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The Shark That Ate Hollywood: Jaws at 50

2025/6/20
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Tim Harford: 我在本期节目中讲述了《大白鲨》这部电影在制作过程中遇到的重重困难,以及最终如何成为一部经典之作的故事。这部电影的成功并非一帆风顺,而是充满了挑战和意外。 Richard Zanuck: 作为制片人,我亲身经历了《大白鲨》的制作过程,从一开始对剧本的兴奋,到后来机械鲨鱼出现问题时的焦虑,再到最终电影获得巨大成功时的喜悦。我们曾一度面临没有鲨鱼可用的窘境,这对于一部名为《大白鲨》的电影来说简直是灾难性的。 Steven Spielberg: 我作为导演,在拍摄过程中面临了巨大的压力。我坚持在真实的海洋中拍摄,并尽可能使鲨鱼看起来逼真,但机械鲨鱼的故障让我不得不重新思考如何制造悬念和恐怖感。我曾经非常担心这部电影会失败,甚至认为自己再也无法工作。 Carl Gottlieb: 作为编剧,我见证了整个剧组在拍摄过程中遇到的各种问题,包括机械鲨鱼的故障、演员之间的冲突以及拍摄进度的延误。我们最初甚至考虑过使用真正的鲨鱼进行拍摄,但最终发现这是不可能的。 Robert Shaw: 我对原著小说并不感冒,但还是同意出演 Quint 这个角色。在拍摄过程中,我经常因为无聊而喝酒,并且与德雷福斯发生了冲突。不过,我也在影片中贡献了一些即兴创作的台词,这些台词最终成为了经典。 Richard Dreyfuss: 我在影片中饰演一位海洋生物学家,与肖饰演的渔夫之间存在敌对关系。在拍摄过程中,我经常受到肖的欺负和挑战,这让我感到非常不舒服。但是,这些冲突也为我们的表演增添了真实感。 Peter Benchley: 我是《大白鲨》的原著作者,但斯皮尔伯格对我的小说并不满意。尽管如此,我还是很高兴看到我的作品被改编成一部如此成功的电影。

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The legendary movie Jaws almost didn't happen due to its mechanical shark's failure. The initial plan to use a real shark was abandoned due to safety concerns and the impossibility of training great whites. This led to the creation of a mechanical shark that proved incredibly problematic.
  • Initial plan to use a real shark was abandoned due to safety concerns and the impossibility of training great whites.
  • Mechanical shark proved incredibly problematic.
  • Filming was fraught with challenges including the shark malfunctioning, bad weather, and crew issues.

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Steven Spielberg thought his career was finished. He was behind schedule, his actors were fighting, the crew were mutinous and worst of all, his shark was broken. It looked like Jaws was destined for failure, but the movie that came out defined the Hollywood blockbuster. In this special episode celebrating 50 years of Jaws, we take lessons from the greatest monster movie that almost wasn't made.

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