I just watched a documentary on HBO that included people from Jaws. They said that for most of the movie, the shark didn't work and they thought that is what made the movie so good. For instance, in the beginning when you only see the girl swimming and then being yanked around by the invisible shark, there was no shark available. The scene was supposed to include the shark but, as I said, it hardly ever worked.
It was a scary movie to me as well. But, I was only 14 when I first saw it and of course, sat in the front row of the movie theater.
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