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Who created JAWSmovie.com and why?
What is the plot of JAWS?
When was JAWS released?
Who directed JAWS?
Who produced JAWS?
Did JAWS win any awards?
How much did JAWS cost to make? How much did it gross?
Where was JAWS filmed?
What's the deal with the JAWS sequels? Was Spielberg involved?
What happened to the mechanical sharks used in the JAWS movies? What happened to the Orca?
Who created JAWSmovie.com and why?
JAWSmovie.com (formerly JAWS - The Home Page) was created and is maintained by Jake Gove. For an explanation why, check out
About JAWSmovie.com
.
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What is the plot of JAWS?
A Great White Shark terrorizes the resort town of Amity. The local police chief wants to close the beaches but the mayor will not allow it because of the potential harm to the town's tourism during the lucrative Fourth of July weekend. After several shark attacks, the mayor relents and the town hires a crusty old mariner to kill the shark. The mariner, accompanied by the chief and a shark expert, takes to the sea in his leaky boat to try and stop the shark.
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When was JAWS released?
JAWS was released in June of 1975 by Universal Pictures. The MPAA rating was PG, although a warning message (May be too intense for younger children) was also included.
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Who directed JAWS?
JAWS was directed by Steven Spielberg. It was his second theatrical film, the first being
The Sugarland Express (1974)
, his third being
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
.
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Who produced JAWS?
JAWS was produced by Richard Zanuck and his partner David Brown, who also produced Spielberg's
The Sugarland Express
. They paid $175,000 for the movie rights to Peter Benchley's runaway bestselling novel and also a Benchley script.
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Did JAWS win any awards?
JAWS won the following awards:
John Williams .... Academy Award for Best Original Score, Golden Globe for Best Original Score
Verna Fields .... Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Academy Award for Best Sound
JAWS was nominated for the following awards:
Academy Award nomination for Best Picture
Steven Spielberg .... Golden Globe nomination for Best Director
Peter Benchley .... Golden Globe nomination for Best Screenplay
Carl Gottlieb .... Golden Globe nomination for Best Screenplay
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How much did JAWS cost to make? How much did it gross?
JAWS cost about $8 million, and ending up eventually grossing $260 million domestically. Until
Star Wars
came along in 1977, JAWS was the all-time box office champion.
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Where was JAWS filmed?
The Amity footage in JAWS was filmed at Martha's Vineyard, an island off the coast of Massachusetts (USA). Scenic spots in several towns on the island were used to depict Amity.
Underwater shark footage was shot by Ron and Valerie Taylor near Seal Rocks in Australia.
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What's the deal with the JAWS sequels? Was Spielberg involved?
Steven Spielberg was NOT involved with the JAWS sequels, although other people involved with JAWS were. Producers Zanuck and Brown also produced JAWS 2, which featured returning stars Roy Scheider, Murray Hamilton, Lorraine Gary, and Jeffrey Kramer. JAWS 2 also featured a score by John Williams, who also scored JAWS, for which he won an Oscar. JAWS 3-D was directed by JAWS production designer Joe Alves. Finally, JAWS - The Revenge featured Lorraine Gary.
NEW 5/23/01
-- in the JAWS 2 DVD documentary, the producers claim that Spielberg was approached after original directory John Hancock was fired. Spielberg would return to direct JAWS 2 only if Richard Dreyfuss would return and he could scrap everything start from scratch. Needless to say, the producers didn't want that to happen ...
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What happened to the mechanical sharks used in the JAWS movies? What happened to the Orca?
The 3 Bruces rotted and were rehabbed by 1976 as Brucette.
The sea-sled was rehabbed by Mattey himself and hung up at The Visitors Entertainment Center until the early 90's - then it vanished.
The Orca was docked at Universal Studios Hollywood until 1996.
The Orca II rotted away somewhere back east on Martha's Vineyard.
Ben Gardner's boat, and the two Amity billboards still exist at Universal Hollywood.
The 3 Brucette's were "struck" after their use and were barely recognizable the following year.
The full-sized 3-D shark may have suffered the same fate. As for the motion control, stop motion and half sharks that PSE created, they may be in the hands of their creators.
Most of the Revenge fish are gone. Only the "Swimmer" exists at Florida I believe.
Florida inherited a lot of Revenge props.
Universal Hollywood used to store all of the old sharks behind the JAWS attraction, but they all turned out to be "attraction sharks".
There are parts of the fish all over the Hollywood lot today. The "Brucette" head mold is stored near a parking sructure. The "Bruce" body is in Valencia, Ca. These are both still in use for the JAWS Attack Hollywood attraction.
Thanks to W.M.M. for this info!
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