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Jaws (1975) - Production Used Barrel

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:1,500.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD
Jaws (1975) - Production Used Barrel
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Production Used Barrel - Jaws (1975).
This lot is for one of the black barrels that was used by the production to float the shark model out to sea for the attack scenes. You can see detailed photos of the barrel and its use in the book "Jaws Memories from Martha's Vineyard". The black barrel was painted yellow for display purposes to appear like the screen used barrels. The barrel has not been sanded or scuffed to insure the paint adheres to the barrel. All that is needed to remove the paint entirely is a blow gun or power washer. Great and Rare find from one of the most beloved films in history.
Jaws is a 1975 American thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on Peter Benchley's 1974 novel of the same name. In the story, a giant man-eating great white shark attacks beachgoers on Amity Island, a fictional New England summer resort town, prompting the local police chief to hunt it with the help of a marine biologist and a professional shark hunter. The film stars Roy Scheider as police chief Martin Brody, Robert Shaw as shark hunter Quint, Richard Dreyfuss as oceanographer Matt Hooper, Murray Hamilton as Larry Vaughn, the mayor of Amity Island, and Lorraine Gary as Brody's wife, Ellen. The screenplay is credited to both Benchley, who wrote the first drafts, and actor-writer Carl Gottlieb, who rewrote the script during principal photography.
Considered one of the greatest films ever made, Jaws was the prototypical summer blockbuster, with its release regarded as a watershed moment in motion picture history. Jaws became the highest-grossing film of all time until the release of Star Wars (1977). It won several awards for its music and editing. Along with Star Wars, Jaws was pivotal in establishing the modern Hollywood business model, which revolves around high box-office returns from action and adventure pictures with simple "high-concept" premises that are released during the summer in thousands of theaters and supported by heavy advertising.
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