An NPR reporter, Cory Turner, recently went on a journey to track down the mechanical shark used in Steven Spielberg's "Jaws" movie. Apparently three copies were created from the same mold and where named Bruce after Spielberg's lawyer Bruce Ramer. Spielberg's spokesman explained that all three sharks were destroyed immediately after filming, but Turner learned on Facebook that a fourth was created (from the same mold) for display at Universal Studios Theme Park. In 1990, the shark was taken down and shipped out to a junkyard in Southern California. The reporter tracked the junkyard down and brought Joe Alves and Roy Arbogast, who built the original shark, to verify its authenticity. "It's the real one. Definitely. It's from the same mold," said Arbogast after examining the creature. "It's just kinda' nice to see it again after 25 or 30 years. It's amazing that it's still here." The original shark was 25-feet long and weighed hundreds of pounds.
- 6/7/2010
- WorstPreviews.com
The mechanical shark which terrorised Richard Dreyfuss and the stars of Steven Spielberg's 1975 blockbuster Jaws has been found, ending a decades-long search for the beast.
The three shark models initially built for the film - all dubbed "Bruce" after Speilberg's lawyer, Bruce Ramer - were said to have been destroyed after filming.
However, NPR reporter Cory Turner recently learned of the existence of a scaled-down fourth shark also made for the film. The smaller model was featured at Universal Studios Theme Park for 15 years, but was dumped in an unknown location after it was taken down from display in 1990.
It has finally been found by Turner at a junkyard in Los Angeles' Sun Valley area.
Roy Arbogast, a member of the special effects crew on Jaws, says, "It's the real one. It's just kinda nice to see it again after 25 or 30 years. It's amazing that it's still here."...
The three shark models initially built for the film - all dubbed "Bruce" after Speilberg's lawyer, Bruce Ramer - were said to have been destroyed after filming.
However, NPR reporter Cory Turner recently learned of the existence of a scaled-down fourth shark also made for the film. The smaller model was featured at Universal Studios Theme Park for 15 years, but was dumped in an unknown location after it was taken down from display in 1990.
It has finally been found by Turner at a junkyard in Los Angeles' Sun Valley area.
Roy Arbogast, a member of the special effects crew on Jaws, says, "It's the real one. It's just kinda nice to see it again after 25 or 30 years. It's amazing that it's still here."...
- 6/7/2010
- WENN
It always blows my mind when a studio goes to great lengths to create props for a film only to disassemble or dispose of them once they're doing with production. I assume it happens less often these days given the prevalence of online prop auctions and charity donations, but as a film fan it just hurts me to know that some of the best props from some of our most iconic movie franchises have ended up in dumpsters simply because nobody could be bothered to keep them. Case in point, Bruce, the life-size shark model Steven Spielberg used in Jaws.
There were three original Bruces constructed for production, each weighing in at 400 pounds and measuring 25 feet in length, but after everything was wrapped all three were destroyed (perhaps out of revenge considering how famously difficult it was to get the mechanical killers of the sea to work properly once in the actual ocean). However,...
There were three original Bruces constructed for production, each weighing in at 400 pounds and measuring 25 feet in length, but after everything was wrapped all three were destroyed (perhaps out of revenge considering how famously difficult it was to get the mechanical killers of the sea to work properly once in the actual ocean). However,...
- 6/6/2010
- by Peter Hall
- Cinematical
The father of the modern blockbuster summer film — and one of the greatest movies of all time — Jaws, is coming up on its 35th Anniversary this summer. Released in North America on June 20, 1975, the film was nominated for Best Picture and ultimately won three Oscars for film editing, sound and original score. It also launched director Steven Spielberg on a Hollywood career trajectory unsurpassed to this day.
But it was Jaws' impact on moviegoers that was perhaps its most profound legacy. Peter Benchley's 1974 novel — upon which the film was based — terrorized readers on a primal level, leading sunbathers to fear going in the water lest they become a "hot lunch" for the oceans' most fearsome predator: the Great White Shark.
Spielberg thoroughly captured the visceral terror of the novel in his film through a combination of an intelligent and suspenseful screenplay from Carl Gottlieb, tremendous performances from a cadre of top-notch actors…...
But it was Jaws' impact on moviegoers that was perhaps its most profound legacy. Peter Benchley's 1974 novel — upon which the film was based — terrorized readers on a primal level, leading sunbathers to fear going in the water lest they become a "hot lunch" for the oceans' most fearsome predator: the Great White Shark.
Spielberg thoroughly captured the visceral terror of the novel in his film through a combination of an intelligent and suspenseful screenplay from Carl Gottlieb, tremendous performances from a cadre of top-notch actors…...
- 6/6/2010
- CinemaSpy
Now this is some exciting news for you special effects and Jaws junkies out in Bidite land. With the 35th anniversary of Steven Spielberg's classic blockbuster just around the corner, an NPR reporter set out to track down the mechanical beast that has been lost for so many years...
According to Yahoo! News, "Reporter and "Jaws"-enthusiast Cory Turner set out to track down Bruce's whereabouts, he went straight to the source -- the movie's director. A spokesman for Steven Spielberg explained that the original Bruces had all been destroyed, as no one had thought to save them.
But theories circulated on a Facebook page (Click Here) for the famous shark that another Bruce might be out there. After a little research, Turner discovered that a fourth shark had indeed been cast from the original mold, just months after its brothers were constructed. The baby of the Bruce family...
According to Yahoo! News, "Reporter and "Jaws"-enthusiast Cory Turner set out to track down Bruce's whereabouts, he went straight to the source -- the movie's director. A spokesman for Steven Spielberg explained that the original Bruces had all been destroyed, as no one had thought to save them.
But theories circulated on a Facebook page (Click Here) for the famous shark that another Bruce might be out there. After a little research, Turner discovered that a fourth shark had indeed been cast from the original mold, just months after its brothers were constructed. The baby of the Bruce family...
- 6/5/2010
- by admin
- Horrorbid
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