All Time Scaries

[junediamanti]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Brian" <flitwicksman at y...> 
wrote:
> I can remember going swiming in the ocean about three days after I 
> first saw Jaws and not even be phased. 

There was an interesting footnote in last nights broadcast about 
Jaws (which came third).  

They interviewed Stephen Spielberg about the film and he said that 
when the film was previewed the "popcorn in the air" moment (his 
words) was the bit where Roy Scheider is ladling fishheads out of 
the back of the boat and suddenly this gaping shark's mouth just 
opens up before him.

According to Speilberg, he decided he could do better than this and 
went back and put the bit in where the severed head floats out of 
the sunken boat.  He said, not only the popcorn flew but most of the 
audience flew into the air at that.  

I can avow to the truth of that.  I saw Jaws the year of its release 
in 1976.  When that head appeared, the entire cinema - as one 
person, shrieked and did indeed jump out of their seats.  And I 
still think the reverse tracking shot of Roy Scheider on the beach 
when the little kid's lilo goes up in a fountain of blood may be one 
of the most stomach dropping moments ever.  Often imitated - never 
duplicated.

June