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Dedicated to Peter Benchley
After three decades, Jaws continues to intrigue, thrill and frighten viewers. This documentary focuses on the many ways in which Jaws has helped to shape popular culture.
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The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of "Jaws"
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Roy Scheider Steven Spielberg Richard Dreyfuss Joe Alves Richard Arbogast Susan Backlinie Peter Benchley David Brown Bill Butler Henry Carreiro Lee Fierro Jonathan Filley Lorraine Gary William S. Gilmore Marc Gilpin Carl Gottlieb Roger Kastel Jeffrey Kramer Jay Mello Lynn Murphy Susan Murphy Kevin Pike Chris Rebello Percy Rodriguez Sid Sheinberg Ron Taylor Valerie Taylor Jeffrey Voorhees Dick Warlock Show All…
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The Shark Is Still Working：The Impact And Legacy Of 'Jaws', El tiburón aún funciona: el impacto y legado de "Tiburón"
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Los Angeles United Film Festival
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14 Aug 2012
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02 May 2009
- Premiere Los Angeles United Film Festival
14 Aug 2012
- Physical Featured on Jaws Blu-ray
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Watched cause I couldn’t be bothered to move after watching Jaws.
My laziness paid off, cause this was awesome.
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Kinda burnt out on Jaws stuff and how it was made and all that, but this was absolutely incredible. I would even say it’s better than “The Making Of ‘Jaws.’” I just love how this film is made. It takes a different approach to a docu, focusing more on the legacy of the film.
I love that they interview locals of Martha’s Vineyard and you’re just given so much introspection about the film, on and off set.
I wasn’t aware that Spielberg let the actors ad lib a bunch, and it is absolutely mind blowing that some of the most famous lines and scenes came from ad libbing. As an example of an ad libbed scene, the scene in which…
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"Jaws" ist dann wohl sowas wie der Begründer der Popkultur.
Schön, das man es nochmal gesagt hat. Noch schöner, die richtigen Worte gefunden und es von den richtigen Menschen ausgesprochen zu haben. -
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If by "Legacy", you mean a "Where are they now?" feature on the "A Whaaaa?" guy, then yes.
For super nerds only.
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fun fact: my 5th grade science teacher was an extra in this movie
anyway, someone pls take me to jawsfest ❤️
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Thank God the footage of Joe Spinell consoling Steven Spielberg after his Oscar snub while wearing a Jaws shirt and suit jacket is preserved on official physical media.
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Avoiding (mostly) all the mythical behind the scenes stories of the all time classic, it spends most of its run time indeed focusing on both the impact and legacy of the film.
Dispensing with the making of within the first 15 minutes or so, the film then delves into specific elements of it - the editing, the real shark footage, the critical acclaim, the island and islanders, the fans and how they've embraced the film - and nicely weaves superb behind the scenes footage not seen before (the still photography and some of the super-8 shots are utterly fantastic and nirvana for fans of the film) into stories from film makers, those involved and regular people plucked off the street.…
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Good stories shared, but they're likely better told elsewhere. The presentation here reeks of having to sit on a hard metal chair for two hours during a field trip to the Martha's Vineyard Chamber of Commerce, while you look out the window and see everyone else having the time of their life.
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This is a very enjoyable overview of all things Jaws, though for a documentary that is ostensibly about the film's legacy, very little time is spent on the countless other movies it influenced, which seems especially odd given the number of cult and genre filmmakers interviewed throughout. Still the most functional Jaws movie I watched today.