JAWS (1975) FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION 

Amber: “I’ve never seen or used a phone on the wall like that!” “Ooh, a typewriter!” “Have you ever seen one?” Jay: “Not in person.” GEEZ, I feel sooooo old now!

Movie is almost 50 years old. People still underestimate it. I actually think it gets better with age because we are so caught up in our digital world and everything is CGI we forgot to appreciate movies like this. That‘s why reaction channels are taking off. People discovering the old stuff was actually pretty awesome.

4:42 - Jay: "this is going to make me not want to go back and swim in the ocean..." - the exact phrase uttered by an entire generation when this movie hit theaters.

Fun story about the kid the shark ate at the beach! About 20 odd years later the woman that plays his mom in the film went into a fast food place and just happened to see a picture taken from Jaws of the little boy that got eaten! She commented "Why do you have that picture up? I played his Mom in the film Jaws!" The waitress got the manager who happened to be the little boy in the film they hadn't seen each other since making Jaws!

When the movie ended, I remember everyone walking out of the theater, totally silent and absolutely exhausted, and the anti-shark fear was very real for a couple years afterwards!

When this movie came out in 1975, going to the theater was still an "event". You couldn't buy your ticket beforehand and the lines to get in could be wrapped around the block. But you were with your friends, so the wait didn't matter. When you took your seat with your popcorn and soda,you could feel the excitement. The whole audience participated in the film. We all screamed at the same places and cheered when the shark met his end. The music can still get to me to this day and you will still hear the phrase, "You're going to need a bigger boat." to this day. Good choice, guys! Thanks for the memories!

Quint’s monologue about the USS Indianapolis was an actual historical event. Robert Shaw’s delivery makes for one of the most impactful scenes in film history! This will always be one of my favorite films!

The speech delivered by Quint about the USS Indianapolis tragedy is a true story, an actual historical fact. It really happened! His story relating the incident 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 was determined to personally secure the bounty and reward for killing the shark, which is strictly a secondary consideration for him, but rather because he wanted revenge (or perhaps redemption) for his horrific experience, which he can only achieve by destroying the man-eating shark himself…

The story Quint told about the sailors on the USS Indianapolis, is a true story. The effects in this movie still hold up after all this time! The music alone still triggers that visceral fear response. In 1975 people I knew actually went to therapy because of this movie!

This is the first movie reaction I have watched from you guys. I always enjoy watching your music reactions. As I started watching this, I just thought to myself "I like these people". It probably sounds odd because it's "just the internet" but seeing you two is like seeing friends. It's really comforting to see how well you two get along.

I don't think anyone was really ready for this. Spielberg made us avoid sharks and look for aliens. I love you guys, love your channels. Keep up the good work.

This is one of those few movies where you can know exactly what happens, and what the ending is, because you've watched it many times, and you're STILL on the edge of your seat when you rewatch it. THAT is a sign of a well made movie.

This film is a true masterpiece Jaws directed by Steven Spielberg starring Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss and the iconic music score by John Williams. The line "You're gonna need a bigger boat" was ranked in the list of the American Film Institute (AFI) 100 Years....100 Movie Quotes. Thank you guys great reaction excellent😊👍👍👍

"24 hours? What's that gonna do? Just make the shark skip a meal?" is one of the best reaction lines I've heard in a while. XD

This film was released in June of 1975, but had been ready to go for months. The reason it was held back was to time it with the start of summer--which ratcheted up the freak-out factor and made everyone want to see it.

You know what's a LOT of fun? Knowing when the "moments" are coming and watching you two freak out when they happen! Classic. Love it! Thanks!

Only wish a little of Quint's " Indianapolis" speech was left in this reaction because it's one of the most acclaimed monologues in cinema history. And, yeah, people still get in boats like the Orca (both for pleasure boating and commercial fishing).

Everything about this movie was iconic. Quint’s “Indianapolis” speech, that haunting score, the iconic “we’re gonna need a bigger boat” quote. Still holds up today.

I can understand why you cut out Quint's story for the reaction, but that is actually a very pertinent story, both historically and for insight into why he's so obsessed with killing sharks. In case you weren't paying attention, it's a true story of the U.S.S. Indianapolis. They delivered the first Atomic bomb to Tinian Island, under the utmost secrecy. As they were returning, the ship was torpedoed by a Japanese warship. Since their mission was so secret, they weren't reported missing for several days... by which time hundreds of the crew has been eaten by sharks. So Quint had spent days floating in the water, listening to the screams of his shipmates as they were eaten by sharks... 😱

This is arguably the most perfect movie ever made. It is also the first "blockbuster" movie, where everyone flocked to the theaters to see one movie over the summer.

"You're gonna need a bigger boat" has become such an iconic line that's entered the culture and in fact Roy Scheider improvised it and they kept it in!

Three things: I didn’t go swimming for years after watching Jaws. Wouldn’t even swim in the pool bc I was afraid a shark might come out of the drain! Second, the story of the USS Indianapolis was a true story. That was a great touch Spielberg threw into the movie. Lastly, look closely towards the end of the film. There’s at least two meteors caught flying through the sky. Great pick as always. Can’t wait to see more!🔥🤙

Not even 10 mins and watching you two is just priceless!!! Just wait, you’ll both never forget the music when the shark is coming lol

"24 hours! What's that going to do? Just make the shark skip a meal?" Amber had me bursting out laughing.

When Amber said, "I'm only going in (the ocean) up to my ankles." Then at the end, "I'm never going to get in the water again!" That is exactly how everyone in North America felt that year! I was a kid at the time, but recall not wanting to go to a beach ever again. Luckily it faded away in time. But, that movie was so powerful like none other. Great watching it with you.

I was sitting in the movie theatre holding a full bucket of popcorn on my lap when that head popped up out of the water, my body jumped up… my hands flew up to cover my eyes…the bucket of popcorn I’d been holding flew up into the air and popcorn rained down on everyone sitting near me. I will never forget that scene!!!

This was the scariest movie to me when it came out . I still think about sharks every time I go swimming in the ocean 😂 Amber your so tender hearted , Jay your so funny 😆 hugs to both of you🙋🏻‍♀️

LOL!! Amber: "I'm wondering how scared I'm gonna get?" First scene Amber is freakin' out 🤣😂

**me snickering when Amber started the reaction by saying that she didn’t think a movie from the ‘70’s could have good enough special effects to scare her! I have 2 words for you (ha ha): Steven Spielberg. Great reaction! Thanks for doing it!

The First Summer Blockbuster. Before this movie, film studios treated the summer film season like a time to show B-movies, re-releases, and indie-type films. Jaws changed all that. It's a masterpiece in letting you "imagine" what you're scared of, rather than actually seeing it fully. Great reaction!

“Jaws” was filmed in Massachusetts on an island called Martha’s Vineyard. Also, the beer that Quint drinks and crushes the can is a New England regional beer called Narragansett. They have a brewery in Providence, RI. One of their advertising campaigns features Quint with the slogan, “Honor the Man! Crush the Can!” If you go on the brewery that have all sorts of Quint related merchandise.

Richard Dreyfus was in SO many big movies at that time. HIGHLY recommend “Stand by Me.” Also can’t go wrong with “Mr Holland’s Opus.”

Spielbergs 'close encounters" Has to be on the list same actor in that one. He was brilliant.. Never evee looked at a bowl of mash potatoes the same way.

I was 14 when this came out. To this day, I've never been in a theater where everyone screamed in unison multiple times during the film. Terrifying, but so much fun and such a great movie.

I saw this in the theater with my dad in 1975 and I’ll never forget how scared I was when the guys head popped out of the hole in the boat! It still gets me to this day. I really got a kick out of watching you both jump when you saw it for the first time!

I was born and raised on Martha’s Vineyard, the island in Massachusetts where the movie was filmed. It’s always a fun little nostalgia trip for me to watch this movie and see all the towns and beaches from my childhood

The "jump scare" is masterfully done and I really appreciated both your reactions! When my parents originally watched this in the theatre, my mom screamed and involuntarily squeezed her large Coke, dousing the stranger sitting next to her with soda.

47 years after it came out, this movie still packs a wallop. And everything about the production is amazing: photography, effects, writing, acting, and of course, the score. I saw this in the theater when I was 13 years old and people were screaming like the shark was in the damn lobby.

Jaws (1975): "You'll never go in the water again." This movie made everyone think of sharks differently. It also made them think twice about going swimming in the sea, which is precisely why this tagline earned a spot on our list.

"I underestimated this movie." Truer words have rarely been spoken.

Well done. This movie scared the sh*t out of all us in the day. Imagine watching this on the big screen in a dark movie theater. I had been scuba diving for years when I first saw this, and it took me years afterward to do it again. Jaws was the movie for which the term “Summer Blockbuster“ was coined.

My gf and I saw Jaws in the theater again about 4 or 5 years ago and we were so amazed at how well it still holds up! I hadn't seen it in forever and I was pleasantly surprised at how good this movie was. A real classic!

Yeah - the barrel allows the men on the boat to track where the shark is - but they also prevent the shark from diving deeper. The bigger and stronger the shark, the more barrels it takes.

I was 9 when this movie came out living in northern Wisconsin, over 15,000 lakes. I wouldn’t go swimming and was even afraid of taking a bath till I was 12! 100% fact. This movie defined my psyche!!

“You’re gonna need a bigger boat”, one of the most famous quotes in cinema history.

I saw this at the drive-in when I was a kid. The 2 boys playing the shark break were brothers in real life. The younger brother is now the sheriff in the town where they filmed it. The Indianapolis that Quint was on was a cruiser in WWII that took the A-Bombs to their launch points. It was sunk, and sharks tore apart the survivors.

That jump scare where you see the shark through the hole in the boat was REEEEEEEEEEALY scary in the theater when I saw this in its first run. The entire theater reacted just like Amber did.

One of the most famous lines from older movies, “We’re gonna need a bigger boat.”

No way a movie this old can be scary and jumpy?.... clearly "The Exorcist" has to be next. Great reaction and a great movie. I'm a big fan of Jaws. Definitely check out The Exorcist next....still horrifying to this day.

Robert Shaws monologue, and his amazing manner and acting skill, was the best movie moment I’ve ever seen. And there are many great movie moments. I always remember every word of this one. He was AN ACTOR.

The shark is coming music is super classic. Even many years after the movie, when folks first got cell phones the shark music was a popular ring tone.

Great reactions! Peter Benchley, who has a cameo in the movie as the newsman on the beach, wrote the slim little novel titled Jaws that was a big hit with readers in 1974. Like the works of Michael Crichton, it was perfect for screen adaptation and Spielberg did a fantastic job! This is a real classic and I enjoyed seeing you experience it like we all did back then for the first time. Now let me save you some precious hours of your future - this was the last great Jaws film. The success of the first movie had execs wanting more money and sequels were spawned, each one worse than the one before. And while this original Jaws is considered one of the best movies ever made, they milked the “franchise” they created until the final one is a joke and considered one of the worst movies of all time. Don’t bother watching any more Jaws flicks and keep the magic of this first great film in your hearts!

Some fun facts; - A large part of the terror that this film invokes stems from the fact that you hardly see the actual shark throughout the movie. This is attributed largely to the fact that there were major problems with the mechanical shark (nicknamed 'Bruce' (also the name of Steven Spielberg's lawyer...)). The audience's imagination filled in the blanks, and made the movie that much scarier... A related note; Alfred Hitchcock once stared in an interview that if you show a scene of two people sitting at a table, talking about baseball, and an explosion happens, the audience will jump.Show the same scene, but start with showing a bomb with a timer counting down, and pull back to show the two people talking about baseball. The audience will spend the next few minutes yelling at the screen "Don't talk about baseball! There's a bomb under the table!" You, as the audience, being aware of a danger the characters are not heightens the suspense. - As others have pointed out, this movie is considered to be the original 'Summer Blockbuster'. It is not Steven Spielbergs' first movie, though...That distinction belongs to 'Duel' (1971), or possibly a segment of the pilot episode of 'Rod Serling's Night Gallery' (1969). - As spectacular as it was, it has been proven (via 'Mythbusters') that a bullet to a scuba tank will not cause it to explode (Still, a satisfying ending, though...). Obligatory Movie recommendations (because, why not?); - Flash Gordon (1980) - If for no other reason, the soundtrack was provided by Queen... - That Thing You Do! (1996) - You may not have heard of this one, but trust me, I believe you'll like it...

John William’s iconic score won a well deserved Academy Award .

The music from this movie was iconic. John Williams wrote the music. He is known for Jaws, Star Wars, Superman, Indiana Jones, E.T., Jurassic Park, Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan and three Harry Potter instalments.

We saw this in a movie theater when it first came out. The death of the girl at the start of the film almost made us walk out, it was so traumatic.

I'm so glad you enjoyed it, Jaws is one of my favourite movies of all time. I would recommend you check out 'The Karate Kid' - 'Back to the Future' & ' Indiana Jones, Raiders of the Lost Ark '

The Shawshank Redemption is a drama based on the Stephen King story. Great movie. Nominated for an Oscar, but went up against another great movie, Forrest Gump. Both movies are Oscar-worthy, but for different reasons.

I saw that you were doing "JAWS", one of my favorite films of all time and so I thought I would give your reactions another try. Gotta tell you I LOVED this one. You guys made some slight changes to the format and editing and I like what you've done, MUCH easier to watch. You guys had great reactions to the film! So, you had asked where this film was set. Well, Amity is a fictional town name, but it is actually set in a town called Edgartown on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. I have a friend who has served on the town Police force for a couple of decades and interestingly enough, one of the small boys who you see using the fake shark fin early in the film was voted the towns Chief of Police this month! Anyway, good job, keep up the good work!

My wife watched this for the very first time a few nights ago. I didn't know how she'd react to it, but surprisingly she was into it! By the time Brody blew "Bruce's" head off she was yelling: "Just keep shooting!" A great movie that still holds up. ❤👍

I was 10 years old when I went to watch Jaws the first BLOCKBUSTER. The theater had 3 screens . Two of the screens were used for Jaws, but the line was still 2 blocks long. They could not get the shark to work for the first part of the movie. They used suspense so when the shark finally show up it scared everyone in the audience.

The music was composed by the absolute legend John Williams! Star Wars, Superman, ET, Raiders, close encounters!!! The man was a genius

Jay and Amber, imagine seeing it in a theater at 13 years old! The scariest part for me was the head coming out from the hole in the ship! They built 3 robotic sharks for this movie, i believe they only had to use one . Amazing job, as it looked so real in the movie!

Amber: What’s that gonna do? Make the shark skip a meal? 😂 priceless!

I would recommend you both watch Mr. Holland's Opus if you haven't seen it Richard Dreyfuss also stars in it, as well as Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

Loving these 70/80s movie reviews.

one of the greatest movie quotes ever: "you're gonna need a bigger boat ". The barrel is full of air - supposed to limit the sharks' ability to go under water and stay under water which will tire out the shark and make it easier to catch/kill the shark.

When Quint destroys the radio and burns the motor out, he seems obsessed. I think the radio was because he didn't want anyone taking away his kill and money. But also, he was giving off serious captain Ahab vibes from Moby Dick. He became obsessed with killing the whale and destroyed his ship and died in the process. Only 2 crew members survived, holding onto a coffin that was floating.

as soon as you said something like digital effects are so important to scary movies. I knew we were in for a ride. Everyone underestimates the power of a strong story and great practical effects.

Fun fact: The scene where the boy's mother slaps the Chief? The actress had never done a stage slap before, so she really smacked him. Scheider stayed in character and the take made the final cut.

Quint is showing signs of PTSD from his Japan shark experience. Nobody caught that.

The actor playing the mayor who wants the beaches kept open played the role of "Mr. Robinson" in the 1967 film "The Graduate"--which is definitely on your list of must-sees.

I was about 14, 15 years old when I watched this movie with a friend. Here in Brazil, this type of film was called catastrophe-cinema and this was the first of its kind. When the shark first appeared, everyone screamed loudly in the movie theater. For a long time, I couldn't go into the sea without hearing that little song in the background. And surprisingly, the book is even more descriptive. I couldn't read some parts.

"This is going to make me not go in the ocean." said Jay!!! It made a generation worldwide not want to go in the water!!!! I still don't.

Jaws does suspense so well, and it's kind of due to a happy accident - The shark was supposed to be onscreen a lot more at the beginning of the movie, but Bruce, the mechanical shark wouldn't work properly, so they resorted to filming the underwater shots with the music instead - which turned out to be the most iconic parts of the movie.

Lost Boys is another cool movie. You'll recognise a lot of the music in it... ❤️

The shark hunter was played by Robert Shaw, who played a pivotal role in the movie, "The Sting." He was also one of the main actors in "Black Sunday"--which has a football-connected theme that will get Jordan's attention.

Favourite line, “We’re gonna need a bigger boat”…..

My mom showed me this movie when I was very young. She had hoped to scare me, but instead made me a lifelong shark and movie lover! This is a GREAT movie and the story of making it is even better than the actual movie! It's been an obsession ever since my first viewing.

Saw this in the theater when it was released in 1975. I was 15 years old, and it scared the bejezus out of me. This movie was a national sensation and the biggest blockbuster of its time (along with Star Wars of course). The special effects were fantastic. For most scenes they used a mechanical life size shark (affectionately named "Bruce") that ran on tracks on the seafloor off Martha's Vineyard ( the island off Cape Cod where it was filmed, "Amity Island" is a fictitious name) that was equipped with all the hydraulics to make it's movements lifelike. Real footage of real Great Whites were used in much of the scenes with the shark cage and the shark attacking it - filmed off the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. The news reporter on the beach (in the 4th of July scene) was a cameo by Peter Benchley, the author of "Jaws." The barrels are to exhaust the shark and keep it close to the surface so they can kill it easier

I was 7 years old when this movie came out and I still remember my parents taking us to the drive in theater and crying like crazy when the head popped out of the boat. Traumatized me for years. I think they really didn't know that it was going to be that scary.

This movie is almost 50 years old, and has made generations of people afraid of the water. Thanks to David Attenborough, I learned that sharks are okay, part of the ocean, and nowhere near the threat that this movie made it out to be. But I'm still scared of open water because of this movie. I love sharks now. From a distance

One of the best parts of this movie is the tremendous suspense it created, magnified by John Williams' brilliant score. You literally do not see the shark until halfway through the movie in that scene with the kids in the bay. It was because they couldn't get the mechanical shark to function, but Spielberg made it work for him. Jaws 2 was pretty good, but it had one of the best tag lines in its advertisement - "Just when you thought it was safe to get back in the water."

Okay I busted a gut.....and was waiting for the head coming out of the boat hole reaction.....it was priceless.. So, so, so funny.

"Only 24 hours? What s that gonna do? Make him skip a meal?" Ha! That was great Amber!

This movie caused such an attendance drop to the beach the government had to issue public announcements that the benches were safe and even had shark alerts. It was hilarious and awesome. We had the whole beach to ourselves. Also my mother made me learn to type on the typewriter without mistakes. She was a notary and got tired of typing. The great thing about this movie, you have to use your imagination to picture the monster until the end. That really had not been done. Oceanographers still don't know that much about sharks because most of their life is spent deep in the oceans, and the scientists still cannot go that low. I mean we know more about the moon than what is underwater

Some of the most iconic recognizable music in movie history. When I was a kid we lived a mile From the beach and my mom would not let me see this movie (I was about 10) because she thought I would never go in the ocean. She was probably right.

Imagine how terrifying and awesome this movie was on the big screen! Amber, you had the same reactions as I (and so many others did) seeing this when it came out. I was 10 years old, fantastic!

Really great reaction! In answer to one of your questions, this was filmed on Martha's Vineyard, a Massachusetts island off the coast of Cape Cod. I was 13 when this movie hit the screens and was so blown away by it that I wanted to be a marine biologist. We didn't have cable, vcrs or dvd players back then, but I saw this movie 5 times in the theater that summer. I've lost track how many times since then. Watching it now is like visiting an old friend. As terrifying as this movie is, you'd be glad to know that sharks don't really behave that way and, at least in the case of great whites, don't like the taste of humans ( though they may bite, mistaking a human for a seal or something and the human might bleed to death). But generally speaking, sharks, even great whites tend to stay away from humans. Tiger sharks are less discriminating about what they eat, and bulll sharks are more belligerent. But none captivate the imagination and fear quite like the mighty great white. I never did become a marine biologist, but I remain fascinated by sharks, and going in a cage to dive with great whites remains on my bucket list. Fun fact, Spielberg and company had a really hard time getting the mechanical shark to work which is the reason why we don't actually see the shark until more than an hour into the movie. The way Spielberg worked around that difficulty made the movie even more suspenseful (by implying the shark's presence with camera angles and John Williams' brilliant musical score. Another fun fact. Professional shark experts Ron and Valerie Taylor were employed for underwater camera work featuring real sharks. The scene where Hooper leaves his cage and hides at the ocean floor is followed by footage of a live shark getting tangled up at the top of the cage, and was kept in the movie.

I had a friend who's mother was pregnant with them when this movie came out. She was at the drive-in seeing it when she went into labor. She refused to leave until the movie was over because she wanted to know how it ended

A few useless trivia items: 1 - Before this movie came out, not much was known about sharks. Afterwards, sharks were hunted almost to the point of extinction. However, it also was the cause of a lot of people becoming marine biologists so they could learn more about them. 2 - the shark in this movie is a great white shark, not a megalodon. Megalodons (based on the fossil record) grew upwards of 45 feet in length (almost twice as long as the shark in this movie) 3 - a shark needs to constantly move to keep water flowing over its gills in order to “breathe”. By attaching the barrels to the shark, you increase the drag in the water. Meaning, the shark needs to exert more energy in order to keep breathing normally. Eventually the shark expends all of its energy and effectively drowns 4 - this movie was filmed in Martha’s Vineyard, an island off Massachusetts. In an interesting development a few weeks ago, one of the boys in this film (one of the brothers with the fake shark fin) just became the chief of police of Oak Bluffs (the town on the island)

If you're doing 70s movies, a good pallet cleanser would be Caddyshack, Animal House, Blazing Saddles, or Young Frankenstein,

I usually don't comment on reaction videos bc the reactions seem fake or uninterested but you guys have such a great energy and chemistry together and I loved it, I'm subscribing now :)

48 years in and Mr. Spielberg's ability to move this movie's audience like puppets on strings is clearly on the screen.

Great reaction, guys! Please add another awesome Spielberg movie to your list - "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" It has beautiful effects that still hold up today. 🙂

The masterpiece of visual, suspense, and heart is what made this movie so iconic. It made a generation of people afraid of the water.

Here are a few you might enjoy, St. Elmo's Fire, Breakfast Club, Smokey and the Bandit, Saturday Night Fever, Roger Rabbit, Outsiders, American Graffiti, Godfather. Alien. 70's and 80's movies. Also, Raider's of the Lost Ark. Beatljuice. So many good ones!

Some great Lines in movies. Roy Scheider, “You’re gonna need a bigger boat”, Arnold Schwarzenegger, “i’ll be back. Jack Nicholson “Here’s Johnny”. Robert De Niro “You talking to me, you talking to me”. Humphrey Bogart “Here’s looking at you kid”, also, “This is the beginning of a beautiful friendship”. And of course Lauren Bacall “You know how to whistle don’t you Steve, just put your lips together and blow”. many many more.

I saw this, when it came out, in the theater. And every part you found scary, everyone else did at the time. The girl being pulled through the water at the beginning, is one of the scariest openings I have ever seen. Very Alfred Hitchcock up to a point.

Storytime: When my mom saw this movie in the theaters, she was actually staying on my grandparents' boat at the time (my grandpa was a sailor). But, that wasn't the scary part. The scary part that she didn't really consider when she went to go see the movie was that she was going to have to take a dinghy in the middle of the night to get back home from the movie theater! She said riding in that dinghy over the pitch black water after "Jaws" was a lot creepier than she had expected it to be when she'd left for the movie that afternoon! 🦈