MythBusters: Jaws Special (2005) (TV)

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Release Date:

17 July 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

Do sharks lose interest in attacking if punched on the nose or jabbed in the eyes and gills? Adam and Jamie put it to the test...

Plot Keywords:

Shark

Cast

Jamie Hyneman	...	Host
Adam Savage	...	Host
Grant Imahara	...	Himself - Builder
Kari Byron	...	Herself - Builder
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tory Belleci	...	Himself - Builder
Peter Benchley	...	Himself (archive footage)
John Callahan	...	Himself
Stuart Cove	...	Himself
Frank Doyle	...	Himself
Richard Dreyfuss	...	Matt Hooper (archive footage)
Rodney Fox	...	Himself (archive footage)
Roy Scheider	...	Police Chief Martin Brody (archive footage)
Robert Shaw	...	Quint (archive footage)
Sean Van Sommeran	...	Himself
Sal Zammitti	...	Himself

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

New Zealand:M

Company:

Beyond Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: While the build team talks about the shark head they built, the completed shark cage can be seen in the background. In the next segment, we see Adam building the cage from scratch.

Quotes:

Host: [talking about the actual "barrels" that they borrowed from the movie Jaws] We're allowed to use them so long as we don't burn them, blow them up, or lose them.
Salvatore Belleci: Has he not seen the show?

Movie Connections:

Edited from Jaws (1975)

It's Mythbusters... Need I say more?

This is just classic Mythbusters. It's science, it's funny, it's dangerous and it's blowing stuff up! The Mythbusters takes on some of the myths from the movie Jaws. Will punching a shark make it go away? Can a shark destroy a boat or a shark cage? Can it pull a boat backwards or pull down several barrels and will a oxygen tank explode when fired upon? Those are the Myths put to the test.

I hope we're to see more Mythbusters specials in the future. Taking a bunch of myths related to one thing and testing them is cool and gives the episode a better integrity as it's all connected in one way or another to a theme and not just random myths.

It's a good special, with Adam, Jamie, Kari, Grant and Tory at their best. It's got all you want and all the show needs. Crazy inventions, danger, destruction and an explosion! A must see for fans of either Mythbusters, Jaws or sharks, but beware if you like Jaws... Some of the Myths are busted. But, never the less it's fun to watch and you might also learn something.