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Was the shark gay?


(There has to be at least one post like this on every movie)

The shark tastes some woman flesh in the beginning, and after that, only pursues the male characters.

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Not sure. He's been a recluse for damn near 40 years now. Hollywood chewed him up and spit him out. How's that irony for you? I did hear some rumors though. He was heard to be dating a male extra from one of the sharknado films.

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Sounds like he needs a new agent!

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The movie crew nicknamed the shark Bruce (true story), so, yeah, they thought he was.

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Is Bruce considered a gay name?

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It was in the 70s, Mary, the decade wherein the movie was made.

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Bruce mostly makes me think of Bruce Jenner...who was pretty straightlaced in the 70's.

(Actually...I don't know if I even HAVE any other "Bruce" associations.)

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EDIT: Bruce Lee? Was he a gay icon?
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Oh yeah...Bruce Jenner...poster child for straight laced LOL

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That's true. That is why the main character's name in "The Incredible Hulk" TV series was changed from Bruce Banner to David Banner.

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Bingo!

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Good thing too. Otherwise when he changed into the Hulk, he would have turned pink instead of green.

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I did read the mechanical shark was so drunk and/or hungover all the time that he couldn't perform his stunts.

So maybe he was tortured, somewhat...
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This might be the most progressive question on moviechat

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The shark liked men, women, dogs, fish, corpses...

Not picky, that shark.

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So then, it was a progressive shark?

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The Tiger even liked license plates.

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Good point.

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No, it wasn't gay. It was Australian, obviously. The shark in Jaws II was its brother Dex, also from Australia.

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Since it literally had a taste for little boys it may have been a pedo!!!

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Women are poison

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I disagree.

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Who says the shark was male? He may have identified as female or even been outright female.

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A serious crime has been committed here.

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Now I understand why the moderators silenced the original poster.

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