Jaws shaped the imaginations of millions making them very afraid of sharks. Here are some facts about the film, did you know…
Jaws was originally going to be directed by Alfred Hitchcock (with Charlton Heston as Police Chief Brody).
The shark's final death cry is sampled from 'The Creature from the Black Lagoon' and was also used as the death cry of the truck in Spielberg's earlier movie 'Duel'.
The mechanical sharks were named 'Bruce' after Spielberg's lawyer Bruce Ramer.
To make the real sharks look bigger a midget diver was hired for Hooper's cage sequence.
Afraid of being drowned by his mutinous crew Spielberg had a motorboat standing by to whisk him away after his last shot.
At the height of seventies 'Sharkmania' ice cream stands started selling flavours such as 'Jawberry', 'Finilla' and 'Sharklate'.
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