Jaws: The Monster You Barely See

Thu, 23 Nov 2023 08:00:00 +0000

The great secret of Jaws, the film that invented the summer blockbuster in June 1975 and taught a generation to fear the water, is that its monster does not work. The mechanical shark — three of them, actually, nicknamed Bruce after Steven Spielberg’s lawyer — was a pneumatic nightmare that sank, seized, corroded in salt water, and refused to look convincing when it did run. A twenty-seven-year-old director watched his central special effect fail, day after day, on a chaotic ocean shoot that ran wildly over budget and schedule, and out of that disaster he was forced to make the decision that saved the film: if you cannot show the shark, imply it. The malfunction became the method, and the method is the oldest and best idea in horror.

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Jaws: The Monster You Barely See