A behind the scenes look into the making of Steven Spielberg's JAWS. Production Photographs. Music by John Williams. From the Signature Laserdisc. Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss Zanuck / Brown, Peter Benchley Jaws 1975
I would be scarred shitless if I was in the water with that thing swimming towards me. Even if I knew it was a mechanical shark, I would still be scarred.
Yep, and when Disney World's 20K under the Sea ride was still going, I heard that after hours, some of the crew members went swimming in the lagoon's water. I'd been scared shitless totally! lol
There’s something about Bruce, he’s larger and the thing is regular great whites are torpedo shaped, while jaws is more bulky/tough looking. It’s a monster.
Bruce is just legend. If you're a Jaws fan you simply have to love him. He's just part of the Jaws lore. I could give a rats ass if they updated him to new whiz bang CGI. I wouldn't care. I think there are shots of the shark that look totally amazing and shots where he looks horrible. But Bruce simply "FEELS" like a shark. It works. And that's all you need.
That was extremely funny.did u notice that the shark in the shit movie ''Ghost Shark'' looks a lot like Bruce from ''Jaws 2'' don,y know maybe it,s just me i only saw it in the trailer.Love the jowls (original Jaws fans know what i mean)
calanthiarose This was the very first picture I ever saw of Bruce back in 1975. And I'll never forget it. Being 10 years old at the time and already a shark nut. It was the coolest thing i'd ever seen. A mechanical shark? are you kidding me?. I still kind of have that goofy adoration for him even today. Just from the cool factor back then. LOL The eyes in this photo always freaked me out just a bit. And that giant mouth. Chills. www.google.ca/search?q=bruce+the+shark+from+jaws&biw=1280&bih=611&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj0s_remd_JAhWDuYMKHVTOAIIQ_AUIBigB#imgrc=erJ6Y38Wkb3veM%3A
Bruce turned my fear of the Great White Shark into fascination/admiration. Now I look for pics of sharks all the time. Thank you to the creators of this movie for giving us Bruce. Thank you to Peter Benchley for writing an outstanding novel. And thank you for uploading this video :)
@Aldyara Arkan And Speilberg named the mechanical shark Bruce because that was his lawyer at the time`s first name and there`s an old joke about lawyers being like sharks.
***** the shallows looked pretty good for cgi. I think if they did for deep blue sea and used mechanical sharks for close interaction with actors and cgi for distance shots it would look pretty good
I think part of the terror behind Bruce is that he doesn't look exactly right. He's like a twisted version of a Great White Shark, and his enormous jowls emphasise his only desire: To attack and devourer everything. He shouldn't look like a real shark because he's a true monster, one of the last real ones we ever saw in cinema.
Bruce is legend. A mechanical prop is nearly as famous as the three lead actors. He's developed a cult following through the years. Bruce rules. The coolest and the first mechanical shark.
@@passionatechrist3382 sharks don't attack for fun... They have electro waves which means they can sense muscles and have waves which means if ur splashing from up top they know ur there, Sharks don't attack us for fun. They think we're big fat seals from up top, and 95% of sharks take a bite and swim away and never come back... Ppl swim wid sharks 24/7 they won't attack it u don't attack... Edit: also did u know Phone's kill More ppl a year then sharks do, and Being Left Handed does as well... Ppl love dolphins but it's a fact that dolphins kill More humans a year then sharks do, Only 7 ppl roughly get attacked by sharks a year. We kill 70-100 million of them a year... We need these beautiful species in the ocean, they keep are ocean healthy. Like keeping the diseases and unhealthy Objects out... shark's could go extinct in about 1-2 years bcuz of ppl finning them... Ppl don't understand we need them, without them there's no hope for r oceans.
for years I was afraid to open up my eyes under water in the pool because I believed that if I did then I would be face to face with a shark with a huge grin full of jaws teeth 😬. I loved the movie so much that I drink my coffee out of a Jaws coffee mug. #1 movie of all time
Just even looking at Bruce with his head sticking out of the water between takes is somewhat chilling and unnerving! A Channel 4 programme 'The Top 100 terrifying moments of Film and TV!' has Chrissie's final swim as the most terrifying scene in Jaws! I respectfully disagree, it is a frightening scene! I think that the Shark cage attack scene is a lot scarier and terrifying, because for most of the film we are above water! This time with Hooper in the cage, there's nowhere to escape, the Orca is slowly sinking and the engine exploded! Plus we are in the domain of Jaws, we are in its environment!! The moment when Hooper searches for the Shark dart after Bruce bumped the cage then turns around, the close up of terrified eyes and a scream only to see a Leviathan with a cavernous mouth and sharp teeth heading right for Hooper is pure nightmare material!!! Jaws is and always will be a classic, it should be left alone!!!
I had so many great memories of this film. Jaws was made in the 70's and they still can't make a better film with all the technology they have today. All they use now is horrible CGI
I'm actually glad that Bruce hardly ever worked, that made this film SO much scarier & terrifying- they always say "Less is more"! That shot of Bruce coming up under the guys boat (in the Pond right before he bites off his leg) gives you an idea of how big Bruce actually was- that scene scared me to my very core!! Having Bruce break down all the time actually worked to Mr. Spielberg's advantage. It almost looks kind of cheesy near the end, you can really tell it's mechanical.
Jaws is one of my all time favorite movies. Bruce is a scary son of gun. It was named after Steven Spielberg's lawyer. Who first name was Bruce. Lmao it's true. Thanks for posting.🦈
this shark is more terrifying than any CGI shark today.. that shot scene that shows bruce swimming underneath the guy who's boat he capsized is horrifying!
It loved to break down during filming, apparently it sank straight to the bottom the first time it was put in the water, took a team of divers to retrieve it
I don't give a damn what anybody says!!! That shark looks real. Mabey the movements weren't perfect but for 1975 or 2075 that shark is scary as hell. The colors are absolutely spot on!!! It amazes me Nobody has tried to make a shark movie with a mech instead of CGI. No matter how good the effects are, it don't compare to a mech that was built in 1975.
Bruce was originally supposed to appear more throughout the film, but he kept breaking down, so fewer scenes with him were filmed. Funny how that worked out-NOT seeing the shark as much only made the film much more terrifying.
Love that shark; the only thing I wish they'd been able to do back then is to have designed his mouth where the jaws would actually jut out from the mouth when he took a bite. That's one of the most chilling things about great whites.
They engineered the top gum to distend but the mechanism to operate it never worked. I think the shark looks 100x better with its top Jaws showing. I love the film to pieces and I so wish they had the top jaw distended on the sharks first appearance. The chum scene. Nothing screams "Great White" like those jaws jutting out against that white under belly.
@@roquefortfiles Yep, I can't argue with that; you know you're in the presence of a super predator when you see that. The weird thing to consider is that to the shark, it's just an fine-tuned evolutionary advantage for more efficient feeding, but our perception of it is sooooo frightening to us, in such a visceral, primitive way. And yeah, it is too bad the mechanism didn't work; I'd never heard that they had actually tried to do that!
@@jerico641 Yes the top gum was engineered to descend. They got it working on a few shots. Brody on the mast if you look at Bruce you'll see the top jaw down. But like so many things they had problems w it.
@@roquefortfiles Wow, I never noticed that; I'll definitely check it out. You know, I know every line, shot and nuance from the movie, god knows how many times I've seen it ; ) This gives me a reason to check it out at least once more!
@@jerico641 I would hazard a guess that if you put a type writer in front of me I could write the entire script from memory. Every character. Jaws is the only movie that got me on a plane (I hate flying) to go to Martha's Vineyard to tour all the locations.
I think I’d die from fear before the shark even got near me. I’ve had so many nightmares about Bruce since I was a kid that I think I’d actually die from fright seeing it irl, especially if I were entirely unsuspecting
I'm glad I'm not the only one with a mechanical shark phobia! There's pretty much nothing on this green earth that would get me into the water with Bruce. But for some reason, I still like to look at him!
Jaws is the most successful shark movie of all time and still is no other shark movie has that reacción of you being shitless scared of getting in the water fearing you would have a big great white coming after you this movie is a unique shark movie this new shark movies are trash
With the exception of being shot from a low angle facing the camera, the original shark looks so much better than the three sequel sharks. Even with the telltale jowls/jaw hinge, the proportions of this model looks excellent on film. Jaws 2's shark had a longer lower jaw that made it look off, Jaws 3's Humphrey Bogart gum exposing was goofy (although if used like a regular shark would (when biting down) might have worked, and Revenge's had a snobby upturned nose when in motion.
To me the scariest thing in JAWS is not the shark itself, but the theme song and all these backgound sounds composed by John Williams! Am right or wrong? == (gilberto lehrer from brazil)
Heart attack. I would have a full blown heart attack. Saw JAWS in the theater at 4 years old and to this day it still scares the hell out of me.No way woulds I be anywhere near "Bruce".
Poor Bruce the and poor filming crew...!!! They had more damn problems with this mechanical shark then they had anticipated. Many folks don't know this but Bruce's size was 25ft. Now to think we've captured a massive female White Shark on film in Mexico named "Deep Blue" whose around 20ft. Is it possible that there could be one out there bigger then her. Well considering she's 50yrs old it must have taken her QUITE a long time to obtain that size plus she was pregnant on top of that adding to her girth. But the question remains are there sharks bigger then her. Well we have Mary Lee up here in our Cape Cod, MA waters where i live year round. And shes a good 16+ feet which is quite massive in and of itself. But what about the legend of "Submarine" the South African shark that MANY fishermen of that region claim to have seen and believe exists. That shark is reported to be around 25-30+ft in length. Could one or more still exist that large VERY possible. We know more about the moon then what's underneath our oceans. In terms of "giant species" such as squid or simply new species yet to be discovered. So ANYTHING is possible folks...(g)
it sure took along time to make this movie, i mean like for that shark to move and shit....but the effects in the movie are sooo real that im actually getting a bit sad, cuz dat shark kills loved people :(
Swimming with Bruce would be absolutely traumatizing. We all know he’s fake, but omg would that be terrifying. Especially since some of these clips were filmed in the ocean (I think??)
Seems like Robert Shaw was tired of moving around on his back screaming like a maniac. He must have done many takes. lol Is it just me or the shark looks scarier there than in the movie?
Fire you son of a ..... RIP Bruce. The most lifelike shark ever made. And hard as you try you can not see the shark platform or any hoses in any scene. Still watch it in 2023.
It just gives me anxiety seeing those crew members in the water with Bruce, so close to his mouth. It might just be my irrational fear but, weren’t they terrified, even though he’s fake lol?
I would hate to be the camera man or woman. Chillin filming your scenes, then you have to do the underwater scenes. I would crap myself having to watch that, I think 7 meter, shark come at you. Also the people that worked on the shark during filming, you gotta dive into that things mouth, no thank you. Not today.
It’s amazing we had to wait all these years for these photos looks like the reason the shark kept screwing up Spielberg always in the mouth the shark don’t like Jew food jews
It might have been a fictitious 25 feet shark, but I am pretty sure that great whites of this size exist out there, it's just that they have been seen or recorded yet.
