoor malls. The movie industry was generally still plodding along with the assumption that few people wanted to go to the movies during the summer because it was too hot, but technology and architecture had actually changed the equation. One of the first movies to switch strategy to a summer release (to great success) was Live And Let Die in 1973. But Jaws was the movie that put the Summer Blockbuster Strategy over the top and made summer, not Christmas, the prime slot for big event movies. In recent years studios have balanced things back a little bit, with Christmas once again being seen as a major blockbuster release zone - not as big as summer, but still big. I suspect James Cameron's last three movies have helped to return Christmas to something like its former importance, along with Lord of the Rings, and four of Disney's five Star Wars movies - all of those were Christmas season releases, and all of them were huge.
Sorry Brother... we went to the movies every Saturday in the fifties to see the latest Martian visitors. No malls then but many neighborhood movie houses. I still remember the big blue canvass sign with white letters like icicles saying, "Air Conditioned". There was always that groan after we exited... it was like opening the oven door and feeling that rush of heat. The only other example I can give is when the door of the plane opened after landing in Nam and that humid rush came in. Same groan. @snodkins329
Yes! Stephen Speilberg's legacy will be unmatched in the entertainment industry. It goes beyond words! Magical and quite an amazing man! Well done, sir!
To this day, Quint’s death is one of the most horrifying onscreen deaths I’ve seen. It was so well filmed and acted that it still disturbs me to my core.
I love that they went there, and did that. too many movies let too many characters have plot armor. if a badass like Quint can die, all bets are off. Not only that, it was probably the way to die that he was fearing most, the reason why he became a shark hunter later in life. 'course that's just my speculation, but it makes sense that the Indianapolis traumatized him that much. and to see that thing coming up onto his boat, coming right for him, was probably straight out of his nightmares.
It's the first movie I can remember seeing that scared the crap out of me when i was about 4 or 5 years old. This exact scene is the main reason for that.
That opening sequence is one the best in film history. No blood , no visible shark but the darkness, the screaming, the music and then the silence...pure horror!
GREAT reaction video! I'm an old Jaws veteran - first saw it at age 13 when it opened in 1975. You get all the nuances of this movie: the characters (from dislike to respect to comaraderie), the great shots, the writing, the music, the gradual increase in tension, and the classic lines. For first time viewers, that's amazing. You even get Quint's obsession with getting the shark on his own because of his USS Indianapolis experience. In my opinion, this is the best adventure movie ever made and it was great to relive it with very intuitive first-time viewers who really appreciate the film. Save yourself the trouble of reading the book. It's one of the few cases where the movie was better. The book characters were so unlikable (for example, Hooper has an affair with Chief Brody's wife) that by the end of the book I was rooting for the shark. Trivia nugget: the next time you see an episode of the TV show "House," watch the closing credits. The show was made by "Bad Hat Harry" Productions, a great little inside joke for us Jaws fans.
Yep, we are 2 yrs apart, we certainly saw or witnessed the most fantastic developments in movie history, and our teen years were greatly inspired by awesome movies..my first R rated one was Alien..
The fact that Bruce the shark didn't work half the time was, in my opinion, one of the best things that could happen to the movie. Knowing it could be around rather than seeing it was a great way to build tension and suspense. It tapped into our primal fears of what could lurk in the dark, and in many cases, that can be far more terrifying.
This!!! They managed to play with our fear of the unknown, and added such immense tension - it ended up making the film so much scarier!! That's great filmmaking right there!
Bruce was never scheduled to be used for the beach attack scenes though. Couldn't be used in waist to chest deep water where they filmed them. Bruce was only scheduled to be used for the Orca based scenes. That's where it kept breaking down. The shark was hidden by design for the first half of the film. Spielberg was a suspense director back then, as Duel and Something Evil shows.
That tactic influenced The Blair Witch Project. I believe JAWS is the greatest movie of all time because of that happy accident. The shark not working, ended up working for the movie long term.
“Wow the shark looks really REAL!” That’s because it was. For that particular scene they used a smaller scaled cage and were actually able to get a real shark to come to it. What they didn’t expect was for the shark to get temporarily stuck on top of the cage. The part where the shark is rolling around on top of the cage was the real life shark trying to get itself free from the cage. Thankfully it did without any real harm coming to it.
The y used an ex jockey (ie short man) called Carl Rizzo in the cage to give the (real) shark footage better scale, he lied in the audition process about having scuba experience, so his first scuba experience was in a shark cage with great whites!
This masterpiece never gets old! Great reaction as always! Quint's Indianapolis speech is based on true story. Years ago, I worked in a senior center that housed many WW2 Navy Vets, and many of them remember the USS Indianapolis sailing from San Diego on that fateful mission. Also, something that was cut out of the reaction was when Quint hands the the Chief a shot and says the line "here's to swimming with bowlegged women". That line is actually a reference to an obscure, goody two-shoes big band song with euphemistic lyrics (don't go swimming with bowlegged women)...meaning stay away from loose women. Hence, when Quint delivers the line, he's actually saluting loose women.
Ohhhh that's a detail we missed, thank you so much for telling us!! Quint is such an incredibly well written character, combined with such a charismatic actor to portray him, it made him unforgettable!
That Robert Shaw monologue is truly one of the underappreciated parts of this film. His character was amazing and the chemistry between the trio is why this film is still one of the greats of all time. Great job!
Had the pleasure of watching this in a theater that has a retro Thursday movie night. The entire audience was screaming and bust out in wild applause after a certain character spoke a particular iconic line. So much fun!!
I experienced a retro movie night watching Star Wars, the original. Pretty cool. People cheering and applauding throughout the movie. Cool experience. Han Solo coming into frame the first time , Harrison Ford’s character, received the loudest ovation.
This is the best picture ever made. It should have won that the year it came out. The foreshadowing, enmity and then camaraderie among the men on the ship, the dialogue, the cinematography, the score, and the acting of all of the greats in it! The use of the shark! Everything about it is the best. Not to mention the entire story, the absolute suspense and tension, and the absolute, unrelenting fear! The most terrifying and best movie I've ever seen. But I still think the best line in it is, 'Smile, you son-of-a BOOM!" Quint becomes obsessed as did Captain Ahab in Moby Dick, to his own detriment.
I guess NOT! I couldn't even go into the lake at the cottage or the rivers around here for years! The ocean, NEVER. I travelled for three days to get to Florida and stuck a toe in, that was IT for me! To this day, I'm freaked out by deep water and go in no farther than I can see bottom, big fish still scare me and when my kids were younger and swimming in the river, I would start yelling if they went out too far. Shiver!
I"ve seen this movie 11,000 times since 1975 and the scene where Ben Gardner's head pops out of the boat still makes me jump. Excellent movie, all about character development and pacing. Masterful.
I believe Quint destroyed the radio because killing the shark was a personal issue for him, very likely survivor's guilt from the Indianapolis horror, perhaps it could help him to deal with not being able to help his colleagues back then. Very much like Captain Ahab in "Moby Dick". Great reaction, subscribed.
Exactly-- his whole life after the Indianapolis was a revenge quest against sharks who had savaged his friends and terrorized him. His final moment was the realization of his most hellish memories and nightmares.
@@Aggiebrettman Quint's death was literally his worst nightmare come true. You can see and hear his panic and terror as he struggles to stay out of that shark's mouth. The first and last time his self-control broke.
You don’t even notice Quint got ahold of a machete and was stabbing the Hell out of the shark, because a 20ft great white shark wouldn’t have noticed it much either. @@danieldickson8591
Spielberg made generations afraid of the damn bathtub with two notes and an animatronic machine. Great acting, character development, and comedic timing... At 28 years old. First big movie filmed on the real ocean. The list goes on. This is a masterpiece that will live on!
This is the perfect movie. The way it was filmed not showing the shark to build tension and fear, the writing, the way the 3 characters interact with each other and Spielberg's directing masterclass. Still to this days is amazing and one of the greatest films ever.
YES!! Steven Spielberg's first summer blockbuster, $470 million dollars against a $13 million dollar budget. It was nominated for 4 Oscars including Best Picture but won for Best Sound Editing Best Film Editing Best Original Score. The taglines read, "See it, Before You Go Swimming." "The No.1 Terrifying Bestseller Becomes The No.1 Motion Picture."
Definitely agree with those nominations and we’re so glad it woke sound editing because the sound design was fantastic and really made the film terrifying. Thank you for watching!
In Miami, while filming "Black Sunday," I met Robert Shaw briefly on the set. I said "Mr Shaw, I just want you to know if you don't win for "JAWS" there's just no justice..." He smiled and said "Well thank you very much, but there ain't no justice"....;;) And there was not.
In Miami, while filming "Black Sunday," I met Robert Shaw briefly on the set. I said "Mr Shaw, I just want you to know if you don't win for "JAWS" there's just no justice..." He smiled and said "Well thank you very much, but there ain't no justice"....;;) And there was not.
Great reaction! Jaws is one of the greatest films ever made. Spielberg announcing his arrival as the GOAT director. John Williams’ score here started off his string of absolute masterpiece scores. Everything about this movie just clicks and works so damn well, all these years later.
I’ve watched countless first time reactions to “Jaws” And have enjoyed many, and hated some. Yours ranks among the very best first time reactions. You are a perfect team, you interact together quite well, and your film intelligence is obvious. And you are completely without that cynical snark that some reactors have. Well done❤
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I fully agree. This was an excellent reaction, with plenty of intelligent and pertinent comments. I have now subscribed and look forward to seeing more Media Knights reactions!
There are three signs in the movie that foreshadow Quint's death as a result of his own hubris and pride. #1 he destroys the radio so none of them can call for help because he was too prideful to have others help him/take his prize money/etc., #2 he pushes the engine past its limits despite Hooper's warnings in order to prove himself smarter and more capable than the shark and Hooper, #3 he then refuses to put on a literal LIFE jacket because of his previous experiences but offers them both to Hooper and Brody, showing that, once again, he is above them and the basic precautions and regulations that every boat requires. His death is very explicitly foretold. While Hooper is wealthy like Quint points out, he still worked hard for the position he has as a scientist and both he and Brody are very humble about their lives while Quint is the opposite. He is too prideful and full of himself, and that leads to the mistakes which, inevitably, lead to his death at the hands of the species that made him that way.
I laughed at how the closed captions called John Williams' magnificent, Oscar-winning score "tense instrumental music." That's like saying the 1812 Overture is a fine little ditty. 😁
Also, the scene when they are examining Ben Gardner’s beat up fishing boat, and Hooper pulls a shark tooth the size of a shot glass out of the hole in the hull -- just as Ben Gardner’s mutilated decapitated head suddenly appears -- is one of the greatest jump-scares of all time!
Toward the end of the movie, it wasn't about the money anymore for the Captain. It was about killing his adversary. A shark had never gotten the best of him up to that point, and he wasn't about to let that happen now. Unfortunately, sometimes our eagerness (for lack of a better word) can be our downfall. I was a teenager when this movie came out and I still love it after all this time. Great review guys! Love you!
Yes, fully. You can see when the shark reveals itself that he goes from confident to unsure for a moment - he knows this is bigger than he's ever dealt with before and has a moment of doubt. It's possible that this breaks him - he knows he's in trouble, but his Ahab streak means he cannot possibly accept help. At this point, he tips over to being on a do-or-die quest. When he's running the engines too hard, it's because he's lost the plot, not because he knows what he's doing.
I think Quint was disgusted at Brody always ready to give up, first it was the bigger boat, then wanting to make a phone call, that's why he smashed the radio.
The underwater cage attack was done with a real shark, and they used a stunt dwarf in a smaller cage to make the shark look bigger. The stuntman arrived at the casting call after being in a car accident, covered in cuts and blood from the accident and Spielberg instantly gave him the part..
Quint's monologue is based on a true event that happened during WWII. The actor probably wasn't a part of if, but he was able to describe it so vividly, I think, because it actually happened. It was called the worst shark attack in history.
Yes and no. It was a true story but it was also exaggerated. The majority of the people in the water were killed either by the initial attack or by the elements and being in the water for days. The sharks mostly scavenged dead bodies although they did a Haitian be attacked living as well but the movie makes it sound like the sharks were responsible for most of the deaths and that's just not the case. Most of the deaths were caused by pre existing injuries, dehydration and other issues of being in the water. There were actually entire groups of survivors in the water that have been interviewed and did not see a shark the entire time they were in the water.
My mother’s cousin died when the USS Indianapolis sank, there is only one survivor still alive - it’s an unbelievable story of sacrifice and bravery. 😢
@@thickerconstrictor9037 Don't forget, in 1975 when Jaws was made, a lot of what we now know about the Indianapolis was still classified. Quint's monologue was pretty much accurate compared to what was known/conjectured at the time.
@@thickerconstrictor9037 That's not surprising, seeing as most of the men had started having hallucinations, after drinking sea water. The sharks were definitely all around them and feeding on them by day 5, as witnessed by the PBY crew, who defied orders not to land, but did so anyway, after they witnessed approx 30 men being attacked by sharks. There is a chilling retelling of the entire chain of events, including the sinking, leading up to the day 5 rescue, on the youtube channel Sharks Happen.
Little piece of trivia, the reporter on the beach was actually a cameo by none other than Peter Benchley - the author of the book the movie was based upon 😊😮🦈☠️
@@Mr2stardiver yes I can imagine the guilt he felt. I can't imagine being the one responsible for so many innocent animals being killed. It would haunt me till I died.
@@nEthing4Her Agree, but I wouldn't say he was responsible, the movie is explicitly about a man eating monster shark and even clarifies it's not behavior a regular shark would have, the fact a lot of people started killing them because of it speaks more ill of them than of the writers themselves or anyone involved in making the movie or the book.
The movie was filmed in Martha's Vineyard. There is a great documentary on the making of Jaws that you might enjoy (so many interesting facts and stories behind the scenes). Keep up the great work!
My mom saw this movie for the first time on Martha's Vineyard when it was originally released, and I'm so envious. I've been there a few times over the years and one of my favorite parts is just seeing all of the filming locations, and how little most of them have changed in the last nearly 50 years. (Also I cannot believe Jaws is almost 50 years old).
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Always strikes me watching a newer reaction that people say, "Just close the beach." They don't understand how the level of power in government has shifted since the 70's. People were always considered to have the right to take their own risks, not always wait for "experts" or "officials" to make their decisions for them. The evil in this film was how they conspired to cover up the attacks. Even today beaches are rarely closed during shark attacks in the US, except for places like Hawaii. As a comparison, the business closings during the Covid scare caused the destruction of approximately 200,000 small business closings in the US. The death toll around the world is almost countless, just from business closings.
I'm very curious if the book's motive for the mayor would have slightly changed your opinion about him. In the novel, the mayor had borrowed money from 'the mob' to pay for his wife's expensive life-saving surgery and he needed to keep the beaches open for the revenue to satiate the mafia. In the end, he moves off the island with the stress of his "business partners" and the deaths taking a physical and mental toll. I like to interject that motivation into the film to flesh out the mayor.
Im 44 years old. Remember seeing this movie numerous times with my family as a kid when it came on T.V. this movie has kept me out of the water ever since. I've been scared of the water since a child.
Wow! This is the best reaction ive seen to Jaws. You guys really "got it". I also loved that you understood the sense of humour too. You're the first reactors I've seen who've done that and also really understood the dynamic of the characters and appreciated them all on their diversity. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Five star reaction guys and youve got a new sub in me❤
except for thinking quint was in it for the money. But i loved their reactions too. seen the movie so many times myself, it was fun watching invested people react for the first time!
@@matt01506 Writers and screen writers back then had actual world experience, had lived through wars and hardship, not living it second hand through media like current generations.
Hate to take off your nostalgia goggles, but there were just as many bad movies released "back then" as there are in modern cinema, they just aren't remembered (because they were terrible) and fell into the dust bin of cinema history. I find it hilarious that people who say this suddenly have amnesia when it comes the 3 really crappy Jaws sequels this movie spawned.
Jaws remains the quintessential shark movie after almost 50 years. It’ll never be topped in that regard. Super enjoyable reaction from you two. Subbed.
Quint's Indianapolis monologue is one of the best in cinema history. The "legend" goes that Shaw (who is a great actor, as well as a writer) wanted to give Quint a backstory to show where his hatred of sharks came from. Shaw wrote (or rewrote depending on what version you read) the monologue. On top of that, he performed it drunk. His performance of it was so good, Spielberg forgot to yell "Cut". They only stopped filming when Spielberg heard a "clicking" sound. The camera had run out of film. The whole crew were just mesmerized by Shaw's performance. Legend.
Living on the coast, right across the road from the beach, we had Jaws as a matinee at our school. All I can say is that it was timed just right for the summer holidays, tourists and all. On top of that we were having a heatwave too so you can imagine the mixed feelings about going back into the water...
My absolute favorite scene in this movie. Is when the line gets a little nibble, so it moves a little. And rather than make a huge scene, Quint just slowly starts to prepare himself. Fastening himself into his seat, getting ready for what is certain to be one hell of a fight. Just the music that plays, and the look on Quint's face is just perfect.....hell of a way to build tension. Second only, to the scene where Matt goes down into the cage. At first it's dead quiet, until you start to hear the music. Quiet at first, as the shark appears in the distance. But then the crescendo builds, until the shark passes in front of the cage allowing the audience to see the shark in it's full size for the first time, and then the music just fades away...leaving Matt in silence once again as the Coddle Fin disappears into the murk.
The Great White shark featured in the Pixar film, ‘Finding Nemo’ was named, Bruce. Presumably after the well known production nickname of the effects shark from the Jaws film.
I saw this in the theaters when I was 5 years old in Florida. My cousins lied to our grandparents and said we were going to a Disney movie. It was terrifying. I refused to go in the ocean or the swimming pool that summer and the next. I don't know how much of what I remember from seeing it in the theater is accurate because I've seen the movie so many times since then, BUT the way you both cheered when the shark blew up?! That I remember from the theater. It was the first time I had ever heard a whole audience cheer so loudly! This movie didn't change the Summer Blockbuster, this film was the first Summer Blockbuster. My cousins went back to see it over and over again, so many people saw it that it has affected our popular culture so much that even though you'd never seen it, you're still terrified of sharks. Prior to this movie, people really never expected to encounter a shark ever in their life, and after the movie we all expect to be eaten by a shark when we even step foot in the ocean! Oh, and Quint's story is true. It's considered one of the worst shark attacks in history. Robert Shaw was an amazing actor and he also won an Academy Award for A Man for All Seasons, which also won for best film. If you get the opportunity to watch that film you should! Honestly, I would love to see your guys react to every film that won the Academy Award for best film because you guys are amazing with your analysis and reactions!
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Saw this in a packed movie theatre in 1975 and the last 15 minutes everyone was on the edge of their seats. When Brody hit that air tank the crowd went insane. Popcorn was flying up in the air over the blowing up of the shark. And then, as the credits were rolling everyone sat and when the screen went blank the whole place applauded again. It was an experience I'll never forget.
Nah, it didn't cause people to be afraid of the ocean. It caused people to be afraid of any water, even in the toilet! I remember that summer and the next 5 or so that people were afraid of even going into a swimming pool. What a great time it was for movies in the late 70s!. We had Jaws, Star Wars, Alien, James Bond, Halloween, and a dozen other IPs that are still being referenced today.
Just stopped by to say it’s nice to see the younger generation appreciate what an iconic movie this is. Before CGI, and technology today, Being 10yrs old and sitting in the theater in 1975, this movie was terrifying and shocked the world. Jaws will always be the Grand Daddy of them all. Thx
Watched this pretty young as I was born in 72, and it was a great movie and deserved the title it got labelled with as the movie that scared an entire generation out of the water.
@@OfficialMediaKnights nearly 50 years later and you hear that particular low note pattern and EVERYONE ON THE PLANET (except in Amazonia) knows exactly where it comes from.
Your comments about having competent characters in a horror movie were spot on. Seven, Silence of the lambs, and Jaws didn't use confused morons and are still high quality classics
I really enjoyed watching your reaction to this film. I was 14 when this was released in '75, and went to the movie with two 14 year old friends. It scared the crap out of us, and as we live along the Maine coast, we stopped swimming in the ocean at night (that particular summer). The movie played in our single screen, 800 seat theater located on our Main St, and it was "held over" for 15 weeks. Each showing literally had hundreds lined up around the block to buy tickets (back then, there were just two showings each day, at 7p and a second after 9p). This was the first movie that I recall seeing multiple times in a theater, and like me, most everyone saw it at least twice. Ironically here we are in 2024, and I still live next to the Atlantic (where I'm an Innkeeper), and low and behold, we've had great white shark sightings over the last week less than a mile from my front door. Just an 8 to 10 footer, but still unsettling!
Shark in pool - YES! I remember as a kid watching this movie and then being in my grandparents pool at night. The pool light gave off an eerie glow and I was the only one in the pool but still had this completely irrational fear of there being a big shark in the pool woth me!!! Some placed will set up this movie on a huge screen outside while people are watching while being IN the pool!
If you enjoyed Spielberg’s directing here, you should also check out Duel. It was originally a made for TV movie, but was so popular it got a theatrical release. Spielberg got his start in TV. Duel is widely regarded as Jaws on land, and is an understated psychological classic thriller.
Based on a short story by Richard Matheson, who was also a big influence on Stephen King. Think of all the movies Spielberg made, and all the movies based on King stories, not to mention other movies based on stories he wrote like the incredible shrinking man and I am legend, Richard Matheson has to be rated as a top influencer in the entertainment industry over the last half of the 20th century.
Quint didn't destroy the radio because he wanted the money - it was about fear & revenge. He was confronting his fear of sharks after the Indianapolis by channeling it into hate & revenge. (as evidenced by the amount of trophies in his boathouse). By the time Brody tried to radio in, Quint had become utterly obsessed with the shark as a true nemesis, and was determined to kill it himself to purge that fear & hate. Incidentally, Shaw was absolutely blind drunk on the first take of the Indianapolis monologue, and flubbed it completely. It was to be cut out completely, but he was so embarrassed he insisted it be re-shot the next day...and thus we got one of the best moments of film history.
@@rodgerlang884 It was pure impatience. If he had slowed down, the engine would not have blown up and he might have succeeded in drawing the shark to shallow water. He was too anxious.
The Jaws theme is probably one of most if not the most iconic and recognizable movie themes. In a behind the scenes documentary special Steven Spielberg talks about the theme and its two primary notes initially made him skeptical about its ability to work as the main theme and how it likely is large part of the movie’s overall success.
Fun fact: the scene where Hooper dives down to get the tooth and get the snot scared out of him was filmed in film editor Verna Fields' swimming pool. Spielberg added powdered milk to the water to make it look hazy.
My grandfather was one of the comanders of the ship Quinn was talking about (the USS Indianapolis) and went down with the ship saving as many of his men as he could...his name was Cmdr Joseph A. Flynn.
I saw this on its release on my 15th birthday - big screen/dolby surround sound - EPIC! The jump scare made all 500+ people jump about six inches out of their seat - me included. Robert Shaw's monologue is always the highlight for me - he should have got an oscar for his performance. I've seen a lot of reactions to this movie and yours maybe the best - certainly the most insightful and appreciative. 👍 The 70s gave birth to some of the greatest films ever made - The Godfather (1 and 2) The French Connection (1 and 2) The Omen, The Exorcist, Taxi Driver, Apocalypse Now - to name but a few - Please - do yourselves a favour and ditch your 'old movie' bias. I've clicked the subscribe button and will follow you with interest.
My cousin dropped her popcorn box 3 times during this movie. If you looked down the row of seats, you'd see lots of people with their knees up, holding their feet off the floor. This movie brought people back to the theaters again after a dry spell of many years.
I'm SO glad I was able to see this when it came out. It was just me and my brother. I was 11, and he was 7. Those times were a lot freer to watch a movie like this. Still, he was so afraid that he had to sleep in my bed that night. LOL! It had such an impact on culture and still does. Excellent movie-making!
It’s hard to believe that Robert Shaw was totally drunk when he did the story of the USS Indianapolis. It was master class. I can’t imagine anyone else captivating like he was in that scene. At this time Shaw had really become an alcoholic and was toasted for most of the shooting, but that’s just how good he was. He was perfect for this part.
Maybe you've already seen in other comments but the monologue in the movie was done sober. He did it drunk the day before but was embarrassed by it and asked to do it again
Great classic. I was raised on the East Coast and we lived about 1 mile from the beach. Spent our summers swimming in the ocean all the time.... UNTIL I saw this in the theaters when it came out. The ocean was never the same after that.
Years later the actress who played Alex Kintner’s mom walked into a restaurant and saw a menu item that read Alex Kintner sandwich. She told the staff that she played Alex Kintner’s mom in Jaws and the manager came out to meet her. He was the Alex Kintner in the movie and that was the first time they had scene each other since filming.
Remarkably, Quint’s speech about the sinking of the USS Indianapolis is a historical fact. It really happened! His vivid description of the tragedy that resulted is one of the most epic monologues in cinematic history, and is the key to his character and his obsession with killing sharks. He smashed the radio not only because he wanted to secure the bounty and reward for killing the Great White, which is strictly a secondary consideration for him, but rather because he wanted revenge - or perhaps personal redemption - for his horrific experience, which he can only achieve by killing the man-eating shark himself.
Apparently Robert Shaw saw the scene had the boys drinkin' and half drunk ... so, apparently he got a liitle trashed b4 the scene that day and delivered the speech half in the bag lol Allegedly ol' Bobby Shaw had been known to be a bit of a boozer on set anyway 😅 He nailed it though; this was also the point in the film where Hooper's character starts to understand Quint more and according to rumor this is also the monologue that made Richard Dreyfuss respect Shaw as an actor and ended their on set fueding
There is one part of Quint's retelling of the USS Indianapolis that is incorrect though the character wouldn't have known it at the time. An SOS was sent but the three radio listening posts either ignored it or thought it was a Japanese trick. The US Navy hid this even as the court martialed the captain. It didn't come out publicly until the late 80's(?) when someone found the records because they had been unsealed. Sadly the information was found after the captain took his own life.
@@AColonDashSix He didn't nail it. Shaw had to redo the scene, but he utterly nailed it then. He kept blinking at a bare minimum, giving himself that thousand yard stare of someone reliving a terrible moment. His voice cracks a few times. He tries to hide it with a smile now and then. Perfectly done.
Very good reaction. When John Williams played the theme for Spielberg the first time, he laughed then asked him "OK, what's the real theme sound like?" Williams knew what he was doing. Fun fact, John's son Joseph sang with the band Toto for a number of years. Shaw's telling of the USS Indianapolis story is right up there with James Earl Jones' monologue about baseball in Field of Dreams.
The start of the theme was him using to fingers to press one pair of keys, then another back and forth. I can understand how Spielberg doubted him at first.
I remember driving going to a nearby town and standing in the longest line I ever stood in at a theatre…just to see Jaws. Everyone was talking about it! Back then…at least in smaller towns…there was only one movie showing at a time.
The scenes with the cage had a lot of second unit work done off Australia (with a slightly undersized dummy and cage). The Shark getting caught in the cage was an accident, that they HAD to use (it also made it easy to spare Hooper, who doesn't survive the book). So, when you said "the shark looks real", that WAS a real shark.
JAWS is not only my favorite movie, but I consider it to be one of the few films that is actually perfect. The dialogue, the characters, the tension with the shark AND the men trapped on the Orca. We are approaching the 50th anniversary, if you are able, I HIGHLY suggest seeing it in a theater if you are able! My local city showed it for one night only on the 45th anniversary😊
Yep- that "Indianapolis" monologue was the most effective 5 minutes of sheer terror ever filmed. And not a single image or drop of blood: just masterful acting, writing, and directing. Robert Shaw should have gotten the Oscar for that 5 minutes alone.
@@thomassmith-s4i Jaws should have won Best Picture, Best Actor (Scheider), Best Supporting Actor (Shaw), Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Director. Amazingly, Spielberg wasn't even nominated!
The young woman that played the first victim sold this film for me. The sheer panic, terror and pain is palpable. Her performance was superlative and set the tone for the rest of the movie
Robert Shaw delivering the USS INDIANAPOLIS speech always gives me chills. The picture he paints verbally is impressive and terrifying. And of course John William's score is awesome
A cinematic masterpiece. And Quints monologue was the crowning jewel of the entire film. You are right, you can literally see exactly what hes describing. Absolutely brilliant performance by Robert Shaw!!
It wasnt about the money for Quint. He had an almost personal vendetta against sharks in general due to what he saw while in the water 30 years ago. He had to right the ship so to speak.
Jaws was the movie that started the Summer Blockbuster trend. Because of how well it did at the box office, studios started putting out the spectacles and big movies in the summer.
This is my favorite movie of all time, and I can't say how many times I've seen it over the years, but it never gets old. I never tired of watching others first reactions as well, as it lets me relive the magic all over again, just through different pairs of eyes.
You know, this movie is definitely on our favorite list too, and we absolutely will be rewatching it more times! We are so glad you enjoyed our reaction!
The OG Summer Blockbuster film. Quint's monologue about the USS Indianapolis is in our history books. It completely explains Quint's PTSD and why he is so obsessed with killing sharks. I really love the scene where Jaws goes down with 3 barrels on. For the first time we see Quint realizing he is in over his head. I subscribed to your channel and I look forward to seeing more of your reactions.
I’m a a 90’s kid born in 93 but I grew up watching a lot of old movies and I remember when I was like 6 I watched jaws when my mom and dad were watching it and fell in love with the movie. it’s still imo one of the greatest movies ever made! One of my favorites of all time!
Another Spielberg CLASSIC, that is terribly overlooked, is "Close Encounters of The 3rd Kind". The actor that plays Hooper, the marine biologist, is Richard Dreyfuss, the main character in Close Encounters! For the Era, the special effects are AMAZING!! Y'all would LOVE IT.. it's about 👽👽👽... and the suspense is just as good as Jaws!!🦈🦈 I love your channel, guys!!❤
@curtismartin2866 nobody reacts to this movie. Period. I've checked and checked. And this movie is very overlooked with the reaction community. Cheers, Mate!👊
This is such a great movie! I saw this in the theaters when it first came out. That jump scare under the water got everyone in the theater. It's not often you get to experience a packed theater all jump and gasp at once! With Quint I don't think it was so much about the money, it was more about his pride. He hunts these things, he knows them, knows their habits and this shark is getting the better of him. To ask for help would be admitting defeat. The monologue about the USS Indianapolis is chilling and Hoopers reaction when he mentions the ships name; fantastic. Great reaction to a great movie.
The "gonna need a bigger boat" line was ad-lib. Quint's monologue was all Shaw's idea, he did that on his own. The end scene with the shark in the water, some shots were a live great white with a cage 1/3 reduced scale to make the shark seem bigger.
I never felt that Quint's decisions were solely based on money. I felt like he wanted retribution against sharks after his experience on the Indianapolis.
Ron and Valerie Taylor filmed shark footage for the movie, they are renowned experts. The shark on top of the cage struggling was a freak accident when it got caught in the lines and was trying to free itself. They used that footage as it was very dramatic.
The shark also changed the script, because Hooper was supposed to die in that scene, but they wanted to use the footage of the shark caught on the cage. You could see no one was in the cage, so they rewrote it as Hooper escaped the cage and survived to match the footage.
@@dominantprime That and Hooper was very endearing to the audience. People responded positively when he came up to the surface at the end. The fact the movie removed the part of the book where Brody's wife sleeps with him probably helped him remain likable.
I enjoyed watching the film with you. I first saw this at the cinema in 1975, and the effect on a live audience was electric. Robert Shaw made Richard Dreyfuss's time in the film a nightmare, constantly bullying and belittling him; it is only recently he has gotten over this; there is an interview with Dreyfuss and Robert Shaws' granddaughter where he breaks into tears over the events and finds some catharsis.
Quint was so full of pride, like smashing the radio, he was tired of Brody's desire to give up and ask for help. He constantly dismissed Hooper and his high-tech methods in favor of the old fashion ways. I imagine it took a huge swallowing of pride when he finally asked Hooper what he could do with these things. It was sad when he was killed, but it kinda' was his destiny since his Indianapolis experience. In his monologue, he described his own death perfectly.
The reason that the shark looks so convincing is that for some sequences they used real shark footage filmed by experts. The two shark filming experts involved have since dedicated their lives to shark conservation after the worldwide reaction to sharks. The impact of this film has been so monumental. ❤
You both pay so much attention to details and casual conversations in all your reactions. Picking up on the nuances that are there to be enjoyed. So many people miss the daft everyday character reveals, but you two seem to catch on and appreciate all of it 👏👏
I remember when Jaws came out , people couldn’t believe attacks of sharks that size would happen and so close to shore. Well, here in Perth, Western Australia, we have had great white and other fatal shark attacks, at busy tourist beaches, in peak tourist time. Our coast line is permanently monitored in summer by shark spotting planes. We get constant warnings, and it’s common to have beaches closed. Got to respect sharks 🦈 they are amazing creatures ! We follow the rules and get out when we have to ! Thanks for your great commentary guys. 👌🙏🏻😀
This is such a refreshing take that we're always glad to see!! When we enter nature, we enter a territory that's not ours. As you said, we must approach with deep respect and appreciation! Sharks are obviously not as villainous as this movie has made them out to be! Thank you so much for this awesome comment and support, we appreciate you!!
Yes, I believe Ken Crew was killed by a circa 16ft great white in just 3 or 4ft of water at Cottesloe Beach, Perth. Yikes. Must have been scraping bottom.
@@Bnpearce76 I visited Cottesloe Beach in the mid 1990s (I'm in England) so the Ken Crew attack a few years later always stuck with me. I was like "I've been on that beach!". I must admit, I was nervous swimming there. Id just been to a little floating shark museum in Fremantle. I don't know if it's still there. There were the jaws of a large great white caught off Cottesloe displayed in the museum, so it made my swim at Cottesloe a bit unnerving ha. Cheers ✌
I was living in Karrinyup near Scarborough Beach when this movie came out. I remember walking along the beaches after the big storms and seeing baby great whites dead on the beach. People would cut out the jaws for the teeth for necklaces. I remember swimming and the shark alarms and coming back in out of the water as soon as it would go off.
They approached Spielberg for the sequel but he'd already started on Close Encounters so he couldn't commit to it. In his mind he had planned a prequel, he was going to base it on Quint's story about the USS Indianapolis. However, as we all know, that's not what we got. I was born the year after Jaws was released (76) and I grew up with this film. It was fantastic watching you both get utterly drawn into it as I did and still do when I watch it. An absolute bonafide masterpiece.
I can't tell you how much of a difference it makes to my enjoyment that you two are clearly enthusiastic about movies. So much reaction content comes from people who blatantly only do it because it's easy ad revenue and have zero passion for/interest in the content they react to. It's nice watching people who get invested.
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The story about the USS Indianapolis is true. That’s what makes you get goosebumps when you hear it.
That and the stirring delivery by Robert Shaw! I heard that he basically ad-libbed that whole monologue while black out drunk, and in the morning didn’t remember how brilliant he was. He thought he had made a fool of himself.
Yeah, I never understood why the writer regretted the book and film... Sharks *are* creatures to be feared, and his story certainly did little to nothing to effect the fact that sharks have been hunted for hundreds if not thousands of years for their supposed medicinal value... It's just poachers these days are much more well equipped, not that a million people were rallied into hunting sharks just because of Jaws lol
@@melliemel151 Actually, he did make a fool of himself. Shaw convinced Spielberg that doing the scene drunk would make it sound more natural, but it was just a mess. Shaw was so ashamed he asked Spielberg to let him do it again the next day cold sober. That's the version that's in the movie.
@@PBRatLord Peter Benchley regretted the book and film because it promoted public hysteria that led to thousands of sharks being unnecessarily killed the next few years after the film came out, and caused a permanent shift in how most people viewed those animals. After that Benchley devoted himself to shark conservation and education efforts.
I spent ten years in the Navy. The Indianapolis story is true and is nightmare fuel.
Quint wasn't chasing the reward. He wanted revenge for the USS Indianapolis crew. He was pretty much Captain Ahab in Moby Dick.
Quint's monologue while they're drinking on the boat is so fantastic. If you watch Hooper, his demeanor changes COMPLETELY once he hears Quint mention the U.S.S Indianapolis. He knows exactly what he's going to say.
I wonder if it's intentional having the fisherman catch a tiger shark which is what attacked the sailors.
That whole entire scene from the bonding to the war story was great.
Robert Shaw convinced Speilberg to let him do the scene while actually drunk so it was more realistic. He allowed it, but the result was a disaster. It was not used, and the next day Shaw (sober) delivered the masterful scene we know today.
The monologue about the Indianapolis is absolutely epic. It’s hard to imagine what that experience was like. The Navy absolutely blew the whole thing. When they court-martialed Captain McVay for “failing to zigzag” they actually brought in the Japanese submarine commander that sank the ship to testify against him. Commander Hashimoto actually said that even if McVay had zig-zagged it would have made no difference but they convicted McVay anyway. He wound up killing himself when he was 70. The remaining crew members of the Indianapolis made it their mission to have McVays name cleared and he was cleared posthumously by Bill Clinton.
@@myroselle6987he killed himself because even all those years later he would still get hate mail from people.
In my opinion, Robert Shaws Indianapolis monologue is one of the best in movie history. So much so that even Indianapolis survivors gave him kudos for its accuracy and portrayal of the little known incident at that time.
Shaw (who was a playwright) wrote this monologue himself.
@@TheTerryGeneand Spielberg's maid called him to say she wouldn't show up for work after seeing the movie. And it was all because of the Indianapolis speech, cause her son died on that ship and she never knew how he died.
@@DKfan87 I’m having a bit of difficulty with the math here: Spielberg had a maid in 1975 who had a GROWN son in 1945 who died on the Indianapolis? I suppose it COULD have happened but it sounds apocryphal.
@@TheTerryGene it's mentioned in The Shark is Still Working Documentary. And in the making of Jaws. Look it up if you're having trouble with the math.
@@TheTerryGene a little research for the clip of Spielberg mentioning it goes a long way.
"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."
One of the 2 boys with the fake shark fin is now Mayor of the town that portrayed Amity Island.
thats amazing
Steven Spielberg didn't just create the summer blockbuster.
He changed the movie business forever.
One of the other factors in the equation was the advent of lots of new fully air conditioned cinemas as part of air-conditioned indoor malls. The movie industry was generally still plodding along with the assumption that few people wanted to go to the movies during the summer because it was too hot, but technology and architecture had actually changed the equation. One of the first movies to switch strategy to a summer release (to great success) was Live And Let Die in 1973. But Jaws was the movie that put the Summer Blockbuster Strategy over the top and made summer, not Christmas, the prime slot for big event movies. In recent years studios have balanced things back a little bit, with Christmas once again being seen as a major blockbuster release zone - not as big as summer, but still big. I suspect James Cameron's last three movies have helped to return Christmas to something like its former importance, along with Lord of the Rings, and four of Disney's five Star Wars movies - all of those were Christmas season releases, and all of them were huge.
A-MEN!
Sorry Brother... we went to the movies every Saturday in the fifties to see the latest Martian visitors. No malls then but many neighborhood movie houses. I still remember the big blue canvass sign with white letters like icicles saying, "Air Conditioned". There was always that groan after we exited... it was like opening the oven door and feeling that rush of heat. The only other example I can give is when the door of the plane opened after landing in Nam and that humid rush came in. Same groan. @snodkins329
It's not pg today
Yes! Stephen Speilberg's legacy will be unmatched in the entertainment industry. It goes beyond words! Magical and quite an amazing man! Well done, sir!
Almost 50 years. Still holding up. A masterpiece.
A real for good MOVIE
To this day, Quint’s death is one of the most horrifying onscreen deaths I’ve seen. It was so well filmed and acted that it still disturbs me to my core.
It's the lack of music that drives the tension. You just hear Quint and his desparation
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I love that they went there, and did that. too many movies let too many characters have plot armor. if a badass like Quint can die, all bets are off. Not only that, it was probably the way to die that he was fearing most, the reason why he became a shark hunter later in life. 'course that's just my speculation, but it makes sense that the Indianapolis traumatized him that much. and to see that thing coming up onto his boat, coming right for him, was probably straight out of his nightmares.
It's the first movie I can remember seeing that scared the crap out of me when i was about 4 or 5 years old. This exact scene is the main reason for that.
And it was rated PG
That opening sequence is one the best in film history. No blood , no visible shark but the darkness, the screaming, the music and then the silence...pure horror!
GREAT reaction video! I'm an old Jaws veteran - first saw it at age 13 when it opened in 1975. You get all the nuances of this movie: the characters (from dislike to respect to comaraderie), the great shots, the writing, the music, the gradual increase in tension, and the classic lines. For first time viewers, that's amazing. You even get Quint's obsession with getting the shark on his own because of his USS Indianapolis experience.
In my opinion, this is the best adventure movie ever made and it was great to relive it with very intuitive first-time viewers who really appreciate the film.
Save yourself the trouble of reading the book. It's one of the few cases where the movie was better. The book characters were so unlikable (for example, Hooper has an affair with Chief Brody's wife) that by the end of the book I was rooting for the shark.
Trivia nugget: the next time you see an episode of the TV show "House," watch the closing credits. The show was made by "Bad Hat Harry" Productions, a great little inside joke for us Jaws fans.
Yep, we are 2 yrs apart, we certainly saw or witnessed the most fantastic developments in movie history, and our teen years were greatly inspired by awesome movies..my first R rated one was Alien..
@@johncspine2787Remember your first time watching "The Godfather," my friend?
The fact that Bruce the shark didn't work half the time was, in my opinion, one of the best things that could happen to the movie. Knowing it could be around rather than seeing it was a great way to build tension and suspense. It tapped into our primal fears of what could lurk in the dark, and in many cases, that can be far more terrifying.
This!!! They managed to play with our fear of the unknown, and added such immense tension - it ended up making the film so much scarier!! That's great filmmaking right there!
Bruce was never scheduled to be used for the beach attack scenes though. Couldn't be used in waist to chest deep water where they filmed them. Bruce was only scheduled to be used for the Orca based scenes. That's where it kept breaking down. The shark was hidden by design for the first half of the film. Spielberg was a suspense director back then, as Duel and Something Evil shows.
Totally!
Wax on wax off was about a decade after this movie. Those kids were probably influenced by enter the dragon or the way of the dragon 😂
That tactic influenced The Blair Witch Project.
I believe JAWS is the greatest movie of all time because of that happy accident. The shark not working, ended up working for the movie long term.
“Wow the shark looks really REAL!”
That’s because it was. For that particular scene they used a smaller scaled cage and were actually able to get a real shark to come to it. What they didn’t expect was for the shark to get temporarily stuck on top of the cage. The part where the shark is rolling around on top of the cage was the real life shark trying to get itself free from the cage. Thankfully it did without any real harm coming to it.
Ron & Valerie Taylor filmed the underwater scenes of the sharks.
The y used an ex jockey (ie short man) called Carl Rizzo in the cage to give the (real) shark footage better scale, he lied in the audition process about having scuba experience, so his first scuba experience was in a shark cage with great whites!
This masterpiece never gets old! Great reaction as always! Quint's Indianapolis speech is based on true story. Years ago, I worked in a senior center that housed many WW2 Navy Vets, and many of them remember the USS Indianapolis sailing from San Diego on that fateful mission.
Also, something that was cut out of the reaction was when Quint hands the the Chief a shot and says the line "here's to swimming with bowlegged women". That line is actually a reference to an obscure, goody two-shoes big band song with euphemistic lyrics (don't go swimming with bowlegged women)...meaning stay away from loose women. Hence, when Quint delivers the line, he's actually saluting loose women.
Ohhhh that's a detail we missed, thank you so much for telling us!! Quint is such an incredibly well written character, combined with such a charismatic actor to portray him, it made him unforgettable!
Correct and a movie about it was made starring Nicholas Cage. The actual wreckage was found near the Philippines
Robert Shaw was a Giant; one of the greatest actors of his or any other time.
@mikek5958 Agreed!! In interviews with the Jaws cast and crew, many said Shaw was very dynamic and charismatic, both on-screen and off.
That Robert Shaw monologue is truly one of the underappreciated parts of this film. His character was amazing and the chemistry between the trio is why this film is still one of the greats of all time. Great job!
I have seen so many people not know the Indianapolis and their time in the water with the sharks was real.
Even while Quint was screaming and hollering he still went out fighting. A lot of people miss that he's stabbing the shark as he's getting killed.
Had the pleasure of watching this in a theater that has a retro Thursday movie night. The entire audience was screaming and bust out in wild applause after a certain character spoke a particular iconic line. So much fun!!
Ahh man! I'd totally love to see this in a theater! These classics never get old!
@@OfficialMediaKnights I saw this in the theater when I was five years old in 1975. Needless to say, I was terrified.
"This boat isn't big enough!"
We need to ride in a larger sea bearing vessel...but dad...JIST DO IT BOY ...GREAT LINE
I experienced a retro movie night watching Star Wars, the original. Pretty cool. People cheering and applauding throughout the movie. Cool experience.
Han Solo coming into frame the first time , Harrison Ford’s character, received the loudest ovation.
Robert Shaw who portrayed Quint absolutely nailed that role.
And when you hear his real clipped English accent, you wouldn't believe it's the same person.
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He plays the perfect Bond Villain too in *From Russia With Love*
Chilling as a German tank commander in "Battle of the Bulge'.@@mattlawrence1932
Yes even the death of Quint was master level and terrifying.
Adjusted for inflation, it made $1.7 billion dollars today.
HOLY CRAP!! That is a blockbuster for sure!!
In the STATES alone no less.
@@OfficialMediaKnightsJaws was the movie that brought the term blockbuster to the mainstream and kicked off the blockbuster era of films.
Probably couldn’t make it today.., people would get offended by the shark
@@chrisr5095 Okay fascist. Cry us a river.
All 3 leads, Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss & Robert Shaw are top actors and have many great movies between them.
This is the best picture ever made. It should have won that the year it came out. The foreshadowing, enmity and then camaraderie among the men on the ship, the dialogue, the cinematography, the score, and the acting of all of the greats in it! The use of the shark! Everything about it is the best. Not to mention the entire story, the absolute suspense and tension, and the absolute, unrelenting fear! The most terrifying and best movie I've ever seen. But I still think the best line in it is, 'Smile, you son-of-a BOOM!" Quint becomes obsessed as did Captain Ahab in Moby Dick, to his own detriment.
No one went in the water that summer. Saw it at the drive-in in June. No swimming in the ocean for me that year.😂😂😂
I guess NOT! I couldn't even go into the lake at the cottage or the rivers around here for years! The ocean, NEVER. I travelled for three days to get to Florida and stuck a toe in, that was IT for me! To this day, I'm freaked out by deep water and go in no farther than I can see bottom, big fish still scare me and when my kids were younger and swimming in the river, I would start yelling if they went out too far. Shiver!
I"ve seen this movie 11,000 times since 1975 and the scene where Ben Gardner's head pops out of the boat still makes me jump. Excellent movie, all about character development and pacing. Masterful.
Same.
Definitely agreed!!
Greatest jump scare ever.
They filmed that scene in one of the crews swimming pool at her house. Pretty cool
Me too
I believe Quint destroyed the radio because killing the shark was a personal issue for him, very likely survivor's guilt from the Indianapolis horror, perhaps it could help him to deal with not being able to help his colleagues back then. Very much like Captain Ahab in "Moby Dick". Great reaction, subscribed.
He wanted the money. $10,000 was a hell of a lot in 1975. Almost 60 grand in 2023's clown currency.
Exactly-- his whole life after the Indianapolis was a revenge quest against sharks who had savaged his friends and terrorized him. His final moment was the realization of his most hellish memories and nightmares.
@@Aggiebrettman Quint's death was literally his worst nightmare come true. You can see and hear his panic and terror as he struggles to stay out of that shark's mouth. The first and last time his self-control broke.
You don’t even notice Quint got ahold of a machete and was stabbing the Hell out of the shark, because a 20ft great white shark wouldn’t have noticed it much either. @@danieldickson8591
Bingo. You nailed it.
Fun fact: the kid with the fake fin who blames his friend is now Chief of Police of Martha's vineyard (where "Jaws" was shot).
Very cool Mate
They made him do it! 😂😂
Fun info, thank you!! 😊😊
I wouldn't trust that guy!(Just kidding!) Very cool!
Spielberg made generations afraid of the damn bathtub with two notes and an animatronic machine. Great acting, character development, and comedic timing... At 28 years old. First big movie filmed on the real ocean. The list goes on. This is a masterpiece that will live on!
John Williams with the 2 notes Spielberg initially thought he was taking the piss when he played it
This is the perfect movie. The way it was filmed not showing the shark to build tension and fear, the writing, the way the 3 characters interact with each other and Spielberg's directing masterclass. Still to this days is amazing and one of the greatest films ever.
YES!!
Steven Spielberg's first summer blockbuster, $470 million dollars against a $13 million dollar budget.
It was nominated for 4 Oscars including Best Picture but won for
Best Sound Editing
Best Film Editing
Best Original Score.
The taglines read, "See it, Before You Go Swimming."
"The No.1 Terrifying Bestseller Becomes The No.1 Motion Picture."
Definitely agree with those nominations and we’re so glad it woke sound editing because the sound design was fantastic and really made the film terrifying. Thank you for watching!
In Miami, while filming "Black Sunday," I met Robert Shaw briefly on the set. I said "Mr Shaw, I just want you to know if you don't win for "JAWS" there's just no justice..." He smiled and said "Well thank you very much, but there ain't no justice"....;;) And there was not.
In Miami, while filming "Black Sunday," I met Robert Shaw briefly on the set. I said "Mr Shaw, I just want you to know if you don't win for "JAWS" there's just no justice..." He smiled and said "Well thank you very much, but there ain't no justice"....;;) And there was not.
Spielberg didn’t get nominated for best director, which is a travesty.
Great reaction! Jaws is one of the greatest films ever made. Spielberg announcing his arrival as the GOAT director. John Williams’ score here started off his string of absolute masterpiece scores. Everything about this movie just clicks and works so damn well, all these years later.
I’ve watched countless first time reactions to “Jaws” And have enjoyed many, and hated some. Yours ranks among the very best first time reactions. You are a perfect team, you interact together quite well, and your film intelligence is obvious. And you are completely without that cynical snark that some reactors have. Well done❤
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I fully agree. This was an excellent reaction, with plenty of intelligent and pertinent comments. I have now subscribed and look forward to seeing more Media Knights reactions!
There are three signs in the movie that foreshadow Quint's death as a result of his own hubris and pride. #1 he destroys the radio so none of them can call for help because he was too prideful to have others help him/take his prize money/etc., #2 he pushes the engine past its limits despite Hooper's warnings in order to prove himself smarter and more capable than the shark and Hooper, #3 he then refuses to put on a literal LIFE jacket because of his previous experiences but offers them both to Hooper and Brody, showing that, once again, he is above them and the basic precautions and regulations that every boat requires. His death is very explicitly foretold. While Hooper is wealthy like Quint points out, he still worked hard for the position he has as a scientist and both he and Brody are very humble about their lives while Quint is the opposite. He is too prideful and full of himself, and that leads to the mistakes which, inevitably, lead to his death at the hands of the species that made him that way.
Indeed, very Ahab inspired. His own pride and hubris defeats him in the end
The life jacket thing is because he would rather drown than be eaten
I laughed at how the closed captions called John Williams' magnificent, Oscar-winning score "tense instrumental music." That's like saying the 1812 Overture is a fine little ditty. 😁
Also, the scene when they are examining Ben Gardner’s beat up fishing boat, and Hooper pulls a shark tooth the size of a shot glass out of the hole in the hull -- just as Ben Gardner’s mutilated decapitated head suddenly appears -- is one of the greatest jump-scares of all time!
Every single time 🤦♀️🙌🤣
Toward the end of the movie, it wasn't about the money anymore for the Captain. It was about killing his adversary. A shark had never gotten the best of him up to that point, and he wasn't about to let that happen now. Unfortunately, sometimes our eagerness (for lack of a better word) can be our downfall. I was a teenager when this movie came out and I still love it after all this time. Great review guys! Love you!
Yes, fully.
You can see when the shark reveals itself that he goes from confident to unsure for a moment - he knows this is bigger than he's ever dealt with before and has a moment of doubt. It's possible that this breaks him - he knows he's in trouble, but his Ahab streak means he cannot possibly accept help. At this point, he tips over to being on a do-or-die quest. When he's running the engines too hard, it's because he's lost the plot, not because he knows what he's doing.
MOBY DICK feelings
I think Quint was disgusted at Brody always ready to give up, first it was the bigger boat, then wanting to make a phone call, that's why he smashed the radio.
The underwater cage attack was done with a real shark, and they used a stunt dwarf in a smaller cage to make the shark look bigger. The stuntman arrived at the casting call after being in a car accident, covered in cuts and blood from the accident and Spielberg instantly gave him the part..
Captain Ahab redux
Quint's monologue is based on a true event that happened during WWII. The actor probably wasn't a part of if, but he was able to describe it so vividly, I think, because it actually happened. It was called the worst shark attack in history.
Yes and no. It was a true story but it was also exaggerated. The majority of the people in the water were killed either by the initial attack or by the elements and being in the water for days. The sharks mostly scavenged dead bodies although they did a Haitian be attacked living as well but the movie makes it sound like the sharks were responsible for most of the deaths and that's just not the case. Most of the deaths were caused by pre existing injuries, dehydration and other issues of being in the water. There were actually entire groups of survivors in the water that have been interviewed and did not see a shark the entire time they were in the water.
My mother’s cousin died when the USS Indianapolis sank, there is only one survivor still alive - it’s an unbelievable story of sacrifice and bravery. 😢
Robert Shaw wasn't part of it...he's British for one.
@@thickerconstrictor9037 Don't forget, in 1975 when Jaws was made, a lot of what we now know about the Indianapolis was still classified. Quint's monologue was pretty much accurate compared to what was known/conjectured at the time.
@@thickerconstrictor9037 That's not surprising, seeing as most of the men had started having hallucinations, after drinking sea water. The sharks were definitely all around them and feeding on them by day 5, as witnessed by the PBY crew, who defied orders not to land, but did so anyway, after they witnessed approx 30 men being attacked by sharks. There is a chilling retelling of the entire chain of events, including the sinking, leading up to the day 5 rescue, on the youtube channel Sharks Happen.
Robert Shaw should have gotten a Academy Award for that monologue it self
The phrase "you're gonna need a bigger boat" is classic. People say it instead of saying "you're in over your head" or things along those lines.
Little piece of trivia, the reporter on the beach was actually a cameo by none other than Peter Benchley - the author of the book the movie was based upon
😊😮🦈☠️
Benchley, years later, said he regretted writing jaws after the indiscriminate killing of sharks that followed the movie
@@Mr2stardiver yes I can imagine the guilt he felt. I can't imagine being the one responsible for so many innocent animals being killed. It would haunt me till I died.
more trivia ... the ¨city counsel¨ were not actors ... they were the screenwriters ; )
@@nEthing4HerSave your sympathy for animals who deserve it. I guarantee a great white would love having you for dinner btw.
@@nEthing4Her Agree, but I wouldn't say he was responsible, the movie is explicitly about a man eating monster shark and even clarifies it's not behavior a regular shark would have, the fact a lot of people started killing them because of it speaks more ill of them than of the writers themselves or anyone involved in making the movie or the book.
The movie was filmed in Martha's Vineyard. There is a great documentary on the making of Jaws that you might enjoy (so many interesting facts and stories behind the scenes).
Keep up the great work!
That's great to hear, thank you so much for the recommendation!! We're excited to go check it out asap!
My mom saw this movie for the first time on Martha's Vineyard when it was originally released, and I'm so envious. I've been there a few times over the years and one of my favorite parts is just seeing all of the filming locations, and how little most of them have changed in the last nearly 50 years. (Also I cannot believe Jaws is almost 50 years old).
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Could you consider reacting to more Steven Spielberg movies.
The Sugarland Express
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1941
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
The Color Purple
Empire of the Sun
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Always
Hook
Jurassic Park
Schindler's List
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Amistad
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Minority Report
Catch Me If You Can
The Terminal
War of the Worlds
Munich
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
The Adventures of Tintin
War Horse
Lincoln
Bridge of Spies
The BFG
The Post
Ready Player One
West Side Story (2021)
and
The Fablemans
Always strikes me watching a newer reaction that people say, "Just close the beach." They don't understand how the level of power in government has shifted since the 70's. People were always considered to have the right to take their own risks, not always wait for "experts" or "officials" to make their decisions for them. The evil in this film was how they conspired to cover up the attacks. Even today beaches are rarely closed during shark attacks in the US, except for places like Hawaii. As a comparison, the business closings during the Covid scare caused the destruction of approximately 200,000 small business closings in the US. The death toll around the world is almost countless, just from business closings.
I'm very curious if the book's motive for the mayor would have slightly changed your opinion about him. In the novel, the mayor had borrowed money from 'the mob' to pay for his wife's expensive life-saving surgery and he needed to keep the beaches open for the revenue to satiate the mafia. In the end, he moves off the island with the stress of his "business partners" and the deaths taking a physical and mental toll. I like to interject that motivation into the film to flesh out the mayor.
Try this movie Orca: The Killer Whale .
I’d like to see your reaction to Deep Blue Sea.
Im 44 years old. Remember seeing this movie numerous times with my family as a kid when it came on T.V. this movie has kept me out of the water ever since. I've been scared of the water since a child.
It's so great seeing folks who genuinely appreciate detail in filmmaking.
Wow! This is the best reaction ive seen to Jaws. You guys really "got it". I also loved that you understood the sense of humour too. You're the first reactors I've seen who've done that and also really understood the dynamic of the characters and appreciated them all on their diversity. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Five star reaction guys and youve got a new sub in me❤
except for thinking quint was in it for the money. But i loved their reactions too. seen the movie so many times myself, it was fun watching invested people react for the first time!
The reason older movies seem so much better than movies of today, it's because they are.
@@matt01506 Writers and screen writers back then had actual world experience, had lived through wars and hardship, not living it second hand through media like current generations.
Indeed it is a scientiffic fact.
No sir, you are aged and closed minded. Talent is talent in any era.
@@randyrodriguez1445 sure, it's the lack of talent and more ideology which is what we're asserting.
Hate to take off your nostalgia goggles, but there were just as many bad movies released "back then" as there are in modern cinema, they just aren't remembered (because they were terrible) and fell into the dust bin of cinema history. I find it hilarious that people who say this suddenly have amnesia when it comes the 3 really crappy Jaws sequels this movie spawned.
Jaws remains the quintessential shark movie after almost 50 years. It’ll never be topped in that regard.
Super enjoyable reaction from you two. Subbed.
Deep Blue Sea is a close second
Quint's Indianapolis monologue is one of the best in cinema history. The "legend" goes that Shaw (who is a great actor, as well as a writer) wanted to give Quint a backstory to show where his hatred of sharks came from. Shaw wrote (or rewrote depending on what version you read) the monologue. On top of that, he performed it drunk. His performance of it was so good, Spielberg forgot to yell "Cut". They only stopped filming when Spielberg heard a "clicking" sound. The camera had run out of film. The whole crew were just mesmerized by Shaw's performance. Legend.
Living on the coast, right across the road from the beach, we had Jaws as a matinee at our school. All I can say is that it was timed just right for the summer holidays, tourists and all. On top of that we were having a heatwave too so you can imagine the mixed feelings about going back into the water...
My absolute favorite scene in this movie. Is when the line gets a little nibble, so it moves a little. And rather than make a huge scene, Quint just slowly starts to prepare himself. Fastening himself into his seat, getting ready for what is certain to be one hell of a fight. Just the music that plays, and the look on Quint's face is just perfect.....hell of a way to build tension. Second only, to the scene where Matt goes down into the cage. At first it's dead quiet, until you start to hear the music. Quiet at first, as the shark appears in the distance. But then the crescendo builds, until the shark passes in front of the cage allowing the audience to see the shark in it's full size for the first time, and then the music just fades away...leaving Matt in silence once again as the Coddle Fin disappears into the murk.
The Great White shark featured in the Pixar film, ‘Finding Nemo’ was named, Bruce. Presumably after the well known production nickname of the effects shark from the Jaws film.
Named Bruce After Spielberg's Manager!
@@thomashumphrey48 I thought was his lawyer...
@@thomashumphrey48His lawyer, actually.
@@flaviomiyake2089You are right. It was named after his lawyer. 👍
I saw this in the theaters when I was 5 years old in Florida. My cousins lied to our grandparents and said we were going to a Disney movie. It was terrifying. I refused to go in the ocean or the swimming pool that summer and the next.
I don't know how much of what I remember from seeing it in the theater is accurate because I've seen the movie so many times since then, BUT the way you both cheered when the shark blew up?! That I remember from the theater. It was the first time I had ever heard a whole audience cheer so loudly!
This movie didn't change the Summer Blockbuster, this film was the first Summer Blockbuster. My cousins went back to see it over and over again, so many people saw it that it has affected our popular culture so much that even though you'd never seen it, you're still terrified of sharks. Prior to this movie, people really never expected to encounter a shark ever in their life, and after the movie we all expect to be eaten by a shark when we even step foot in the ocean!
Oh, and Quint's story is true. It's considered one of the worst shark attacks in history. Robert Shaw was an amazing actor and he also won an Academy Award for A Man for All Seasons, which also won for best film. If you get the opportunity to watch that film you should! Honestly, I would love to see your guys react to every film that won the Academy Award for best film because you guys are amazing with your analysis and reactions!
Thank you so much for such a wonderful comment!
We can only imagine how this must have felt to the audience when they first saw it! This film changed cinema and filmmaking forever more, and it was such an amazing journey for us to see where a lot of today's tricks and choices in filmmaking come from originally!
Thank you also for the stunning recommendations, we absolutely would love to do that!! Great idea!
Thanks so much for the support, we appreciate you!!
Saw this in a packed movie theatre in 1975 and the last 15 minutes everyone was on the edge of their seats. When Brody hit that air tank the crowd went insane. Popcorn was flying up in the air over the blowing up of the shark. And then, as the credits were rolling everyone sat and when the screen went blank the whole place applauded again. It was an experience I'll never forget.
Nah, it didn't cause people to be afraid of the ocean. It caused people to be afraid of any water, even in the toilet! I remember that summer and the next 5 or so that people were afraid of even going into a swimming pool.
What a great time it was for movies in the late 70s!. We had Jaws, Star Wars, Alien, James Bond, Halloween, and a dozen other IPs that are still being referenced today.
Just stopped by to say it’s nice to see the younger generation appreciate what an iconic movie this is.
Before CGI, and technology today,
Being 10yrs old and sitting in the theater in 1975, this movie was terrifying and shocked the world.
Jaws will always be the Grand Daddy of them all. Thx
Watched this pretty young as I was born in 72, and it was a great movie and deserved the title it got labelled with as the movie that scared an entire generation out of the water.
Just the music they use to build the tension, still gives me goosebumps to this day. One of a kind movie ❤️
Right?! The score is so damn epic, and it enhances the movie itself so well!! Gaaah, this is just too damn good!
@@OfficialMediaKnights nearly 50 years later and you hear that particular low note pattern and EVERYONE ON THE PLANET (except in Amazonia) knows exactly where it comes from.
Well, one of a kind in terms of quality.
But frequently mimicked afterwards by many, many lesser movies.
I was 18 y/o when I saw this movie and I was so shook-up leaving the movie, I had to stop and lean again the wall because my legs were shaking.
Your comments about having competent characters in a horror movie were spot on. Seven, Silence of the lambs, and Jaws didn't use confused morons and are still high quality classics
This movie is why i love Sharkweek on the discovery channel. This movie was so well written, timeless classic
Yesss!! Sharkweek is our favorite week!
Me too, in fact no JAWS? Probably no Shark Week? It’s a bad week to be a seal 🦭
Ahh Shark Week and Shark Fest
I watch every year
This year Jason Mamoa hosted Shark Week
I really enjoyed watching your reaction to this film. I was 14 when this was released in '75, and went to the movie with two 14 year old friends. It scared the crap out of us, and as we live along the Maine coast, we stopped swimming in the ocean at night (that particular summer). The movie played in our single screen, 800 seat theater located on our Main St, and it was "held over" for 15 weeks. Each showing literally had hundreds lined up around the block to buy tickets (back then, there were just two showings each day, at 7p and a second after 9p). This was the first movie that I recall seeing multiple times in a theater, and like me, most everyone saw it at least twice. Ironically here we are in 2024, and I still live next to the Atlantic (where I'm an Innkeeper), and low and behold, we've had great white shark sightings over the last week less than a mile from my front door. Just an 8 to 10 footer, but still unsettling!
Shark in pool - YES! I remember as a kid watching this movie and then being in my grandparents pool at night. The pool light gave off an eerie glow and I was the only one in the pool but still had this completely irrational fear of there being a big shark in the pool woth me!!! Some placed will set up this movie on a huge screen outside while people are watching while being IN the pool!
If you enjoyed Spielberg’s directing here, you should also check out Duel. It was originally a made for TV movie, but was so popular it got a theatrical release. Spielberg got his start in TV. Duel is widely regarded as Jaws on land, and is an understated psychological classic thriller.
Based on a short story by Richard Matheson, who was also a big influence on Stephen King. Think of all the movies Spielberg made, and all the movies based on King stories, not to mention other movies based on stories he wrote like the incredible shrinking man and I am legend, Richard Matheson has to be rated as a top influencer in the entertainment industry over the last half of the 20th century.
@@peterolbrisch8970 Wow! That’s an amazing legacy!
Thanks for your reply and have a great day!
@@peterolbrisch8970 You, too!
Duel is fantastic. SO menacing.
Quint didn't destroy the radio because he wanted the money - it was about fear & revenge. He was confronting his fear of sharks after the Indianapolis by channeling it into hate & revenge. (as evidenced by the amount of trophies in his boathouse). By the time Brody tried to radio in, Quint had become utterly obsessed with the shark as a true nemesis, and was determined to kill it himself to purge that fear & hate.
Incidentally, Shaw was absolutely blind drunk on the first take of the Indianapolis monologue, and flubbed it completely. It was to be cut out completely, but he was so embarrassed he insisted it be re-shot the next day...and thus we got one of the best moments of film history.
I think he intentionally burned up the motor for the same reason. He had lost it by this point, but didn't want the others to realize it
@rodgerlang884 no, you could see he was panicking towards the end. Personal vendettas aside, he knew he was outsmarted this time.
@@rodgerlang884 It was pure impatience. If he had slowed down, the engine would not have blown up and he might have succeeded in drawing the shark to shallow water. He was too anxious.
look up Frank Mundus (the man who was the inspiration for Quint)
The Jaws theme is probably one of most if not the most iconic and recognizable movie themes. In a behind the scenes documentary special Steven Spielberg talks about the theme and its two primary notes initially made him skeptical about its ability to work as the main theme and how it likely is large part of the movie’s overall success.
Fun fact: the scene where Hooper dives down to get the tooth and get the snot scared out of him was filmed in film editor Verna Fields' swimming pool. Spielberg added powdered milk to the water to make it look hazy.
My grandfather was one of the comanders of the ship Quinn was talking about (the USS Indianapolis) and went down with the ship saving as many of his men as he could...his name was Cmdr Joseph A. Flynn.
I saw this on its release on my 15th birthday - big screen/dolby surround sound - EPIC! The jump scare made all 500+ people jump about six inches out of their seat - me included. Robert Shaw's monologue is always the highlight for me - he should have got an oscar for his performance. I've seen a lot of reactions to this movie and yours maybe the best - certainly the most insightful and appreciative. 👍 The 70s gave birth to some of the greatest films ever made - The Godfather (1 and 2) The French Connection (1 and 2) The Omen, The Exorcist, Taxi Driver, Apocalypse Now - to name but a few - Please - do yourselves a favour and ditch your 'old movie' bias. I've clicked the subscribe button and will follow you with interest.
It was a great time for cinema! Don't forget "Star Wars", "Alien ', and "Halloween " all came out within 4 years of Jaws.
My cousin dropped her popcorn box 3 times during this movie. If you looked down the row of seats, you'd see lots of people with their knees up, holding their feet off the floor. This movie brought people back to the theaters again after a dry spell of many years.
11:50 "Not the dog." I love it. Every reactor is scared for the dog. And Spieiberg, back in 1975, cackled with glee and said, "Yes, the dog."
I'm SO glad I was able to see this when it came out. It was just me and my brother. I was 11, and he was 7. Those times were a lot freer to watch a movie like this. Still, he was so afraid that he had to sleep in my bed that night. LOL! It had such an impact on culture and still does. Excellent movie-making!
It’s hard to believe that Robert Shaw was totally drunk when he did the story of the USS Indianapolis. It was master class. I can’t imagine anyone else captivating like he was in that scene. At this time Shaw had really become an alcoholic and was toasted for most of the shooting, but that’s just how good he was. He was perfect for this part.
Maybe you've already seen in other comments but the monologue in the movie was done sober. He did it drunk the day before but was embarrassed by it and asked to do it again
Great classic. I was raised on the East Coast and we lived about 1 mile from the beach. Spent our summers swimming in the ocean all the time.... UNTIL I saw this in the theaters when it came out. The ocean was never the same after that.
Years later the actress who played Alex Kintner’s mom walked into a restaurant and saw a menu item that read Alex Kintner sandwich. She told the staff that she played Alex Kintner’s mom in Jaws and the manager came out to meet her. He was the Alex Kintner in the movie and that was the first time they had scene each other since filming.
So it was a Shark sandwich??
He wasn’t the manager, he’s the owner.
Remarkably, Quint’s speech about the sinking of the USS Indianapolis is a historical fact. It really happened! His vivid description of the tragedy that resulted is one of the most epic monologues in cinematic history, and is the key to his character and his obsession with killing sharks. He smashed the radio not only because he wanted to secure the bounty and reward for killing the Great White, which is strictly a secondary consideration for him, but rather because he wanted revenge - or perhaps personal redemption - for his horrific experience, which he can only achieve by killing the man-eating shark himself.
Apparently Robert Shaw saw the scene had the boys drinkin' and half drunk ... so, apparently he got a liitle trashed b4 the scene that day and delivered the speech half in the bag lol
Allegedly ol' Bobby Shaw had been known to be a bit of a boozer on set anyway 😅
He nailed it though; this was also the point in the film where Hooper's character starts to understand Quint more and according to rumor this is also the monologue that made Richard Dreyfuss respect Shaw as an actor and ended their on set fueding
There is one part of Quint's retelling of the USS Indianapolis that is incorrect though the character wouldn't have known it at the time.
An SOS was sent but the three radio listening posts either ignored it or thought it was a Japanese trick. The US Navy hid this even as the court martialed the captain.
It didn't come out publicly until the late 80's(?) when someone found the records because they had been unsealed.
Sadly the information was found after the captain took his own life.
@@AColonDashSix He didn't nail it. Shaw had to redo the scene, but he utterly nailed it then. He kept blinking at a bare minimum, giving himself that thousand yard stare of someone reliving a terrible moment. His voice cracks a few times. He tries to hide it with a smile now and then. Perfectly done.
That is true and there is a poster of the ship and an etching of my grandgather's name from the memorial hanging on my wall
Very good reaction. When John Williams played the theme for Spielberg the first time, he laughed then asked him "OK, what's the real theme sound like?" Williams knew what he was doing. Fun fact, John's son Joseph sang with the band Toto for a number of years. Shaw's telling of the USS Indianapolis story is right up there with James Earl Jones' monologue about baseball in Field of Dreams.
The start of the theme was him using to fingers to press one pair of keys, then another back and forth. I can understand how Spielberg doubted him at first.
I remember driving going to a nearby town and standing in the longest line I ever stood in at a theatre…just to see Jaws. Everyone was talking about it! Back then…at least in smaller towns…there was only one movie showing at a time.
The scenes with the cage had a lot of second unit work done off Australia (with a slightly undersized dummy and cage). The Shark getting caught in the cage was an accident, that they HAD to use (it also made it easy to spare Hooper, who doesn't survive the book). So, when you said "the shark looks real", that WAS a real shark.
That's so awesome, thanks so much for sharing!!
JAWS is not only my favorite movie, but I consider it to be one of the few films that is actually perfect. The dialogue, the characters, the tension with the shark AND the men trapped on the Orca. We are approaching the 50th anniversary, if you are able, I HIGHLY suggest seeing it in a theater if you are able! My local city showed it for one night only on the 45th anniversary😊
Yep- that "Indianapolis" monologue was the most effective 5 minutes of sheer terror ever filmed. And not a single image or drop of blood: just masterful acting, writing, and directing. Robert Shaw should have gotten the Oscar for that 5 minutes alone.
@@thomassmith-s4i Jaws should have won Best Picture, Best Actor (Scheider), Best Supporting Actor (Shaw), Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Director. Amazingly, Spielberg wasn't even nominated!
I can see why cuckoos nest won but time has been kinder to jaws
The young woman that played the first victim sold this film for me.
The sheer panic, terror and pain is palpable. Her performance was superlative and set the tone for the rest of the movie
Robert Shaw delivering the USS INDIANAPOLIS speech always gives me chills. The picture he paints verbally is impressive and terrifying. And of course John William's score is awesome
A cinematic masterpiece. And Quints monologue was the crowning jewel of the entire film. You are right, you can literally see exactly what hes describing. Absolutely brilliant performance by Robert Shaw!!
It wasnt about the money for Quint. He had an almost personal vendetta against sharks in general due to what he saw while in the water 30 years ago. He had to right the ship so to speak.
Jaws was the movie that started the Summer Blockbuster trend. Because of how well it did at the box office, studios started putting out the spectacles and big movies in the summer.
This is my favorite movie of all time, and I can't say how many times I've seen it over the years, but it never gets old. I never tired of watching others first reactions as well, as it lets me relive the magic all over again, just through different pairs of eyes.
You know, this movie is definitely on our favorite list too, and we absolutely will be rewatching it more times! We are so glad you enjoyed our reaction!
The OG Summer Blockbuster film. Quint's monologue about the USS Indianapolis is in our history books. It completely explains Quint's PTSD and why he is so obsessed with killing sharks. I really love the scene where Jaws goes down with 3 barrels on. For the first time we see Quint realizing he is in over his head.
I subscribed to your channel and I look forward to seeing more of your reactions.
I’m a a 90’s kid born in 93 but I grew up watching a lot of old movies and I remember when I was like 6 I watched jaws when my mom and dad were watching it and fell in love with the movie. it’s still imo one of the greatest movies ever made! One of my favorites of all time!
The expert they called in with the glasses examining the body was played by actor Richard Dreyfuss, great actor from the era.
Really??
Another Spielberg CLASSIC, that is terribly overlooked, is "Close Encounters of The 3rd Kind". The actor that plays Hooper, the marine biologist, is Richard Dreyfuss, the main character in Close Encounters! For the Era, the special effects are AMAZING!! Y'all would LOVE IT.. it's about 👽👽👽... and the suspense is just as good as Jaws!!🦈🦈 I love your channel, guys!!❤
Overlooked? You've been living under a rock.
@curtismartin2866 nobody reacts to this movie. Period. I've checked and checked. And this movie is very overlooked with the reaction community. Cheers, Mate!👊
Absolutely. Also a ground breaking film
I love that yall dont pause through out.Thats what makes your channel stand out from the rest.The little things matter.
This is such a great movie! I saw this in the theaters when it first came out. That jump scare under the water got everyone in the theater. It's not often you get to experience a packed theater all jump and gasp at once!
With Quint I don't think it was so much about the money, it was more about his pride. He hunts these things, he knows them, knows their habits and this shark is getting the better of him. To ask for help would be admitting defeat. The monologue about the USS Indianapolis is chilling and Hoopers reaction when he mentions the ships name; fantastic.
Great reaction to a great movie.
The "gonna need a bigger boat" line was ad-lib.
Quint's monologue was all Shaw's idea, he did that on his own.
The end scene with the shark in the water, some shots were a live great white with a cage 1/3 reduced scale to make the shark seem bigger.
I never felt that Quint's decisions were solely based on money. I felt like he wanted retribution against sharks after his experience on the Indianapolis.
Agree, 100%
He was also a trophy hunter, as his shack shows us. The shark was the ultimate trophy. That was worth more than the money, once he saw it.
Glad you enjoyed this classic! If you liked this kind of horror/suspense I’d suggest “The Ghost and the Darkness”
yes! Another vote for "The Ghost and the Darkness", plus it's based on true story
Second that, and it was filmed in my home country, South Africa
I add my vote to this! "The Ghost and the Darkness" is one of the most underrated adventure films ever.
Gost and the Darkness brilliant!
Almost 50 years old and still kicking ass
Ron and Valerie Taylor filmed shark footage for the movie, they are renowned experts. The shark on top of the cage struggling was a freak accident when it got caught in the lines and was trying to free itself. They used that footage as it was very dramatic.
Oh, wow, Ron and Valerie Taylor. That's a childhood memory unlocked... 😄 (yes, I'm old... 😅)
The shark also changed the script, because Hooper was supposed to die in that scene, but they wanted to use the footage of the shark caught on the cage. You could see no one was in the cage, so they rewrote it as Hooper escaped the cage and survived to match the footage.
@@dominantprime That and Hooper was very endearing to the audience. People responded positively when he came up to the surface at the end. The fact the movie removed the part of the book where Brody's wife sleeps with him probably helped him remain likable.
I enjoyed watching the film with you. I first saw this at the cinema in 1975, and the effect on a live audience was electric. Robert Shaw made Richard Dreyfuss's time in the film a nightmare, constantly bullying and belittling him; it is only recently he has gotten over this; there is an interview with Dreyfuss and Robert Shaws' granddaughter where he breaks into tears over the events and finds some catharsis.
One of the best reactions I've seen, you really connected with the movie, good job guys.
Quint was so full of pride, like smashing the radio, he was tired of Brody's desire to give up and ask for help. He constantly dismissed Hooper and his high-tech methods in favor of the old fashion ways. I imagine it took a huge swallowing of pride when he finally asked Hooper what he could do with these things. It was sad when he was killed, but it kinda' was his destiny since his Indianapolis experience. In his monologue, he described his own death perfectly.
The definitive summer blockbuster. Probably the most recognizable score segment in cinema.
Hell yes!! We knew the score before we even watched the movie!
One of the best movies ever made!
And it still holds up almost 50 years later
The reason that the shark looks so convincing is that for some sequences they used real shark footage filmed by experts. The two shark filming experts involved have since dedicated their lives to shark conservation after the worldwide reaction to sharks. The impact of this film has been so monumental. ❤
You both pay so much attention to details and casual conversations in all your reactions. Picking up on the nuances that are there to be enjoyed. So many people miss the daft everyday character reveals, but you two seem to catch on and appreciate all of it 👏👏
Saw this ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ movie back in 1975 in a packed cinema, was only 9/10 . What an experience.
same here. I had turned 10 in June of '75 and our theater in this small town was packed.
I remember when Jaws came out , people couldn’t believe attacks of sharks that size would happen and so close to shore. Well, here in Perth, Western Australia, we have had great white and other fatal shark attacks, at busy tourist beaches, in peak tourist time. Our coast line is permanently monitored in summer by shark spotting planes. We get constant warnings, and it’s common to have beaches closed. Got to respect sharks 🦈 they are amazing creatures ! We follow the rules and get out when we have to !
Thanks for your great commentary guys. 👌🙏🏻😀
This is such a refreshing take that we're always glad to see!! When we enter nature, we enter a territory that's not ours. As you said, we must approach with deep respect and appreciation! Sharks are obviously not as villainous as this movie has made them out to be!
Thank you so much for this awesome comment and support, we appreciate you!!
Yes, I believe Ken Crew was killed by a circa 16ft great white in just 3 or 4ft of water at Cottesloe Beach, Perth. Yikes. Must have been scraping bottom.
@@lyndoncmp5751 ahh that’s right. Ken Crew. RIP
I remember the attack at Cottesloe Beach but couldn’t remember his name.
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I visited Cottesloe Beach in the mid 1990s (I'm in England) so the Ken Crew attack a few years later always stuck with me. I was like "I've been on that beach!".
I must admit, I was nervous swimming there. Id just been to a little floating shark museum in Fremantle. I don't know if it's still there. There were the jaws of a large great white caught off Cottesloe displayed in the museum, so it made my swim at Cottesloe a bit unnerving ha. Cheers ✌
I was living in Karrinyup near Scarborough Beach when this movie came out. I remember walking along the beaches after the big storms and seeing baby great whites dead on the beach. People would cut out the jaws for the teeth for necklaces. I remember swimming and the shark alarms and coming back in out of the water as soon as it would go off.
If you guys have never seen it, The Edge (1997) starring Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin is an excellent survival thriller. The music is beautiful!
Criminally underrated film
Excellent movie!!!
They approached Spielberg for the sequel but he'd already started on Close Encounters so he couldn't commit to it. In his mind he had planned a prequel, he was going to base it on Quint's story about the USS Indianapolis. However, as we all know, that's not what we got. I was born the year after Jaws was released (76) and I grew up with this film. It was fantastic watching you both get utterly drawn into it as I did and still do when I watch it. An absolute bonafide masterpiece.
I can't tell you how much of a difference it makes to my enjoyment that you two are clearly enthusiastic about movies. So much reaction content comes from people who blatantly only do it because it's easy ad revenue and have zero passion for/interest in the content they react to. It's nice watching people who get invested.
You need to check out Duel (1971), Spielbergs first movie. Great tension and suspense about a truck and a car. Brilliant.
It even got extended scenes shot and a cinematic release in international markets