Steven Spielberg recalls making of Jaws as film celebrates 50th anniversary

Acclaimed filmmaker Steven Spielberg recalled working on Jaws in 1974 and dealing with budget issues that made him think if he would ever find work in Hollywood even believing his career was virtually over at 26 years old reported PeopleThe famed director attended a preview for the Jaws The Exhibition at The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and candidly spoke about the beloved film as well as its early doubtersI thought my career was virtually over halfway through production on Jaws because everybody was saying to me You are never going to get hired again This film is way over budget and way over schedule and you are a real liability as a director and you are not going to get hired again he recalled adding So I really thought that Id better give this my all because Im not working in the Industry again after they see the movie And fortunately fortune smiled on usJaws is a 1975 thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg Based on the 1974 novel by Peter Benchley The film grossed nearly USD 500 million worldwide according to multiple box office estimates The 50yearold film is regarded as an alltime classicI just really was not ready to endure the amount of obstacles that were thrown in our path starting with Mother Nature I really thought my hubris was that we could take a Hollywood crew go out 12 miles out into the Atlantic Ocean and shoot an entire movie with a mechanical shark I thought that was going to go swimmingly he said I had really no idea that the second you tempt Mother Nature and tempt fate everything starts to conspire against you and us as quoted by PeopleFilming Jaws which was never intended to be a shark movie was an exercise in hubris and futility Spielberg said adding that they were 100 days over scheduleBecause all of us never wanted to quit and that was the whole reason we finished the movie he notedIn fact Spielberg was given several opportunities to bow out which would have ended with Jaws never being made as opposed to a different director stepping in Every week he had crew members asking him when filming would finish as they grew weary of the lengthy shoot according to PeopleI didnt know when we were going to wrap until two weeks before we wrapped on Marthas Vineyard Thats how little control we had over the shark the weather the currents the regattas he saidNot only was the weather a problem but the sea itself created a myriad of issuesIn the six months out to sea I have never seen so many people getting sick For some reason I never got seasick and I think that is only because I had the weight of this production on my shoulders and I didnt have time to get sick the Jurassic Park Director said But we finally got through this thing and what got all of us through it was being in the company of each other That was the key that got us through it The camaraderie that happens when youre just trying to survive something it brought all of us closer togetherJaws was nominated for four Oscars in 1976 and won three only missing out in the Best Picture category Spielberg however did not get a Best Director nomination at the timeThe famed filmmaker recalled in National Geographics upcoming documentary Jaws 50 The Definitive Inside Story When a film is on the cusp of being considered for awards its not so much what you want for yourself its what everyone else says is going to happen for you said Spielberg adding So I just understood I guess Im getting nominated So when I wasnt I was surprised And I was disappointed he shared Because I was believing the noise and you have to not believe that stuffDespite Spielberg missing out on a Best Director nomination Jaws was nominated for four Oscars in 1976 and won three only missing out in the Best Picture category John Williams took home Best Original Score for his iconic music while the shark thriller also clinched trophies for Best Film Editing and Best Sound reported PeopleThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever