Jaws - crew, film crew
The entire team, the film crew of the film "Jaws"
Jaws (1975)
Timing:
2:4 (124 min)
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Film crew
Director
Producer
Richard D. Zanuck
Producer
David Brown
Producer
Casting
Shari Rhodes
Casting
Editor
Verna Fields
Editor
Stunts
Richard E. Butler
Stunts
Denise Cheshire
Stunts
Fred Zendar
Stunts
Preston Peterson
Stunts
Hubie Kerns Jr.
Stunts
Ron Veto
Stunts
Howard Curtis
Stunts
Production Design
Stunt Coordinator
Second Unit Director
Verna Fields
Second Unit Director
Set Decoration
John M. Dwyer
Set Decoration
Makeup Artist
Del Armstrong
Makeup Artist
Jim Gillespie
Makeup Artist
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Franklin Jones Jr.
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Original Music Composer
Unit Production Manager
Orchestrator
Herbert W. Spencer
Orchestrator
Second Assistant Director
Barbara Bass
Second Assistant Director
L. Andrew Stone
Second Assistant Director
Stunt Double
Frank James Sparks
Stunt Double
Director of Photography
Musician
Robert Bain
Musician
Israel Baker
Musician
Arnold Belnick
Musician
Harry Bluestone
Musician
Larry Bunker
Musician
Herman Clebanoff
Musician
Ronald Cooper
Musician
Vince De Rosa
Musician
Chuck Domanico
Musician
Bonnie Jean Douglas
Musician
David Duke
Musician
Dominick Fera
Musician
Joseph Glassman
Musician
Pamela Goldsmith
Musician
Ralph Grierson
Musician
Alan Harshman
Musician
Norman Herzburg
Musician
Anatol Kaminsky
Musician
Nathan Kaproff
Musician
Dennis Karmazyn
Musician
Richard S. Kaufman
Musician
Myra Kestenbaum
Musician
Jacob Krachmalnick
Musician
Raphael Kramer
Musician
Abe Luboff
Musician
Alfred Lustgarten
Musician
Edgar Lustgarten
Musician
Arthur Maebe
Musician
Virginia Majewski
Musician
Peter Mercurio
Musician
Richard Nash
Musician
Ted Nash
Musician
Erno Neufeld
Musician
John Neufeld
Musician
Richard Perissi
Musician
Uan Rasey
Musician
Dorothy Remsen
Musician
Emil Richards
Musician
George Roberts
Musician
Jay Rosen
Musician
David Schwartz
Musician
Frederick Seykora
Musician
Haim Shtrum
Musician
Paul Shure
Musician
Sheridon Stokes
Musician
Milton Thomas
Musician
Louise Di Tullio
Musician
Lloyd Ulyate
Musician
Gerald Vinci
Musician
Ken Watson
Musician
Jerry Williams
Musician
Graham Young
Musician
Camera Operator
Ron Taylor
Camera Operator
Valerie Taylor
Camera Operator
Property Master
Frank Nifong
Property Master
Visual Effects Supervisor
Alex Guri
Visual Effects Supervisor
Alex Heffner
Visual Effects Supervisor
Script Supervisor
Charlsie Bryant
Script Supervisor
Hairstylist
Verne Caruso
Hairstylist
Still Photographer
Louis Goldman
Still Photographer
First Assistant Director
Tom Joyner
First Assistant Director
Thanks
Leonard J.V. Compagno
Thanks
Driver
Lorenzo Porricelli
Driver
Boom Operator
John McDonald
Boom Operator
Frank Meadows
Boom Operator
Screenplay
Novel
Art Department Coordinator
Assistant Editor
Jeff Gourson
Assistant Editor
William C. Carruth
Assistant Editor
Lighting Technician
Franklyn B. James
Lighting Technician
Key Grip
Guy Polzel
Key Grip
Grip
Vito Carenzo
Grip
Dolly Grip
David Fay
Dolly Grip
Assistant Property Master
William A. Petrotta
Assistant Property Master
Leadman
Mike May
Leadman
Painter
Ward Welton
Painter
Special Effects
Robert A. Mattey
Special Effects
Roy Arbogast
Special Effects
Tim Baar
Special Effects
Johnny Borgese
Special Effects
Jack DeBron
Special Effects
Gerald Endler
Special Effects
Richard O. Helmer
Special Effects
Hal Millar
Special Effects
Charles Spurgeon
Special Effects
Michael Wood
Special Effects
Special Effects Technician
Ted Koerner
Special Effects Technician
Richard Stutsman
Special Effects Technician
Eddie Surkin
Special Effects Technician
Special Effects Makeup Artist
John Chambers
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Sculptor
Werner Keppler
Sculptor
Gaffer
Bill Tenny
Gaffer
ADR Recordist
Walter A. Gest
ADR Recordist
Special Effects Assistant
Kevin Pike
Special Effects Assistant
Conductor
Production Assistant
Lynn Murphy
Production Assistant
VFX Artist
Aaron D. Beyer
VFX Artist
Unit Publicist
Al Ebner
Unit Publicist
Sound
John R. Carter
Sound
Robert L. Hoyt
Sound
Thomas E. Allen, Sr.
Sound
Roger Heman Jr.
Sound
Earl Madery
Sound
Sound Recordist
William Griffith
Sound Recordist
Dennis C. Salcedo
Sound Recordist
Production Executive
William S. Gilmore
Production Executive
Sound Editor
George Fredrick
Sound Editor
Colin C. Mouat
Sound Editor
John Stacy
Sound Editor
Roger Sword
Sound Editor
James Troutman
Sound Editor
Wardrobe Master
Louise Clark
Wardrobe Master
Robert Ellsworth
Wardrobe Master
Irwin Rose
Wardrobe Master
Negative Cutter
Mo Henry
Negative Cutter
Assistant Camera
Sandy Brooke
Assistant Camera
James A. Contner
Assistant Camera
Peter Salim
Assistant Camera
Ron Zarilla
Assistant Camera
Additional Camera
Lou Barlia
Additional Camera
Fred Schuler
Additional Camera
Score Engineer
Ted Keep
Score Engineer
Production Illustrator
Technical Advisor
Fred Zendar
Technical Advisor
Second Company Grip
Tony DeGeorge
Second Company Grip
Underwater Camera
Rexford L. Metz
Underwater Camera
Ronald Vidor
Underwater Camera
Location Casting
Shari Rhodes
Location Casting
What's left behind the scenes
- The film is based on Peter Benchley's novel "Jaws" (1974).
- The first film in history to surpass the coveted $100 million mark. In total, it earned approximately $260 million at the US box office and $210 million worldwide.
- Following the film's overwhelming success at the box office, film critics quickly credited editor Verna Fields with all the praise. 28-year-old Steven Spielberg was not taken into consideration. That is why in subsequent works, Steven refused the services of Ms. Fields.
- The first "summer blockbuster" in history. Approximately 67 million tickets were sold during the summer of 1975.
- The film's producers decided to avoid casting superstars in the project to prevent distracting viewers from the plot and to fully focus on the sharks and their victims.
- After first listening to the soundtrack composed by John Williams, Steven Spielberg couldn't contain his laughter: “John, that’s very funny. I’m curious what you were thinking when you wrote the music?” Later, Steven admitted that it was thanks to Williams' music that the film became so successful.
- A curious situation unfolded at the Academy Awards ceremony in February 1976. John Williams was the orchestra's conductor at the time, and after receiving the award for Best Original Score, he was forced to rush onto the stage to collect the statuette and then return to fulfilling his duties.
- Filming stretched to 155 days instead of the initially planned 52.
- Lee Marvin and John Voight initially turned down the role of Quint.
- Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfuss simply couldn't stand each other and frequently argued on set, so the scenes of conflict between Hooper and Quint have a partially real undertone.
- The mechanical shark, when it was brought to Martha's Vineyard and put in the water for the first time, simply sank, so the team of technicians had to urgently rework it.
- Charlton Heston auditioned for the role of Martin Brody, and Jeff Bridges, Timothy Bottoms, and Jan-Michael Vincent auditioned for the role of Matt Hooper.
- The film's protagonist, Sheriff Martin Brody, as we know, cannot swim, which amusingly echoes the fact that Spielberg himself was terrified of water while filming 'Jaws'.
- For the 1970s, the film's budget was enormous, and the shark, packed with electronics, alone cost two million.
- Filming took place on Martha's Vineyard Island (Massachusetts) near the east coast of the United States (home to six small resort towns). Some scenes with a real shark were filmed in Seal Rocks (Victoria, Australia), and underwater shots were taken near Santa Catalina Island (California) on the west coast of the United States.
- The working title of the film was "Stillness in the Water".
- From June 3-6, 2005, the "JAWSFest-2005" festival was held on Martha's Vineyard Island (Massachusetts), dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the classic horror film "Jaws".
- Peter Benchley's bestseller and Steven Spielberg's film drew inspiration from the following sources: Herman Melville's novel "Moby Dick"; Ibsen's play "An Enemy of the People"; the documentary film "Blue Water, White Death" (1971) about the expeditions of scuba diver Peter Gimbel; the scientific book "Blue Meridian: The Search for the Great White Shark" by Peter Matthiessen; two classic American horror films from the 1950s: "Creature from the Black Lagoon" (1954) and "The Monster That Challenged the World" (1957); and the real-life events that occurred in New Jersey in the summer of 1916, when five people were killed by a shark in two weeks.
- Actress Lee Fierro, who played the mother of the deceased boy Alex Kintner in the film, could not convincingly simulate slapping Martin Brody in one scene, so actor Roy Scheider received several quite palpable hits to the face from her during takes.
- Later, the producers admitted that if they had known how many problems there would be during the film's production, they would never have taken on the project.
- The film brought profit not only to its creators but also to Martha's Vineyard, as the number of tourists per season there was around 5,000 before 1975, and tripled after the film's release.
- The team that created the mechanical shark model named it "Bruce" – after Steven Spielberg's lawyer.
- Steven Spielberg (in the beach scene where he played the clarinet in the orchestra) and Peter Benchley (the television reporter covering the shark story in Amity) appeared in cameo roles.
- The shark that was killed, supposedly a man-eater, was actually caught and brought from Florida, as such large specimens are not found near Martha's Vineyard.
- Residents of Martha's Vineyard were hired as extras for the mass panic scene on the beach, for $64 each, to scream and bump into each other.
- Quint's house for the film was built in a remote location on Martha's Vineyard, but the island municipality insisted that the crew dismantle and destroy the structure after filming, as it resembled a garbage dump more than a dwelling.
- Steven Spielberg initially wanted Lee Marvin, then Sterling Hayden, to play Quint. However, the latter had problems with the tax authorities. Furthermore, the producers considered his payment scheme risky, whereby he would receive a fee for filming (taxable) on the one hand, and the studio would buy his literary material for a new film from Hayden for a large sum (the actor was also a writer), which would be tax-free income. Due to all these complications, the deal with Hayden ultimately fell through, and Robert Shaw was cast as Quint instead. Ironically, Robert Shaw also had tax problems, so he had to flee the United States immediately after filming.
- Work on the film continued from February 1974 to April 1975. Filming took place from May 2nd to September 15th, 1974, with some additional shooting from October to December, and the rest of the time was spent on editing and preparing for the premiere.
- The story told by fisherman Quint in the film about the tragic fate of the crew of the warship “Indianapolis” (out of over a thousand people rescued after the ship’s sinking on July 30, 1945, only 316 survived: the rest were eaten by sharks) was written by Howard Sackler, John Milius, and Robert Shaw.
- The 2005 television version has a runtime of 130 minutes.
- The scene in which Jeffrey Voorhees' character dies was so gruesome that it had to be cut from the final version. This allowed the film to receive a PG rating.
- According to the original script, Quint was supposed to drown. The harpoon rope was caught on his leg, and the shark dragged him into the depths of the sea, where Quint met his death. However, during filming, it was decided that Quint should be eaten by the shark.
- In the scene where the shark attacks the cage with Hooper inside, underwater photographers Ron and Valerie Taylor used a real shark. But since the live shark was much smaller than the mechanical one, a reduced cage was built, inside which was a very short woman. And, by the way, in the initial version, the shark was not supposed to break the cage, but after the real fish began to break into the cage, and these rare shots were taken, the script was revised and these scenes were inserted into the film.
- The character Matt Hooper was originally intended to die in the cage during the shark attack.
- The name Quint means "fifth" in Latin, corresponding to the fifth human victim of the man-eating shark in the film. And the name of his vessel, "ORCA," corresponds to the popular name for the killer whale – the orca, the eternal enemy of sharks.
- Two versions of the film's ending were shot – one where the shark's head explodes, and one where it dies from blood loss due to numerous harpoons. Steven Spielberg favored the first version, Peter Benchley the second, which led to considerable disagreement between them. However, the audience at the premiere effectively "legalized" the first version of the shark's death.
- Steven Spielberg did not appear on set during the filming of the final scene of the film, where the shark explodes – he was convinced that the crew had conspired and planned to throw him into the water after the call of "cut." Since then, Spielberg has made it a tradition not to attend the filming of the final scene of every film he directs.
- The film is based on Peter Benchley's novel "Jaws" (1974).
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