The Shark Is Still Working

The Shark Is Still Working

Infobox Film
name = The Shark is Still Working


caption = DVD cover
director = Erik Hollander
producer = James Gelet, Jake Gove, Erik Hollander, Michael Roddy
writer = James Gelet
narrator = Roy Scheider
music = Michael McCormack, Mick Richards
cinematography = Erik Hollander
editing = James Gelet, Erik Hollander
distributor =
released =
runtime = 3 hours
country = United States
language = English
genre = Documentary film
budget =
website = http://www.sharkisstillworking.com
amg_id =
imdb_id = 0469185

"The Shark is Still Working" (TSISW) is a three-hour long retrospective on the impact and legacy of the 1975 Steven Spielberg blockbuster "Jaws".

It features interviews with a range of cast and crew from the film. It is narrated by Roy Scheider and dedicated to Peter Benchley.

The documentary is notable as it has been produced by fans, building on Laurent Bouzereau's feature.

Throughout other documentaries over the years, such as Bouzereau and BBC's "In the Teeth of Jaws", Richard Dreyfuss has recounted tales about the distressed production of "Jaws", where loudspeakers seemed to constantly echo the desperate phrase, “The shark is NOT working!.” Eventually, upon successful attempts to fix the malfunctioning sea monster, those echoes transformed into elated cheers to the contrary.

Over thirty years after "Jaws" was released, the new feature-length documentary is titled "The Shark is Still Working" as a reference to the producers' thesis that the film ever continues to inspire and entertain new generations of film watchers and offers as much "bite for the buck" as ever.

"Jaws" ranks among the fifty greatest movies of all time according to the American Film Institute and ranks the second greatest thriller behind Alfred Hitchcock’s "Psycho". The now-famous “making-of” stories of "Jaws" have been recorded in countless books, documentaries, essays, and specials over the years. However, there has never been a more rounded and complete look at the film’s impact on pop culture until now.

Crew

"TSISW" was created by producers James Gelet, Jake Gove, Erik Hollander, and James-Michael Roddy. Made by four fans "for" fans, the purpose of their documentary is to not only spotlight 30 years of "Jaws", but to give viewers insight into the many reasons this groundbreaking movie maintains a well-deserved place among the greatest classics Hollywood has ever produced.

Participants

The documentary features exclusive interviews with most of the cast and crew of "Jaws", as well as celebrities whose careers have been influenced by the film. It was written by James Gelet, directed by Erik Hollander and narrated by Chief Brody himself, academy award nominee Roy Scheider. Among the more notable of those interviewed are Steven Spielberg, Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, John Williams, Peter Benchley (in what would be his final on-camera interview), Carl Gottlieb, Joe Alves, Richard Zanuck, David Brown, Susan Backlinie, Jeffrey Kramer, Ron & Valerie Taylor, Dick Warlock, Kevin Smith, Robert Rodriguez, Bryan Singer, Greg Nicotero, Tom Savini, Eli Roth, M. Night Shyamalan and Percy Rodriguez (in what would be his final public appearance).

External links

* [http://www.sharkisstillworking.com Documentary website]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0469185/ IMDB Page]
* [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_shark_is_still_working/ RottenTomatoes Reviews Page]
* [http://www.aintitcool.com/node/32226 Ain't it Cool review]


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