"Gaming fish, eh? Marlin... stingray... you don't go about telling me my business again."
Jaws revolutionized the film industry and became the first Summer blockbuster. While it's considered a landmark/classic film, it began as anything but. The story of the making of the film is legendary, and the fact that it was made at all is a testament to how sometimes you can catch lightning in a bottle. One year, when I was teaching a senior English high school class, I had the students read the book and watch the film. We compared and contrasted the two, and in one of the few occasions, the film was much better than the book. Either way, originally The role of Brody was offered to Robert Duvall, but he was more interested in portraying Quint. Lee Marvin passed on the role of Quint partially because he was an avid fisherman and didn't want the role to affect his standing within that community. Voight was one of a few actors considered for the role of Hooper along with Jeff Bridges, who apparently was considered for almost every role during this time. All three ended up making different films, and it's difficult to imagine the movie being any better without its original cast. However, had Lee Marvin done Jaws, perhaps he doesn't end his career teaming up with Chuck Norris, and instead, we get
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