Hi Amanda, I can answer a few of your questions. It was all practical effects, there wasn't any CGI in 1975 when Jaws was made. The reporter on the beach on the 4th of July was Peter Benchley, the author who wrote the book Jaws. The saltwater caused lots of problems for the mechanical shark, so showing the shark-eye view helped the believability. The shark was said to be 25 feet long and 6 tons. That converts to about 7.5 meters and over 2700 kilograms. The story about the U.S.S. Indianapolis is a true story and Quint's monologue about it didn't exaggerate much. The movie was loosely based on a string of shark attacks that happened off the New Jersey coast in July 1916. Back then, 5 shark attacks took place in the same area in a 2-week time span. Jaws is my 18th favorite movie and the mechanical shark was named "Bruce". I hope you have a great week and I wish you and yours all the best. Take care ~ Despair.

Fun Fact: The "story" Quint tells about the Indianapolis was a true story, about its sinking and the fate of the sailors aboard

Amanda, one of my friends was a survivor of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis. He was the last of the Indianapolis’ US Marine Corps detachment. RIP Ed Harrell (USMC).

I believe the little boy who was dressed as a shark in the ocean is now the police chief on Martha's Vineyard where this movie was filmed. Basically he has Chief Brody's job haha.

Quint does his famous nail scratch on the black board ... Amanda: "Who is this legend?" 🤣🤣🤣

The reason why Quint destroyed the radio may have been two-fold. First, Quint was to be paid $10,000 in 1975, which has the purchasing power of nearly $56,000, today. Secondly, the notoriety of hunting down and killing a giant great white shark would revive his shark souvenir business and solidify his name as a shark hunter.

Only 10 people worldwide died of sharks in 2023. 30 to 50 died from dog attacks in the U.S. alone in 2023. Still, I haven't been in the water since I saw this movie in 1975.

Even after almost 50 years this movie is still a masterpiece and stood the test of time and John Williams' score is still legendary

The only gag in the 2016 GHOSTBUSTERS remake I like is when they go to the Mayor and beg him to listen to them and not to be like the Mayor in JAWS. He immediately gets pissed and shouts "don't EVER compare me to the JAWS Mayor!"

Remarkably, Quint’s speech about the sinking of the USS Indianapolis is a historical fact. It really happened! His vivid description of the tragedy that resulted is one of the most epic monologues in cinematic history, and is the key to his character and his obsession with killing sharks. He smashed the radio not only because he wanted to secure the bounty and reward for killing the Great White, which is strictly a secondary consideration for him, but rather because he wanted revenge - or perhaps personal redemption - for his horrific experience, which he can only achieve by killing the man-eating shark himself.

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I LOVE what you said about Quint @

40 years later, the Alex Kitner sandwich met the mom who portrayed her boy, in a restaurant!!!😮😮😮

At the town meeting, Quint felt that he didn't need to introduce himself, except to say "You all know me." But for the viewers' sake, they had the mayor mention his name.

Amanda, love your hair. You have to understand that in some small communities like that, summer time is when they make all of their money for the next year. So when the mayor said it's a summer town, that means that's when they get the most tourist that spend money in their town and that's how most of the townsfolk generate income. If there are no tourists, the entire community suffers for the next year.

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There are a lot of fundamental changes from the book to the film.

You're right about Mayor Vaughn (Murray Hamilton). He's the driving force that sends this story in the direction it goes.

Great reaction. I totally agree about what you said at the end about how movies create visuals, and cgi used sparingly can be quite effective but a lot of movies these days rely so heavily on cgi that it totally undermines any credibility. x