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It's funny how everyone just assumes "Jaws" is the shark's name...

posted 5 years ago by [deleted]
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It's the name of the movie! No one ever calls the shark Jaws in the movie.

just because nobody calls it jaws doesnt mean that jaws isnt the sharks name

The shark's name is Bruce. Just ask Steven Spielberg.

Something tacked on by the creator later on holds as much merit as anything viewers can come up with and assume. Just ask George, JK Rowling, Ridley Scott, and Steven Spielberg himself with those goddamned walkie talkies

[–] tph890 (484) 5 years ago

I agree, but pretty sure they called the animatronic shark Bruce during production. Wasn’t something tacked on later.

[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

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[–] snepts (11123) 5 years ago

I have an ex-gf who I came to dislike rather intently. Her initials spelled out J-A-W-son, so I started referring to her as Jaws, just out of disrespect. Coincidentally, she had a brother named Bruce.