What was the name given to the mechanical sharks used in the 1975 hit movie "Jaws"?
Correct answer: Bruce
Belugas&PolarBears
Is this why the sharks name in Finding Nemo is Bruce?
Player #27355
You’re gonna need a bigger boat!!
Taramaiden
Peter Benchley deeply regretted the role his book played in demonising sharks and giving them such an awful reputation. True they are predators, and yes, they have attacked humans, but it's down to instinct, not evil malice.
WaldoLydeker
I lived in Monterey Park in 1975. Film came out, I had to drive all the way past Santa Anita track to some small mini-theatre, 8 screens, if that, to see it. Line out front was surprisingly short. Everywhere else in Los Angeles, it was a madhouse. Everyone wanted to see "Jaws"
Soleil10001
The crew nicknamed the shark after Spielberg's lawyer. :D :D
Laudy Miss Claudy
And it's because of "Jaws" that I don't swim in the ocean now.
Player #45505475
About sharks
Though they call me beast of terrible rage
I’ve never locked things in a cage
Or set a trap since time’s begun
Or shot at humans with a gun
DaveGundërsen
Farewell and adieu to you fair Spanish ladies...
sorong papuabarat
Belugas&PolarBears, I think it is, "fish are friend, not food". 😊
toothless beachrat
I grew up in Manhattan Beach, CA, in the 60's -80's and this movie had an impact on me. I read the book when it came out, and after watching the movie I was very skeptical about going in the water a few blocks from home. The attraction at Universal Studios was interesting to be able to see "Bruce" close up.
meka
Belugas&PolarBears, was so wondering the same thing 😂
Mars V
TwoTin16, haven’t swum…
Mars V
Taramaiden, Yeah right, he regretted it all the way to the bank!!
arohanui
WaldoLydeker, you call a cinema with eight screens a mini- theatre? 🫢
Player #36215423
Taramaiden, isn't it absurd that humans attribute emotions to other creatures & machines. Sharks do a brilliant job of keeping the oceans clean of rotting debris....that's what they're "designed" to do.
Erato
Unfortunately I saw that movie when I was a kid.. I love swimming in the open water, but every time I do, I think a shark will attack me😭
* Seshati *
Belugas&PolarBears, I was thinking that too lol!
ChampionNymph37634
OldBohemian45654, Twenty-Five!
kman
made everyone paranoid of the ocean.
UncleD
Really it should be because of the Indianapolis.
RushMama2112
TenseDragon91145, after his lawyer.
RushMama2112
Belugas&PolarBears, undoubtedly.
RushMama2112
One of my favorites!
DaveGundërsen
OldBohemian45654, 25...Three tons of him.
OldBohemian45654
20 footer!