Ep. 49 - A Retrospective of the Entire Jaws Film Franchise: Loving Jaws, Hating Jaws 3D, and Boggling at the many Copycat Films That Followed
Sh-sh--SH-SHARK!!!!! Join us in the shark cage, hang onto the dock, or hide from the flying glass as we dive deep into the Jaws franchise! You can throw US some chum by donating to our Patreon page at https://patreon.com/hunterwick, and add your voice to those who want more fun AND thoughtful content like this on the Internet. Climb aboard the Orca as we take a Slow Burn (or maybe it's a Slow Soak) of Jaws and Peter Benchley's novel that started it all. Then we'll set sail with those that came after, the sequels and copycats. We break down the story arcs of the Jaws film and novel, Jaws 2, Jaws 3D and Jaws the Revenge. We discuss Pirahna and Orca, Sharknado and the Land Shark (he's just a dolphin, ma'am). Join your hosts William Hunter and Chad Love as they jump the shark. Drop a quarter in the slot & hit player two at The Dot Eaters: Video Game History 101 with William Hunter: https://thedoteaters.com Check out Chad Love's new album "Things That Fly" on Spotify or wherever you listen to music! Topic Index:00:00 - Intro01:07 - Jaws02:11 - The shark is not working02:50 - It's a horror movie, so randy, dope-smoking teenagers have to be punished at the beginning03:30 - The opening sequence of Jaws is just so damn perfect!05:04 - Jaws is one of the perfect films, particularly the acting by Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfuss06:25 - Jaws director Steven Spielberg remembering his Hitchcock08:05 - The human loss in the wake of the shark attacks09:12 - Don't be the mayor from Jaws!09:53 - The brilliant way Jaws is constructed as a film11:47 - The great reveal of the actual shark12:31 - The Mandela Effect: Brody says "You're gonna need a bigger boat." not "We're gonna need a bigger boat."13:03 - A bit of humour in Jaws13:40 - The incredibly suspenseful scene where Quint get a nibble on his deep-sea fishing line14:58 - The great one-shot of Brody on the ferry with the mayor15:46 - Incredibly, Jaws was only Steven Spielberg's 2nd feature film17:03 - Introducing each of the main three characters in such great ways22:16 - The electrifying scene of all three of them drinking at night on the boat24:49 - Martin Brody's hilarious parting words to his wife as they're leaving to hunt the shark25:10 - Another suspenseful scene Spielberg makes, without revealing the shark26:10 - The shooting stars scenes27:45 - Jaws isn't afraid of trafficking in jump scares28:22 - Chad's personal story of being dragged as a kid to watch Jaws, The Car and Survive!32:12 - Jaws as the first summer blockbuster movie33:44 - A look at Jaws the book, by Peter Benchley, and differences between it and the film40:23 - Jaws film co-writer Carl Gottlieb, aka Iron Balls McGinty40:45 - Jaws 2 41:37 - In order to get people into the water to eat, Jaws starts goosing people42:29 - Napoleon Dynamite and Pedro in Jaws 242:52 - Jaws 2 set-piece, the water-skiing scene45:25 - Sheriff Brody freaks out over some bluefish46:20 - Another great set-piece from Jaws 2, a girl screams sh-sh-SH-SH-SHAAAAARK!!!49:47 - The shark takes out a helicopter50:40 - The shark fries and burns at the end of Jaws 251:42 - Jaws III52:05 - For what's it's worth (not much), the plot of Jaws III53:30 - Jaws III was originally pitched as an Airplane!-type spoof film54:33 - Lea Thompson, for whatever reason, takes a shine to Mike Brody's idiot brother55:23 - Jaws.... in 3D! Look out!55:46 - A rundown of the TERRIBLE effects in Jaws III, including scenes where objects disappear due to the optical process. AND THEY LEFT IT IN THE FILM!56:50 - The bent shark they left in the film57:28 - The one sequence in Jaws III that isn't totally inept58:09 - The time in Jaws III where the shark swallows a scuba diver whole and he's hiding inside the shark58:37 - The shark explodes. Watch out for the flying guts!59:12 - Jaws: The Revenge59:51 - The shark takes out Sean Brody1:00:19 - Starring Lance Guest, from The Last Starfighter1:01:28 - Ellen Brody is traumatized by sharks, so why not vacation i
