24. Interesting Game Of Tug Of War
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One of the most terrifying scenes in the movie was the opening scene where a female is out for a swim and suddenly gets jolted around by an attacking shark. It turns out that Spielberg had to get creative in order to shoot this scene. The actress that played the part was Susan Backlinie, and in order to get the jolting motion just right, she had a harness attached to her legs with cables held by crew members on the shore. The crew pulled pull back and forth which
sent her flailing all over the place. Spielberg wanted to make sure Backlinie had a genuine reaction of terror, so he insisted that the crew not tell her what would happen, or when. Needless to say, it worked.