The shark theme from Jaws is one of the iconic and recognisable pieces of music ever written. But in a recent interview, composer John Williams may have revealed a subconscious influence from none other than Ludwig van Beethoven. .
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The one moment in Jaws director Steven Spielberg decided NOT to use the intended music as the actor’s performance was too terrifying.
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Jaws is one of the most intense movies of all time with adults wanting to share the experience with youngsters as soon as possible - but when is the right age to watch Jaws?
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Where did Steven Spielberg live when he was filming Jaws? He shared a cabin with Carl Gottlieb, with Robert Shaw, Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss all frequent visitors to help get the script right, creating the shark classic we know and love today.
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Steven Spielberg didn’t stick around for the final shot of the shark exploding in Jaws, here’s why.
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In the iconic movie Jaws, Chief Brody’s wife tries to assure him that their son is safe sitting in a small sailboat tied up at the dock—that is until she opens a book that Brody has been reading—and sees the image of a great white shark smashing through the hull of a dory manned by two fishermen
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Steven Spielberg helped deal with the stress of shooting Jaws by sleeping with celery under his pillow
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Often I have considered some of my all time favourite films and asked myself the question “What if?”. What if another director had made the movie? What if this actor had played the role instead? What if the film had been made in a different time period?
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