Hello friends, I just wanted to let everyone know that we recognize the significance of Quint's USS Indianapolis speech. I have therefore released a supplement video with Quint's entire uncut speech regarding the USS Indianapolis incident. It's for you guys and it's in memory of all the crew members --> th-cam.com/video/dJ3y1GNQ_II/w-d-xo.htmlsi=6YF-DtyowYrm2UCw
Yeah, I kind of had to. It's a great speech, but it was also VERY long plus the copyright process would probably flag it. But hey, thanks for watching! We appreciate it! (:
@@FrancisXLord Oh, really? Well, if I could go back I would put part of the speech back in, but there's not much I can do at this point. I didn't know some people would miss it that much. It was a miscalculation on my part. I apologize. (:
It's scary because the movie had you become invested in the main characters. You cared what happened to them. That is something a lot of horror movies fail to do.
Agree 100%... If you don't care about the characters, you ultimately don't care about the story (movie). LOTS of films make that mistake. Thanks for watching and commenting! We appreciate it! (:
I agree. 11yrs old in 75 and I'm still playing it over and over. It was a blessing that that shark didn't work added to the movie suspense drama and of course our imagination
@@BossMovieReactions I saw this movie in 1975 in a theater, it was an experience..a couple of years ago, before selling my house with a in ground pool. I had a showing of jaws with all of us floating in the pool with all the lights off. Had a projector and film shown on a huge screen by the pool house. My young great nieces and nephew, 12, 13, and 15 they were freaked out and had to watch the movie on the surrounding concrete. Another great film with Robert Shaw is ‘The Deep’ also starring Nick Nolte and Jacquelyn Bessett.
@BossMovieReactions I was in my early 20s when Jaws came out, and I used to see it with different friends/family just to see their reactions. The greatest audience reaction was in Santa Fe, New Mexico, a very land-locked state, of all places! (I usually saw it on the East Coast 🫠)
It blows my mind that Spielberg was TWENTY-SIX when he directed this movie. That’s insane to me. One of the greatest movies of all time! Thank you both for this reaction! ❤
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.
There are between 60 and 70 attacks each year (WORLD WIDE) and with the average happening in Australia only. On average there are 2.8 billion beach goers each year around the world, so the 60-70 attacks don't even make up 0.02% of all beach goers. There are more Dog Attacks (est 12000) each year world wide.
As a filmmaker myself, I would have to say that "Jaws" has been the most infuential film ever for me after I saw it when I was way too young to actually watch it. Not only was it key in makng me want to make my own films but instead of developing a fear for sharks I developed a fascination for them and have done a few shark diving trips through my years. Thanks for a great reaction video! Enjoying your channel, even if you missed out on one of the best scenes in cinema history ;)
Hey, thanks for sharing, very interesting. Happy you enjoy our channel. As you might know, I released a supplement video with Quint's entire speech for everyone who missed it in our reaction and in memory of all the crew members. Anyway, thanks for watching and commenting! We appreciate it! (:
Just stopped by to say glad you liked Jaws. Mike, the fact you never took your eyes of the screen and seemed to be totally engrossed in this iconic film, was very telling. As for you, Jessica, glad you enjoyed it, well we know you did by all your jump scares 😜 Jaws is a classic. At 10yrs old in 1975, seeing it in the theaters, this film not only terrified this old man (now 59). It terrified the world. It’s a GREAT film. Thx
Sparing you lots of details, but It's funny how Spielberg said in an interview that Hooper was supposed to die in that cage scene but a real juvenile great white got caught on top of the cage which changed the script. I recently heard that Benchley regretted instilling so much fear into people... Why?? Good! 😂 I definitely believe we fear them more than they fear us.
Sorry if someone already mentioned the following sad trivia: actress Susan Backlinie who played "Chrissie", the blond skinnydipper and first victim of the shark, recently passed away on May 11, 2024 at age 77 from a heart attack in Ventura, CA. RIP
I would just add that it is often mentioned that the high casualties are the result of the "secret operation", but that's BS. The nuke was delivered to Tinian, yes, that was secret, but from then Indianapolis moved to Guam and there it received orders to move to Philippines. On this path it was sunk and this move was no more secret than any other deployment of any other ship. The cause of so many deaths was simply a negligence on various levels of the US navy commands.
The real heroes in the seaplane that located the lost sailors were honored by navy veterans after the war. Thus is why every job in the navy especially in combat zones are important as hell.
True, except that most of those sailors died of exposure/dehydration, immersed in/swallowing salt water. There WAS shark predation (or Certainly, Scavenging of the Dead), but its role was exaggerated in the overall death toll.
I saw this 13 times at the theater when it came out. Not only was it a great movie, but sitting there in a packed theater surrounded by expectant people who'd never seen it before was a thrill. That was back before cable, streaming, and home video diluted the theater-going experience.
The barrels were used to wear the shark down. The strain from the barrels and the harpoon wound would weaken the shark until it dies. Quint realized he was dealing with a monster. The harpoons were useless.
Quint was too proud to admit that he was in over his head against that shark...that not only did he put him and the other two men in danger....but he ended up losing his life.
you could make a short of it choose story of the USS Indianapolis 1945 sinking very true true true true true story. Thank you for this reaction know you are more level-headed than many others. Seems to be a lot of folks can't react without being stoned or drunk. Again thank you.
@@DavidCollver Yeah, I was reading some more about the USS Indianapolis story and I wish I could go back and put part of the story back in, but it's kind of too late. Yes, I could do a short of it, not a bad idea. Just finished editing CAST AWAY, took over 30 hours to complete everything. Anyway, thanks for your kind words and encouragement. Also, interesting to know that others are drunk or stoned. Not something we'll ever do! Thanks! (:
23:30--About Larry's being so stubborn with keeping the beaches open--The book says he owed N.Y. Mafioso $$..If his summer houses don't rent, he can't pay them back...Which means HE may be shark food! And as film people you' may like to know Roy Schieder was in 3 Oscar-Winning films and won Emmys 2 years running for the 90'd TV series "Seaquest DSV"...A very underrated actor.
SEAQUEST thanks for mentioning that short lived excellent sci fi submarine series. It had a real vibe and good production values. I've watched several y.t. clips and ROy is great in them. Always felt bad about the teenage co star that committed s###de
1. Jaws was the first summer blockbuster. 2. Boy Scouts don't need to do the mile swim to get their merit badge. It's an accomplishment all its own. 3. Lee Fierro/Mrs. Kentner actually slapped Roy Scheider. It took 17 takes. Once was so hard it knocked his glasses off. 4. The jump scare at Ben Gardner's boat was put in on purpose by Spielberg because they were having problems with the shark "Bruce" and his appearance was delayed, and the movie needed something earlier. Works every time. 5. IRL Dreyfuss and Shaw didn't get along, so Spielberg used the animosity to fuel their feud onscreen. 6. The boy that said, "He made me do it' is now the Police Chief of the town where this movie was filmed. 7. Hooper was wrong. The fish that hit the line was a "our fish". 8. "You're gonna' need a bigger boat" is one of the greatest adlibs in history. It was the first time Roy actually saw Bruce. It was an ongoing trope within the filming due to budgetary problems. 9. Goof: An animal that large couldn't hit the side of the boat as rapidly as it did UNDER WATER. (movie magic) 10. I suspect Quint's story about the Indianapolis gave him PTSD flashbacks and contributed to his behavior after he told the story. It became personal. 11. I was in the Navy, and we were instructed to go for the eyes when confronting any attacking animal. 12. Aside from the pool used in the Ben Gardner boat scenes, all of the shipboard scenes were filmed entirely at sea, 13. In the book not only does Hooper die but he was also having an affair with Mrs. Brody. 14. JAWS II is the only other one worth watching. It revolves around the Brody kids and their friends. Including the mayor's son. 15 Scheider didn't want to do the second movie but was under contract, so he had to. He read the script for the third one was so bad he took the financial hit. It was so bad he said NO.
Yes, in the movie they specifically included the detail of the Brody family moving to Amity Island from New York because of Roy Scheider's very noticeable New Jersey accent, which most people (probably including Steven Spielberg, a Phoenix, Arizona boy) can't tell from a New York accent. In the novel Chief Brody was an Amity Island native, while his wife hailed from a rich family in Hyannisport, famous for being a very affluent area where the Kennedys keep their family compound -- Martin and Ellen first met when she was a university student holidaying on the island and he ticketed her for speeding, they fell in love, and her family ultimately disowned her for marrying a lowly small-town cop. When the shark attacks brought Matt Hooper to the island, it turned out he and Ellen knew each other, as Hooper also came from Hyannisport money, she used to babysit him when he was a kid, and he'd grown up with a huge crush on her. This is what led to them having an affair, as Hooper reminded Ellen of the privileged life she'd walked away from so long ago, though you should keep in mind that the book version of Matt Hooper wasn't short, lovably scruffy Richard Dreyfus, he was more of a blond, buff, handsome surfer boy type. So when Hooper is killed by the shark later in the story, the author presents it as a kind of divine justice for his transgression.
Half of the cage scene was filmed in Australia, with a real great white shark and the footage of the cage being ripped to bits by a real shark, is the only reason Hooper survived in the movie.
Yeah, I've read about that. Also, they built a smaller cage and put a "small" person in it to achieve better proportions when the real shark (smaller) swims by. Great stuff! Thanks for watching! We appreciate it! (:
24:33 I saw this movie five times in the theater... the last four just to sit in the back row and watch the audience jump our of their seats.. You folks didn't disappoint.
As a film student 50 years ago, I didn’t understand storyboarding. After seeing this film, I did. Beautifully done, a graphic novel on film Great reaction!
I have just discovered your channel, where you watched the close encounters of the third kind. And I loved your interaction with one another and with your audience. And so I have come back to watch another movie with you. Good luck with the growth of your channel. Wishing you all the positive thoughts for you and your family.
I was born and raised in Los Angeles. My father was a marine who came home from Korea. He then had six kids. I am number three. I am more emotional than my other siblings and therefore enjoy these videos.
I grew up in this area on Cape Cod, and my parents took me to see this as a kid, and it forever wrecked the ocean for me. I slowly started to overcome my fear as my in-laws have a cabin on the ocean in Maine, where we spent a good portion of our summer. I was able to enjoy swimming on the beach swimming from the dock in front of the cabin kayaking, paddle, boarding, surfing, I even got swept out in a rip current during some Big Sur without my board for about 15-20 minutes and was able to not freak out too bad only to have a woman get attack by a great white in 2020 in eyeshot of our cabin. It was terrible. She was swimming with her granddaughter. I don’t swim off the dock anymore, even though my wife does. Great reaction If you haven’t checked out the “Fargo” movie and even more impressive, the Fargo anthology series with the series called “Legion” made by the same creator, the great Noah Hawley. You’ll learn quite a bit about filmmaking writing editing from Noah’s hawley work, he’s a master! Cheers
Wow, I'm amazed to hear how many parents let their kids watch JAWS... I'd be scarred forever as well. Thanks for sharing and thanks for your movie suggestion! (:
There’s a reason they didn’t show the shark earlier in the movie. The shark kept breaking down, they playfully nicknamed the shark Bruce. Apparently the salt water kept short circuiting the mechanical parts which actually was a blessing in disguise because it made the audience use their imagination to build the up the suspense. Not to mention the academy award winning music also helped. They had the same problem with Jaws 2 but not as bad. You actually see more of the shark in that one. Not quite as good as this one but still a very worthy sequel. It has some great attack sequences.
This is my first exposure to your reactions, and I was excited to see filmmakers react to Jaws. Your discussion of the narrative structure and heroes journey about 20 minutes in was what convinced me to subscribe. Looking forward to watching your other videos!
@BossMovieReactions I have had a very enjoyable evening watching you guys. I felt like I was with friends. This is what TH-cam should be about. Connecting with creative, talented good people. So Thanks a lot.
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 head suddenly appears -- is one of the greatest jump-scares of all time!
The making of Jaws was the main reason people stopped swimming in the ocean at that time. BTW, I just read other people's comments below and if you've left out Quints monologue about the SS Indianapolis, then that is unfortunate because it's a very powerful scene, to which you saw of course, but should have included here. That story was a true account.
Forget not swimming in a beach. After watching the movie at almost 8 years of age I was scared to walk from my bedroom through the hallway leading to the bathroom in an apartment where my folks and I lived back in the day because I was scared that a shark was gonna eat me.
Was my favorite movie growing up. This movie made me wanna be a shark biologist. Unfortunately like most childhood dreams; it never happened. Great reaction🦈
This is widely considered to be the first 'summer blockbuster'. It was huge. I remember seeing it the first week it was out and living not far from where it was filmed it seemed there was a shark sighting every week somewhere. I still remember hearing everyone in the theater screaming when that head popped out of that boat. First time watching you guys. This was a blast!
Yes, I think it actually WAS one of the biggest "summer blockbusters." Thanks for checking us out and I'm sure you'll find some other movies you'll enjoy! (:
Really enjoy watching with you both. I watch a good number of these and you are at the top of the list now. What is important to me as a Viewer watching with someone is that they can follow a story line - don't constantly talk when important information is being revealed in the movie and have genuine reactions - I would say you meet all three by a land slide.
Wow, that's fantastic to hear. Yes, all the points you have listed are how I intended to approach these movie reactions. Thanks for putting it so perfectly. And thanks for watching! We appreciate it! (:
Two Jaws reactions in one week? And it’s not even my birthday. I absolutely adore this film. Easily one of the my top 20 of all time (I have a 101 favorites list 😁.) I first saw this in seventh grade in the mid-nineties. My family used to vacation off the coast of Oregon and I would love swimming in the Pacific Ocean…except that summer. Love all my indie artist friends!! You seem like a lovely couple 😁
Hi Zach, thanks for your kind words. Oh, boy, I wouldn't go swimming after seeing this movie either, especially not at your age back then!! Thanks for watching! We appreciate it! (:
I love watching people react to the head in the boat hole.The first time it got mr,I was trying to cut a straight line of wrapping paper and I tore it when I jumped.😂
Couple quick notes. The boat scene with the head popping out was shot in a swimming pool in LA. They poured milk in the pool to give it a murky look. Second, the reason Jaws is so iconic is that it was the first summer blockbuster ever released on a wide scale. Movies use about used to be distributed regionally, but Jaws opened nationwide in the summer of '75 and changed movies forever. Think about films like Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Independence Day, Harry Potter, all summer blockbusters, all owe their success to Jaws. How big is Jaws in American culture still? One of those yellow barrels (authenticated) was auctioned off recently for half a million dollars! Finally, watch it again, without worrying about reactions and listen to the score. It was written by John Williams. You might not know his name but you can go to a concert of his at the Hollywood Bowl and know every song for two hours. The Olympics theme, Jaws, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, ET, Schindlers List, Home Alone and Harry Potter just to name some of the scores he has written At his concerts you watch the films and the LA Philharmonic plays his music to the movie. It's incredible.
Hi Gerald, I released the entire scene with Quint's speech regarding the USS Indianapolis as a supplement video for you guys and in memory of all the crew members (th-cam.com/video/dJ3y1GNQ_II/w-d-xo.htmlsi=KKtUOPir-1oi1Zww) Thanks for watching and have a great day! (:
@@BossMovieReactions As film makers, you missed the shooting star caught on film.. That became Spielberg's trademark and he includes a shooting star somewhere in every film he made after Jaws. It's his "good luck charm". -- The film was shot out on Martha's Vineyard which is a stones throw from Long Island where I am. Sadly, I've never been out to that island even though I am so close.. The actor who played little Alex still lives there. The truck that the Chief drove is owned by a man in Connecticut but he's often seen driving around Martha's Vineyard in the summers.
@@bekindandrewind1422 Yeah, I actually researched that shooting star in order to find out if it was real. I learned that it was done in post-production. But I think it's still a nice touch to make it a "trademark." Thanks for the extra info! Best! (:
A bit of Jaws trivia: Spielberg originally intended to use footage of live sharks for much of the film and sent out an underwater camera crew to get some test footage. One of their first attempts at capturing footage was using a shark cage. During filming, the cage was attacked by a huge Great White, and the cameraman inside barely escaped with his life. It was quickly decided that filming live sharks was simply too dangerous. However, footage from the incident was used during the attack on Hooper in the cage and was blended with scenes using Bruce (the mechanical shark). Great reaction, and it's nice to see that the greatest jump-scare in movie history never fails even after all these years! 😊
Yes, I've read quite a bit about the production and I talk more about it in my "Afterthoughts" video, which I think you would enjoy. Also, they built a miniature shark cage with a "small" person in it to get the proportions right. Amazing stuff! Thanks for watching! (:
Ive just subscribed , your reactions to movies have heart. Crocodile Dundee 2 was my fav. But watching jaws with you 2 makes this movie timeless especially the ending.
Sorry for commenting so much lately, but I just now found y’all’s channel. My mom’s step dad was in the navy, he was on the USS Indianapolis. Until the day he was gone, he couldn’t talk about what happened there. He spent his years after the war in north Alabama far away from any the ocean. He couldn’t even go near a river or lake.
Oh, wow, that's so sad to hear. As you might have seen, I posted a supplement video with Quint's USS Indianapolis speech. Thanks for watching, we're happy you found our channel. (:
There is a documentary (available on TH-cam) about the making of Jaws, called The Shark Is Still Working, that is well worth a watch. The legendary production of the film was a nightmare for everyone involved. Spielberg was only 26 years old and thought his career would be ruined before it even started.
Yeah, I love those "behind-the-scenes" documentaries or "extras." Thanks for sharing! And make sure you check out our own "behind-the-scenes" video about attending the film festival with our own movie. It's fun and we just released it a couple of hours ago. (th-cam.com/video/TRzEMD58mMA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=0Yu6kfINzpsIttUC). (:
There is a good example of foreshadowing in this movie that everyone seems to miss: when Chief Brody is looking through books about sharks, researching the subject, while thumbing through the books, he comes across a photo of a giant shark with a compressed air tank from a diver in its mouth. Of course, this comes full circle at the end of the movie when Brody destroys the shark by shooting the compressed air tank in its jaws. I am always surprised that no one ever points that out; it seems like such an obvious oversight to me…
Yes, I agree, I have noticed that picture during editing and I could've mentioned it in my "Afterthoughts" video. Of course, the thing about "foreshadowing" is that you don't know what it means when you see it the first time, and then later you forget about it or don't remember it. In other words, you could only point it out when you re-watch the movie. (:
Yeah, I know, Quints' speech. I'm sorry. It IS great, but also VERY long and difficult to chop up. Also, the copyright process would probably flag it, etc. Anyway, thanks for watching!
My wife and I went to see it in a theater the week it came out. You have to consider that there hadn’t been anything like it yet. Scared the heck out of me. I still won’t go in the salt water to date. Loved your reactions. 👴🏻💪🏻👍🏻✌🏻
Haha, yeah, I can only imagine how scary it was back then AND on the big screen. And the movie still worked for us and I'm staying away from swimming in the ocean for sure. Thanks for watching! (:
The good news is Brody and Hooper were totally safe on their swim back to land. In recent years scientists have discovered that when a great white is killed in the ocean, within its blood is a pheromone that other sharks pick up, it’s the scent of death of a great white. The other sharks or any other predator smell that in the water and they scatter for miles. Scientists have discovered that it takes almost a week for even one or two small sharks to make their way back into within miles of where the great white was killed.
Great reaction guys! You were absolutely right on the usage of the barrels Mike. When I was a kid in the 80s growing up in SoCal we used to go fishing out of Gaviota and a old trick we used when fishing schooling fish like bonita, albacore, mackerel or blue and yellows was to attach a small bright balloon to the first one cauggt with about 40 ft of light line and release him back to the water. They always rejoin the school so made it easy to track and stay with the fish. You change out fish with the balloon every 30 minutes or so because they get tired, but your gyarenteed to catch your limit (and then some) within an hour. It's illegal of course but try telling that to teenage kids selling fish on the wharf for summer money. 🤫😎
Haha, that's great stuff, thanks for sharing! Kids selling fish for summer money reminded me of the time in Switzerland when I caught field mice for summer money. Thanks for watching! (:
@@BossMovieReactions That's awesome, and thank you for the interaction. I subscribed to you guys yesterday and being a long haul truck driver have been binging on your videos all day. I'm currently enjoying Tommy Boy and will be watching Edge of Tomorrow next. Thank you so much for the entertainment. 😎🙏❤️
Nice reaction and it's awesome that you're both film makers! I'm in the VFX business myself. I once saw this in the theater and it was so much more unsettling (I'd seen it on TV a million times). Imagine how unsettling it was for all those unsuspecting 1975 moviegoers. It kept my mom out of the ocean for 2 or 3 years. Anyway, keep up the good work!
I'm from Boston and was on a family day trip when we stumbled on the making of this movie on Martha's Vineyard summer of 74'. I got to see part of the shark and a few extras. Pretty cool though!
Stay away from JAWS 4. Even as ridiculous a sequel it turned out to be it gave the director a chance to work on SOMEWHERE IN TIME released by the same studio UNIVERSAL. IF the boss movie people read this that wouldn't be a bad film to review. It's a unique time-travel romance that is old school with story characters music $ location thst is unforgettable.
@@markr.devereux3385Actually, the director of “Jaws the Revenge” (4th film) was Joseph Sargent, not Jeannot Szwarc, he’s the director who made “Jaws 2”, not the fourth and awful Jaws film. After he made the second Jaws he did direct “Somewhere in Time” which is a fantastic romance film. Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour are terrific in it.
When I came out of the movie theater in 1975 I found that it had been raining. I even avoided walking through the large puddles on my way to the car....you weren't going to get me in the water!
Richard Dreyfus is in a fun movie you would like called “Stakeout” and I mention it because there’s a fun reference to this movie in it. But you have to catch it.
A lot of this was filmed on Martha's Vinyard. Island off the coast of Massachusetts. The ferry in the beginning picks up vacationers from woods hole on Cape Cod Massachusetts. Supposedly during the filming a real large Great White was filmed on location. I remember when this came out in the thearters. Everyone was petrified of going into the ocean. It freaked out a lot of people.
I remember watching this in the UK at the cinema when it was released in 1975, little did I know that decades later I'd be a scuba instructor teaching people to dive on the Great Barrier Reef.
New watcher here - loved your reactions guys 😊😊. I love how natural and everyday the characters all are in look, interaction, and conversations. Even the mayor is more frustrating than an out and out villian. (The book had a sub-plot where the mayor had gotten involved with some mafia types on a shady real estate deal and so had an alterior motive for wanting the beaches open so as not to affect the housing/land prices in the area. Personally, I'm glad they left that part of the story out of the movieb and kept it as the mayor being blinded because of his concerned about how a bad summer would affect the town (and of course, while not stated, i'm sure many of us connect that the Mayor also likely is concerned over keeping the townsfolk happy in order to keep his position as the head honcho).) Jessica, the idea of what the barrels will do confuses a lot of people. For fun next time you're at the pool have a go at a little home science experement. Take an empty 2L plastic bottle with the lid on and try to hold it under water with your hand by holding it around the lid. Gives good perspective on how the use of the barrels shows the audience what power the shark must have to keep just one barrel, let alone three, down.
Hi Sarah, welcome to our channel, and thanks for sharing your thoughts. I think you're making some good points and I love the little pool experience! We hope to "see" you again! (:
I remember watching this as a kid in the UK, it was on TV not even really very late, like early evening i was like 7 or 8 yrs old. the scene with the kid or the lido scarred me for life - all that blood! Anyway we go on holiday to the seaside, this is in England and I'm swimming in the sea and all I can think of is a shark swimming underneath me, I refused to go swimming for the rest of the holiday and my mum and dad couldn't understand why not. This is in the UK, the sea is pretty damn cold even at the height of summer, maybe 12-15 degrees at most - no shark is going to be in water that cold! but my little kid brain wasn't listening to that.
The mayor and city leaders get a little bit of a bad rap. It wasn’t about "profits" per se. A northern beach tourist community like that, without that summer money coming in, the literally go bankrupt and lose everything. Plus, back in the 70s like that, the average petson knew next to nothing about sharks. They knew as much as peopke in medieval times. There was no shark week. I was born in 72 and the 1st book i ever read myself was about sharks and even at that age, i knew more about sharks than the high school teachers in my town. So, with no real knowledge and the real fear of losing everything they have, it's no wonder they didn’t want the beaches closed.
It wasn't planned to make the shark appear so late, and one may wonder if it would be so good and scary if it would have been produced as planned. The reason you don't see the shark that often and that early was because the animatronic sharks they had built wouldn't work. Fixing them did take so long that Spielberg had to think about what to film, so they came up with all those attack scenes (the pier-with-potroast and the whole barrel hunting scheme, for instance) -- to show the shark without showing it.
Very curious to know what u guys thought about Quint's speech about his ordeal on the USS Indianapolis. That scene should've earned Robert Shaw an Oscar.
Great speech and great delivery, based on a true story as I understand, but also VERY long. I know some people are upset that I skipped it and if I could go back I would put part of the speech back in. It was a miscalculation on my part and I apologized for it many times. Thanks for watching! We appreciate it! (:
Great reaction to a classic timeless movie. Well done. ✌️❤️ I would love you two to react to my favorite movie, Apocalypse Now(1979) by Francis Ford Coppola featuring Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duval, Harisson Ford, Denis Hopper & Laurence Fishburn Based on the book Heart of Darkness. The cinematography is off the charts. Every single line in the movie and the narration is purposely done. It would help if you Google searched the relation between the Green Berets and the montagnards beforehand.
I was born in Norwalk, California, seven years in Santa Fe Springs and then after a foster home where I live for nine months, I moved back with my parents and we moved to Hacienda Heights. A few years later, my parents broke up and I ended up in three more foster families Until I started hitchhiking. In Clovis, New Mexico, a Christian lady picked us up, my brother and I told us about Jesus. My brother told her that he lost his wallet on our hitchhiking trip in Montana and she said God would get the wallet back. I thought to myself, if that happens, I would believe in God. Two weeks later the wallet showed up in California at my mom’s house and my brother got his wallet back. I believe in God and nothing has changed since then I still believe in God.
So this film is now FORTY-NINE years old. 49! I found myself thinking- What if we go back another 49 years, from when this came out, back to 1926. The Industry was only about 30 years old back then, and the amount of improvement in ALL areas of filmmaking from 1926-1975, was stunning. However, if we look at 1975-2024, that improvement slow dramatically, and strong writing is timeless. I would argue that in many key ways, modern films can't hold a candle to productions like this. Now the shark was the weakest element, but knowing that, Spielberg STILL used it as well as it could be. The practical effect still has weight, mass, PRESENCE, which even the best CGI of today does not have. The Music is also effectively ageless and the other technical aspects of the film (Film Quality, Sound Quality, Etc...) still hold up. But as with all stories, the writing is the most important thing and in that realm, far fewer modern films get close to this level.
Yes, you're making some good points and I agree. Besides all the other aspects you mentioned, the writing is the most important thing and most modern movies don't have it! Thanks for sharing! (:
Good reaction, you cut out the Quints monologue about the USS Indianapolis. I've watched many reactors and most of them did not cut it out and it was still ok to post it. To me it was the most integral part of the story. Kinda puzzling why you cut it out. But ok.
Yeah, I’m sorry, I kind of had to cut around it (a choice). Maybe if I could do it again, I would try to get part of it in. It's a great speech, and I know it’s based on a true story, but it’s also VERY long and it was kind of difficult to cut apart, plus it makes it more difficult to get around the copyright process (not impossible though). I hope, besides the missing speech, you still enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching! We appreciate it! (:
@@Widdermaker True, but I don't come from the meme generation. I have used "you're going to need a bigger boat" several times in my life as a joke, but I have used "he made me do it" countless times throughout my life... in real world situations.
@@jamesdemarco7161 Not part of the meme generation either! I saw “Jaws” in the theatre several times during the summer of ‘75. But you’ve hit on an important point. Part of what makes “Jaws” so great are the many unexpected laughs, like “he made me do it!” (even the billboard graffiti!). It all rings so true - like a slice of life. And makes the unexpected shocks so much more jarring.
Jaws is based on actual events. It wasn't Amityville it was the Jersey Shore. The attacks started in Atlantic City and worked north. The little boy getting eaten is correct. Him and 3 friends were swimming in an inlet and the shark got one of them. It was in like the 1930's. Saw it when I was 10. Scared the SH!T out of me
@@BossMovieReactions I'm from Toms River, NJ. I used to swim in Seaside. That's about 45 mins from AC. I saw Jaws when I was 10. Scared SHITLESS of sharks. ARMY NOT Navy lol
In a 1975 interview, "Jaws" director Steven Spielberg said that part of his inspiration for "Jaws" was Go-dZi-LLa. In turn, there are some scenes reminiscent of "Jaws"(1975) in "Go-dZi-LLa Minus One"(2023).
I was a staff writer for The Galveston Daily News when this film came out. I interviewed a local shark fisherman who held a couple of state records. He loaned me a photo of him landing a huge bull shark while wade fishing. The day after the story and photo were published, there was a fishing contest on the Texas City Dike. One of our writer/photographers got up on a ladder and photographed a line of gaping shark jaws. We got a note from our publisher that he didn't want any more stories and photos of sharks. The Chamber of Commerce was pissed.
They mistake people for prey with the splashing of arms and feet also sounds attract them to but humans are not typically shark prey that’s the chance people take while swimming in their territory also I think this is the same writer of the beast squid movie that was one of my favorites
@@BossMovieReactions Steven Spielberg made this it was made with a robotic shark the other 3 jaws were good movies too it’s just the shark is noticeably fake
At the start when the two 18/19/20ish-olds go swimming, the girl gets killed by the shark. Following that at 7:12 the guy says casually "she must have drowned" as if he was saying "she must have got the bus". It still strikes me as completely off-kilter. I've no idea whether he's supposed to come across as completely casual/cold like that or whether it's poor writing/direction but it still stands out to me as a weird note.
Yeah, he seemed a bit nonchalant about it, agreed. That would be the director's choice to have him deliver the line differently. Thanks for watching! (:
Hello friends, I just wanted to let everyone know that we recognize the significance of Quint's USS Indianapolis speech. I have therefore released a supplement video with Quint's entire uncut speech regarding the USS Indianapolis incident. It's for you guys and it's in memory of all the crew members --> th-cam.com/video/dJ3y1GNQ_II/w-d-xo.htmlsi=6YF-DtyowYrm2UCw
As an old Marine; I thank you for recognizing their sacrifice.
@@exoterric Bless you, my friend, and thanks for your service!! (:
Wow you skipped right over Quints monologue about the SS indianapolis...... one of the greatest scenes ever filmed
Yeah, I kind of had to. It's a great speech, but it was also VERY long plus the copyright process would probably flag it. But hey, thanks for watching! We appreciate it! (:
@@BossMovieReactions The story is true. There's even a memorial in Indianapolis.
@@cshubs Thanks, buddy! I appreciate it! (:
@@BossMovieReactions It was far longer in the script. The version in the film is heavily redacted/edited.
@@FrancisXLord Oh, really? Well, if I could go back I would put part of the speech back in, but there's not much I can do at this point. I didn't know some people would miss it that much. It was a miscalculation on my part. I apologize. (:
70s hairstyles are hip and have made their way back into popular circulation.
Yep, hip and trendy! ((:
Your hair in this particular video is sorta timeless, and was also a hair style in the 1970s.
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It's scary because the movie had you become invested in the main characters. You cared what happened to them. That is something a lot of horror movies fail to do.
Agree 100%... If you don't care about the characters, you ultimately don't care about the story (movie). LOTS of films make that mistake. Thanks for watching and commenting! We appreciate it! (:
The "he made me do it" child actor is now the police chief of the location where the movie was filmed. 😊
So I've heard! (:
He is now Ron Desantis.
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Jaws 2 was filmed in Florida, so, yes to Ron.
(Jaws was filmed in Martha's Vinyard... oh, wait, I see what you did).
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Almost fifty years old, and still as powerful as ever. One of the *best* movies ever made, hands down.
Yeah, 50 years, and still holds up. Amazing! Thanks for watching! We appreciate it! (:
I agree. 11yrs old in 75 and I'm still playing it over and over. It was a blessing that that shark didn't work added to the movie suspense drama and of course our imagination
@@BossMovieReactions I saw this movie in 1975 in a theater, it was an experience..a couple of years ago, before selling my house with a in ground pool. I had a showing of jaws with all of us floating in the pool with all the lights off. Had a projector and film shown on a huge screen by the pool house. My young great nieces and nephew, 12, 13, and 15 they were freaked out and had to watch the movie on the surrounding concrete. Another great film with Robert Shaw is ‘The Deep’ also starring Nick Nolte and Jacquelyn Bessett.
@@Anaj-us4eo Wow, that sounds like a lot of fun! Thanks for sharing! Also, I added "The Deep" to our list. Thx! (:
Ole Ben Gardner’s head scaring the crap outta folks for nearly 50 years, I remember in the theater the screams! Thanks
Yes, worked like a charm!! Thanks for watching, thunderstruck (ACDC?) (:
@@BossMovieReactions haha yes!
@@thunderstruck5484 😃🤘🎸🎼
They added a SCREAM in the sound to scare us even more 😮😅😂😅
The only film I remember my whole family going to together. I was 5! That head coming out paralyzed me in my seat for the rest of the movie. lol
Saw this in the theater so many times back in the day. When the shark blew up the entire audience stood up and cheered!
Haha, yeah, I can imagine. Must have been a nice experience! (:
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I was in my early 20s when Jaws came out, and I used to see it with different friends/family just to see their reactions.
The greatest audience reaction was in Santa Fe, New Mexico, a very land-locked state, of all places! (I usually saw it on the East Coast 🫠)
It blows my mind that Spielberg was TWENTY-SIX when he directed this movie. That’s insane to me. One of the greatest movies of all time! Thank you both for this reaction! ❤
Hello, kindness, love and understanding! Yes, someone trusted him with a lot of money at 26. Great movie indeed! Thanks for watching! (:
Spielberg: "I need an actor who's going to STEAL the movie"
Robert Shaw: "Hold my drink...."
What a LEGEND!
Brilliant reaction, you guys are great xx
Haha, yeah, that's great! Thx for watching! (:
Jaws and Psycho are still affective movies today because they're classics, Moby Dick as well
Thank you so much for watching and commenting! We appreciate it! I put your suggestions on our list. Thanks! (:
@@matt01506 Thank you so much for watching and commenting! We appreciate it! I put your suggestions on our list. Thanks! (:
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.
Yes, I think you're spot on with your analysis. Thanks for watching! (:
There are between 60 and 70 attacks each year (WORLD WIDE) and with the average happening in Australia only. On average there are 2.8 billion beach goers each year around the world, so the 60-70 attacks don't even make up 0.02% of all beach goers. There are more Dog Attacks (est 12000) each year world wide.
Oh, yeah, I can imagine even stepping into your own car is a LOT more dangerous. Thanks for the stats! (:
As a filmmaker myself, I would have to say that "Jaws" has been the most infuential film ever for me after I saw it when I was way too young to actually watch it. Not only was it key in makng me want to make my own films but instead of developing a fear for sharks I developed a fascination for them and have done a few shark diving trips through my years. Thanks for a great reaction video! Enjoying your channel, even if you missed out on one of the best scenes in cinema history ;)
Hey, thanks for sharing, very interesting. Happy you enjoy our channel. As you might know, I released a supplement video with Quint's entire speech for everyone who missed it in our reaction and in memory of all the crew members. Anyway, thanks for watching and commenting! We appreciate it! (:
Just stopped by to say glad you liked Jaws.
Mike, the fact you never took your eyes of the screen and seemed to be totally engrossed in this iconic film, was very telling.
As for you, Jessica, glad you enjoyed it, well we know you did by all your jump scares 😜
Jaws is a classic. At 10yrs old in 1975, seeing it in the theaters, this film not only terrified this old man (now 59). It terrified the world. It’s a GREAT film. Thx
Oh, boy, seeing that film at 10 yrs! I'd be terrified as well. Thanks for watching and commenting! We appreciate it! (:
Sparing you lots of details, but It's funny how Spielberg said in an interview that Hooper was supposed to die in that cage scene but a real juvenile great white got caught on top of the cage which changed the script. I recently heard that Benchley regretted instilling so much fear into people... Why?? Good! 😂 I definitely believe we fear them more than they fear us.
Yep, thanks for sharing your thoughts on that! (:
Sorry if someone already mentioned the following sad trivia: actress Susan Backlinie who played "Chrissie", the blond skinnydipper and first victim of the shark, recently passed away on May 11, 2024 at age 77 from a heart attack in Ventura, CA.
RIP
Oh, no... You're the first to mention that. R.I.P. indeed! Thanks for sharing! (:
I grew up in Massachusetts in the 70s. A friend's dad was a cop who was one of the cops in that boat!!
Oh, cool! Thanks for watching! (:
At least you acknowleged the Indianapolis in comments. Very thoughtful, professional. I'm sure you know it was a true story.
Yes, I did read about that speech. Horrifying. Thanks for watching!
I would just add that it is often mentioned that the high casualties are the result of the "secret operation", but that's BS. The nuke was delivered to Tinian, yes, that was secret, but from then Indianapolis moved to Guam and there it received orders to move to Philippines. On this path it was sunk and this move was no more secret than any other deployment of any other ship. The cause of so many deaths was simply a negligence on various levels of the US navy commands.
The real heroes in the seaplane that located the lost sailors were honored by navy veterans after the war. Thus is why every job in the navy especially in combat zones are important as hell.
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True, except that most of those sailors died of exposure/dehydration, immersed in/swallowing salt water.
There WAS shark predation (or Certainly, Scavenging of the Dead), but its role was exaggerated in the overall death toll.
I saw this 13 times at the theater when it came out. Not only was it a great movie, but sitting there in a packed theater surrounded by expectant people who'd never seen it before was a thrill. That was back before cable, streaming, and home video diluted the theater-going experience.
Yeah, that must have been an amazing experience! Thanks for sharing! (:
One of the best movies ever made. And DEFINITELY the best summer blockbuster of all time!
Yeah, I can only imagine seeing that one back then at a movie theater! Good stuff! (:
The barrels were used to wear the shark down. The strain from the barrels and the harpoon wound would weaken the shark until it dies. Quint realized he was dealing with a monster. The harpoons were useless.
Yep, 100% -- Thanks for watching! We appreciate it! (:
Quint was too proud to admit that he was in over his head against that shark...that not only did he put him and the other two men in danger....but he ended up losing his life.
cant believe you skipped over one of the most iconic speeches in film history; disappointing.
Yeah, I'm sorry, but the speech was way too long and the copyright process would flag it. But thanks for watching! We appreciate it! (:
@@BossMovieReactions I seen many people react, include the entire monologue and it wasn't flagged.
Very puzzling edit.
@@lawrencefine5020 Okay, forgive me. I hope you enjoyed the rest! (:
you could make a short of it choose story of the USS Indianapolis 1945 sinking very true true true true true story. Thank you for this reaction know you are more level-headed than many others. Seems to be a lot of folks can't react without being stoned or drunk. Again thank you.
@@DavidCollver Yeah, I was reading some more about the USS Indianapolis story and I wish I could go back and put part of the story back in, but it's kind of too late. Yes, I could do a short of it, not a bad idea. Just finished editing CAST AWAY, took over 30 hours to complete everything. Anyway, thanks for your kind words and encouragement. Also, interesting to know that others are drunk or stoned. Not something we'll ever do! Thanks! (:
23:30--About Larry's being so stubborn with keeping the beaches open--The book says he owed N.Y. Mafioso $$..If his summer houses don't rent, he can't pay them back...Which means HE may be shark food! And as film people you' may like to know Roy Schieder was in 3 Oscar-Winning films and won Emmys 2 years running for the 90'd TV series "Seaquest DSV"...A very underrated actor.
Oh, that's some interesting info. Thanks. And thanks for watching! We appreciate it! (:
SEAQUEST thanks for mentioning that short lived excellent sci fi submarine series. It had a real vibe and good production values. I've watched several y.t. clips and ROy is great in them. Always felt bad about the teenage co star that committed s###de
1. Jaws was the first summer blockbuster.
2. Boy Scouts don't need to do the mile swim to get their merit badge. It's an accomplishment all its own.
3. Lee Fierro/Mrs. Kentner actually slapped Roy Scheider. It took 17 takes. Once was so hard it knocked his glasses off.
4. The jump scare at Ben Gardner's boat was put in on purpose by Spielberg because they were having problems with the shark "Bruce" and his appearance was delayed, and the movie needed something earlier. Works every time.
5. IRL Dreyfuss and Shaw didn't get along, so Spielberg used the animosity to fuel their feud onscreen.
6. The boy that said, "He made me do it' is now the Police Chief of the town where this movie was filmed.
7. Hooper was wrong. The fish that hit the line was a "our fish".
8. "You're gonna' need a bigger boat" is one of the greatest adlibs in history. It was the first time Roy actually saw Bruce. It was an ongoing trope within the filming due to budgetary problems.
9. Goof: An animal that large couldn't hit the side of the boat as rapidly as it did UNDER WATER. (movie magic)
10. I suspect Quint's story about the Indianapolis gave him PTSD flashbacks and contributed to his behavior after he told the story. It became personal.
11. I was in the Navy, and we were instructed to go for the eyes when confronting any attacking animal.
12. Aside from the pool used in the Ben Gardner boat scenes, all of the shipboard scenes were filmed entirely at sea,
13. In the book not only does Hooper die but he was also having an affair with Mrs. Brody.
14. JAWS II is the only other one worth watching. It revolves around the Brody kids and their friends. Including the mayor's son.
15 Scheider didn't want to do the second movie but was under contract, so he had to. He read the script for the third one was so bad he took the financial hit. It was so bad he said NO.
That's awesome, great list! Thanks for sharing! (:
Yes, in the movie they specifically included the detail of the Brody family moving to Amity Island from New York because of Roy Scheider's very noticeable New Jersey accent, which most people (probably including Steven Spielberg, a Phoenix, Arizona boy) can't tell from a New York accent. In the novel Chief Brody was an Amity Island native, while his wife hailed from a rich family in Hyannisport, famous for being a very affluent area where the Kennedys keep their family compound -- Martin and Ellen first met when she was a university student holidaying on the island and he ticketed her for speeding, they fell in love, and her family ultimately disowned her for marrying a lowly small-town cop. When the shark attacks brought Matt Hooper to the island, it turned out he and Ellen knew each other, as Hooper also came from Hyannisport money, she used to babysit him when he was a kid, and he'd grown up with a huge crush on her. This is what led to them having an affair, as Hooper reminded Ellen of the privileged life she'd walked away from so long ago, though you should keep in mind that the book version of Matt Hooper wasn't short, lovably scruffy Richard Dreyfus, he was more of a blond, buff, handsome surfer boy type. So when Hooper is killed by the shark later in the story, the author presents it as a kind of divine justice for his transgression.
Half of the cage scene was filmed in Australia, with a real great white shark and the footage of the cage being ripped to bits by a real shark, is the only reason Hooper survived in the movie.
Yeah, I've read about that. Also, they built a smaller cage and put a "small" person in it to achieve better proportions when the real shark (smaller) swims by. Great stuff! Thanks for watching! We appreciate it! (:
Not correct about hooper. He was always meant to survive
24:33 I saw this movie five times in the theater... the last four just to sit in the back row and watch the audience jump our of their seats.. You folks didn't disappoint.
Haha... Yeah, my wife's face = pure horror!! Thanks for watching! We appreciate it! (:
As a film student 50 years ago, I didn’t understand storyboarding. After seeing this film, I did. Beautifully done, a graphic novel on film
Great reaction!
Ah, storyboarding, yes. (: Thanks for watching and commenting! We appreciate it! (:
Always a fun moment when Hooper inspects the hull of the small boat at night.
Yeah, during editing I looked at my wife's face, frame by frame. Pure horror!! Thanks for watching! We appreciate it! (:
I have just discovered your channel, where you watched the close encounters of the third kind. And I loved your interaction with one another and with your audience. And so I have come back to watch another movie with you. Good luck with the growth of your channel. Wishing you all the positive thoughts for you and your family.
Aw, thank you so much for your kind words and your encouragement. All the best to you as well! ((:
The Jaws ride at Universal studios as a kid. CRAZY. 😳
Yeah, I've seen the ride... Thanks for watching! We appreciate it! (:
HOW does she NOT understand the concept of having air in a barrel!??
She gets it now... Thanks for watching! (:
"That's when you give the sign." .. Beautiful, brother.
Haha, thank you! And thanks for watching and commenting! We appreciate it! (:
I was born and raised in Los Angeles. My father was a marine who came home from Korea. He then had six kids. I am number three. I am more emotional than my other siblings and therefore enjoy these videos.
My wife is a "middle" kid as well (5 total). Apparently, that's not the easiest dynamic. (:
I grew up in this area on Cape Cod, and my parents took me to see this as a kid, and it forever wrecked the ocean for me. I slowly started to overcome my fear as my in-laws have a cabin on the ocean in Maine, where we spent a good portion of our summer. I was able to enjoy swimming on the beach swimming from the dock in front of the cabin kayaking, paddle, boarding, surfing, I even got swept out in a rip current during some Big Sur without my board for about 15-20 minutes and was able to not freak out too bad only to have a woman get attack by a great white in 2020 in eyeshot of our cabin. It was terrible. She was swimming with her granddaughter. I don’t swim off the dock anymore, even though my wife does.
Great reaction
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Wow, I'm amazed to hear how many parents let their kids watch JAWS... I'd be scarred forever as well. Thanks for sharing and thanks for your movie suggestion! (:
There’s a reason they didn’t show the shark earlier in the movie. The shark kept breaking down, they playfully nicknamed the shark Bruce. Apparently the salt water kept short circuiting the mechanical parts which actually was a blessing in disguise because it made the audience use their imagination to build the up the suspense. Not to mention the academy award winning music also helped.
They had the same problem with Jaws 2 but not as bad. You actually see more of the shark in that one. Not quite as good as this one but still a very worthy sequel. It has some great attack sequences.
Yes, I read about the production and I talked about it in my "Afterthoughts" video. You're correct! Thanks for watching! We appreciate it! (:
The Ben Gardener jump scare never gets old.
Oh, boy, yeah!! O-:
Fun fact, the older kid of the pranksters with the fin cut out, just became the chief of Police of the town where this was filmed in.
Haha... Really? That's awesome! Thanks for watching! We appreciate it! (:
Is his nickname: "Chief Fin-again" ? XD
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This is my first exposure to your reactions, and I was excited to see filmmakers react to Jaws. Your discussion of the narrative structure and heroes journey about 20 minutes in was what convinced me to subscribe. Looking forward to watching your other videos!
Hi Jim, we're happy to have you on board, and thanks for the sub!! Stay tuned for CAST AWAY this coming Saturday! (:
That is one of the most gruesome onscreen deaths ever. A brilliant movie and thank you for reacting and editing this.
Thanks for that, PunkersTV. We appreciate it! (:
@BossMovieReactions I have had a very enjoyable evening watching you guys. I felt like I was with friends. This is what TH-cam should be about. Connecting with creative, talented good people. So Thanks a lot.
@@PunkersTV Aw, that's great to hear! So happy you're on board with us! (:
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 head suddenly appears -- is one of the greatest jump-scares of all time!
YES, that was indeed a heart-jumping scene or moment! O-:
The making of Jaws was the main reason people stopped swimming in the ocean at that time. BTW, I just read other people's comments below and if you've left out Quints monologue about the SS Indianapolis, then that is unfortunate because it's a very powerful scene, to which you saw of course, but should have included here. That story was a true account.
Yes, I can imagine that people stopped swimming in the ocean for a while. And yes, I should have included part of the speech, my bad. (:
Forget not swimming in a beach. After watching the movie at almost 8 years of age I was scared to walk from my bedroom through the hallway leading to the bathroom in an apartment where my folks and I lived back in the day because I was scared that a shark was gonna eat me.
Steven Spielberg's classic horror, Jaws, brilliant movie, for its era, and still as good today as it was away back in the 70's.
Yeah, that's amazing! Thanks for watching! (:
Was my favorite movie growing up. This movie made me wanna be a shark biologist. Unfortunately like most childhood dreams; it never happened. Great reaction🦈
Oh, wow, a shark biologist, that's interesting! Thanks for watching! We appreciate it! (:
This is widely considered to be the first 'summer blockbuster'. It was huge. I remember seeing it the first week it was out and living not far from where it was filmed it seemed there was a shark sighting every week somewhere. I still remember hearing everyone in the theater screaming when that head popped out of that boat. First time watching you guys. This was a blast!
Yes, I think it actually WAS one of the biggest "summer blockbusters." Thanks for checking us out and I'm sure you'll find some other movies you'll enjoy! (:
Really enjoy watching with you both. I watch a good number of these and you are at the top of the list now. What is important to me as a Viewer watching with someone is that they can follow a story line - don't constantly talk when important information is being revealed in the movie and have genuine reactions - I would say you meet all three by a land slide.
Wow, that's fantastic to hear. Yes, all the points you have listed are how I intended to approach these movie reactions. Thanks for putting it so perfectly. And thanks for watching! We appreciate it! (:
Two Jaws reactions in one week? And it’s not even my birthday. I absolutely adore this film. Easily one of the my top 20 of all time (I have a 101 favorites list 😁.) I first saw this in seventh grade in the mid-nineties. My family used to vacation off the coast of Oregon and I would love swimming in the Pacific Ocean…except that summer.
Love all my indie artist friends!! You seem like a lovely couple 😁
Hi Zach, thanks for your kind words. Oh, boy, I wouldn't go swimming after seeing this movie either, especially not at your age back then!! Thanks for watching! We appreciate it! (:
Top 20? I sure would like to know which films you are putting above Jaws. For me, Jaws is easily #1.
I love watching people react to the head in the boat hole.The first time it got mr,I was trying to cut a straight line of wrapping paper and I tore it when I jumped.😂
Omg, yeah, that was scary!! (:
24:52 that moment has scared many generations of people!!!!
YES, the scariest moment of the movie! (:
Couple quick notes. The boat scene with the head popping out was shot in a swimming pool in LA. They poured milk in the pool to give it a murky look. Second, the reason Jaws is so iconic is that it was the first summer blockbuster ever released on a wide scale. Movies use about used to be distributed regionally, but Jaws opened nationwide in the summer of '75 and changed movies forever. Think about films like Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Independence Day, Harry Potter, all summer blockbusters, all owe their success to Jaws. How big is Jaws in American culture still? One of those yellow barrels (authenticated) was auctioned off recently for half a million dollars! Finally, watch it again, without worrying about reactions and listen to the score. It was written by John Williams. You might not know his name but you can go to a concert of his at the Hollywood Bowl and know every song for two hours. The Olympics theme, Jaws, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, ET, Schindlers List, Home Alone and Harry Potter just to name some of the scores he has written At his concerts you watch the films and the LA Philharmonic plays his music to the movie. It's incredible.
Thanks for that info, DandyDon. Good stuff and very interesting! (:
you cut out robert shaw´s speech? one of the greatest film-scenes ever?
Hi Gerald, I released the entire scene with Quint's speech regarding the USS Indianapolis as a supplement video for you guys and in memory of all the crew members (th-cam.com/video/dJ3y1GNQ_II/w-d-xo.htmlsi=KKtUOPir-1oi1Zww) Thanks for watching and have a great day! (:
I saw this in the theater when I was 12 with my friends. We all screamed when the head popped up!
OMG, yes, I can only imagine. Back then, being 12 years old, in the theater... Yes, I would scream too! Thanks for watching! (:
If I ever get a boat... I'm towing three barrels wherever I go and I'll keep looking back with a scared expression as I pass other boaters... :P
Yeah, owning a boat lost its appeal a little. LOL. Thanks for watching and commenting! We appreciate it! (:
@@BossMovieReactions As film makers, you missed the shooting star caught on film.. That became Spielberg's trademark and he includes a shooting star somewhere in every film he made after Jaws. It's his "good luck charm". -- The film was shot out on Martha's Vineyard which is a stones throw from Long Island where I am. Sadly, I've never been out to that island even though I am so close.. The actor who played little Alex still lives there. The truck that the Chief drove is owned by a man in Connecticut but he's often seen driving around Martha's Vineyard in the summers.
@@bekindandrewind1422 Yeah, I actually researched that shooting star in order to find out if it was real. I learned that it was done in post-production. But I think it's still a nice touch to make it a "trademark." Thanks for the extra info! Best! (:
@@BossMovieReactions -- when you watch the movie again.. Look closely.. There's two scenes with a meteor.. One was real. :)
@@bekindandrewind1422 Yeah, I did see two, but I didn't know one was real. Good stuff. Thx! (:
A bit of Jaws trivia: Spielberg originally intended to use footage of live sharks for much of the film and sent out an underwater camera crew to get some test footage. One of their first attempts at capturing footage was using a shark cage. During filming, the cage was attacked by a huge Great White, and the cameraman inside barely escaped with his life. It was quickly decided that filming live sharks was simply too dangerous. However, footage from the incident was used during the attack on Hooper in the cage and was blended with scenes using Bruce (the mechanical shark). Great reaction, and it's nice to see that the greatest jump-scare in movie history never fails even after all these years! 😊
Yes, I've read quite a bit about the production and I talk more about it in my "Afterthoughts" video, which I think you would enjoy. Also, they built a miniature shark cage with a "small" person in it to get the proportions right. Amazing stuff! Thanks for watching! (:
Ive just subscribed , your reactions to movies have heart. Crocodile Dundee 2 was my fav. But watching jaws with you 2 makes this movie timeless especially the ending.
Fantastic! Thanks for watching and thanks for subscribing! (:
This was the year I was born in July 1975 I'm 50 next year
Well, happy Jaws-Birthday to you then! And thanks for watching! (:
@@BossMovieReactions thank you
@@Tracy-os6un 😀👍🎂
I saw this in the theater when I was 4 in '75. It has kept me out of the water for 49 years. 😂
Haha... Yeah, I completely understand! ((:
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Regarding the barrels
It’s got things in it”
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LMFAO priceless guys 😂
Thanks for the review 👍😂
Happy you got a kick out of that! Thanks for watching! ((:
I dropped in because you're doing my favourite film of all time. I'm really enjoying how adorable you are together. It's very cute!
Aw, thank you so much for saying that! And thanks for watching! (:
Sorry for commenting so much lately, but I just now found y’all’s channel. My mom’s step dad was in the navy, he was on the USS Indianapolis. Until the day he was gone, he couldn’t talk about what happened there. He spent his years after the war in north Alabama far away from any the ocean. He couldn’t even go near a river or lake.
Oh, wow, that's so sad to hear. As you might have seen, I posted a supplement video with Quint's USS Indianapolis speech. Thanks for watching, we're happy you found our channel. (:
There is a documentary (available on TH-cam) about the making of Jaws, called The Shark Is Still Working, that is well worth a watch. The legendary production of the film was a nightmare for everyone involved. Spielberg was only 26 years old and thought his career would be ruined before it even started.
Yeah, I love those "behind-the-scenes" documentaries or "extras." Thanks for sharing! And make sure you check out our own "behind-the-scenes" video about attending the film festival with our own movie. It's fun and we just released it a couple of hours ago. (th-cam.com/video/TRzEMD58mMA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=0Yu6kfINzpsIttUC). (:
There is a good example of foreshadowing in this movie that everyone seems to miss: when Chief Brody is looking through books about sharks, researching the subject, while thumbing through the books, he comes across a photo of a giant shark with a compressed air tank from a diver in its mouth. Of course, this comes full circle at the end of the movie when Brody destroys the shark by shooting the compressed air tank in its jaws. I am always surprised that no one ever points that out; it seems like such an obvious oversight to me…
Yes, I agree, I have noticed that picture during editing and I could've mentioned it in my "Afterthoughts" video. Of course, the thing about "foreshadowing" is that you don't know what it means when you see it the first time, and then later you forget about it or don't remember it. In other words, you could only point it out when you re-watch the movie. (:
uninteresting fact----i once saw someone dressed as the mayor for Halloween. Anchor pattern suit and all.
Yeah, maybe uninteresting but surely unique! Thanks for watching! We appreciate it! (:
I like the part where she said it was a classic. Listen up Hollywood. Don't do any remakes remakes.
Haha, yes, no remakes remakes. 😀👍
Good reaction..... but you left out Quints amazing ( and based on a true event ) story !
It's one of the highlights of the movie !
Yeah, I know, Quints' speech. I'm sorry. It IS great, but also VERY long and difficult to chop up. Also, the copyright process would probably flag it, etc. Anyway, thanks for watching!
My wife and I went to see it in a theater the week it came out. You have to consider that there hadn’t been anything like it yet. Scared the heck out of me. I still won’t go in the salt water to date. Loved your reactions. 👴🏻💪🏻👍🏻✌🏻
Haha, yeah, I can only imagine how scary it was back then AND on the big screen. And the movie still worked for us and I'm staying away from swimming in the ocean for sure. Thanks for watching! (:
The good news is Brody and Hooper were totally safe on their swim back to land. In recent years scientists have discovered that when a great white is killed in the ocean, within its blood is a pheromone that other sharks pick up, it’s the scent of death of a great white. The other sharks or any other predator smell that in the water and they scatter for miles. Scientists have discovered that it takes almost a week for even one or two small sharks to make their way back into within miles of where the great white was killed.
Hm, very interesting. Thanks for sharing! (:
Great reaction guys! You were absolutely right on the usage of the barrels Mike. When I was a kid in the 80s growing up in SoCal we used to go fishing out of Gaviota and a old trick we used when fishing schooling fish like bonita, albacore, mackerel or blue and yellows was to attach a small bright balloon to the first one cauggt with about 40 ft of light line and release him back to the water. They always rejoin the school so made it easy to track and stay with the fish. You change out fish with the balloon every 30 minutes or so because they get tired, but your gyarenteed to catch your limit (and then some) within an hour. It's illegal of course but try telling that to teenage kids selling fish on the wharf for summer money. 🤫😎
Haha, that's great stuff, thanks for sharing! Kids selling fish for summer money reminded me of the time in Switzerland when I caught field mice for summer money. Thanks for watching! (:
@@BossMovieReactions That's awesome, and thank you for the interaction. I subscribed to you guys yesterday and being a long haul truck driver have been binging on your videos all day. I'm currently enjoying Tommy Boy and will be watching Edge of Tomorrow next. Thank you so much for the entertainment. 😎🙏❤️
@@gingerbreadman1969 Aw, that's awesome to hear! We're happy that we can bring you some entertainment. Thanks for watching and drive safely!! (:
Nice reaction and it's awesome that you're both film makers! I'm in the VFX business myself. I once saw this in the theater and it was so much more unsettling (I'd seen it on TV a million times). Imagine how unsettling it was for all those unsuspecting 1975 moviegoers. It kept my mom out of the ocean for 2 or 3 years. Anyway, keep up the good work!
Thanks for watching and thanks for sharing your thoughts! I can only imagine how unsettling it would be to see it on the big screen! (:
I'm from Boston and was on a family day trip when we stumbled on the making of this movie on Martha's Vineyard summer of 74'. I got to see part of the shark and a few extras. Pretty cool though!
Wow, yeah, that sounds pretty cool! Thanks for watching! We appreciate it! (:
Stay away from JAWS 4. Even as ridiculous a sequel it turned out to be it gave the director a chance to work on SOMEWHERE IN TIME released by the same studio UNIVERSAL. IF the boss movie people read this that wouldn't be a bad film to review. It's a unique time-travel romance that is old school with story characters music $ location thst is unforgettable.
@@markr.devereux3385Actually, the director of “Jaws the Revenge” (4th film) was Joseph Sargent, not Jeannot Szwarc, he’s the director who made “Jaws 2”, not the fourth and awful Jaws film. After he made the second Jaws he did direct “Somewhere in Time” which is a fantastic romance film. Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour are terrific in it.
When I came out of the movie theater in 1975 I found that it had been raining. I even avoided walking through the large puddles on my way to the car....you weren't going to get me in the water!
Haha... That's funny! Well, it IS a scary movie! ((:
Richard Dreyfus is in a fun movie you would like called “Stakeout” and I mention it because there’s a fun reference to this movie in it. But you have to catch it.
I put it on the list! Thanks for watching! We appreciate it! (:
A lot of this was filmed on Martha's Vinyard. Island off the coast of Massachusetts. The ferry in the beginning picks up vacationers from woods hole on Cape Cod Massachusetts. Supposedly during the filming a real large Great White was filmed on location. I remember when this came out in the thearters. Everyone was petrified of going into the ocean. It freaked out a lot of people.
Yes, it would freak me out too... It kind of still does. (:
I remember watching this in the UK at the cinema when it was released in 1975, little did I know that decades later I'd be a scuba instructor teaching people to dive on the Great Barrier Reef.
Oh, wow... Scuba instructor, cool! I once scuba-dived in Cyprus, it was amazing!! (:
@@BossMovieReactions long time ago now though
New watcher here - loved your reactions guys 😊😊.
I love how natural and everyday the characters all are in look, interaction, and conversations. Even the mayor is more frustrating than an out and out villian. (The book had a sub-plot where the mayor had gotten involved with some mafia types on a shady real estate deal and so had an alterior motive for wanting the beaches open so as not to affect the housing/land prices in the area. Personally, I'm glad they left that part of the story out of the movieb and kept it as the mayor being blinded because of his concerned about how a bad summer would affect the town (and of course, while not stated, i'm sure many of us connect that the Mayor also likely is concerned over keeping the townsfolk happy in order to keep his position as the head honcho).)
Jessica, the idea of what the barrels will do confuses a lot of people.
For fun next time you're at the pool have a go at a little home science experement.
Take an empty 2L plastic bottle with the lid on and try to hold it under water with your hand by holding it around the lid.
Gives good perspective on how the use of the barrels shows the audience what power the shark must have to keep just one barrel, let alone three, down.
Hi Sarah, welcome to our channel, and thanks for sharing your thoughts. I think you're making some good points and I love the little pool experience! We hope to "see" you again! (:
I remember watching this as a kid in the UK, it was on TV not even really very late, like early evening i was like 7 or 8 yrs old. the scene with the kid or the lido scarred me for life - all that blood! Anyway we go on holiday to the seaside, this is in England and I'm swimming in the sea and all I can think of is a shark swimming underneath me, I refused to go swimming for the rest of the holiday and my mum and dad couldn't understand why not. This is in the UK, the sea is pretty damn cold even at the height of summer, maybe 12-15 degrees at most - no shark is going to be in water that cold! but my little kid brain wasn't listening to that.
Haha, yeah, my little kid brain would not have listened to that either. 7-8 yrs is too you for that movie! Thanks for sharing! (:
The mayor and city leaders get a little bit of a bad rap. It wasn’t about "profits" per se. A northern beach tourist community like that, without that summer money coming in, the literally go bankrupt and lose everything. Plus, back in the 70s like that, the average petson knew next to nothing about sharks. They knew as much as peopke in medieval times. There was no shark week. I was born in 72 and the 1st book i ever read myself was about sharks and even at that age, i knew more about sharks than the high school teachers in my town. So, with no real knowledge and the real fear of losing everything they have, it's no wonder they didn’t want the beaches closed.
Yeah, I hear you. Thanks for sharing! (:
Great reaction. just imagine being in a theater in 1975.
Yeah, some people told me about it! Thx for watching! (:
It wasn't planned to make the shark appear so late, and one may wonder if it would be so good and scary if it would have been produced as planned. The reason you don't see the shark that often and that early was because the animatronic sharks they had built wouldn't work. Fixing them did take so long that Spielberg had to think about what to film, so they came up with all those attack scenes (the pier-with-potroast and the whole barrel hunting scheme, for instance) -- to show the shark without showing it.
Correct, I elaborated on that a little in my "Afterthoughts" video. Thx! (:
Just found the channel. You two are fantastic and i cant wait to learn more about your work and your love of film.
That's great. We're so happy you found us! (:
Great reaction 👍 Hello from France 🇫🇷 (Im French)
Bonjour de Los Angeles et bienvenue sur notre chaîne ! ( :
This is my favourite shark movie. Love the characters, the music & Bruce the shark ! xx
Haha... Yeah, Bruce gave them some trouble on the set! But great movie indeed! Thanks for watching! (:
Very curious to know what u guys thought about Quint's speech about his ordeal on the USS Indianapolis. That scene should've earned Robert Shaw an Oscar.
Great speech and great delivery, based on a true story as I understand, but also VERY long. I know some people are upset that I skipped it and if I could go back I would put part of the speech back in. It was a miscalculation on my part and I apologized for it many times. Thanks for watching! We appreciate it! (:
The best dramas have an appropriate amount of humor
Agreed, it was a good mix! Thanks for watching! (:
A great cult classic movie I believe ya'll will thoroughly enjoy is " The Warriors "...very popular movie👍
Thank you. "The Warriors" is indeed on our list. Thx! (:
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Great reaction to a classic timeless movie. Well done.
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I would love you two to react to my favorite movie, Apocalypse Now(1979) by Francis Ford Coppola featuring Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duval, Harisson Ford, Denis Hopper & Laurence Fishburn
Based on the book Heart of Darkness. The cinematography is off the charts. Every single line in the movie and the narration is purposely done.
It would help if you Google searched the relation between the Green Berets and the montagnards beforehand.
Oh, that movie was not on my list, but it is now! Thanks for watching! We appreciate it! (:
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Shark: These dudes are getting TOO relaxed in my habitat. It's time for me to remind them that they're MY prey.
Haha, yeah, and that's exactly what happened! Thanks for watching! (:
You two are awesome to watch. Love watching
Thanks for that, Annette, we're happy you found us! (:
I was born in Norwalk, California, seven years in Santa Fe Springs and then after a foster home where I live for nine months, I moved back with my parents and we moved to Hacienda Heights. A few years later, my parents broke up and I ended up in three more foster families Until I started hitchhiking. In Clovis, New Mexico, a Christian lady picked us up, my brother and I told us about Jesus. My brother told her that he lost his wallet on our hitchhiking trip in Montana and she said God would get the wallet back. I thought to myself, if that happens, I would believe in God. Two weeks later the wallet showed up in California at my mom’s house and my brother got his wallet back. I believe in God and nothing has changed since then I still believe in God.
That's great! Thanks for sharing. I'm a believer as well! (:
Great Movie. Glad you guys got to it. Love the Utopia tour shirt as well
Thanks, Big Bass, we appreciate it! (:
I saw this movie in the theater when it was released ... 2 things in the ocean ... Sharks and bait !
Yeah, scary! Thanks for watching! (:
So this film is now FORTY-NINE years old. 49! I found myself thinking- What if we go back another 49 years, from when this came out, back to 1926. The Industry was only about 30 years old back then, and the amount of improvement in ALL areas of filmmaking from 1926-1975, was stunning.
However, if we look at 1975-2024, that improvement slow dramatically, and strong writing is timeless. I would argue that in many key ways, modern films can't hold a candle to productions like this. Now the shark was the weakest element, but knowing that, Spielberg STILL used it as well as it could be.
The practical effect still has weight, mass, PRESENCE, which even the best CGI of today does not have. The Music is also effectively ageless and the other technical aspects of the film (Film Quality, Sound Quality, Etc...) still hold up.
But as with all stories, the writing is the most important thing and in that realm, far fewer modern films get close to this level.
Yes, you're making some good points and I agree. Besides all the other aspects you mentioned, the writing is the most important thing and most modern movies don't have it! Thanks for sharing! (:
Good reaction, you cut out the Quints monologue about the USS Indianapolis.
I've watched many reactors and most of them did not cut it out and it was still ok to post it.
To me it was the most integral part of the story.
Kinda puzzling why you cut it out.
But ok.
Yeah, I’m sorry, I kind of had to cut around it (a choice). Maybe if I could do it again, I would try to get part of it in. It's a great speech, and I know it’s based on a true story, but it’s also VERY long and it was kind of difficult to cut apart, plus it makes it more difficult to get around the copyright process (not impossible though). I hope, besides the missing speech, you still enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching! We appreciate it! (:
Someone has yet to point out that “coroner’s office” is misspelled. Ha ha.
Nice catch! Thanks for watching and commenting! We appreciate it! (:
"He made me do it"... the best line in the movie.
Haha... Yeah, that made me laugh too! (:
Hilarious line, yes. But “You’re gonna need a bigger boat,” is the meme line from this movie.
@@Widdermaker True, but I don't come from the meme generation. I have used "you're going to need a bigger boat" several times in my life as a joke, but I have used "he made me do it" countless times throughout my life... in real world situations.
@@jamesdemarco7161 Not part of the meme generation either! I saw “Jaws” in the theatre several times during the summer of ‘75. But you’ve hit on an important point. Part of what makes “Jaws” so great are the many unexpected laughs, like “he made me do it!” (even the billboard graffiti!). It all rings so true - like a slice of life. And makes the unexpected shocks so much more jarring.
Jaws is based on actual events. It wasn't Amityville it was the Jersey Shore. The attacks started in Atlantic City and worked north. The little boy getting eaten is correct. Him and 3 friends were swimming in an inlet and the shark got one of them. It was in like the 1930's. Saw it when I was 10. Scared the SH!T out of me
Oh, boy, yeah, that would scare the sh!t out of me too! Thx for sharing! (:
Actually it happened in 1916
@@BossMovieReactions I'm from Toms River, NJ. I used to swim in Seaside. That's about 45 mins from AC. I saw Jaws when I was 10. Scared SHITLESS of sharks. ARMY NOT Navy lol
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In a 1975 interview, "Jaws" director Steven Spielberg said that part of his inspiration for "Jaws" was Go-dZi-LLa.
In turn, there are some scenes reminiscent of "Jaws"(1975) in "Go-dZi-LLa Minus One"(2023).
Ah, never heard that one. Thanks. And thanks for watching! We appreciate it! (:
I was a staff writer for The Galveston Daily News when this film came out. I interviewed a local shark fisherman who held a couple of state records. He loaned me a photo of him landing a huge bull shark while wade fishing.
The day after the story and photo were published, there was a fishing contest on the Texas City Dike. One of our writer/photographers got up on a ladder and photographed a line of gaping shark jaws.
We got a note from our publisher that he didn't want any more stories and photos of sharks. The Chamber of Commerce was pissed.
Ha, interesting. Thanks for sharing! (:
Those suckers can swim up the Mississippi into freshwater recreational lakes .
They mistake people for prey with the splashing of arms and feet also sounds attract them to but humans are not typically shark prey that’s the chance people take while swimming in their territory also I think this is the same writer of the beast squid movie that was one of my favorites
Yes, true... I think in the movie they refer to it as "fish in distress" sound. Thanks for watching! (:
@@BossMovieReactions Steven Spielberg made this it was made with a robotic shark the other 3 jaws were good movies too it’s just the shark is noticeably fake
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At the start when the two 18/19/20ish-olds go swimming, the girl gets killed by the shark. Following that at 7:12 the guy says casually "she must have drowned" as if he was saying "she must have got the bus". It still strikes me as completely off-kilter. I've no idea whether he's supposed to come across as completely casual/cold like that or whether it's poor writing/direction but it still stands out to me as a weird note.
Yeah, he seemed a bit nonchalant about it, agreed. That would be the director's choice to have him deliver the line differently. Thanks for watching! (: