Bruce the shark - named after Steven Spielberg's lawyer - is the mechanical monster that didn't always work in the water. He appeared on screen for only four minutes, not bad when you are 25 feet long, and still frightened and fascinted an entire generation about going in to the sea, bath, or swimming pool. Now resides in the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
EXCLUSIVE - Special effects legend Greg Nicotero spoke to The Daily Jaws in this exclusive interview about how he resurrected the shark from Jaws for the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
A 15-foot fiberglass replica shark spotted flying high by land lovers in Texas.
Nearing 50, he may be a bit long in the teeth, but Bruce (as named after Steven Spielberg's lawyer) is still King of the cinematic sharks fending off his latest challenger, King Shark of The Suicide Squad.
What happened to Bruce The Shark, the star of Jaws, the greatest shark movie ever made? The Daily Jaws brings you the head, the tail, the whole damn story.
Wondering how to build your own shark on a tight budget? Follow one Jaws fan's story you’ll get your self built shark project off on the right track!
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures sinks its teeth into restoring original working model shark from 'Jaws'
Matt Hooper may have been in sharks but it looks like the actor who played him in Jaws, Richard Dreyfuss, is in CGI sharks as he recently told Deadline that the beloved mechanical Bruce should get a CGI makeover.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ museum is going to need a bigger building as it has announced that the fourth and final surviving shark taken from the original mold is set to be the largest item on display...25 feet, just not three tons of him - he's only made out of fibreglass after all.
The evolution of a mechanical shark puppet that affected the history of cinema (and indeed, maybe even theme park engineering) still continues to fascinate us – and part of the reason may have something to do with the uncanny valley aspect of it all. This knowledge that those puppets aren’t the real deal, even after seeing behind the scenes footage with multiple wires poking out of the shark’s stomach, we can still watch Jaws and be just as terrified and mystified by this gigantic fish, even after 40 + years.
For our 41st Anniversary we asked REMAINS.space to put together some artwork for us. We talk to Kerim, their lead designer for some more information about the process behind the design.
The malfunctioning shark in Jaws is legendary, his mouth was working perfectly one night though when he caught George Lucas' head between his teeth. Talk about Star Jaws, or so the story goes.