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"Sharks, 1 Humans, 0 It's best not to be in the water, if there are sharks around."
""When a gigantic great white shark begins to menace the small island community of Amity, a police chief, a marine scientist and grizzled fisherman set out to stop it." Main Character(s) Police Chief Martin C. Brody Portrayed By Roy Scheider My Rating 9/10"
"Sharks This film, literally cured me of ever, wanting to swim in open water, to this very day. And it's one of my favorite films, of all time too."
"Benchley's book was inspired by the story of fisherman Frank Mundus, who caught a great white shark in Long Island in 1964. Other writers also claim that Benchley drew inspiration from a spate of shark attacks in Jersey Shore in 1916. Quint's story about sailors being attacked by sharks, actually happened in real life. The USS Indianapolis sunk in 1945. Of 1,196 crewmen aboard, approximately 300 went down with the ship. The remaining 900 faced exposure, dehydration, saltwater poisoning, and s"
""It may be the most cheerfully perverse scare movie ever made. Even while you're convulsed with laughter you're still apprehensive, because the editing rhythms are very tricky, and the shock images loom up huge, right on top of you. The film belongs to the pulpiest sci-fi monster-movie tradition, yet it stands some of the old conventions on their head." - Pauline Kael"