New Jaws Documentary Completed
Despite some stiff competition, when it comes to revered horror movies Jaws inevitably makes the top. When studios announce their goal of remaking a classic horror movie they’re usually greeted with exhausted, barely noticeable scorn. When Bryan Singer announced that he had absolutely no intention of remaking Jaws, fans went into a frenzy, based for no other reason than on the proximity of the words “Jaws” and “remake” to one another. Such is the power of Jaws.
With that in mind, it surely comes as no surprise that a group of fans have taken it upon themselves to create the ultimate Jaws documentary, entitled “Shark Is Still Working,” that clocks in at an amazing 3 hours and 14 minutes, over an hour longer than the movie itself.
The film features new interviews with Steven Spielberg, cast members Roy Scheider (who also provides the film’s narration), Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, producers Richard Zanuck and David Brown, cinematographer Bill Butler, production designer Joe Alves, composer John Williams, and nearly every surviving member of the “Jaws” production that you could wish for. The film also includes the last on-camera interview with “Jaws” novelist Peter Benchley, which should mean a lot to appreciative fans of Benchley’s creation.
The film also takes time out with people who weren’t involved in Jaws in a professional capacity, but have respect for the Great White as fans, including fillmmakers such as Bryan Singer, Robert Rodriquez, and Eli Roth. I’m not anything remotely close to an obsessive Jaws fan, but I would still love to delve into something this obsessive.