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Jaws is a 1975 American thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the 1974 novel by Peter Benchley.It stars Roy Scheider as police chief Martin Brody, who, with the help of a marine biologist (Richard Dreyfuss) and a professional shark hunter (Robert Shaw), hunts a man-eating great white shark that attacks beachgoers at a summer resort town.
After several unsuccessful attempts by Quint to harpoon the shark, Hooper goes underwater in the shark cage. The shark attacks the cage, something Hooper did not expect. After destroying the cage, the shark kills and eats Hooper. Brody is horrified and is now convinced the shark can't be killed. He tells Quint that after Hooper's death the town ...
Later in life she was a computer accountant. She was a popular presence at "JawsFest" events, and enjoyed scuba diving, including on the coast of Australia, where she fearlessly swam with sharks. [1] [5] She died from a heart attack at her home in Ventura, California, on May 11, 2024, at the age of 77. [16] [17] [7]
Backlinie was best known for her role as Chrissie Watkins in “Jaws,” who is dragged to her death by a killer shark in the 1975 film’s iconic opening scene. Backlinie specialized in swimming ...
Another "Jaws" character influenced a generation of fishermen: Quint. In a 2015 interview with the Asbury Park Press a few years before he passed away, Harry Thorne said shark fishing was hot ...
Actor and stuntwoman played the shark’s first victim, Chrissie Watkins, in 1975 classic horror Susan Backlinie, ‘first shark victim’ in Steven Spielberg’s Jaws, dies aged 77 Skip to main ...
Throughout other documentaries over the years, such as Bouzereau's and the BBC's 1997 documentary In the Teeth of Jaws, actor Richard Dreyfuss has recounted tales about the troubled production of Jaws and the quote “The shark is NOT working” which Dreyfuss would hear constantly from members of the crew. Eventually, upon successful attempts ...
The Jaws soundtrack (officially Jaws: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the music composed and conducted by John Williams for Steven Spielberg's 1975 film Jaws.The soundtrack is particularly notable for the 2-note ostinato which represents the shark, a theme so simple that Spielberg initially thought it was a joke by the composer.