Sympathy for Mr. Mayor.
After concluding Pride month with discussions of Danny Boyle’s modern classic 28 Days Later (listen) and the Freddy-Krueger-for-kids villain in Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers: The Movie (listen), we’re shifting gears into full-on summer blockbuster territory with a look at Steven Spielberg‘s juggernaut of a creature feature in Jaws (1975).
In case you’ve lived under a rock your entire life: Jaws tells the tale of a monstrous Great White Shark that has staked its claim over the beaches of Amity Island. In charge of stopping its rampage is police chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider), against the wishes of the island’s capitalistic mayor (Murray Hamilton). When the shark slaughters one too many people, Brody teams up with marine biologist Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) and crazed shark hunter Quint (Robert Shaw) to track it down and kill it for good.
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Episode 341: Jaws (1975)
Karate chop those picket fences and watch out for that severed head because we’re discussing Steven Spielberg‘s Academy Award®-winning blockbuster Jaws (1975) for its 50th anniversary! Tagging in for the conversation is Joe’s Murder Made Fiction co-host Jenn Adams, making this a super-sized podcast crossover event!
Join us as we go all in on this gem of aquatic horror history, from the source novel’s origins (including a review from Fidel Castro???) to the infamously troubled film production and the real-life stories that inspired the story.
Plus: a queer reading of our three male leads, discussing the importance of John Williams’ score, sympathy for Mr. Mayor (huh?), and the ultimate question: can sharks commit murder?
Cross out Jaws!
Coming Up Next: We’re heading into the world of low-budget lesbian “vampires” in Jean Rollins’ 1979 film Fascination!
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