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Quint interviews JAWS production designer Joe Alves about building the Orca and the Amity sign! On Video!
Quint interviews JAWS production designer Joe Alves about building the Orca and the Amity sign! On Video!
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. When the offer to conduct some interviews about Jaws on the Universal Backlot (and on Jaws Lake, no less) came through there was about a millisecond between that hitting my eyes and me responding with a “hell yes!”
The Jaws Blu-Ray is outstanding, one of the hands down best transfers I’ve ever seen (up there Alien and Aliens), but that’s kind of beside the point. I’ve been at a few functions with Joe Alves, share a couple mutual friends, but have never had the chance to geek out on the man who put so many personal flourishes on my favorite film. Meeting him was worth the trip just by itself.
Our chat was so much shorter than I wanted it to be, but we do cover a bit of ground including discussing the importance of the colors red and yellow, a little bit about the building of Quint’s vessel, The Orca, and a nice bit of trivia about this:
Oh, and you’ll notice this is one of those futuristic video interview things. As usual, we here at AICN are proudly 6 years behind the curve, but I have four Jaws video interviews where you get to hear my beautiful, stammering dorky voice and see the lovely and talented human beings I’m chatting with. First up is Mr. Alves, but keep an eye out for screenwriter Carl Gottlieb, The Shark Is Still Working’s J. Michael Roddy and Mike Daruty, the guy who headed up Universal’s amazing restoration.
And throughout them all you’ll get cameo appearances by Bruce himself, trying to take a bite out of tourists in the background!
Enjoy!
Okay, so I Jaws-nerd failed thinking Quint’s Shack was built in Gay Head instead of Menemsha. Cut me some slack! I’ve actually been there, made the pilgrimage, so I get a couple of geek points reinstated.
Hope you guys enjoyed the chat. Keep your eye peeled for a couple more. And for the love of God, buy JAWS on Blu-Ray and watch it a few hundred bazillion-trillion times! It’s beautiful!
-Eric Vespe
”Quint”
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Thanks for this - I have the steelbook of Jaws on preorder - really looking forward to it!
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Aug. 14, 2012, 2:58 a.m. CST
Really hope they update/re-open the universal attraction..
by LeonardsBellbottoms
The whole Amity vibe was a great backdrop and the ride wasn't too shabby.. But then they closed Dudley Do-Right's Emporium too, tossers!
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That FCP is doing you good!
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The ride is still open in Los Angeles. I bet that Quint interview was only a week or two ago. They closed it down in Orlando due to expanding Harry Potter in Islands of Adventure. I can't imagine it will return.
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Quint are there any further plans to show this theatrically? This really deserves the big screen treatment.
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awesome interview, Quint! a little technical suggestion: you should de-interlace videos before you upload them to youtube. it doesn't look pretty to see those interlacing lines in the picture the whole time :)
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I'm probably not gonna watch this one, and while I'd be the last person not to appreciate Alves's considerable contribution to JAWS, I notice that, nowhere in your write-up, do you mention "nerding out" with Alves about him directing JAWS 3D. Though I can imagine that would have killed a lot of the feel-good buzz talking about "the good one" generated.
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Aug. 14, 2012, 11:31 a.m. CST
Quint, they are screening this at some Cinemark theaters in US...
by Somerichs
One of which isn't too far from me. Do you know if it's the jaws 4k restoration that they are showing? http://cinemark.com/movie-detail.aspx?node_id=75927
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Aug. 14, 2012, 1:36 p.m. CST
These interviews just get better and better, some great insights
by KillaKane
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Aug. 14, 2012, 2:20 p.m. CST
anyone ordering the Blu-ray should definitely go with the Best Buy exclusive
by Titus05
the Digibook is really nice and it has better disc art as well
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Been said before, but nice work Quint
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crazy.
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I entered the contest about the scars hope i win!
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Maybe Im dumb actually bought a second copy.... Everything plays on my Sony Bluray player except the deleted scenes and TSISW. Two copies so it obviously isnt the disc, plus I can play eveything on my PS3. I am wondering if you arent internet connected/wifi if it blocks those features out maybe? Cannot figure it out for the life of me
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(My mistake not to clarify 'in Orlando') My next trip to L.A. is probably a long way in the future...but I'll put the Amity backlot on my list. tahnks
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Aug. 18, 2012, 6:12 p.m. CST
If anyone is having issues playing the blu ray (if possible) try to update the firmware on your player
by Paul Paradis
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No point watching that thing flat, and no reason not to have had a BD3D out ages ago. Pirated copied of the VHD are in demand last I heard, and that would blow them out of the water in big spinning red chunks.
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