The Making of Jaws was a Sh*t Show

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Making a mechanical great white is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Steven Spielberg’s masterpiece, Jaws, from the never ending problems with the film’s shark, to the chaos of filming on the open ocean. Animation by Paul Crewe (@WieverOfPassion ) 📺 | Watch or Listen! https://linktr.ee/itwasashtshow 💸 | Support us! https://www.patreon.com/itwasashtshow 🔗 | Follow us! https://linktr.ee/itwasashtshow 👕 | Buy our merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/itwasashtshow In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. Whether it's big egos, bigger budgets, or just plain bad luck, we are going behind-the-scenes on these disastrous, never ending, and sometimes dangerous productions. From the creators of WTF Happened To This Movie?, It Was A Sh*t Show is a video essay/documentary/podcast series looking at some of your favorite films and tv shows, and why they were such a nightmare to make. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:52 - Peter Benchley’s Jaws 01:59 - Steven Spielberg: The Wunderkind 03:48 - Real Sharks Won’t Work 04:32 - Joe Alves & Bob Mattey’s Mechanical Sharks 06:38 - Rushed Timelines & Unfinished Scripts 08:37 - Carl Gottlieb’s Improv-ments 10:44 - The Monkey Paw of Martha’s Vineyard 12:57 - Shooting at Sea (without a Shark) 15:23 - Endless Shark Troubles 18:15 - Robert Shaw’s Method Drunkness 19:27 - Robert Shaw vs Richard Dreyfuss 21:21 - Tempers Flare & Ships Sink 23:22 - Shutting Down Spielberg 25:08 - The Shark Works: Finishing Filming 28:52 - Verna Fields & John Williams 30:45 - Jaws releases Jun 20, 1975 34:17 - The Legacy of Behind the Scenes Sources: Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: https://bit.ly/4mKFuRE Empire: https://bit.ly/47zMM6p The Films of Steven Spielberg: https://bit.ly/45Uuv2w Hollywood Reporter: http://bit.ly/3V8QwUY The Jaws Log: https://bit.ly/4mmIy6V Jaws: Memories from Martha’s Vineyard: https://bit.ly/4fB24K8 Reel Terror: https://bit.ly/4mLM9vw Steven Spielberg: A Biography: https://bit.ly/46U6vh0 Vanity Fair: https://bit.ly/45JVe1S Variety: https://bit.ly/46gjp7b In The Teeth of Jaws (1997) Jaws: The Inside Story (2010) Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story (2025) The Making of Jaws (1995) The Shark Is Still Working (2007) Spielberg (2017) Spotlight on Location: The Making of Jaws (2000) Featured Footage: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) The Culpepper Cattle Co. (1972) Duel (1971) Finding Nemo (2003) Jaws (1975) and special features Lucky Lady (1975) The Simpsons (1989- ) The Sugarland Express (1974) And a bunch of Spielberg movies CBS Sunday Morning: http://y2u.be/CVLMXao4iro Corridor Crew: http://y2u.be/fPNpFqXraKE Directors Guild of America: http://y2u.be/H1tWKm9GsPg The Late Show: http://y2u.be/YTKs0JRVlrQ The Movie Rabbit Hole: http://y2u.be/7ttG90raCNo Television Academy Foundation: http://y2u.be/QFrWDiDM5hk Music: Daniel Pemberton - Into the Spider-Verse OST John Williams - Jaws OST Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme #itwasashtshow #jaws #stevenspielberg