The Shark Is Still Working (2006) (V)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Erik Hollander

Writer:

James Gelet (writer)

Release Date:

2006 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

Celebrate thirty years of hydrophobia

Cast

Steve Alten	...	Himself
Joe Alves	...	Himself
Roy Arbogast	...	Himself
Steven Awalt	...	Himself
Susan Backlinie	...	Herself
Darin Beckstead	...	Himself
Jim Beller	...	Himself
Peter Benchley	...	Himself
Adam J. Bezark	...	Himself
Laurent Bouzereau	...	Himself
David Brown	...	Himself
Bob Burns	...	Himself
Bill Butler	...	Himself
Anthony Caleca	...	Himself
Henry Carreiro	...	Himself
Sean Clark	...	Himself
Pat Delaney	...	Himself
Richard Dreyfuss	...	Himself
Lee Fierro	...	Herself
Jonathan Filley	...	Himself
Andrea Fix	...	Herself
Joe Fordham	...	Himself
David Foster	...	Himself
Phil Gardiner	...	Himself
Lorraine Gary	...	Herself
Andrew Gernhard	...	Himself
William S. Gilmore	...	Himself
Marc Gilpin	...	Himself
Brian Godawa	...	Himself
Carl Gottlieb	...	Himself
Dana Goudreault	...	Himself
Chuck Gramling	...	Himself
Matthew Granger	...	Himself
Mike Haydn	...	Himself
Patrick Read Johnson	...	Himself
Roger Kastel	...	Himself
Chris Kentis	...	Himself
Chris Kiszka	...	Himself
Jeffrey Kramer	...	Himself
William E. Marks	...	Himself
Kevin McCauley	...	Himself
Edward McCormack	...	Himself
Paul McPhee	...	Himself
Jay Mello	...	Himself
John Murdy	...	Himself
Lynn Murphy	...	Himself
Susan Bainbridge Murphy	...	Herself
Gregory Nicotero	...	Himself
Mary Ann Nilan	...	Herself
Kevin Pike	...	Himself
Aron Pinsky	...	Himself
Percy Rodrigues	...	Himself
Robert Rodriguez	...	Himself
Eli Roth	...	Himself
Eduardo Sánchez	...	Himself
Tom Savini	...	Himself
Roy Scheider	...	Himself / Narrator
Sid Sheinberg	...	Himself
M. Night Shyamalan	...	Himself
Bryan Singer	...	Himself
Clarke M. Smith	...	Himself
Kevin Smith	...	Himself
Michael Smith	...	Himself (as Mike 'Moviemike' Smith)
Steven Spielberg	...	Himself
Jeffrey Voorhees	...	Himself
Dick Warlock	...	Himself
Hershel West	...	Himself
John Williams	...	Himself
Dick Young	...	Himself
Richard D. Zanuck	...	Himself

Runtime:

USA:120 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Finatic Productions

Movie Connections:

References Jaws (1975)

As entertaining as documentaries about movies can get.

Okay, so yeah, it's not out yet. I've been privileged to watch about 45 minutes of it, being a friend of the producers. I had actually never seen Jaws when I watched this footage. (my parents were very protective of me growing up...) TSISW made me want to see Jaws, so I did, and loved it! I guess that's as good an endorsement as you can give.

Even though I don't consider myself a Jaws fanatic, or even expect to see Jaws again for good while (I'll show it to my kids when they're older...), I'd recommend this documentary to anyone. It's super entertaining. I had no idea what a subconscious impact Jaws has had on the world. Now I see Jaws references in everything.

The segment about the soundtrack was my favorite. It truly is the most recognizable two notes ever played.

If you are a Stephen Spielberg fan, you must own this. You don't often get to hear him speak so intimately about his work, and especially not about Jaws. I know for a fact that the interview was quite long. I wonder if the DVD will have a lot more of it in the extra features...

Anyway, this is a fabulous documentary, and I look forward to seeing the whole thing...whenever it comes out. :)