Fans Celebrate 40 years of 'Jaws'
Jaws , father of the summer blockbuster and grandfather of all terrible shark films (including Jaws 3-D and Jaws: The Revenge ), reached middle age over the weekend, complete with special anniversary showings of the film around the country.
But no fan celebration would be complete without fanart , and so we're following the lead of Poster Posse and sharing this roundup of some of our favorite pieces of Jaws fan-created posters and artwork.
Each of the works in this first set come from the 2013 art show " Smile, You Son of a Bitch! " at Hero Complex Art Gallery in Los Angelesmany prints from which are still on sale .
"This Shark, Swallow You Whole" Brian Hebets
"No Man's Land" JC Richard
"Out to Sea" Paul Shipper
"Tell Them I'm Going Fishing" Ad Triptych Scott Hopko
"Little Boat" Graham Curran
Yes, this is Roy Scheider riding the shark (nicknamed Bruce by the crew):
"In Control" JP Valderrama
And what art tribute would be complete without Jaws and the boys forming a band and taking their act on the road?
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An homage of praise for the 40th anniversary of the movie that spawned the term "summer blockbuster" and gave us iconic lines such as
One of the very sobering lines that took me till 1981 to come to really understand.
My daughters back in the states both say they are going to a showing of this classic this weekend.
FLY
That was the USS Indianapolis correct?
I remember the first time I saw it I had forgotten my prescription clear lens glass at my apartment, so I saw the whole thing in a theater in East Grand Forks, MN with prescription sunglasses on. I remember it more as starling me more in parts rather then scare me. Of course I was raised near a fresh water lake (Lake Michigan) so we never has to worry about sharks in the first pace.
What really scares me is that it's been 40 years already! Where did the time go?
I swear I was stationed up there just a few years ago....not 40 years ago!
R W
It is a great movie, check it out if you get a chance.
T G D
A good question, I am told that time passes without our noticing sometimes because life requires our full attention.