TRIVIA TODAY - Monday, May 20, 2013

Greetings Infomaniacs,

On this Monday morning, I have some fun facts for you about the movie Jaws. Directed by Steven Spielberg, the 1975 thriller film about a giant white shark attacking beach-goers became the highest-grossing film in history at the time.

In 2001, it was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry, being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Now for the sad part - I have never seen this film. I know, I know. Somewhere Steve from the Daily Groaner is shaking his head in disgust and confusion. It's on my must watch list for this summer, I promise!

Enjoy!
Melissa

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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "The motion picture is like a picture of a lady in a half-piece bathing suit. If she wore a few more clothes, you might be intrigued. If she wore no clothes at all, you might be shocked. But the way it is, you are occupied with noticing that her knees are too bony and that her toenails are too large. The modern film tries too hard to be real. Its techniques of illusion are so perfect that it requires no contribution from the audience but a mouthful of popcorn."

HINT: (1888-1959), American novelist and screenwriter, author of The Big Sleep.


RANDOM TIDBITS
Once during pre-production for Jaws, director Steven Spielberg, along with his friends Martin Scorsese, George Lucas, and John Milius, visited the effects shop where the shark was being constructed. Lucas stuck his head in the shark's mouth to see how it operated and pranksters Milius and Spielberg snuck to the controls and made the jaw clamp shut on Lucas's head.

Charlton Heston was considered for the role of Chief Brody while Jeff Bridges, Timothy Bottoms, Jon Voight, and Jan-Michael Vincent were considered for the role of Hooper.

Steven Spielberg named the shark "Bruce" after his lawyer.

In addition to "Bruce," Steven Spielberg also called the shark "the great white turd" when he really got frustrated with the troublesome animatronic fish.

In a biography, Steven Spielberg revealed Robert Duvall's encouragement to make the film. In exchange, Spielberg offered the role of Brody to Duvall but he turned it down, fearing that it may make him too famous.

Jaws single-handedly caused a downturn in the package beach holiday trade.


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TODAY'S MYSTERY QUOTE
QUOTE: "The motion picture is like a picture of a lady in a half-piece bathing suit. If she wore a few more clothes, you might be intrigued. If she wore no clothes at all, you might be shocked. But the way it is, you are occupied with noticing that her knees are too bony and that her toenails are too large. The modern film tries too hard to be real. Its techniques of illusion are so perfect that it requires no contribution from the audience but a mouthful of popcorn."

ANSWER: Raymond Chandler.

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