As I’ve mentioned here before, Jaws is a movie that’s always been near and dear to my heart. I realize I am not alone in this, especially now that I’ve seen the fan-made documentary The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact and Legacy of Jaws. A true labor of love – maybe even a labor of obsession – the nearly three-hour film has been in the works for four years, which is a good thing since several of the principal participants are no longer with us. (Peter Benchley, author of the novel Jaws, died in 2006, and February 10th will mark the one-year anniversary of the death of Roy Scheider, who played Chief Brody and narrates this documentary.) The Shark Is Still Working is required viewing for any Jaws fanatic, but for the moment, at least, that’s a problem: the documentary has yet to secure distribution, although it seems a no-brainer that Universal should pick it up for DVD release at least.
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