Girl who's SCARED of DEEP WATER watches *JAWS* for the First Time | Movie Reaction 

There is a story on IMDb that the actress who played the mother of the boy killed by the shark several decades later went into a seafood restaurant and saw a sandwich on the menu called the "Alex Kintner sandwich." She had told someone that she was the actress who played the mother, the owner of the restaurant came out to meet with her and it was the boy who played Alex.

23:00 Oh no! You edited out one of the greatest monologues in cinema history. Quint speaking about the true story of the USS Indianapolis is chilling and Robert Shaw, the actor, did such a great job delivering it. You should have given your fellow countryman the stage to convey that brilliantly delivered speech to your viewers.

The explosion heard around the world! The shark in the novel died from a harpoon to the belly. Steven Spielberg wanted a rousing ending. The shark was filled with squid, red paint, and dynamite. They only had one chance to get it right. The explosion went off perfectly and the whole theater cheered wildly. Jaws became the first summer blockbuster in history.

I live on the West Coast of Florida. Experts have said if you have gone swimming at any beach more than 5 times, in water up to 5 ft. deep, you have been close to a shark and probably didn't know it. Now with remote controlled drones, many videos are available showing people frolicking in the water with sharks swimming between them and shore. On our Honeymoon in 1997, my wife and I were walking on the beach early in the morning. A couple of women were looking for seashells and found a baby shark (approx. 8 inches in length ) in a tidal pool. One of the ladies picked it up and as they were examining it, the shark turned it's head and bit a perfect 1 inch semi-circle out of the woman"s hand in an instant. It's tiny teeth were razor sharp...

10:01 "But fact is that the bite radius on _this_ animal is different than the wounds on the victim." Which means _this_ is not the animal that killed her. Which means _that_ animal has yet to be caught.

My favorite parts of the movie were not involving the shark, but the scenes between Mrs. Kintner slapping poor Chief Brody, to the next scene where a now depressed Martin Brody is at the dinner table, while his young son is mimicking his every move. It showed to me that this movie really had a heart.

Here is some trivia- The boy that said "He made me do it" grew up to become cheif of police of Marthas Vinyard (where this movie was shot)

Jumping off a boat way out in the water is so much safer than walking along a busy road or being in a car travelling through an intersection

My favorite parts if first and foremost the telling about the USS Indianapolis, I just like when they reference true Naval History. Second is the Ad-Lib line, "Your going to need a bigger boat".

Actually, as far as injuries, a lot of us made serious effort to make sure our parents didn’t see our cuts or bruises because they wouldn’t let us keep doing the activity. Which was generally not safe but not deadly.

The TV reporter that is broadcasting on the beach at about 14:33 is Peter Benchley, the man who wrote the book Jaws. I grew up in Florida and this movie made me obsess about sharks. My family vacationed on the west coast of Florida every year, and I always swam out deep. We lived in Orlando, Florida and that is where they shot Jaws 3D. I got to work as an extra in the movie.

Fun fact...the he talked me into it kid actually became a sheriffs deputy in the same area where this was filmed

I was 22 when this film was released and lived within a short drive to the beach. I can tell you this had a pretty dramatic effect on people going in the water.

More of a thriller than a horror. That's why I watched it at the cinema as a kid, and why my boy was ok watching it when he was 10 or so

There were three sequels to _Jaws;_ they are _Jaws 2_ (1978), _Jaws 3-D_ (or _Jaws 3_ in two-dimensional form) (1983) and _Jaws: The Revenge_ (1987).

The iconic line "You're gonna need a bigger boat" was never in the script.

I was accidently there when they were filming this in the summer 0f 74. I got to see part of the mechanical shark and some tents and stuff. 😁Nice reaction BTW!

Children in 1975 were quite a bit tougher than they are today

1975 and the first official Summer Blockbuster movie of them all. - I loved Quint's accounting of the USS Indianapolis incident (History's largest mass animal attack on man). I also loved when Jaws went under with 3 barrels on it and Quint realizes that he is in over his head.

one of the kids with the fin is now a sheriff on that Island (Martha's Vineyard)

NGL this movie is actually part of the reason I'm glad I have a semi-allergy to water. I can't swim, go out in the rain, even bathing, showering and crying are painful tasks that lead to swelling and itchiness. I have to make sure to take an antihistamine and have a steroid ointment for my body i have to rub on after every shower. But its not a true allergy because I can ingest water just fine. Its just when it makes contact with my skin and it doesnt matter the type of water. As I said, even my own tears and sweat cause a reaction.

I watched Jaws in theaters when it first came out and liked it even if I really didn’t find it that scary. However, years later in college we had aJaws pool party where the movie was screened while we watched from a pool at night. That was a verrrrrrry different experience!

There were other Jaws movies but none as good as this one. The second one is probably best known for it's tagline: "Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water. . ."

I live in Massachusetts in the 70s. A friend's dad was a cop who played one of the cops in that boat!

In a scene not included in your edit, the ship’s captain talks about being a survivor of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis at the end of WWII. It is based on the true story of the Indianapolis being sunk and many of the survivors being eaten by sharks before they could be rescued.

14:00 Liala's explanation of the two positions on whether to close the beaches on the biggest tourist day of the year is what policymakers deal with in any emerging disaster situation. As we saw in 2020, the urge is usually to think doing anything is better than doing nothing, but it's not always true. The reality is that there's always sharks in the water, but some sharks are more dangerous than others.

I remember watching this in the theater, which is weird because I was only 2 in 1975. Some might call it BS but I specifically remember seeing Quint’s death on the big screen and being particularly horrified by it.

This was the first giant shark movie. Up until this movie sharks in tv shows and movies were dolphin sized so lot of people were surprised that great whites could get 17 to 20 feet long and had been reported to be bigger. My dad had a fishing boat out of Oceanside Ca. and following this movie scared but curious people payed me to take them out to try and see one. Fortunatly I'd found a 17 foot female that hung around San Clemente island who obliged me by showing up several times.

I was a lucky 10 year old back in 1975, came out of the cinema traumatised 😂 What a perfect movie .

indeed. Jaws was released in 1975. Duel was Spielberg's debut tv film which was released in 1971 followed by Sugarland Express in 1974, Jaws in 1975, Close Encounters in 1977, "1941" in (1979), Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981, and E.T. The Extraterrestrial in 1982.

This is one of the truly greats, and my personal favorite movie of all time, and I always love watching so many others see it for the first time as well.

The "slow scene in the middle" is considered to be one of the best monologues put on film, but each to their own. It was a lovely reaction to one of my favourite movies. I'm quite fond of the second one, but 3 and 4 are truly horrendous, but worth checking out just because of the fucking fun of it.

2:35 "Past a certain hour, I wouldn't be going into the ocean." Good idea. Sharks are more active and usually feed at night. That said, swimming in the ocean at night raises your odds of a shark attack from something like 1 in Ten Million to 1 in Five Million, so there still isn't much to worry about. (I made up those statistics but whatever the real ones are, mine aren't too far off - getting attacked by a shark is about as rare as being struck by lightning.)

They made the movie USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2016) w/ Nicholas Cage detailing that story. Worth a watch to interested parties.

This film was HUGE when it was released just in time for the summer in 1975. It is considered to be the first "blockbuster" film. People actually didn't want to go into the ocean - it had such an impact on beachgoers. The man who was the reporter on the beach is Peter Benchley - the author of the book this film was based on. The story Quint tells about the S.S. Indianapolis when they are all together drinking is a true story. The film holds up pretty well - I love seeing how people react to this because I find that they react the same way people reacted back in 1975. All the thrills and scares are still working - that is the mark of really good storytelling and a really great film. I wish you could have seen this on a big screen. It was amazing at the theater - filled with screaming people. So much fun!

There are 4 Jaws movies that I am aware of. This is the best one.

It's worth mentioning that Jaws was the highest-grossing movie ever, until Star Wars broke the record a couple of years later.

16:19 Here, we have one of the dangers that Sheriff Brody didn't foresee. He figured he could rely on shark spotters. He figured _they_ could watch the water, and if they spotted a shark, they could spread the word and the people would just get out of the _water._ Now if human beings were predisposed to reason, this might've _worked,_ but we're not. When we become aware that we are in mortal danger that we're not trained to handle, we panic. We scramble. People get hurt. Sometimes, they end up dead.

Anybody else notice that Brody, while typing out Chrissie's death certificate, misspells 'Coroner's Office' as 'Corner's Office?' One would think that a cop who spent any time working in New York would know how to spell 'coroner.'

100% one of my favorite movies of all time! The acting by these three are absolutely brilliant🤩Great reaction thanks so much🥰

'Angering' is definitely a word and a totally appropriate one, lol.

When the movie was greenit, there was no script and no shark. Spielberg had to improvise during production. When the shark, which was named Bruce, was completed, Bruce had many mechanical failures due to the salt water. The barrels were used to get the idea where the shark was.

I know this was months ago, but how can you completely ignore the most incredibly important speech in the entire movie and one of the most powerful and famous scenes in cinematic history???!!! To this day it’s Stephen Spielberg’s favorite scene in any of his films!

It must’ve been crazy to see the first ever big shark movie! There’s so many different variations now it’s crazy 😭 Glad u enjoyed watching it 🤩 now just don’t get scared next time u get in the water 😂😂

Crazy how many people still get killed by sharks, was just reading yesterday about a couple in the Bahamas both died, great movie saw at the theater many times, thanks!

Important fun-fact: The shark's name is Bruce.

When the shark exploded....the theater crowd went nuts!!!

All the other sequels are definitely not even close to as good as this movie. One of the greatest thrillers of all time.

Interestingly, Boris Johnson thought that the mayor in this movie was the good guy. Says a lot about his morality.

The reporter on the beach for the fourth of July is Peter Benchley. He's the one author of "Jaws" and he helped write the screen play for the film. Great reaction, although you might have included the monologue about the U.S.S Indianapolis. That is a true story and that monologue is considered one of the greatest ever done on film. As we say in Texas; y'all be safe. Have a wonderful Christmas.

The mayor is the real villain.

Don't worry about the waffling I feel it shows your authentic in your reactions. If you can be honest enough to admit your mistakes then your reaction is genuine.

Hi Liala!😊 Great to see you back reacting to another film! It has been a while. The film was shot here locally in the Boston area on the island of Martha's Vineyard. The male reporter on the beach is the author of the book and screenwriter Peter Benchley. Stephen Spielberg named the main animatronic shark Bruce after his lawyer. The Jaws sequels are not very good and not worth pursuing, Liala. The "Jaws 3-D" film is laughable. There are like four or five films. This film was the very first summer blockbuster film, and rightfully so. Great reactions to the original Jaws classic, Liala!!!!🎬👏👏👏👏 Hope to see you reacting to another film soon.😊

What's crazy is, speilberg only did a couple movies before this. Sugarland Express and Duel or Deathcar. Then he did this and Close Encounters, and his movie History, was made!

"More angry" would be the correct way to say that. That's WAY more gooder.😁

You mentioned that you would never jump off a ship that stopped in the ocean so people could swim, Smart, I read that a woman that did that and lost her leg from the knee down by a shark.

There are 4 Jaws movies. Jaws 2 is pretty good and has some good attack sequences including on a water skier. Jaws 3D and Jaws: The Revenge (which has a ridiculous plot) might be good if you get drunk first. Otherwise don’t waste your time.

I'm with you on going into the deeper water....We vacationed at an island further south than this setting in the movie, but on the same coast of the USA every summer, almost my whole life. We knew there were sharks around, cuz they visited the fishing pier every night for scraps and fish that got thrown back by the fishermen. I never ONCE was afraid of swimming in those waters until I saw this movie at the age of 15. Even now, at age 63, I won't go in to water I can't see through - and I mean crystal clear - past my upper knees/lower thighs. Even if it's a lake or river, and not the ocean, the same "rule" applies!

You probably won’t see this, but just wanted to say, your videos have helped me through some rough times, appreciate it! Now go get that diamond play button!

This is easily my favourite movie of all time..

@14:30 the reporter on the beach is the actual author of the book

Glad you liked it... Not gonna lie, snipping out one of the greatest monologues ever delivered onscreen by one of the greatest actors who ever lived about one of the most chilling maritime disasters in history because it was ...slow... was a bold editing choice. Oh well.

When this movie was released, I was living in an old whaling-fishing village not too far from where this movie was filmed. I was just 12 years old, and had just gotten my first job working as a mate onboard a commercial fishing vessel that was captained by one of my friends uncles, who oddly enough, was a lot like Quint, (Most captains were tough as nails). I saw this movie, and was FREAKED. I recall no one was swimming on the beaches that summer.

The movie leaves out so much and changes the ending. The mafia was on the mayor to keep the beaches open and Hooper died.

This 'should' be the only Jaws movie. Well Jaws 2 was okay. But literally it is a downhill slide for each subsequent movie after the first.

When I was younger and in the Navy, I was on the flight deck of the carrier and the wind was blowing very hard, I thought it would be a good idea to go to the very front of the ship which is rounded and lean over it to see if I could be held up by the wind, As I was leaning over the edge of the ship I looked down and saw a very large shark just swimming right below me and I quickly stood back up. People in the tower where probably taking bets if they were going to call Man Over Board or not. :)

20:52 Reminds me of that Depeche Mode song "Enjoy The Silencing"

Fun fact shark fin kid who says they made me do it became a cop in that location

Saw this recently on the big screen (50th anniversary) in 3D. Awesome.

27:02 "But I'm mostly thinkin' it's towards the _end_ of the movie, now. So maybe... it _actually_ goes to plan? Are there _more_ _Jaws_ movies?" Ah. Well there lies a bit of a tale. See, _this_ movie, when it came to theaters, _set records_ with the revenue it generated. It was a _soaring_ box office success. It recouped its production costs in the first ten days it was in theaters. It gave rise to _three_ sequels, but each one was received with dramatically _less_ enthusiasm and made gradually _less_ money than the one before it. Their revenue, combined, is less than _half_ that generated by the first. The last of these killed the franchise. 🤷‍♂

If you play thismovie backwards, it's about a shark that throws up people until they open the beaches

Cannot believe you edited out the Indianapolis story 😳

The 70s was a great time to be around, many good movies, in some way, more realistic than todays movies. This movie is epic.👌🥂🌷

10/10 It's on my Mount Rushmore of movies

Great reaction, Liala! In case you were wondering or were not aware, the filming of this movie took place on Martha's Vineyard Island, just off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. It filled in for the fictitious town of "Amity." I had the pleasure of touring the island on a bicycle while I was on an end-of-school year field trip. It was the following summer after the movie finished filming. As a matter of fact, the bicycle shop we all rented from was briefly shown in the scene where the tourists arrive for the Fourth of July holiday. It really is a beautiful place (at least it was when I was there in the 70s).

This movie is a classic. xx

Such beautiful eyes 😍 great reaction!

In the novel, Matt Hooper has an affair with Brody's wife and he dies in a similar manner as Quint. And although I'm not sure if they determine Quint's branch or service in the movie, in the novel he was a Marine, of whom there would have been some assigned on the USS Indianapolis during that historic night.

Jaws is my favorite movie of all time

Hapy Holidays Liala...🎄 may you have a very merry Christmas. ⛄🎅

HI Liala, surprised to see your reaction to Jaws 🦈loved it, my fav part is Brody blow up the jaws and a true story, my dad saw this movie the first time in 1975, and there are jaws, movies there are 4, but everyone likes the first one, so do I, and there are other short movies, you can watch like deep blue sea or the Meg 1 & 2

There are a total of 4 Jaws movies and Jaws knockoffs or similar shark movies like “Deep Blue Sea” and “The Meg 1 and 2”. Most viewers/audiences generally like the original Jaws and its second sequel best. After the Jaws 2 sequel most people feel that 3rd and 4th jaws movies fail to be as good as the first 2 Jaws movies for various reasons for various reasons.

takes a whole new meaning since the pandemic 😮

The other Jaws films are to be avoided like the plague.

14:00 You're almost there. This is a summer town. These shops and hotels and restaurants, and, well, everybody here, make all their money in the summer. If they close beaches and put up signs about sharks, every tourists go to other beaches. Even when they reopen them, it's too late, everybody went somewhere else. it's also the 4th of July weekend (Independence Day, sorry about that mate!) which is the biggest summer holiday of the year. Losing that income will literally bankrupt some of the small businesses in town. People their business, employees lose their jobs, everybody is losing income, can't pay their bills so they lose their homes, etc. it would be a guaranteed financial disaster. On the other hand, since sharks don't behave like this, he really has no reason to close the beaches. It's been a couple days since the last attack. all those sharks are miles away by now and there are no more sharks out there, so why make the town go bankrupt?

One of my all time favorites. Steven Spielbergs very first Blockbuster

You’re right, the movie, Jaws was released in 1975

The less said about the sequels, the better.

14:52 "Bloody water"...indeed

3:58 FORESHADOWING

There are 4 films in the franchise, but in all honesty, only the second film is worth seeing cos it continues with Brody's family ; his kids are older and the older one has water trauma cos of the events of the previous film, and of course, he gets stranded with his friends in open water. Hardly a spoiler alert, cos what the hell else could happen in a shark movie, lol. The 3rd film was shot in 3D so all the attention went on that "trendy" technology (at the time) rather than decent story. The final film is even worse for horrible story ; the damn shark makes a conscious effort to follow the protagonist to gets it "revenge" (hence the title, Jaws : The Revenge).

You skipped the best part of the movie, Quint's speech

There are ripoffs of this movie that came out with sharks like The Meg and The Meg 2: The Trench. A non shark based Jaws ripoff movie I know of is 1980’s Alligator which was really entertaining though the 91 minute runtime is the main flaw while watching it.

You should check out "The Ghost and the Darkness" (1996). Great movie based on a true story, starring Val Kilmer & Michael Douglas.

Ah, The Wrong Missy, my kind of silly romcom movie, I liked this one a lot, I recommend it too 😉

the movie was/is so much better then the book.

Hey Liala! Shout Out from the US Marine Corps! I don't want to be rude or anything but how could you edit out the best part of the movie when Robert Shaw talks about the USS Indianapolis?! That's based on a true story where 1300 men went into the water and only about 350 men came out and the Sharks took the rest June 30th 1945! In the movie he says June 29th. So I dunno if it happened on June 29th but history says the 30th. Do you know that Robert Shaw actually tried to act out that scene drunk a few times?! But he was so drunk he couldn't get it right so one day he tried it sober and nailed it! Anyways great reaction to the head scene at night with the boat w/ the hole in the bottom! It gets everyone! Love your reactions! Keep them up! All the other JAWS movies suck. 2 is decent for 1 watch but the rest are Terrabad!

Liala I hope you watching a shark movie soon there are other jaws movies 2 3 4 , deep blue sea, pls The Meg 1 and 2 🦈

It is best to think of Jaws as a complete and total stand alone movie.... while there are movies with Jaws in the title followed by ascending numbers, they are not worth finding... similar to Highlander.

Have you seen the shallows