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Top 10 Jaws 70‘s References

JAWS, quite rightly has a place in movie history. It's become a fan favourite, it’s one of Steven Spielberg's finest and is one of those rare examples of a movie being better than the book. When Jaws came out in 1975 it caused a huge buzz. If there was such thing as a movie going viral back then, then this movie definitely did that. You can always sense when a movie is something special when it starts to get referenced in other movies and TV shows. Here are ten of the earliest examples of Jaws being seen, heard or referenced in a movie or TV show from the 1970s.

The Daily JawsNovember 8, 2017jawsComment

Jaws: The Sound Of Fear

Jaws in Concert has just had its UK premiere and it’s Halloween, so what better way to celebrate the music of Jaws and horror film music in general than with horrors high notes: exploring the Sound of Fear?

The Daily JawsNovember 1, 2017interviewsComment

Happy Birth-Drey: Richard Dreyfuss at 70

The battle against the shark was one thing, but that was nothing compared to the frisson between Hooper and Quint, and if it seemed realistic it was because it allegedly was.

And if his role as Matt Hooper put Dreyfuss at the top of the cinema tree, then it was Spielberg's follow up that cemented it. Spielberg, Dreyfuss, Production Designer Joe Alves and Composer John Williams were all back; this time however they weren't after a bigger boat but more of a bigger spaceship.

The Daily JawsOctober 29, 2017Hooper, richard dreyfussComment

Review: Jaws In Concert (Royal Albert Hall)

Like many Jaws fans, I was the first in line to purchase tickets for the ‘Jaws in Concert’ shows at the fabled Royal Albert Hall in London; watching Jaws with a live orchestra was pretty high up on my “Jaws bucket list” (there’s a whole other post on that I reckon!) so it was an opportunity not to be missed.

The Daily JawsOctober 25, 2017jaws, reviews, events, john williamsComment

SCORES

Der dum, der dum, der dum…famous in swimming pools and cinemas worldwide the Jaws theme did for seas and sharks what the Psycho theme did for showers and kitchen knives.

Arguably, not since has there been a piece of music that has so transcended its original material and is known worldwide, passed down by generations, known even to those who have not seen it or have been too young to view it.

The Daily JawsOctober 19, 2017jaws, jaws2, john williamsComment

SharkFest Competition!

The images we make in our mind determine how we interact or behave in a certain situation and Benchley realized the impact that his writing had had on the reputation of sharks. He became a staunch shark conservation advocate and spent the rest of his life trying to reverse the hysteria that JAWS had created surrounding sharks.

The Daily JawsOctober 11, 2017Comment

What is this bite radius crap?

The first time I encountered Jaws I was five years old. My mom had the book and I often found it lying around the house with the top corner of the page she was on folded over. The cover image struck me in an unusual way. Unusual in that it was incredibly terrifying to me but it didn’t scare me. I was engaged, I wanted to know more and it stayed with me for years.

The Daily JawsSeptember 27, 2017finaticsComment

Jaws And The Goonies Connection

Ok, so you are going to be part of some of the biggest films ever made. But there's one catch... you don't get to speak. You will get eaten by a shark, you will get thrown out windows and you will scare a group of kids by playing a corpse in a fridge. Sound like a interesting career? Well that's the working life of a stuntman by the name of Ted Grossman.

The Daily JawsSeptember 21, 2017jaws, steven spielbergComment