Facebook group admins JAWS 50th Anniversary Interview
Interview available Chewsday 9 September on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts
For 50 years, Jaws has inspired fans across the world — but online, the film has taken on a life of its own. In this special round-table episode, Ross brings together the admins behind some of the biggest Jaws Facebook communities: Amity Jaws Group, Let’s Talk Jaws Live! and Jaws 50.
Joining the call are Martin Bushel and Robin Tierney of Amity Jaws Group, Nate Jones of Let’s Talk Jaws Live, and Mike Smith of Jaws 50 and Let’s Talk Jaws Live. Between them they moderate communities with tens of thousands of members, host trivia nights, organise live watch parties and keep the conversation about Jaws thriving every single day.
The group share their first memories of encountering the film, from late-night television screenings and cinema re-releases to being put off milk forever by the autopsy scene. They reflect on the small but unforgettable background details that make the film endlessly re-watchable, the debate around what age is right for children to first watch it, and what Jaws is really about beyond the shark - community, authority, adversity and three men with the same goal but very different approaches. They also talk candidly about the sequels, the possibility of a remake, and the challenges and joys of running large fan groups online.
What emerges is a portrait of Jaws fandom at its best: passionate, funny, and bound together by a film that continues to resonate half a century later.
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