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Richard Dreyfuss Jaws started filming on May 2nd
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"Jaws" started filming on May 2nd. I was hired, I think, on May 3rd. And they had no...

Self - Segment "Jaws": "Jaws" started filming on May 2nd. I was hired, I think, on May 3rd. And they had no shark, no script, and no cast when they first started

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Richard Dreyfuss Jaws started filming on May 2nd
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I was hired I think on May 3rd
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and they had no shark no script and no cast
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when they first started so
Duration
12 seconds
Views
117
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:30
Uploaded
Jul 06, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Pentimento Productions,HBO Documentary Films

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Movie Summary

A documentary on Steven Spielberg, filmmaker. Includes interviews with relatives, film critics, peers and people who have worked with him.
I was hired, I think, on May 3rd, - Spielberg 00:09
I was hired, I think, on May 3rd,
We were rewriting the script - Spielberg 00:06
We were rewriting the script
You know, it's scary for a director to not know - Spielberg 00:06
You know, it's scary for a director to not know
Spielberg: This is my second day at sea - Spielberg 00:06
Spielberg: This is my second day at sea
And if I survive this, - Spielberg 00:11
And if I survive this,
Bill Butler: Well, the studio had never shot a film on the ocean before. - Spielberg 00:05
Bill Butler: Well, the studio had never shot a film on the o...
They would-- everything would be so easy - Spielberg 00:06
They would-- everything would be so easy
But Steven said, "I'm gonna shoot in the open ocean." - Spielberg 00:06
But Steven said, "I'm gonna shoot in the open ocea...
Spielberg: This was supposed to be a thriller - Spielberg 00:09
Spielberg: This was supposed to be a thriller
This was supposed to be a thriller - Spielberg 00:49
This was supposed to be a thriller
That needs a level of authenticity - Spielberg 00:08
That needs a level of authenticity
Spielberg: I thought it was gonna be a cakewalk, - Spielberg 00:06
Spielberg: I thought it was gonna be a cakewalk,
I didn't know about how the wind affects the water, - Spielberg 00:08
I didn't know about how the wind affects the water,
It was one nightmare, worst-case scenario after the other. - Spielberg 00:05
It was one nightmare, worst-case scenario after the other.
We were isolated in the middle of the ocean 12 miles offshore - Spielberg 00:16
We were isolated in the middle of the ocean 12 miles...
Just trying to hold a whole movie story in my head - Spielberg 00:15
Just trying to hold a whole movie story in my head
Just before I went off to make "Jaws," I got to meet Henry Hathaway. - Spielberg 00:04
Just before I went off to make "Jaws," I got to me...
He was kind of a tough-guy director, and he said, - Spielberg 00:08
He was kind of a tough-guy director, and he said,
You've gotta guard that secret with your life. - Spielberg 00:04
You've gotta guard that secret with your life.
Let no one see when you're unsure of yourself. - Spielberg 00:04
Let no one see when you're unsure of yourself.