Jaws (1975) Part I

This episode is on Jaws (1975), Spielberg’s career-defining masterpiece that pitched man against beast in a thrilling adventure out on the ocean. Roy Scheider’s reluctant Chief Brody and his motley crew of Robert Shaw’s old salt Quint and Richard Dreyfuss’s young and cocky Hooper will face the terrifying jaws (sorry) of a massive great white shark that is terrorising a small seaside town.

This first part of the episode will include segments on the making of the film: the story, cast and crew, pre-production, a whole bunch of shark stuff, and the land based portion of the shoot. All that and more on this episode of The Cinephiles.

Making the Movie Source Book, Articles and Documentary

The Jaws Log, by Carl Gottlieb.

“Jaws Became a Living Nightmare”: Steven Spielberg’s Ultimate Tell-All Interview, by Anthony Breznican, Vanity Fair, 2023.

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/07/jaws-making-of-spielberg-interview

AC Gallery: Jaws, by David E. Williams, American Cinematographer, March 1975.

https://theasc.com/articles/ac-gallery-jaws

On Location with Jaws, by Mik Cribben, American Cinematographer, March, 1975.

https://theasc.com/articles/on-location-with-jaws

Carl Gottlieb took a bit out of ‘Jaws’ script and created a monster hit, by Susan King, Los Angeles Times, 2015.

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-gottlieb-jaws-20150326-story.html