Comedy | June 05, 2010 | 13 comments

'Jaws' Shark Hunted Down

source: http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/movie-talk-jaws-shark-hunted-down.html

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The star of "Jaws" has been found resting in a Los Angeles junkyard.

No, not Richard Dreyfuss -- the shark! With the 35th anniversary of Steven Spielberg's classic blockbuster just around the corner, an NPR reporter set out to track down the mechanical beast that struck fear into the hearts of so many.

In order to maximize their control over the creature, the "Jaws" filmmakers built three sharks for their 1975 movie. All created from the same mold, the sharks were dubbed "Bruce" after Spielberg's lawyer, Bruce Ramer. The gigantic metal creatures were 25-feet long and weighed hundreds of pounds. The heads alone came in at 400 lbs. apiece, with jaws the size of a small human.

When reporter and "Jaws"-enthusiast Cory Turner set out to track down Bruce's whereabouts, he went straight to the source -- the movie's director. A spokesman for Steven Spielberg explained that the original Bruces had all been destroyed, as no one had thought to save them.

But theories circulated on a Facebook page for the famous shark that another Bruce might be out there. After a little research, Turner discovered that a fourth shark had indeed been cast from the original mold, just months after its brothers were constructed. The baby of the Bruce family was created for display at Universal Studios Theme Park, where it hung by its tail for fifteen years.

In 1990, the shark was taken down and shipped out to destinations unknown. Turner picked up the phone and started dialing junkyards. He finally found the creature in a yard in the Sun Valley area of Southern California -- just minutes away from Universal. Turner brought the team who built Bruce -- art department members Joe Alves and Roy Arbogast to verify the shark's authenticity.

"It's the real one," Arbogast told Turner after examining the creature. "It's just kinda' nice to see it again after 25 or 30 years. It's amazing that it's still here."

Bruce's discovery couldn't come at a better time. There's talk that Universal might be considering a 3D "Jaws" remake -- with comedian Tracy Morgan in the shark-hunter role. Perhaps Bruce will find his way onto the silver screen once again.
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13 comments // 'Jaws' Shark Hunted Down

  • MizPiz
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      MizPiz  
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    • >There's talk that Universal might be considering a 3D "Jaws" remake -- with comedian Tracy Morgan in the shark-hunter role.

    • 1 year ago
  • completelymental
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      completelymental  

    • good to hear old brucies still around,but please feed the universal ex's to jaws if they greenlight a 3D Remake with Tracy Morgan(He got a girls name for fucks sake)

    • 1 year ago
  • completelymental
  • Kurta
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      Kurta  

    • That's awesome. I have a photo with that shark when it was hanging at Universal. I was about 8 or 9 then. Jeez, I'm getting old.

    • 1 year ago
  • keithponder
  • a_roxanne
  • chinese_democracy
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      chinese_democracy  

    • "There's talk that Universal might be considering a 3D "Jaws" remake -- with comedian Tracy Morgan in the shark-hunter role. Perhaps Bruce will find his way onto the silver screen once again."

      I wonder if modern entertainment is just going to turn into a perpetual recycling machine. Just constantly remaking the same concepts over and over. Here are my predicted remakes for the next 15 years: Wizard of Oz, Godfather, and Star Wars 4-6.

    • 1 year ago
  • a_roxanne
  • chinese_democracy
  • Kurta
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      Kurta  
    • chinese_democracy:

      I've been saying it for years: When they remake the original Jaws, I'm giving up movies forever. Can you imagine anyone else playing those roles as well? I've had enough shitty CG remakes with lame actors.

      I predict: The Great Escape, and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and Dirty Harry (sans Eastwood). I hope we're both wrong.

    • 1 year ago
  • bailey78
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  • chivideoguy
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      chivideoguy  

    • 3D Jaws remake with Tracy Morgan hunting him? If it's serious, it won't be good. If it's funny, it'll be cheesy. But if it's done like Army of Darkness where it's serious but makes fun of itself, AWESOME!!!! It'd be even better if he acted like he did in "How High" when Ivory was watching the version of "Field of Dreams" with Tracy Morgan being hood as hell!!!

    • 1 year ago
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