FIRST TIME WATCHING: Jaws...DON'T GO SWIMMING!!! 

Hope ya'll enjoy this classic Summer Blockbuster!!! What is your scariest aquatic experience??

"The fact that they didn't show the shark makes it iconic" These guys get it. I've seen reactors who say they wish they showed more of the shark and that totally misses the mark on why the horror element of Jaws works so well.

Fun fact: the “You’re gonna need a bigger boat” line was completely improvised by Roy Scheider

The making of this film is just as epic as the film itself. The chances that Spielberg took to helm this is more than miraculous. Spielberg is a living legend. JAWS is the reason.

Spielberg has said he still has nightmares about shooting this movie. He decided to shoot on the Ocean rather than controlled conditions in a tank which doubled the shooting time. He would spend hours setting up a shot, then have to start over because the tides had shifted things around or another boat would enter the frame in the background. But I'm glad he did; it wouldn't have the same degree of authenticity if he hadn't.

Still to this day, I believe the scene on the boat with Brody, Quint and Hooper swapping scar stories...when Quint delivers his Indianapolis monologue...is one of the greatest scenes ever recorded on film. There are so many little things that all three actors are doing that make the scene just so perfect. 💯✌

So, a little-known fact that rarely gets brought up nowadays is that Spielberg actually wanted to show the shark more, but it was his editor, Verna Fields, who kept pushing him to cut those scenes out and shorten the amount of time we see the shark. She is considered the unsung hero of the whole production.

Ah yes, the movie shown at every introduction to film class. Indeed a classic.

This came out the summer before my freshman year in college. I switched my major from Marine biology to zoology because this scared me to death. I decided to stick with the land animals.

My dad and I love sharks. Every time Shark Week plays, he makes a marathon out of it. Back when I was a kid, I used to be afraid of sharks. So my dad took me to the beach one day, early enough for us to not be surrounded by a bunch of people. He walked me to the shore and told me to swim. Naturally, I wasn't fond of the idea, but he taught me that fear is like an old lion; it may roar and scare you, but if you get close, you'll see it doesn't have any teeth. This helped me muster up some courage to go in and face my fear. I stopped and asked him if I should keep an eye out for the dorsal fin, just in case. My dad, never one to not take advantage of moments like this, replied with, "That's only in the movies. In reality, you never see them coming." Since then, I've gone scuba diving, sailed on boats, even gone shark cage diving. I've seen hammerheads, bulls, makos, blacktips, a tiger, and two great whites. They're actually not as bad as the movies make them out to be.

Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfuss's characters had such a great dynamic with their onscreen arguing due to the fact that both actors hated the other and would constantly get into arguments. Oh, and the mechanical shark received the nickname Bruce after the lawyer for the production. And that Bruce (the mech one) is, I believe, the inspiration for the shark in Finding Nemo's name.

"It's the wrong shark! He has a cousin!" eheheh about that... >_> (stares at the sequels)

I watched this movie in the theater when it first came out. We saw it in one of the large, single-auditorium theaters that were more common at that time. Imagine what it was like to be surrounded by 600 people when that head popped out of the boat hull. LOL!

I think the "fake" shark is very convincing. Its scarier than a real white shark, i agree. They used real shark footage in some of the underwater scenes with the cage but as a real white shark is not that big as the one of the movie they used a cage half the size with the real one. The scenes with the real shark were filmed by Ron and Valerie Taylor, 2 super famous australian divers and experts in filming white sharks, something not very common back then.

THE line from the film, the greatest ad-libed line in movie history and we didn't see your reaction to it!

Oh yes!!!! The ultimate summer blockbuster!!! This movie is the reason I never want to go back to the water!! It made $400 million dollars against a $14 million dollar budget. It won 3 Oscars: Best Sound Editing Best Film Editing Best Original Score. It was nominated for Best Picture, but didn't win.

The movie is based off the book which is loosely based off an event in the early 20th century where a series of shark attacks plagued this beach town.

Okay, I'm going to tell an embarrassing story. I was 10yrs old when Jaws opened at the theater. And I was spending the summer with my aunt in Florida. She had a shop in Flagler Beach that was only a block from the beach. The day after seeing Jaws I went down to the beach at 730am. The water was calm and perfect for a swim. I waded out and made it up to my waist. That was it....I couldn't stay in the water! It took me over a week to get back in the water.

something I like to point out: Roy Schieder as the Police Chief, says, "We're going to need a bigger boat!" years later he played the commanding officer in the TV series, SeaQuest: DSV, where he kept saying in the first season," The boat's too big!"

The drinking scene imo is the best scene ever to grace the cinema screen.

7:07, this scene was the reason the movie almost got an R Rating, but luckily, you dont see the kid getting ripped apart by the shark, thus giving it a PG rating.

I'm still afraid of sharks to this day because of seeing this movie as a child. Yet I became a scuba diver. 😂 This is only his second Spielberg movie? You've gotta do the Indiana Jones movies.

The most interesting fact about Jaws imo is that even with all the money it made him, the author regretted ever writing it. He spent the last of his life as a shark conservationist and tried to right the misinformation he helped create - "There is no such thing as a man eating shark." & "No one appreciates how vulnerable they are to destruction."

I love the line "he can't stay down with 3 barrels" and this is acting, at first it's said calm, like a fact but by the end there's an air of disbelief, he's fighting a little panic (there is more emotion) so even with the same words, the same line you can tell the mood and how he's feeling the shark on the cage tangled in the lines... real footage, real shark, miniature cage, complete accident, scientists had never seen that before, so unexpected, put in the movie when I watched this movie for most of my life, I always thought it was unrealistic that the shark would or could jump out of the water... the day many years later I saw news footage of great whites completely clearing the water, wow, 5hit, I guess Jaws predicted it

5:07 when you guys both moved your head the same way at the same time 😂🤣 literally made my day for some reason?? 🤷🏽‍♀️

To really appreciate how great this movie is, read the book. Because it sucks, and being able to make a movie this good out of it really showed Spielberg to be one of the all-time great directors.

48:17 - Quint stated after his Indianapolis story that he'd never put a life jacket on again....that's why he just gave the other two the life jackets.

How could you not show that classic dolly zoom on Brody's face when the boy on the raft gets attacked??!!

Jaws is one of my favourite movies of all time! I used to swim at an Olympic level, my secret was that I had an excellent imagination and imagined jaws was chasing me 🤣 I love sharks but wouldn’t like to get too close to one either 😂 would love to see you guys react to Rocky, another one of my favourites 😊 keep up the great work guys!

Funny story: I was 18 when the movie came out. A group of us went to see it. A friend of mine was sitting on my left and when that head popped out she about ripped my arm out of joint. Four year later I went with her sister to see Alien. She sat on my right side. I don't remember what scene it was but she about ripped my right arm out joint! I loved your reaction.

I was a little boy when it came out. Begged my Dad to take me to see it. We went opening weekend. Packed picture palace with 2500 people. Etched into memory. When Ben's head pops out... imagine 2500 people jumping in fright. Haha.

31:15 It's not just WWII though. The Vietnam War had just officially ended less than two months before this movie came out in 1975. When it comes to American wars, Quint came from a generation where most people believed in the war effort and contributed to it willingly. As opposed to the Vietnam War, where scores of people Hooper's age were forced to fight and often die in a war that a great many Americans did not believe in. The first modern war that the U.S. actually lost. The generational divide between these two groups on this point was pretty stark and would have been fresh in the minds of those sitting in the theaters when this movie came out.

I’m finding hard to process the fact that he’s only seen ONE Spielberg movie?! That’s insane 👀

“That Mayor should be fired!…” In a stunningly accurate portrayal of politics that guy is Mayor throughout all five Jaws movies.

Bravo actually ranked this as the number 1 scariest movie in their top one hundred scariest movie moments.

[23:55] Back in the day, beer and soda cans were made from light steel. Serious hand strength required to crush one.

This is one of my all time favorite films. As a child my mom, sister, and I would watch this at night and then go swimming.

And if you heard people leaving beaches or other businesses open during the pandemic last year being referred to as "the mayor from Jaws," now you know why. This is one of my top 10 favorites ever. We watch it every summer. One of the best details from this goes by in an instant...when Quint and Hooper are showing off their scars, Brody briefly lifts his shirt to reveal a bullet scar in his abdomen, but decides not to mention it, and we then know why he left New York. Beautiful directing.

Two other Spielberg movies that are in the same tradition as Jaws are Duel (1971) & Jurassic Park (1993). 48:18 Quint said "I'll never put on a life jacket again" at the end of his USS Indianapolis speech.

I saw this on opening day in Honolulu. I was stationed with the Marine Corps.....on Oahu ...for a year. All those beautiful beaches & places to swim....but I NEVER set foot in the ocean again.

This was a childhood favourite of mine as it was for many people. I wouldn’t have admit it back then and as I grew up but I was genuinely afraid to take a bath because of this movie for the longest time ( meaning years and Years ) and when swimming I would swim hella fast in the deep end because of this movie.

Sometimes the best way to inspire yourself artistically is to give yourself limitations. Not having a functioning shark did amazing things for this movie.

One reason I love "first time watching" videos, is it because it reveals what the true "classic movies" are. The classics are not forgotten over long periods of times. They continue to have a strong effect similar to when it came out. They continue to be seen by most people even in generations that were born after the time of the movie. They continue to be a major part of culture, and culturally relevant. Then there are non-classic movies that are none of these things. They may be good movies but over time people forget about them and new generations don't see them. Imagine if 100 years from now, when all of us are gone, that films like Jaws and Star Wars are still seen and talked about by most people!

30:00 -- Robert Shaw had a famous drinking problem. They were all supposed to be drunk during that scene, so they shot that scene when he was kinda hammered, and he fucked it all up. He felt so bad that he asked Spielberg if they could do it again. This time he did it sober, all in one take, and that's the take they used. Epic.

"Expert, Masterclass in filmmaking." Yes lads, welcome to the world of Steven Spielberg.

If I ever get a boat.... I'm towing three yellow barrels behind me with panic on my face when I pass other boaters... ;)

I've been going back and watching your older reactions and I just saw this one. The story is from a book of the same name. The author of the book also worked on the screenplay. I don't know if you're aware of it or not, but the story that Quint told about the USS Indianapolis being sunk by a Japanese submarine and the sailors being attacked by sharks is a true story. The ship sank on July 30th of 1945. The allied forces thought that the enemy reports of the ship sinking were false, an attempt to lead another ship into a trap. The sailors were in the water for 4 days before they were recued. The ship had 1196 sailors on board and about 900 survived the initial sinking and ended up in the water. Of those 900, only 317 survived to be rescued. Most of the deaths were from thirst or exposure, but the sharks are believed to have taken anywhere from a few dozen to 150 people. It's considered one of the worst naval disasters in US naval history and the worst shark attack ever. If you remember that scene, it's very chilling, knowing that he's talking about something that actually happened.

Richard Dreyfuss was also in Close Encounters of the third kind, and Roy Scheider was in the sequel to 2001. So many famous quotes from this film. The background history to this film is amazing..Shaw apparently was drunk and didn't like Dreyfuss (it was mutual) Lee Marvin was asked to play Quiint but turned it down, and of course, there were mechanical problems with the shark in the saltwater. But its still a classic.

Great reaction. If you two are still into watching more killer shark films I recommend deep blue sea, the shallows, and I heard crawl is pretty good but that one's about a crocodile. Jaws is one of my favorite films showcasing different people within the film and how they react to the shark.

"We're gonna need a bigger boat" is one of the most iconic lines in the history of movies.

I'll never forget going on the old jaws ride before it closed down. When the big jaws head popped out of the water at the boat my younger brother jumped straight into the air like a scared cat.

Other Spielberg movie to watch: Back to the Future, Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, Forrest Gump. This movie was based on a novel which was partially inspired by actual events.

Saw this at a drive-in with my mom and brother - my brother was sitting in the back leaning forward w/his hand on the back of my seat. When Hooper goes down to inspect a boat and that head popped up, my brother jumped and pulled a handful of my hair. In the middle of a drive-in in the middle of a Colorado prairie town, I was pretty sure a shark got me LMAO!!!!

Another movie came out on the heels of this was Orca, about a killer whale that terrorized a coastal community. Richard Harris plays the protagonist.

First half is all land. Then, after Brody's son is pulled to safety, Brody looks out onto the ocean because he know that's where he's going. After that, second half is all ocean. Great writing.

Quint's story about the Indianapolis is dramatic but also 100% true. It happened. And living as a young adult in the area where and when it was filmed...I can tell you truthfully that many of us who lived at the shore and saw the movie WOULD NOT GO INTO THE WATER FOR A VERY LONG TIME. It was that terrifying.

24:00 the third act of this movie really sings because of the interpersonal dynamics of the trio on the Orca, with the various pairs bonding over shared experiences and the third feeling excluded. Quint and Brody have never been rich, Quint and Hooper both know their way around the ocean, Brody and Hooper both think Quint is at least a little crazy. Brody is paralyzingly afraid of drowning and Quint has experienced something worse. When the three drink and compare scars, Quint and Hooper have numerous injuries from humans and animals, while Brody quietly looks at his unimpressive appendectomy scar. Also, while he's definitely a little off, Quint is somewhat softened by the way he relates to Brody and Brody's inexperience on the water. While Hooper has been doing who-knows-what, Quint is trying to teach Brody the basics of seamanship, and where Hooper yells at Brody for pulling the wrong rope and loosing the scuba tanks, Quint quietly tells him "next time just ask me which line to pull." When they shark takes the bait off Quint's fishing line, Quint knows to tell Brody to get behind him and not get tangled, and pitches in to help whenever Brody and Hooper are handling ropes together. There's an odd, almost fatherly demeanor to it.

Quint delivers his Indianapolis monologue..., - gold!...

Great movie, 2 things , 1. The ideas for Jaws were based on actual events that happened in New Jersey (as mentioned in the movie) in the summer of 1916. 4 people were killed by sharks. 2. Quint is based on a real person, his name is Frank Mundus(dude is awesome, look him up), he actually caught a 4,550 lbs. Great White in 1964 off the tip of Long Island NY, with a harpoon (like in the movie). Then he caught another (many years after the movie) in 1986, 3,427lbs, this one he reeled in on a fishing pole.

To further his education, I recommend close encounters of the third kind. And 2 fun facts I know. The shark was called Bruce (which is where the shark in finding memo got his name) The shark kept breaking in the salt water, that’s why you don’t see it as much in the movie, Spielberg had to change the movie from what he wanted, so it’s more suspenseful because we don’t see it.

Just got back from vacation on Martha's Vineyard(primarily Edgartown)where this movie was shot. Though there has been some changes, It's amazing how much hasn't changed 46 years later.

Greatest film of all time in my opinion

This effected people from going in the ocean the same way "Psycho" effected people from wanting to take a shower. Such a great movie. I never tire of watching it.

This is the film that put Spielberg on the map, and created the summer blockbuster.

WHATS UP GUYS IM 50 YEARS OLD AND ILL NEVER FORGET THIS MOVIE...I WAS ABOUT 4 AT THE TIME...AND MY FACE WAS GLUED TO THE SCREEN THE WHOLE TIME...LOL...THANKS GUYS FOR THE POST!

Woohoo Jaws! I saw in theater numerous times I around 15 or so and still think it’s one of the greatest films ever! My favorite scene is the pond attack and after They drag Michael up on the beach Chief Brody looks out under the bridge as it slowly zooms in towards the ocean and he knows at that point he will be involved killing the shark , brilliant! Thanks Guys that was a fun ride!

After everything he failed to do in the face of an ongoing natural goddamn disaster, that mayor was still the mayor in Jaws 2. Freaking prophetic, really.

It's great to hear you like to watch classic movies. So many of them made should never be overlooked & forgotten as Well as the great actors that starred in them.

that guy will always make me crack up... He goes, "a what..?" lol 😂

"No distress signal...had BEEN SENT."

My mother took me and my grandmother to go see this movie when I was 4 years old. This film literally scared the shit out of me! I think I hid in my mother’s lap for a good part of the movie. But I definitely remembered most of it. Enough so, that I refused to go into the water. I was terrified of the beach and even the damn swimming pool. It would be some years before I got over that. But seriously, this was a film that surprised so many people and still holds up today. So glad you both reacted to it!!❤️

the movie is based on the best-selling book by Peter Benchley (the book is very different), and he got the idea for the book from a well-publicized series of shark attacks that happened in New Jersey in 1916.

There's actually a Broadway Play right now about the making of this film called "The Shark is Broken." It's written by the actor who play's Quint's son (who also plays him in the show!)

Yo, this is a classic! I’ve seen all four movies when I was little! My older brother owned them and we used to watch them

Great reaction, this was one of those movies where I looked forward to the sequels, the sequels were not as good but great fun, the 3D movie was the most fun, popcorn flying everywhere with the jump scares, the acting was very solid, love Robert Shaw and Roy Scheider who had a small but significant part in Marathon Man a film I think you guys would enjoy.

I was 9 when I saw this movie, just before our family went on vacation to the most southern beach of Spain. The movie had made me reluctant to swim in the sea, but I did. All went well until one day snorkling on my own in somewhat deeper water, I saw some creature coming from the deep right at me. It wasn't a shark but a big sea snake, most likely very poisonous. I've never swam so fast! Still, I made it to the beach just in time, totally exhausted. That, right after having seen Jaws, was it for me. I've never EVER been swimming again! Not in the sea, not in a lake, and even feel uneasy in the bathtub ever since! :D

When I was 10 yrs old in 1975 my family went to a drive in movie to see JAWS. It was the scariest film I ever saw. I’m 58. Jaws kept me out of the ocean the rest of my life. I only go to community pools in the Summer. To this day I jokingly, blamed my Father for taking my sister and I, and my Mother to a movie about a killer shark. Hahaha. R.I.P. Daddy❤❤

The sinking of the USS Indianapolis (referenced in this movie), left about 900 men in the water. Some had life jackets, while others clung to whatever floating debris they could find. Many had no means to stay afloat and nearly 450 of them drowned. As if that wasn't bad enough, during the ensuing days nearly 150 men were killed by sharks as the rest looked on in horror. Out of the original crew of about 1,200, only 300 survived.

Ya'll need to watch Jaws 2, its a really good one...3 & 4 not as good but still good enough to enjoy.

The current period of time we're in (WWII - present) is sometimes called the Long Peace, because there have been so few active major worldwide conflicts. It's mainly because of nuclear weapons becoming a thing in late WWII. Basically, active war is too big of a risk and that's why we get more covert conflicts like the Cold War. Dan Carlin's Hardcore Histories podcast has an episode about the development of nuclear weapons leading up to the Cuban Missile Crisis that has a lot of really interesting information about the social side of that period of time, like you were talking about after Quint's monologue

The mayor will be like "So Quint died and we don't have to pay him?"

Love this movie! A bit of trivia which always sticks in my mind from having to analyse it at school is Spielberg used the colour yellow as a sign of danger like the little boy who dies lilo is yellow his mum’s hat is yellow. It’s fun spotting stuff like this while watching. Great reaction guys!

Great editing. The best Jaws reaction out there.

Benchley was inspired by the Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916 where there were four recorded fatalities and one critical injury from shark attacks from July 1 through July 12, 1916. His interest grew greater after reading a 1964 news story about fisherman Frank Mundus catching a great white shark weighing 4,550 pounds off the shore of New York. The scene where the girl gets killed in the beginning of the film looks and sounds very real because her screams are real, as the two divers that were under the water beneath her pulling the ropes tied around her back and forth to simulate the attack, actually broke 3 of her ribs but didn't realize it and thought she was just acting. the news reporter on the beach talking about the attacks is actually Peter Benchley himself doing a cameo. Not only was this the first big summer blockbuster, but it was the first major motion picture actually shot on the open ocean, and it effected more people than any other movie by causing beach attendance to drop by 40 percent for the next several years after putting the fear of sharks into people.

I was lucky enough to finally watch it in a theatre with a group of people, and it is a very different experience to watching it at home. If you get the chance, see it with a crowd!

This was Steven Spielberg's directorial debut it was such a hit It made him the most successful Director then producer in Hollywood. Stevens' signature style is his character development Makes everyone invested in the characters and the movies. This held the record for many years of the most popular movie of all time. Other fantastic Spielberg movies were ET, Close Encounters of the 3 rd Kind, Poltergeist, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan, and more

The Indianapolis story Quint told was a true one. Even though tye war in Afghanistan and Iraq are over, and our longest wars, they do not compare to how big WW2 was. Literally the entire world was involved with far less technology in the 1940s trying to stop a madman from conquering the world.

You're doing all my favorite films! I wish I could see these movies for the first time, sometimes.

In 1975 when this movie came out most people were only used to seeing sharks in movies and t.v. being these dolphin sized fish so when this movie came out it startled a lot of people when they learned that while at 25 feet in length the shark in Jaws "Bruce" was bigger than the biggest great white recorded it wasn't that much bigger.

9:53, she saw the picture, and was worried about her son in the boat! Lol!

I like the point you made about war being woven into the fabric of society. The term is known as "the long peace" from the end of ww2 until now. It represents the longest period of relative peace since the Roman era. War used to be a thread that ran through all of humanity, defining whole generations. Many of the institutions and infrastructure we live with today are a product of war time, things like manufacturing practices, communications, energy, housing,

Nearly 50 years later and 1st time viewers are STILL freaked out by Gardner’s head popping out of the boat. It’s interesting that the mechanical shark is legendary for looking fake yet when you’re in the middle of watching the film it doesn’t matter as you’re too wrapped up in the story.

This movie is a parallel to how America handled the pandemic last year.

Jaws is an all time classic. Let me not forget to mention also that you’re a Star Wars fan and an NF fan, this is a channel I can get behind!

Another pillar of modern cinema. Love this movie.

on another recent reaction to Jaws, someone commented that Stephen Spielberg wanted more from the music score. John Williams said, "No, you don't...."

Amazing movie. That reaction at 26:20 - classic!

Steven Spielberg still credits editor Verna Fields for her excellent work. He admits that if the movie had been edited to his specifications, it wouldn’t have worked nearly as well.

11:47 --- Actually YES... If you walk straight ahead from the dock, you'll see a pub called "The Wharf"... Excellent food annnnnd.... co-owned by Jeffery Voorhees, the actor who played little Alex in the movie...

Just finished y'all watching this and I so LOVED your 'Jump-scare' at the dead guy LOL!! I was waiting to see if it would scare you!😂 I was a young teen at the time I went to see it w/ a couple of friends. After we got picked up from seeing it, the Mom of one of the girls we were with...asked if we wanted to go down to our local beach, they both screamed- Noooo! But I laughed and said- Yes yes!😛 We didn't go, the Mom was just asking for fun. I grew up watching Tv shows from Jacques Cousteau and other wildlife specials.(There were no- Animal Planet, Discovery, or Nat'l Geographic channels back then.) But, after JAWS came out then came various Tv specials on sharks which was great. But you also had the bad side of it where you had idiots who started going out in groups to go shark hunting, and Peter Benchley who wrote the book ( and had a cameo as the reporter on the beach) felt awful that his book brought that about. He got to working with a few groups to help misspell the- Killer shark vibe. 🦈🦈 The movie has long been a fave of mine. I do watch Shark Week every year, which by happenstance ends today. You guys ought to on your own, watch a few of the- 'Air Jaws' episodes from SW, they are awesome! 😁 🦈🐟🦈🐠