JAWS
The
25th Anniversary Documentary
Trip Details
Trip Date: June 10th-14th, 2000
Lets start at the beginning. Somewhere near the beginning of 1999, there were several regulars from the "JAWS forum", which is part of the old jawsmovie.com, who started talking about a 25th Anniversary 'Jaws Fest 2000' on Martha's Vineyard. It was talked about for a while, and a list of prospective people were chosen. Alas, only a few ended up confirming, and Rich Boluk contacted me. He is a videographer/editor, and he got wind that I was too, so we decided to be the co-producers of this documentary.
We then compiled a list of all the people we could find that were in some way involved in the shooting of Jaws. Carl Gottieb's book, as well as Edith Blake's were great sources of information. We were surprised to find out that the majority of people mentioned in the books were residents of Martha's Vineyard. So that, combined with research from sources such as the Internet Movie Database, led us to start getting in contact with these people, and asking them if they would be interested in interviewing on camera.
Well, as Summer 2000 got closer, the forum members started dropping off like flies (you know who you are!), and the list dwindled down to me (Clarke), Rich Boluk, Katrina, Michael Simms, and his girlfriend Jenny. Jawsovie.com's Jake and his spouse were almost able to make it, but then couldn't. Jaws Fest 2000 became just the 5 of us. But that turned out OK. We did get a lot of interviews, and there was no way more people could have joined.
Here then, is a copy of the research and planning that went into this documentary…
Purpose
and Outline
1. A Look Back
Jaws
was shot on Martha's Vineyard, an island off the coast of Massachusetts.
We are going to take a tour of all the locations used in the film, and
compare them to how they looked in 1975. Features and entertaining 'before
and after' using the same camera angles and partial scene recreations
(minus actors).
2.
Cast and Crew
Many people have seen the Making of Jaws featured
on the laser disc, and the 25th anniversary DVD. We do not intend to go
over the same territory as that documentary. For one thing, we do not
have the capability of interviewing above-the-line cast and crew, such
as Spielberg, Dreyfuss, etc. Our interviews will consist of locals from
the island, many of whom still live there and were involved but were not
actors or trained film crew personnel. A list of some of those people
follow:
1.
Jay Mello (played Sean Brody)
2. Chris Rebello (played Michael Brody) works for the Ferry company in
West Tisbury
3. Lyn Murphy (he worked on the film extensively; owns the Fighting chair
from the Orca, Quint's fishing rod, and what's left of the weather destroyed
Orca II
4. Craig Kingsbury (Ben Gardner)
5. Lee Fiero (Mrs. Kitner)
6. Edith Blake (wrote The Making of the Movie Jaws, and has several unpublished
behind the scenes photos.
3.
The Fans
Lastly,
we will cover the following of loyal Jaws fans from around the world,
who keep the website forum alive and well, and who have traveled to the
island to celebrate the 25th anniversary. Many of them have gotten to
know each other via the site. We will interview them, and show highlights
from the 'Jaws Party'!
One final thing: Planned, and on-the-spot attempts will be made to reach
the general public to find out if we can find anyone who was involved
in the making of the film. We want the John Q. Public's, people who probably
have interesting little stories which have never been recorded before
in the history of Jaws. These things would be worth preserving on video,
before these people are lost to us (most are probably getting on in age
after all). Also, it is our intention to seek out any candid photos the
locals may have taken during production, to compile a kind of archive
and eventually present it to a film institute for preservation.
Jaws
Cast & Crew - the list of those we contacted, or tried to
| 1 | Jay Mello (played Sean Brody), Jaws@mindspring.com (supposedly moved away?) OUT OF THE COUNTRY FOR 4 MONTHS |
| 2 | Chris Rebello (played Michael Brody) works for the Ferry company in West Tisbury (693-6031) 21 Syracuse Ave, Oak Bluffs HE NO LONGER WORKS FOR FERRY CO. |
| 3 | Lynn Murphy (worked on the film extensively; owns the Fighting chair from the Orca, Quint's fishing rod, and whats left of the weather destroyed Orca II.) |
| 4 | Craig Kingsbury (Ben Gardner) |
| 5 | Lee Fiero (Mrs. Kintner) YES, AND PEOPLE MAG SHOT HER AND VOORHEES |
| 6 | Lorraine Gary (California, I think) |
| 7 | Jeffrey Voorhees (Alex Kintner) WORKS AT THE WARF; NOT AVAIL ON WEEKENDS; MUST EAT HIS SANDWICH |
| 8 | Edith Blake (wrote Making of Jaws) |
People mentioned in Edith's book 5/20
| 9 | Eleanor Harvey (dock stuff, large woman) |
| 10 | Mrs. William C. Bowie ('Edgartown hostess'/dock scene?) DEAD, AS PER CAROL FIGOR |
| 11 | Woodrow Wilson Sayre (dock scene with boats, w/ Mrs. Bowie) SICK WITH DEMIENTIA |
| 12 | John Alley (dock scene, hired for yelling scene, then quit, thought it was stupid |
| 14 | William (Bill) O'Gorman (dynamite guy on dock or boat) Another weird call - his son said "Oh yeah my dad was in Jaws...but I dunno if he's dead or he faked his own death...good luck finding him." |
| 15 | Donald Poole (Jini Poole is his daughter in law, acted as harbormaster) |
| 16 | Charlsie Bryant (script girl) There are two C. Bryant's: 2ND ONE TOLD US ABOUT JANICE HULL AND MIKE WILD; NEITHER BYRANT IS THE ONE IN BLAKE BOOK |
| 17 | Hershel West (Quint's sidekick) SAID VERY BUSY, BUT INTO IT |
| 18 | Janice Hull (cherry bomb fight) 693-2902 W. Tisbury Rd ACCDG TO MS. BRYANT, BLIND, IN MV IN A FEW WEEKS |
| 19 | Jini Poole (Jini's husband is Everrte) (Asst casting dir) YES, AND JINI IS THE ONE WHO WORKED, NOT EVERETTE; |
| 20 | Henry Carreiro (or Stephen H. Carreiro?) (Boat driver/funny guy at dead shark) STEPHEN IS SON, HENRY SAID YES |
| 21 | Barbara Nevin (Robert's wife - 'this was a boating accident'). Keep getting machine NOTE: Robert Nevin is dead |
| 22 | Carol Feiner (real estate person now, did short scene?) VERY SM PART, CALL WHEN IN TOWN; www.marthasvineyardrealestate.com |
| 23 | Robert Carroll (uncredited as per imdb.com, town hall selectmen; also said his partner was a Richard Young; owned the Kelly House |
| 24 | Cyprien P.R. Dube (uncredited as per imdb.com, town hall selectmen. Could be wrong number; DEAD, AS PER CAROL FIGOR |
| 25 | Douglas Prizer (BRUCE DICKSON) (owns the breakaway dock/beach Talked to nephew Bruce Dicksen, knows Kingsburys, has pics, was extra on beach; Douglas only there in summer, and in NJ now. |
| 26 | Albert Sylvia (lighting?) IN BAD SHAPE AS PER CAROL FIGOR |
| 27 | Mrs. Robert G. Potter Jr. (town hall extra) SON IS PIPPIN OWNER, LIVES IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE; SHE CAN'T REMEMBER IF SHE WAS PART OF SCENE OR NOT, BUT SAYS SHE CAN BE OF NO HELP |
| 28 | Arthur Young (town hall, gold earring, red beard) YES; HARD OF HEARING, WIFE VERY NICE |
| 29 | Peter Eldridge (worked on Orca) CELL PHONE RECORDING SAYS CUSTOMER NOT THERE, ETC. |
| 30 | All the Filleys; (Jon Filley) (Jon Filley was Chrissie's would be buddy): Joanne & Woody: TALKED TO WOODY (JON'S BRO); JON IN TOWN IN SUMMER, TOOK MY NAME/NUMBER |
| 31 | Roy Campbell (Orca, lead guy (as in metal), barge driver?) CREEPY PHONE CALL - OLD LADY SAID HE JUST DIED AND HUNG UP! |
| 32 | Ralph Packer (build SS Garage Sale) SAID HE ONLY WORKED A LITTLE, BUT INTERESTING BRIEF INVOLVMENT |
| 33 | Carol Fligor (with lots of kids at beach) SHE IS AWESOME; HOME MOVIES; STORIES; KNOWS EVERYONE; WORE BLUE SKIRT IN BAD HAT HARRY SWIM SCENE (?) |
| 34 | Arthur Nicol (beach extra) ONLY IN SUMMER, PER FIGOR |
| 35 | George Silva (extra) |
| 36 | Mike Wild (recommended by Ms. Bryant) IN AS PER RICH; HE'S GREAT (footnote: he died right after we left) |
| 36 | Richard Young (recommended by Robert Carroll) Not in book SAID THE LINE "A WHAAAAAT?" |
| 37 | Lady who said "That's not funny at all". Jane Courtney; Carol thinks may be an actress that wouldn't live there; Rich found a possible on imdb |
| 38 | Shirley Searle (Her sons were the fin-hoax kids; husband is Chief of Police) |
| 39 | Jonathan and Steven Searle (Brothers who did fin hoax) Jonathan, Stephen |
Etc. and Late Additions
| 40 | Dion Denero (Emailed him to see what was involvement) |
| 41 | Brody's House, East Chop Drive in Oak Bluffs |
| 42 | Per Mike Roddy: I met with Edith Blake, Craig Kingsbury, Chris Rebello,
Jeff Vorhees, Phil Dube. Also go and eat at the Amity Café - ask for Dean Bragonier. I supplied him the photos hanging there and designed the artwork |
| 43 | Barbara Balm or Boyle. As mentioned by Carol Figor |
| 44 | Edward Chalmers Jr. (Denherder) In IMDB, not in phone book |
| 45 | Robert Chambers (Charlie). In IMDB, not in phone book |
| 46 | Alfred Wilde (Mr. Wiseman). In IMDB, not in phone book |
| 47 | Belle McDonald (Selectman's Wife). In IMDB, not in phone book |
| 48 | Charlie Blair; as per Rich: (spelling may be wrong) May be Edgartown Harbormaster. Apparently he has great stories to tell about Robert Shaw being piss drunk! |
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