Cruise saying he is 5'10"; the pregame speech with racial slurs; Steph not playing both ways; the nude scenes and the producers' sign-off; Vinny's desk trick
Earlier, during What's Aged the Best, Vinny's desk trick is said to have aged both the best and the worst.
Cruise saying he is 5'10" is number one and the coach's pregame speech with the racial slurs number two, with Steph not playing both ways also noted.
The biggest one found dates to 2018: Thompson did not want to do the nude scene; the movie had two, and Cruise persuaded the producers to drop one, apparently the car scene, by going fully naked with her in the second.
In a YouTube interview the director, Michael Chapman, recalls the producer having to examine and sign off on actresses' breasts while casting, which made him so uncomfortable he left the room; it is called one of the worst.
Spielberg reportedly paid for the additional floating-head scare himself, filming a model in a pool clouded with powdered milk. — Bill Simmons
Spielberg reportedly tried to leave Jaws for Lucky Lady but was blocked. The discussion names its director as Stanley Donnan in the transcript and its cast as Liza Minnelli, Burt Reynolds and Gene Hackman, calls it a hit that has become obscure, and says Lucas recruited its British crew for Star Wars. — Sean Fennessey
Shallow ocean depth allowed recovery of the mechanical shark, which required continuous maintenance. — Chris Ryan
Spielberg reportedly regretted not using a tank, while the speakers defend the real ocean as essential to the movie. — Bill Simmons
Unwanted boats, soaked equipment and a sinking vessel contributed to a shoot expanding far beyond its schedule. — Bill Simmons
A reported anticipated crew prank prompted Spielberg to leave before the final shot. — Bill Simmons
The Making of Jaws is strongly recommended for its extensive interviews and production history. — Sean Fennessey
Visions of Light is cited for Michael Chapman’s account of rejecting fixed tripod shots because tilting boat horizons would make audiences sick, leading to fluid handheld work. The speaker is uncertain whether Chapman was Jaws’s camera operator and connects him with later Raging Bull cinematography. — Chris Ryan
Shaw’s drinking and antagonism toward Dreyfuss are described through production accounts and documentary recollections. — Bill Simmons
A reported escalating cash dare to jump from the mast ended when Spielberg intervened to protect the actor needed for filming. — Bill Simmons
The mechanical shark was reportedly named Bruce after Spielberg’s lawyer. — Bill Simmons
The tracking-and-zoom shot is admired as iconic, with concern that repeating it now would feel clichéd.
Mythbusters reportedly found that shooting the tank would not cause the film’s explosion.
A writer whose surname is uncertain in the transcript, heard as Gabbler or Gables, is credited with interpreting Dreyfuss as science, Quint as spiritualism and Brody as the common man. The speakers find the spiritualism label amusing and call the interpretation overthinking while enjoying the idea that the common man succeeds. — Bill Simmons
The Taylors reportedly used a smaller diver and cage to make real shark footage look proportionally larger. — Bill Simmons
Footage of an empty cage attack reportedly led to Hooper surviving; the shark’s accidental snag also entered the rewritten scene. — Sean Fennessey
Mrs. Kintner’s performer reportedly struck the actor for real across seventeen takes because a fake slap was difficult. — Bill Simmons
Benchley reportedly objected to the tank climax and was removed from the set; he also appears as a reporter. — Bill Simmons
A proposed Quint introduction mocking Moby Dick was abandoned when Peck reportedly withheld permission because he disliked his performance. — Bill Simmons
The extra head scare reportedly weakened the later shark scare, prompting a single-major-scare lesson; the speakers question whether that holds in the trailer-heavy present. — Bill Simmons
The reshoot reportedly cost Spielberg three thousand dollars; a tarp helped cover the milk-clouded pool. — Bill Simmons
The filming schedule went from 52 days to 155 days. — Bill Simmons
Shaw reportedly kept fleeing back to Canada because staying in the United States too long would mean paying taxes. — Bill Simmons
