'Jaws,' With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey
July 4, 2018 · Jaws (1975) · Adventure · Horror · Thriller · 1:34:19 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
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Casting What-Ifs
Bill SimmonsMentions that Roy Scheider beat out some major dudes for the part but doesn't specify who the alternatives were▶ 24:13
Most Rewatchable Scene
Bill SimmonsLists five nominees: 4th of July shark attack, son mimicking Scheider at table, Indianapolis monologue, Quint dying, and final nine minutes when shark is killed▶ 28:13
Chris RyanScene when Hooper brings wine to Brody's house and they discuss the shark situation▶ 29:32
Half-Assed Internet Research
Bill SimmonsShaw attempted to do the monologue while intoxicated, nothing could be used, he called Spielberg that night asking for another try, and the next day's electrifying performance was done in one take▶ 32:54
Chris RyanMade observations about Shaw's aged appearance, comparing him to Daniel Craig now, but didn't provide specific research facts▶ 34:09
Sean FennesseyDiscussed the controversy around authorship of the Indianapolis speech - William Sackler came up with the idea, but Shaw, Milius, and Gottlieb may have all contributed to writing it. Also noted Shaw was a big alcoholic who died at 51 and looked much older in the film▶ 32:26
Dion Waiters Award
Chris RyanMurray Hamilton — Murray Hamilton as Mayor Vaughn - agrees with the pick and provides detailed analysis of his scenes▶ 47:26
Sean FennesseyMurray Hamilton — Murray Hamilton as the mayor - agrees and quotes his memorable lines▶ 48:05
Apex Mountain
Bill SimmonsRoy Scheider — Roy Scheider - Jaws (career peak), Robert Shaw - Yes for Jaws, Richard Dreyfuss - Close Encounters of the Third Kind▶ 1:08:47
Chris RyanRoy Scheider — Roy Scheider - All That Jazz (only signature movie he carries entirely by himself)▶ 1:09:49
Sean FennesseyRoy Scheider — Roy Scheider - All That Jazz (he was nominated for it, not for Jaws), Robert Shaw - A Man for All Seasons is his best, Richard Dreyfuss - Close Encounters▶ 1:09:32
Picking Nits
Sean FennesseyMayor Vaughn being sociopathically committed to keeping the beaches open seems like a weird risk for a small town mayor▶ 1:15:51
Best Quote
Chris RyanMary Ellen Moffat chest hair line and various other quotes from scar comparison scene▶ 1:16:31
Probably Unanswerable Questions
Chris RyanAgrees Mayor Vaughn probably didn't get reelected but offers campaign repositioning strategy focusing on healing together and raising shark awareness▶ 1:19:30
Who Won the Movie
Bill SimmonsSteven Spielberg — Spielberg, but makes a strong case for Robert Shaw/Quint as a top 10 non-leading man character▶ 1:32:02
Chris RyanSteven Spielberg — Spielberg - sets up his career for 30 years, changes movies, made the most rewatchable entertaining movie of the last 40 years▶ 1:29:13
Sean FennesseySteven Spielberg — Spielberg - indisputably, movie would have been a complete fiasco under someone else's stewardship▶ 1:29:54
Movies Referenced (39)
| Title (year) | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Beach (2000) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 17 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | ▶ 3:48 |
| The Sting (1973) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | ▶ 33:50 |
| Scream (1996) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 51:25 |
| Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | ▶ 5:25 |
| Alien (1979) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | ▶ 16:45 |
| The Exorcist (1973) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | ▶ 14:14 |
| The Graduate (1967) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 48:34 |
| Aliens (1986) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 49:34 |
| Deep Blue Sea (1999) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 1:23:34 |
| Halloween (1978) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 1:22:11 |
| Spotlight (2015) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons | ▶ 1:19:42 |
| 365 Days (2020) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 1:20:53 |
Directors Referenced (11)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Spielberg | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 50 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | Schindler's List, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Saving Private Ryan | ▶ 7:43 |
| Milos Forman | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus | ▶ 20:57 |
| Sofia Coppola | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | The Godfather Part III, The Virgin Suicides, Lost in Translation | ▶ 44:03 |
| Stanley Kubrick | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon | ▶ 21:21 |
| David Brown | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | The Player, Cocoon, Deep Impact | ▶ 18:17 |
| John Huston | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Chinatown | ▶ 1:07:48 |
| Michael Mann | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | The Insider, Collateral, The Last of the Mohicans | ▶ 23:11 |
| Peter Bogdanovich | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | The Last Picture Show | ▶ 8:08 |
| Robert Altman | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | Gosford Park | ▶ 21:21 |
| Sidney Lumet | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | 12 Angry Men | ▶ 21:21 |
| Will Cheston | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 10:14 |
Actors Referenced (56)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Shaw | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 40 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | Jaws, A Man for All Seasons, The Sting | ▶ 13:30 |
| Richard Dreyfuss | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 27 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Mr. Holland's Opus | ▶ 7:36 |
| Roy Scheider | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 26 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | Jaws, The French Connection, All That Jazz | ▶ 22:00 |
| Murray Hamilton | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | Jaws, The Graduate, Jaws 2 | ▶ 30:52 |
| Michael Douglas | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | Wall Street, Romancing the Stone | ▶ 25:26 |
| Charlton Heston | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | Ben-Hur | ▶ 46:00 |
| Doris Day | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | ▶ 21:05 | |
| Moby | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | The Next Three Days, The Saint | ▶ 1:07:25 |
| Robert Duvall | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons | The Judge | ▶ 43:33 |
| Danny Trejo | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | Machete, From Dusk Till Dawn, Predators | ▶ 1:12:50 |
| Dustin Hoffman | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons | Rain Man, Tootsie, Midnight Cowboy | ▶ 24:31 |
| Gene Hackman | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | The French Connection, The Royal Tenenbaums, Unforgiven | ▶ 24:24 |
Writers Referenced (7)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Benchley | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | Jaws, Jaws: The Revenge | ▶ 6:53 |
| Carl Gottlieb | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | Jaws 2 | ▶ 7:01 |
| William Goldman | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, All the President's Men, The Princess Bride | ▶ 23:42 |
| George Lucas | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, American Graffiti | ▶ 53:02 |
| John Milius | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | Conan the Barbarian, Jeremiah Johnson, Apocalypse Now | ▶ 32:37 |
| Kid Harpoon | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | The Great Gatsby, We Are Your Friends | ▶ 1:21:46 |
| Ryan Coogler | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | Black Panther, Creed | ▶ 1:32:10 |
Cinematographers Referenced (2)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Duddy | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Sean Fennessey | The Abyss, Terminator 2: Judgment Day | ▶ 1:12:19 |
| Michael Chapman | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Chris Ryan | Raging Bull, The Fugitive | ▶ 57:06 |