R.I.P. actress Susan Backlinie who played Chrissie, the first shark victim. She just passed away May 11, 2024 at the age of 77.

28:28 It's even more insane when you learn that that is indeed what happened to the USS Indianapolis and her crew. True horror.

Jaws is one of the greatest films ever made. Fact

Just wrap your head around the fact that Steven Spielberg was 25-26 when he directed this. The greatest movie ever made.

My favorite quote: "The mayor from Jaws is still the mayor in Jaws 2. It is so important to vote in your local elections."

“It feels like no one’s an actor.” 💯 agree.

"Jaws" is so great because it has Everything! It starts as a Mystery, then a Monster Film, then a Horror Film, a Chase Film, an Adventure Film and a Buddy Film!

when two demographics with almost guaranteed plot armor -- kids and pets -- get viciously munched onscreen, the director's telling you nobody's safe.

One of the things I love in 'Jaws' reactions is that head in Ben Gardner's boat, nearly 50 years later, still terrifying people (with a 100% success rate so far :). Surely one of the best jump scares in cinema. (that and basically everyone being mesmerised by Robert Shaw's delivery of Quint's USS Indianapolis monologue - the horror elements are great but it's the character moments that, for all its very 70s setting, really make this a pretty much timeless classic IMO)

20:39 He wants coffee flavored ice cream. Which is delicious!

17:36 Fun Fact: This newscaster is none other than Peter Benchley, the guy who WROTE the novel, "Jaws".

12:32 Fun fact: In 2015, Lee Fierro, who played the mother of Alex Kintner, walked into a restaurant that sold an "Alex Kintner sandwich." She told the waiter that she played the mother of Alex Kintner in "Jaws". The waiter told her that he would be back in a second, he went into the kitchen and a moment later, the owner ran out to meet her, and he was none other than Jeffrey Voorhees, who played her son. They had not seen each other since the original movie shoot in 1974.

Fun Fact: One of the kids who pulled the shark prank was recently named the Chief of Police of the village where Jaws was filmed.

The fact that Bruce, the mechanical shark, didn’t work for most of the filming, combined with John Williams' score, is what makes the movie really successful. If Bruce worked as they wanted, the movie wouldn't have been nearly as suspenseful.

Fun Fact: The TV reporter doing the news blurb on the beach was played by Peter Benchley, the author of the original novel Jaws.

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You have no idea what is was like to be standing in a line that extended about 100yds from the entrance from people waiting in line to go see it , then seeing people come out with a pale, shock, & awe look on their faces !! Then you got inside & the fun begins ....was a great time to grow up as a pre-teen !! 😉👌

"I wonder if orca whales are actually known to fight off sharks." Actually, they are, and it's why the boat is called the Orca! Orcas are so vicious in fact, playing the recording of one can scare a great white MILES from where it heard the recording. Orcas torture sharks to a point of species trauma, like cats with dogs kind of terror.

Simply put: No other Jaws movies are good. BUT! They are fun. 2 is a good slasher movie, 3 is dumb fun, and "The Revenge" is just dumb!

the opening scene will never lose its power! it's more impactful than 10 modern shark movies. 😮

I was 12 years old when this movie came out and me and two of my friends decided to walk to the theater that morning in Webster Groves, Missouri at noon to watch this new movie we saw commercials on. No one had really seen it yet other than some commercials that made us excited. It affected us so much that we saw all 5 episodes that day in a row. We didn't have cell phones so our moms were unhappy that they didn't know where we were all day and didn't tell them we would be gone and that we were at the theater the whole time. It didn't occur to them that we would still be there. It just really affected us that we had to keep watching it. It's the only time I've ever watched a movie over again in a row. And we did it that many times in one day at the theater still like I remember the smell and everything about that day in those friends and what we did. And, no, we didn't pay for all those extra showings. 😊. We just stayed in our seats the entire day in awe. The other movie that made us freaked out a little bit was the Poseidon Adventure. You may want to check that one out too.

Dog Day Afternoon, Taxi Driver, Deliverance, Kramer VS Kramer, The Last Detail, The Omen. All top notch 70s films.

In the hospital when the mom asks Michaud he wanted ice cream & he replied coffee he wanted coffee ice cream. In the 70s coffee flavored ice cream was very popular. My mom used to buy it often.

8:00.....The late, great Robert Shaw as Quint!!! 👏👏👏👏 Outstanding actor!!! I highly recommend him in "The Sting" from 1974. He gives an outstanding performance as a mobster in that one!!! 👏👏👏👏

The first summer blockbuster that started it all…a fledgling Spielberg introducing himself to the world…great reaction guys!

You mentioned how much you like the actors, especially the main characters, because they seem like ordinary people. A hallmark of 70s movies is that they had a lot of grit in them, gritty characters, gritty environments, gritty relationships, absolutely fantastic movies. I was a kid when Jaws came out and me and my friends were terrified of going into the ocean for the rest of the summer. I hope you do dive into the movies of the 70s because they are among the best movies ever made. The thrillers, the comedies, the dramas, there are so many to choose from.

First time brody sees the shark hes supposed to just back up silently, his iconic line " youre gonna need a bigger boat he came up with

"You're gonna need a bigger boat." Fun Fact: Director Steven Spielberg named the shark "Bruce" after his lawyer. What Script Fact: According to writer Carl Gottlieb, the line "You're gonna need a bigger boat." was not scripted, but was ad-libbed by Roy Scheider. Location Location Fact: Quint's (Robert Shaw) boathouse set was built in Martha's Vineyard on an abandoned lot. The city council made the production crew sign an agreement to demolish it after filming and replace everything exactly as it had been, right down to the litter. Writing Ensemble Fact: Quint's tale of the USS Indianapolis was conceived by playwright Howard Sackler, lengthened by screenwriter John Milius and rewritten by Robert Shaw following a disagreement between screenwriters Peter Benchley and Carl Gottlieb. Shaw presented his text, and Benchley and Gottlieb agreed that this was exactly what was needed. It's widely considered the best scene of the movie. The Rest Of The Story Fact: Several decades after the film's release, Lee Fierro (RIP), who played Mrs. Kintner, walked into a seafood restaurant and noticed "Alex Kintner Sandwich" on the menu. She commented that she had played his mother so many years ago; the owner of the restaurant ran out to meet her, and he was none other than Jeffrey Voorhees, who had played her son. They had not seen each other since the original movie shoot. I'm told Jeff still owns the restaurant at Martha's Vineyard and he loves talking to fans.

That little "flatbed" ferry is the ferry from Martha's Vineyard to Chappaquiddick, I've ridden on it a few times. :) The story of the USS Indianapolis isn''t just a true story(the details of Quint's version aren't 100% accurate but close enough), but the story of the aftermath is an amazing tale of its own. The captain was courtmarshalled and blamed for what happened, he eventually took his own life. In the 90's a student started researching what happened after watching Jaws and hearing Quint's tale. His research eventually helped lead to Congressional hearings and the eventual exoneration of the Captain. One other fun fact, the TV news reporter in one of the scenes was played by Peter Benchley, the author of the book that the movie is based on. Oh, and like someone else mentioned in the comments. You should DEFINITELY watch The Sting(also starring Robert Shaw) if you've never seen it, it's a classic :)

Yours is one of the only reaction channels that showed the table scene where the boy is imitating the father. Well done.

“Anyway, we delivered the Bomb.” Best line of the film. What better way to end such a profound monologue than with some sarcasm?

This movie is the reason why I'm never going back in the water! Nominated for 4 Oscars including Best Picture, but won for Best Film Editing Best Sound Editing Best Original Score. It made $470 million dollars,($1 billion dollars today) against a $13 million dollar budget.

Great reaction Maplenuts! I really enjoy watching when reactors watch JAWS for the first time. And having the same reactions we had when we first saw it at the local Drive-in Theater, great times! I remember I had a coworker, about 30 years ago, and she told me her Dad was a survivor of the USS Indianapolis. And that all he would say, for obvious reasons, is that Quint's story about the secret mission was pretty much how it happened. So scary. Anyway, awesome reaction and I'm definitely looking forward to your next movie, thank you! 🎥🍿😊

A most famous movie period, perfection.

Its funny to think that before JAWS movie studios really didn't release films in the summer (Christmas Season was the big time). They thought people would rather be outside in nice weather than in the movie theater. JAWS was the first Summer Blockbuster and started the tradition of the Summer Movie Season for the big films.

"Watership Down" (1978) is a beautifully animated adventure movie based on the best selling novel by Richard Adams.

Some theaters have done screenings of Jaws on outdoor screens with the audience floating on tubes in a screenside pond.

Fun fact: the TV reporter at 17:36 is Peter Benchley, the man who wrote the novel “Jaws”. The producers offered him a cameo in the film, which he was excited to accept.

Jaws 2 is decent, 3 and 4 are terrible.

The scene of the shark getting stuck on top of the cage was legit; a huge white shark got trapped and thrashed trying to free itself. The diver filming was in awe over seeing it and the crew worried the shark might die. The making of documentary is worth a watch.

I saw this in the theater in 1975 when I was a kid. I was in 6th grade when my parents took us. It scared the crap out of us and everyone else. I'll never forget that experience and thanks to you guys I get to relive a first reaction. To this day, Jaws is my all time favorite movie. I've been to Martha's Vineyard many times to check out the locations where some scenes were shot. Amazingly, some spots haven't changed that much. Thanks guys!

I saw this movie with my dad in the theaters when I was 9. I also had a JAWS t-shirt! This movie still holds up beautifully!

If you watch to the very end.... you can see those two get to shore and walk out. I love that!!

There are tons of fun facts about this film. But my favorite? The fact that the biggest challenge wasn’t the shark not working. It was keeping Quint sober. So they hired an intern to follow him around and keep him from drinking too much. But I think the first day they found him Quint had gotten the Intern wasted. You can see in the famous Indianapolis speech they used multiple cuts. Some when he was drunk and some when he was sober.

THAT DOLLY ZOOM NEVER STOPS BEING SO RAD

Years later, Lee Fierro, Mrs. Kintner, was in a seafood restaurant in Martha's Vinyard. On the menu they had a sandwich called the Alex Kintner, Lee mentioned to the waiter that she played Alex's mom in Jaws. A few moments later the owner came out from the back, it was Jeffrey Voorhees who played Alex in the movie. The two had not seen each other after the movie was finished.

so long since i saw this you guys are the 1st reactors who kept in the line "That's some bad hat Harry" which triggered a thought about Bryan Singers production company, quick search later, yup an Homage to that line... wow great.

My God, what a movie! A STONE COLD CLASSIC!!! ✌❤🎥

1975 was this movie's year. It enjoyed success all through the summer, fall & winter...AND...had at least 2 or 3 more re-releases before network television premiere in 1980 or 1981 and even then, a major ratings in television history.

That first attack sets the tone of the movie. It is visceral. That woman just screaming "God help me" and "it hurts", is just so raw. And the fact that it takes place about two minutes into the movie just seems to act as a lens which magnifies each scene afterward. Then a kid gets killed. Then an adult man is pulled off the dock but gets back safely. This leads the audience to even more suspense as we realize that nobody is safe, and that those in peril can escape and are not doomed to die. Now no scene is predicable.

Jaws 3 was 3D. Saw this original in the theaters when it came out. I was raised on the coast and we swam in the ocean at the beach every summer. After watching this in the theaters, swimming in the ocean was never the same again.

can u imagine all movies being filmed this good, acted this good, nothing now

I always urge anyone who watches this movie to watch the documentary about the making of it. It's really amazing this movie ever got made and Steven Spielberg's career survived it. First time anyone tried filming on the actual ocean and not a back lot, and immediately realized all the problems that went along with that. And Dreyfuss was supposed to die, but after they got this epic filming of a great white attacking a shark cage down in Australia and that no one was in the cage at the time, they decided to use the footage and have Dreyfuss leave the cage and hide. And that mechanical shark hardly ever worked - Spielberg said those barrels were a Godsend. An epic movie. Loved watching it again with you both.

Ahh, the epic John Williams score. He also did Star Wars, Close Encounters, Indiana Jones, Harry Potter, etc.

The story of the Indianapolis is true. It was classified until a year before the movie. Spielberg received a letter from a mother thanking him for informing her about what happened to her son. Steve

The line about needing a bigger boat is an actual quote from someone that was trapped in a situation the movie was partially based on, when there was a great white on the East Coast that folks tried to catch and it was way too big for the boat they were in. Quint's speech remains one of my favorite in movie history, it is absolutely bonkers and haunting. RIP. to the great Robert Shaw.

Yes one of my favourite movies ever easily top 10 we all came here for that jumpscare haha😂but honestly awesome movie i love the entire portion of the movie on the Orca and the Indiannapolis speech is one of the greatest scenes of all time and the rod moving slowly is a masterclass in suspense and the theme iconic Quint is easily my favourite character.Incredible reaction guys.😊

I cannot begin to describe the hysteria this movie caused went it came out. It is considered to be the first “blockbuster” film. Imagine a packed theater, with THIS music and the buildup to getting a real glimpse of the great white shark - people were actually afraid to go into the ocean. It sparked a massive marketing boom - with t-shirts, lunchboxes and all kinds of memorabilia. It was a great summer film!! Amity island is actually Martha’s Vineyard. I was lucky to have been there when it was released in theaters and it was truly a thrill to see this on the big screen in a room with a screaming crowd!!! What a blast that was!!! The story about the USS Indianapolis is a true story - and actor Robert Shaw is mesmerizing as he tells it. Great cast, great story, and John Williams’ iconic music makes for an unforgettable experience.

To quote Stephen Speiberg JAWS is thee spiritual successor to 1971's DUEL.

Watched this in the theater in 1975. The head coming out of the bottom of the boat caused the biggest collective gasp I've ever heard. My two favorite monologues in film are Robert Shaw's story of the USS Indianapolis and James Earl Jones talking about baseball in Field of Dreams.

Just imagine: you're out swimming in the ocean late one night. Water, so cool and calm. You have to pee, maybe a little, but yeah, you're enjoying the swim. Then... all of a sudden... some dude's tater comes bobbing up right next to you, eyes wide open and frozen in a state of shock and fear. Yikes, we're gonna need another Timmy!!!!! Oh, and the line, "That's Some Bad Hat, Harry" was used by the company that made the TV show House, MD. You can hear it at the end of every episode.

Jaws came out June 20th 1975 during the dead movie season. This was the 1st summer block buster :)

The two fellows on the rickety dock did NOT use a chicken for bait; the one guy said it was his "wife's holiday roast."

Wow, first time watching such a famous movie, seriously? You must be so young. I am only 52 and have seen it literally dozens of times. I love the way they don't say 'cool', 'dude' or 'like' every other word back then.

Definitely react to Jaws 2. It goes headlong into slasher movie territory, and it’s a lot of fun.

1. Jaws was the first "Summer Blockbuster". 2. Boy Scouts don't need to do the mile swim to get their merit badge. It's an accomplishment all its own. 3. Lee Fierro/Mrs. Kentner actually slapped Roy Scheider. It took 17 takes. Once was so hard it knocked his glasses off. 4. The jump scare at Ben Gardner's boat was put in on purpose by Spielberg because they were having problems with the shark "Bruce" and his appearance was delayed, and the movie needed something earlier. Works every time.🤣🤣 5. IRL Dreyfuss and Shaw didn't get along, so Spielberg used the animosity to fuel their feud onscreen. 6. The boy that said, "He made me do it' is now the Police Chief of the town where this movie was filmed. 7. Hooper was wrong. The fish that hit the line was "our fish". 8. To me the best scene framing work was the pullback to the vandalized Welcome sign. 9. Goof: An animal that large couldn't hit the side of the boat as rapidly as it did UNDER WATER. 10. I suspect Quint's story about the Indy gave him PTSD flashbacks and contributed to his behavior after he told the Indianapolis story. It' personal. 11. I was in the Navy, and we were instructed to go for the eyes when confronting a shark. 12. Aside from Spielberg's pool used in the Ben Gardner boat scenes, all of the shipboard scenes were filmed entirely at sea, 13. In the book not only does Hooper die but he was also having an affair with Mrs. Brody. 14. JAWS II is the only other one worth watching. It revolves around the Brody kids and their friends. Including the mayor's son. 15 The third one was so bad that Scheider read the script and said NO.

The Indianapolis story was a real event. The actor who played Quint was British so his performance was pretty impressive. The other movies are different sharks - the movies themselves get progressively more silly.

That jump scare gets everybody.

Cardinal rules of movies: 1. Do not kill children 2. Do not kill animals Spielberg: “I give you Jaws. You are welcome”.

I love how they liked the shark and said it look real because for decades everybody has said it looks fake & that's why they shot it in the dark underwater & you hardly ever seen it

16:04 that watery corpse gets EVERYBODY! lol

So great to see one of the best jumpscares ever, get you both. I've seen Jaws SO many times, and still that head appearing in the hole sometimes gets me. The timing is so perfect. Masterful Spielberg.

Jaws was classified 'A', uncut, by the BBFC in 1975. This was the equivalent of 'PG' today, and was the subject of some debate at the BBFC at the time, as it was recognised that the work contained some intense and frightening 'horror' moments.

Two things that are dated that you would have known if you grew-up in the 70s. Coffee ice cream was much more popular and there were not many ice cream flavor choices at grocery store. So, after the boys mom picked her son up from the hospital after being dragged from pond while in shock, she asked her son about ice cream and the kid said "coffee". Coffee flavored ice cream used to be much more popular than it is now and it was coffee flavored ice cream he was confirming for his mom. When Quint crushed the beer can with one hand it was impressive. Beer cans used to be made with significantly more material [or steel instead of aluminum in some cases] than they are now. So being able to crush one took a bunch of hand/grip strength.

"You're gonna need a bigger boat" was ad-libbed by Roy Scheider but it was too good to edit out. Iconic line.

The shot of the shark getting stuck in the cage was filmed by Ron and Valerie Taylor, two well-known shark videographers from Australia. There was a small cage constructed to have a mannequin or a little person use for scale, but the shark demolished the cage after getting stuck, as shown in the movie. Hooper was originally not meant to survive the movie but Spielberg wanted a happier ending.

Definitely see Jaws 2 (the people of the Town re-elect the Mayor), and Jaws 3-D (so very 80’s)

An incredible character study of three men facing their fears and insecurities disguised as a killer shark movie. Brody's fear of the water tanked. Hooper learned you must dive in if you want to get ahead. Quint discovered he was only half the man he thought he was. On a side note, Mayor Vaughn really anchored the scene on the ferry.

Rocky and also Carrie are two really good 1970’s movies.

11:48 Fun Fact: This scene was NOT in the script. It was written in when this (rare for those waters) tiger shark was COINCIDENTALLY caught while filming the movie.

1st commenter YAYYYYYYY a classic movie best shark movie ever glad to watch it again with you guys

This is the movie that began the summer blockbuster era! Drive ins and theatres were packed! Long before steaming!

Jaws reactions are my very favorite You Tube videos to watch. You two didnt disappoint!

Me watching this 20+ years ago: "It's unrealistic everyone would be arguing to keep the beaches open when people are actually dying." Me after 2020: "Oh..."

"Wizards" (1977) is a violent, satirical animated action fantasy set in a post apocalyptic world where technology which is blamed for the nuclear apocalypse has been abandoned and replaced by magic.

Fun fact: The actor who played first shark victem Chrissie in the beginning was not informed that she was going to be pulled around like that in order to make the scream as real as possible.

Ma’am, you nailed it with your comments about the shark. It began to take on supernatural tones, which made it even scarier. Oh, and JAWS may encompass several genres including thriller, action, drama, and even comedy, but first and foremost it’s a horror movie. The fear and terror JAWS created was primal and it affected an entire generation of moviegoers. Thanks for the great reaction, I enjoyed what both of you had to say.

John Williams music: JAWS, JURASSIC PARK, STAR WARS, E.T., INDIANA JONES,..........and more.

A great 70's movie is "The Wicker Man" from the UK with Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee & Britt Ekland

Great reaction you two to this great academy award winning & box office film (also being the origin of the whole "summer blockbuster" experience) and this Steven Spielberg classic that made him a household name....🏆 In my opinion, you should both check out the underrated sequel Jaws 2 (1978), it is a decent follow up film with a lot of the original cast & crew returning and even more new music for that film by John Williams. Jaws 2 was directed by Jeannot Szwarc (who also directed - Somewhere In Time, Bug, Santa Claus: The Movie, Enigma, Supergirl & Honor Bound). I also enjoyed the sequel. 👍👍 (Also they did make 2 more Jaws films, Jaws 3-D in 1983 - which is decent in gimmicky 3-D but watching it in regular 2D, it is not a good film...And Jaws: The Revenge in 1987, has the distinction of being one of the worst films of all time for a whole host of reasons even down to the title itself....but if you like watching awfully bad movies and laughing at how bad they are for all the wrong reasons, they you might get some enjoyment out of them, otherwise you might want to stop at Jaws 2). 🦈

I’ve watched a fair few Jaws reactions coz…..ya know 😊 And this one was a favourite. Well done guys. Glad you liked it 👍🏼

It's always a delight seeing people discover this movie. Movies changed drastically in the '70s as Hollywood moved away from the era of the Hays Code and a new generation of film makers emerged. I would definitely recommend watching Steven Spielberg's earlier film 'Duel' from 1971. Here's a short list of other movies I also recommend: Sci-fi: THX-1138 (1971), Silent Running (1972), Westworld (1973), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Time After Time (1979) Horror: Black Christmas (1974), Dawn of the Dead (1978), Piranha (1978) Disaster: The Poseidon Adventure (1972), The Towering Inferno (1974), Earthquake (1974) Comedy: Young Frankenstein (1974), Blazing Saddles (1974), High Anxiety (1977), Animal House (1978) Drama: The French Connection (1971), The Godfather Parts 1 and 2, American Graffiti (1973), The Conversation (1974), All the President's Men (1976), The China Syndrome (1979) I have many other suggestions, but there's just too many. Glad you enjoyed this movie. I look forward to seeing what else you guys watch in the future. Cheers.

Quint's death is so gory. I saw this a hundred times edited for television. When I first saw it uncut as an adult, it blew my mind.

You 2 are soo awesome and amazing, I’m binge watching your channel, so entertaining! I’m subscribed and telling everyone to follow

Fun fact: scheider was sitting with the little boy (and others ) during a break and he started imitating scheider. So speilberg put it in the movie

My brain now wants a remix of Ludacris - ''Move B**** ( Get out the way! )', but as Chandra - 'Move ( Get away from the thingy! )'

Fun fact: Jaws was inspired by a real-life shark attack that happened in a river. People don't get that bull sharks can live in rivers and lakes. A few bull sharks have lived in a golf course lake for 15 years.

To answer your question, yes Orcas do indeed kill sharks and often white sharks. In the sequel to this there is a scene where Orca washes on shore due to a white shark attack. This was a fun game at the time between the sequel and another movie called Orca around the same time period where in that movie an Orca kills a white shark. Fun trivia.

Snuck in to the drive-in when it came out. You could hear everyone screaming when the face popped out of the boat hull 😂😂😂

Jaws 2 is excellent then it's downhill from there. Crazy it's only PG rating :)