Heart attack takes famed Montauk fisherman Sep 15, 2008
The Monster Man's own words sum up perfectly a life said to have inspired the movie "Jaws" and its roguish Captain Quint, played by the late Robert Shaw ... Said to have inspired 'Jaws ... When "Jaws" sent beachgoers running from the sand in the 1970s, Mundus knew better than to be afraid. (Newsday)
Fisherman said to have inspired Jaws' Quint dies Sep 15, 2008
Fisherman said to have inspired Jaws character dies - More Sports - SI.com ... Frank Mundus was said to have inspired the Captain Quint character from 'Jaws ... HONOLULU (AP) -- Frank Mundus, the legendary shark fisherman said to have inspired the Captain Quint character in the movie Jaws, has died. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Famed shark fisherman Frank Mundus dies, was 82 Sep 15, 2008
HONOLULU - Frank Mundus, the legendary shark fisherman said to have inspired the Captain Quint character in the movie "Jaws," has died ... On his Web site, Mundus said events from the 1964 catch influenced Peter Benchley, who wrote "Jaws." But Benchley maintained that Quint was a composite character ... Mundus, who was born in Long Branch, N.J. in 1925, called "Jaws" the "funniest and the stupidest" movie he had ever seen and said he some things in common with Quint such as similar fishing... (Yahoo News)
Far from delegates, scores of protesters clash with police Aug 26, 2008
Chapin, the director of the Pew Center on the States' , drove home his point by citing the famous scene from the movie "Jaws" when would-be shark hunters Quint, Hooper, and Chief Brody first get a glimpse of their massive prey. "You remember that line - 'We're gonna need a bigger boat'?" Chapin told reporters. (Boston Globe)
Huge power, bit of a wuss Aug 21, 2008
THREE decades after movie audiences were terrorised by Jaws, there is scientific evidence a great white shark really could munch a hole in a boat. A team led by Stephen Wroe, an animal mechanics expert from the University of NSW, has come up with the best estimate yet of the power of a great white's jaws ... But the flaw in Jaws, Wroe suspects, is not the shark's power, but its nature. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Bull Shark: World's Deadliest Shark Aug 18, 2008
Borrowing liberally from the Jaws genre, you know you're in for a great ride when one of the experts guiding him in an apparently controlled setting gets mauled by a not-so-tame shark within the first five minutes of the show - and Nigel is not put off his game. At all. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Critical View Aug 18, 2008
Borrowing liberally from the Jaws genre, you know you're in for a great ride when one of the experts guiding him in an apparently controlled setting gets mauled by a not-so-tame shark within the first five minutes of the show. In this wholly sympathetic treatment of the bull shark we roam from Queensland to coastal South Africa and the Americas to learn as much as we can about their real proclivities. (The Age, Australia)
L.A. PARKER COLUMN: 'Jaws' and 'The Exorcist' fear dwarfed by meeting the parents Aug 14, 2008
Anyway, any visit to the ocean - whether the beach is Treasure Island in Tampa or Atlantic City - creates fear left over from "Jaws," the 1975 thriller/horror film directed by Steven Spielberg. Based on Peter Benchley's novel, Jaws mimics the July 1916 attacks along the New Jersey shoreline when a renegade shark killed four people and chomped up another in Beach Haven, Spring Lake and Matawan ... Thinking back now to "Jaws," I would prefer swimming shark-infested waters with Linda Blair shouting... (The Trentonian, NJ)
Ripple Effect Aug 10, 2008
Channel 7, God love its pointed little adolescent head, even wedged clips from Jaws into its news story. (Of course, I will not even get into the case of the poor sod who decided to take advantage of things and got busted for concocting a shark sighting of his own. (Boston Globe)
Wal-Mart myths cheaper than its prices Aug 10, 2008
Producers wanted to find out if the scene in Jaws would stand muster. It didn't. (Russellville News Democrat Leader, KY)
Big Films, Big Numbers Aug 3, 2008
What makes a summer blockbuster. Article:What makes a summer blockbuster. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Batman villain's dark tale Jul 29, 2008
"The Joker was always designed to cut through the movie like the shark does in Jaws, and with his evil energy he tests all the other characters," adds the film-maker. The Joker wreaks havoc across Gotham City with no apparent aim, leading to spectacular explosions, high-rise confrontations and a spine-chilling character study from Ledger. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE LIFESTYLE BUDGET Jul 27, 2008
Much as the great white shark itself has evolved in popular culture -- thank you, Steven Spielberg and "Jaws" -- Shark Week has grown into a late-July viewing ritual. 800. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
I Like to Watch Jul 27, 2008
Here's his analysis: "The snout lifts! The jaw drops! The teeth protrude! And the bait is engulfed in its massive jaws!" He continues breathlessly, "Researchers have found that the great white follows these four steps in virtually every bite, and it all happens in less than one second!" "Well, ain't that a corker!" we gasp, as our snouts lift, our jaws drop, our teeth protrude and another nacho is engulfed in our hungry jaws. In another highly unscientific experiment, Stroud straps a piece of... (Salon)
Ledger becomes legendary in ‘Dark Knight' Jul 26, 2008
Nolan appears to have given Ledger free reign to create a purely evil, completely soulless (much like the great white shark in Jaws ) serial killer for hire whose only purpose appears is to cause mayhem in Gotham City. I stand in awe of Ledger's talent. (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
A marathon tries to win sharks some well-deserved respect Jul 25, 2008
Much as the great white shark itself has evolved in popular culture thank you, Steven Spielberg and Jaws Shark Week has grown into a late-July viewing ritual ... As with Jaws, the goal was to terrify people ... "Ever since Jaws, everyone thinks of sharks as these huge killing machines of the sea, which is completely wrong," Hyneman says. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
* Man cries shark and then is accused of lying kljTFYWxq Jul 21, 2008
Earlier this month a 60-year-old man claimed to have seen two great white sharks off the island where the movie Jaws was filmed ... In 1974, Steven Spielberg chose Marthas Vineyard for filming the movie Jaws. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Getting hooked on sharks Jul 20, 2008
A shark fisherman himself, the jaws of a world-record 1,221-pound mako he caught in the 2001 tournament now adorn the walls of his restaurant ... On the island where the movie "Jaws" was filmed, sparking a nationwide mania, sharks have always meant money and this event is no different. (Boston Globe)
Rescuers get shark off hook Jul 19, 2008
After it was captured and placed in a holding tank, rescuers pushed a plastic pipe into its throat and the veterinary surgeon David Blyde reached between the jaws of the 10ft shark, through the pipe, to free the hook. As a veterinarian you often end up putting your hands in places that people find somewhat unattractive, Dr Blyde said. (Times Online)
The face of evil Jul 19, 2008
Ledger's Joker, Nolan concludes, cuts through the film sort of like the shark in 'Jaws. . (San Diego Union-Tribune)
* [FILM REVIEW] Deep into the 'Knight' Jul 18, 2008
"He cuts through the film like the shark in Jaws. He's simply a motor for the film, a catalyst and disrupter for the other characters. The emotional arc of the film comes from the Harvey Dent character and his tragedy. Those two things in combination are what we hinged everything on.". As any Bat-fan worth his comics collection knows, Dent undergoes a life-changing trauma. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Shark Contest in Massachusetts `Jaws' Town Fuels Sport-or-Slaughter Debate Jul 18, 2008
Shark Contest Roils `Jaws' Town: Sport or Slaughter ... The setting is straight out of ``Jaws'' -- much of the movie about a beach terrorized by shark attacks was shot on the island ... My husband often said he would not write `Jaws' nowadays. (Bloomberg)
Great white shark washes up on Nantucket Jul 16, 2008
The Vineyard has a special connection to great whites because parts of the movie "Jaws" were filmed there. The state sent a plane to scan the waters, but spotters saw nothing unusual, and the sighting remains unconfirmed. (Boston Globe)
Shark Sighting On 'Jaws' Island A Hoax Jul 15, 2008
-- The island where "Jaws" was filmed got a real-life shark scare when two beaches were closed due to an unconfirmed sighting of a great white. However, police said at least one of the shark sightings on Martha's Vineyard was a hoax. (NBC 11, CA)
Great white shark reported at 'Jaws' filming site Jul 14, 2008
The island where "Jaws" was filmed had a real-life shark scare Thursday, when an unconfirmed sighting of a great white forced the closure of two beaches ... In 1974, Steven Spielberg chose Martha's Vineyard for filming the movie version of "Jaws," depicting a series of deadly great white attacks in the fictional community of Amity. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Police: Great white shark sighting a hoax Jul 14, 2008
A second beach was closed Thursday on the island where the movie Jaws was filmed after lifeguards at South Beach said they might have seen a great white shark. The beaches were reopened Friday. (MSNBC -- Environment)
A Real Great White On 'Jaws' Island? Jul 14, 2008
Jaws' Island Gets Real-Life Shark Scare - Entertainment News Story - KGTV San Diego ... Jaws' Island Gets Real-Life Shark Scare ... -- The island where "Jaws" was filmed got a real-life shark scare when two beaches were closed due to an unconfirmed sighting of a great white. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale talk about the latest Batman installment Jul 13, 2008
"We always saw the Joker as an absolute; he was never going to be the story of the movie," says Christopher Nolan, co-writer, director and co-producer of "The Dark Knight." "He was always going to cut through the story as a catalyst, cut through it like the shark in 'Jaws.' ". Although the sequel to "Batman Begins" features the return of Christian Bale in the lead role, spectacular action, improved gadgets and the tragic arc of heroic Gotham District Attorney Harvey Dent, the early response to... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Shark sighting at 'Jaws' site a hoax, police say Jul 13, 2008
Island was film site of director Steven Spielberg's "Jaws" ... Edgartown, Massachusetts, is on Martha's Vineyard, where the movie "Jaws" was filmed ... In 1974, Steven Spielberg chose Martha's Vineyard for filming the movie version of "Jaws," depicting a series of deadly great white attacks in the fictional community of Amity. (CNN -- US)
On Fraser's film sets, his imagination is often as real as it gets Jul 6, 2008
"Then the last sentence of the letter: 'This film is to be shot entirely in 3-D. I was like 'What?' My impression was red-eye/blue-eye cardboard glasses that gave me a headache. I'd watched kung fu movies in the '80s where they were wobbling in your face and that was the gimmick, or "Jaws 3-D" with the shark floating in the air for a minute. "I wasn't a 3-D enthusiast, but what made me one was my brethren, fellow Canadian and good friend David Foley (of 'Kids In The Hall'). "He gave me a... (Sudbury Star)
Fire up your remotes Jul 4, 2008
Jaws (1975) AMC, 8 p.m. ... The first studio film to break $100-million (U.S.) at the box office, Jaws created the tradition of the big summer movie ... Viewed today, the original Jaws still packs a punch, even though the giant mechanical shark occasionally looks fake and rubbery. (Globe and Mail)
What's your take on the latest Don Imus imbroglio? Jun 25, 2008
What an interesting article on the continuing issue of race discrimination and the I mans flapping jaws. Like sexual harassment, the true victims of race bias rarely report it while the abused suffer in silence. (Entertainment Weekly)
Chew on this:'Cud' a locallymade horror flick Jun 25, 2008
"JAWS 3-D" (1983) The 3-D version of the shark attack franchise starring Dennis Quaid was shot at SeaWorld. "CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON" (1954) The horror classic was partly filmed in Silver Springs as well as Wakulla Springs. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
The American Shark Tournament: 30 Years of Jaws Jun 24, 2008
Compare that to the average of eighteen annual fatalities from dogs, and you have more to fear from Fido than you do from Jaws ... Compare that to the average of eighteen annual fatalities from dogs, and you have more to fear from Fido than you do from Jaws ... However, Jason Heller, a professional underwater photographer from New York says "the movie Jaws will forever hold its place as a cultural legend and has led to the demonization and decimation of a species that is essential for the... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Summers (not to mention beaches) haven't been same since 'Jaws' Jun 22, 2008
Steven Spielberg's Jaws (it opened June 20, 1975), based on the best-selling novel by Peter Benchley and starring Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss and Robert Shaw, was and still is the ultimate summer movie ... Until Star Wars came around two years later, Jaws was the all-time box-office champ ... If you haven't seen Jaws for a while, it's screening tomorrow at midnight at the Ken Cinema. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Swim with whale sharks at Georgia Aquarium Jun 20, 2008
ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) -- It might have been the setting for a "Jaws" movie. The "Swim with Gentle Giants" program drops six snorkelers and divers into the 6. (CNN -- Travel)
Swim with whale sharks at the Georgia Aquarium Jun 18, 2008
ATLANTA - It might have been the setting for a "Jaws" movie. Six snorkelers wading like ducks in a row, cruising just below the surface of the water while watching exotic fish dart beneath them. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Most Hazardous Summer Activities Jun 16, 2008
When you think of the hazards of summer activities, you might grimly imagine a swimmer being yanked underwater by the jaws of a shark. The good news is that's highly unlikely--only 71 people worldwide were attacked by sharks in 2007, according to statistics from the University of Florida. (Forbes)
Shark hunt thrives despite protests Jun 14, 2008
Montauk remains an epicenter for shark-fishing tournaments, a half-century after legendary shark hunter Frank Mundus practically invented the sport and became the inspiration for the Captain Quint character in the movie "Jaws." ... "Mundus was the guy that started it, and this was before 'Jaws,'" Whitting recalled. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
LI shark tournaments draw protesters, fishermen Jun 13, 2008
Montauk remains an epicenter for shark fishing tournaments, a half-century after legendary shark hunter Frank Mundus practically invented the sport and became the inspiration for the Captain Quint character in the movie Jaws ... Mundus was the guy that started it, and this was before 'Jaws,' Whitting recalled. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Ledgers family to attend new Batman premiere Jun 12, 2008
I like to say he cuts through the movie like (the shark in) Jaws, Nolan said. He just kind of comes and goes and causes complete mayhem, Nolan said. (MSNBC -- News)
We Versus the Shark glides through new waters Jun 5, 2008
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A world of features and shorts Jun 1, 2008
To get you into the "Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water" summertime mood, the Brattle screens "Jaws," the classic monster shark shocker, on Saturday, with a discussion with Harvard film scholar JD Connor. Ethan Gilsdorf can be reached at. (Boston Globe)
Sydney Pollack, 73; director achieved critical acclaim, commercial success May 27, 2008
"It's like working with the mechanical shark in 'Jaws,' " Mr. Pollack told The New York Times in 1982. "Dustin's breasts fall down. The high heels hurt his feet. The makeup causes pimples, and the heat makes his beard show through after a couple of hours. It's a 3 1/2-hour makeup job, and then the makeup only has a life of four or five hours. We didn't anticipate that.". (Boston Globe)
Living • Uhles: Essential movies May 25, 2008
JAWS (1975): Rarely seen but still keenly felt, the shark in Jaws still makes the beach a vaguely menacing place. ANIMATION. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Great white lies: The hard truth about sharks May 16, 2008
Peter Benchley once said he could not have written Jaws, his best-selling 1974 novel about a giant white shark terrorizing a New England beach town, if he knew then what he later learned ... When I wrote 'Jaws,' I really didn't know much about sharks, Benchley said in 2002 ... But in the aftermath of last month's fatal white shark attack on a man swimming off Solana Beach, many of the fears about white sharks that Jaws helped spawn have roiled up again. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Documentary sinks teeth into shark debate May 8, 2008
SHARKS have a reputation as fearsome killers yet more people are killed every year by falling soft-drink vending machines than by predators of Jaws fame. That's one of the surprising statistics related by the director Rob Stewart in the documentary Sharkwater. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Behind The Yellow Tape May 8, 2008
Rescue-crews nearly used the jaws of life on the jaws of the shark. But when a firefighter punched the shark in the nose, its grip released. (The Palm Beach Post)
Obama's lapel pin Apr 8, 2008
The good-faith patriotic case for cut and run and duck and cover and snatching defeat from the jaws of victory has not yet been articulated; indeed all we hear is whining about the expense, and lamenting that our noble military is doing its job. The real question is, if Republican congressmen and senators stand and applaud Gen Petraeus this week, will BO. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Greatest All-Time Horror Films Apr 6, 2008
Jaws- Yes, Jaws is defintely a horror film. A two-ton great-white shark ripping through beach-goers at will is certainly horrifying in my book. (Suite101.com)
DELTA JOURNAL: BULL SHARKS Apr 6, 2008
In fact, scientists believe that a large bull shark was responsible for the vicious attacks in a New Jersey creek that inspired the book and movie "Jaws.". Being the top predators of the sea makes sharks very important ecologically. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Hits and misses Apr 5, 2008
Her late husband, Peter Benchley, was the author of the best-selling novel, "Jaws," which was turned into a blockbuster movie about a killer shark. Before he died, Mr. Benchley decried the random hunting and killing of the fierce fish. (NJ.com -- Times)
From 'Jaws' to a plea to save sharks Apr 2, 2008
Her late husband, Peter Benchley, made a fortune as author of the 1974 bestseller "Jaws." ... "Shark fishing tournaments continue this image of the shark as some monster, and this is 35 years" after "Jaws" she said in a phone interview yesterday from her home in Princeton, N.J. "To have a tournament is a throwback to when the ocean was brimming with life. It's a bit like people who used to go to Africa and hunt lions. We don't do that anymore." ... The struggle can be epic, as anyone who has... (Boston Globe)
A Benchley says the time to hunt sharks is over Apr 1, 2008
Benchley, a former councilwoman in Princeton Borough, is the widow of Peter Benchley, who wrote the novel "Jaws," which was made into the blockbuster movie of the same name ... Benchley said that while "Jaws" did scare people, it also inspired ... "We received letters from scientists who became oceanographers because of 'Jaws'," she said. (NJ.com -- Times)
Clinton Says Shes In It for the Long Haul Mar 29, 2008
An arrogant automaton, she ll soldier on, and guarantee the Democrats will snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in November. Well done Hill. (New York Times)
Brittany Snow, Bradley Cooper feel the horror Mar 26, 2008
He went on to say, The interesting thing about this film is that (the killer) is not my shark in Jaws, hes not my creature in Alien, he is driven by an obsession. He doesn't have a bloodlust, he just wants her. (MSNBC -- Movies)
'Dark Knight' Stars, Director Want Film To 'Celebrate' Heath Ledger's Work Mar 18, 2008
"[Dent] is very relatable to Batman, and he certainly makes that point himself in the movie. ... The Joker is an absolute. He is a force of evil and anarchy. He just cuts through the movie like the shark in 'Jaws' or something. This is not a guy with an arc, and it's not about his origin. This is just the rise of the Joker to power through the criminal underworld of Gotham. He's a pretty terrifying figure.". "I think that's what Chris Nolan does so well, is that he manages to make really... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Don't stay home Mar 16, 2008
Jaws (1975) will play at 7 p.m. in the historic Egyptian Theatre in downtown Coos Bay. This classic thriller pits man against animal in the touristy beach town of Amity. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Broadcasting firstBBC takes rugby union international to a third dimension Mar 10, 2008
Up until this point, for me, 3D has meant just one thing - an exploding shark at the end of Jaws 3D. Would my mind be changed. Glasses on, the broadcast started and it was immediately apparent that this was going to be good. (BBC News -- UK)
Cape Canaveral waters perilous for hammerheads Mar 3, 2008
It's an important habitat for a suite of sharks," said Doug Adams, a shark biologist with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.His studies for the first time have documented newborn scalloped hammerheads and dense schools of juvenile lemon sharks along the 3-mile-wide NASA security area that hugs the space center. The sightings began about 2001.The discovery of Cape Canaveral's importance as a shark nursery could help shed new light on the global decline of the ocean's top... (Florida Today)
Expert debunks shark myths during marine center visit Feb 26, 2008
From the vicious creature in the movie "Jaws" to the upheaval raised by the media's controversial 2001 "Summer of the Shark" label, Burgess said the influences and misconceptions are all around us. To dispel pop culture and media myths, the biological scientist visited the Marine Discovery Center on Monday. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
TCM's 31 DAYS OF OSCAR(R) Survey Offers Glimpse at Movie Fans' Oscar Favorites Feb 21, 2008
The shark in Jaws (45%) 2. The creature in Alien (42%) 3. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
'No Country For Old Men' Villain Might Be Scariest Big-Screen Baddie Ever: Oscar Honor Roll Feb 20, 2008
In fact, you would probably have to go back as far as "Jaws" to find a similarly remorseless, instinctual killing machine. Chigurh isn't misguided, confused or motivated by venal sins like most villains. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Tension and timeSecaucus artist captures New Jersey's contradictions Feb 16, 2008
The attacks served as the basis of Peter Benchley's 1974 book "Jaws" and the subsequent movie. That year, hundreds of people had flocked to coastal areas in New Jersey and New York seeking relief during a summer heat wave and an outbreak of polio in many cities. (Hoboken Reporter, NJ)
'Jaws' star Scheider had acting connection to Bay Area Feb 14, 2008
Jaws' star Scheider had acting connection to Bay Area ... Roy Scheider, who performed on stage in the Bay Area before going on to stardom in The French Connection and Jaws, has died ... But outside the Bay Area, Scheider was perhaps best known for his role as a small-town police chief in Steven Spielberg s 1975 film Jaws, about a killer shark terrorizing beachgoers as well as millions of moviegoers. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
