Jaws co-star Richard Dreyfuss says the 1975 mega-hit could make an even bigger boatload of money if it was re-released today — all it would require is a digital-effects team and a killer makeover for the film’s infamously clunky mechanical shark.
“I think they should do it, it would be huge and it would open up the film to younger people,” Dreyfuss said when Deadline floated the idea. “Is that blasphemy? No, no, I don’t think so. The technology now could make the shark look as good as the rest of the movie.”
When Jaws hit theaters it was a monster success like no other. The shark tale was based on the 1974 namesake novel by Peter Benchley and it seized the imagination of the nation. The movie broke box-office records, ushered in the Hollywood era of summer blockbusters, spawned three sequels and minted the career of a young filmmaker named Steven Spielberg.
“I think they should do it, it would be huge and it would open up the film to younger people,” Dreyfuss said when Deadline floated the idea. “Is that blasphemy? No, no, I don’t think so. The technology now could make the shark look as good as the rest of the movie.”
When Jaws hit theaters it was a monster success like no other. The shark tale was based on the 1974 namesake novel by Peter Benchley and it seized the imagination of the nation. The movie broke box-office records, ushered in the Hollywood era of summer blockbusters, spawned three sequels and minted the career of a young filmmaker named Steven Spielberg.
- 10/3/2018
- by Geoff Boucher
- Deadline Film + TV
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