19. Captain Ahab Put His Foot Down
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Like many other aspects of the movie, Spielberg had something very specific in mind when shooting it. For example, he wanted the scene that introduced the character of “Quint” to take place in a movie theater where he would be causing a ruckus while watching the film Moby Dick. The problem was that Gregory Peck, who played the part of Captain Ahab, owned the rights to the film adaptation of Moby Dick. And even though the scene had already been shot, Peck put his foot down and would not allow the use of the footage which forced Spielberg to leave the scene on the cutting room floor.