For the role of Hooper, Spielberg initially wanted Jon Voight. Timothy Bottoms, Jan-Michael Vincent, Joel Grey, and Jeff Bridges were also considered for the part. Spielberg's friend George Lucas suggested Richard Dreyfuss, whom he had directed in American Graffiti.
Spielberg wanted Lee Marvin for Quint & Jon Voight for Hooper. We'll never know if Tom Selleck would've made for a better Indiana Jones over Harrison Ford, and the same goes for Spielberg's original casting choices for Captain Quint and Matt Hooper (ultimately played to perfection by Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfuss).
Who did the director originally want for Quint in Jaws?
For the role of Quint, Spielberg initially wanted to cast a big star in the role like Lee Marvin or Sterling Hayden. But Shaw ended up in the role and during a recent interview with Vanity Fair, Spielberg explained how that casting happened.
“I would have done the sequel if I hadn't had such a horrible time at sea on the first film,” he claimed. It transpires that Roy Scheider also voiced doubts about Jaws 2. Like Spielberg, he argued that a sequel could add nothing to the story, and the scary shark premise would tire rapidly.
Hoffman stated in an interview that Spielberg offered him a part in the film, presumably the Dreyfuss role. Kline was turned down for the role of Hooper. Lee Marvin turned down the role of Quint. Considered for the lead role Chief Brody.
The production of Steven Spielberg's iconic film "Jaws" in 1975 is often remembered as a groundbreaking moment in cinema history. However, behind the scenes, a tumultuous and widely reported feud emerged between two of the film's leading actors, Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfuss.
For the role of Hooper, Spielberg initially wanted Jon Voight. Timothy Bottoms, Jan-Michael Vincent, Joel Grey, and Jeff Bridges were also considered for the part. Spielberg's friend George Lucas suggested Richard Dreyfuss, whom he had directed in American Graffiti.
Jaws 3-D amassed commercial success but received overwhelmingly negative reviews, and was followed by Jaws: The Revenge in 1987, which retroactively ignores this film.
Several other GBHS students were hired as stand-ins or doubles for the teenage actors to appear in the water scenes and to maintain and sail the boats. Richard Dreyfuss, who played Matt Hooper in Jaws, said he chose not to return in Jaws 2 because Spielberg was not directing.
Over its initial release in '78, Jaws 2 grossed about $77.7 million (it had a re-release in February 1980, which grossed a little more than $4 million). It was the sixth-highest grossing film of 1978, nestled between No.
He is a 26-year-old who grew up with movies. He has no knowledge of reality but the movies.” With relish, the author added, “Wait and see. Spielberg will one day be known as the greatest second-unit director in America.” He had heard rumors that the mutinous crew was planning to throw him overboard after the last shot.
Both the author of Jaws, Peter Benchley, and the director, Steven Spielberg, regret the negative impact the film had on shark populations and the perpetuation of shark stereotypes.
Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfuss had a tumultuous relationship on and off-screen, with Shaw frequently tormenting Dreyfuss and their animosity adding authenticity to their onscreen dynamic. Despite their feud, Richard Dreyfuss later had fond memories of Robert Shaw, describing him as kind and funny in private.
Susan Jane Backlinie (September 1, 1946 – May 11, 2024) was an American actress and stuntwoman. She was known for playing Chrissie Watkins, the shark attack victim in the opening scene of Steven Spielberg's 1975 film Jaws.
The sharks were notorious for falling to pieces. “The first mistake with the shark was that they made a big mistake and they built it for freshwater,” “Jaws” director Steven Spielberg said in an interview on the “Dick Cavett Show” in 1981. “We never fixed the shark, and it was a total disaster.”
When the shark attacks the man in the estuary, the man is barefoot. However, when the severed leg sinks to the bottom, there is a shoe on the foot. An editing error occurs during Hooper's examination of the first victim in the medical examiner's office.
When asked by “The Express” in 2022 why he didn't return he replied, “because making the first movie was a nightmare. There were endless problems with the shark, and it was an impossible shoot. I thought my career was over because no one had ever taken a movie 100 days over schedule”. Once director John D.
Dreyfuss added that his problem with the show "is that they made my character the fool." “They didn't do that to Roy, and they didn't do that to Robert," he said. "And that hurt because it wasn't true." He also claimed he only began to hear stories of a supposed feud between him and Robert on Jaws' set in recent years.
Jaws: The Revenge was the lowest grossing film of the franchise, with $51.9 million total gross (worldwide). It was universally lambasted by critics and audiences alike, who lamented the convoluted story, poor acting, and cheap-looking effects and felt like the franchise had run its course.
While Jaws: The Revenge doesn't outright disavow the events of Jaws 3D, it's clear no attempt was made to link the films together. No mention is made of the attack in SeaWorld or Kathryn, though maybe Michael's relationship with the latter sparked a career change to marine biology.
Roy Scheider, who played Police Chief Brody in the first two had no interest in a third Jaws, saying “Mephistopheles … couldn't talk me into doing [it].” Instead, Jaws 3 stars Dennis Quaid as Brody's grown-up son.
The conflict between Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfuss in particular would later become known as one of Hollywood's greatest feuds. "For the people who work in film and are interested in film, it is a legendary story," says Ian Shaw, who co-wrote the play and stars in it as his father Robert.
On the counterpoint of the shark, people look at Mayor Vaughn as the film's true antagonist. Vaughn is a highly stereotypical politician who values capital and money more than the safety or well-being of others.
Richard Dreyfuss didn't really want a part in "Jaws" at first. He was convinced that his latest picture, "The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz," would be a big success, and turned Spielberg down for the role of Matt Hooper. Twice.
