Jaws: the perfect summer movie
I’d be interested in seeing this
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NEW YORK (AP) — A rickety boat. Three guys with egos. And a massive, deadly shark. What could go wrong?
Not what you might be expecting with “The Shark Is Broken,” the lyrical play that opened Thursday about the trio of actors who enlivened the pioneering Steven Spielberg -directed movie “Jaws.”
Set on a boat off Martha’s Vineyard during filming in 1974, “The Shark Is Broken” is a moving comedy-drama, mirroring the way the movie segued from horror to playfulness so effortlessly.
It stars Colin Donnell as Roy Scheider, the police chief Brody; Alex Brightman as Richard Dreyfuss, the oceanographer Hooper; and Ian Shaw as Robert Shaw, the shark hunter Quint. The play instantly earns legitimacy because Ian Shaw is Robert’s lookalike son and a co-writer.
It’s about the backstage frustration of making the first summer blockbuster, of course — one audience member in line at a preview wearing a “Jaws” T-shirt will be pleased — but captures much more in its net.
The long idle hours due to the mechanical sharks’malfunctioning and the onboard anger between actors produce spiky discussions about responsibility, trauma, fatherhood, acting, commerce and alcohol, often lubricated by Scotch.
“It is the grit in the oyster that produces the pearl,” Shaw tells his companions, explaining how personal clashes can help fuel their art. He’s right — he’s often the play’s grit, and it has produced a little pearl of a play.
The script — and Guy Masterson’s unfussy direction — never lets interest lag over the play’s 90, intermission-less minutes, the tension, humor, depth, silliness and horror coming like waves lapping the boat.…….
https://apnews.com/article/c419dbedc8a0b271b6d6cf655141387c
I’d be interested in seeing this
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NEW YORK (AP) — A rickety boat. Three guys with egos. And a massive, deadly shark. What could go wrong?
Not what you might be expecting with “The Shark Is Broken,” the lyrical play that opened Thursday about the trio of actors who enlivened the pioneering Steven Spielberg -directed movie “Jaws.”
Set on a boat off Martha’s Vineyard during filming in 1974, “The Shark Is Broken” is a moving comedy-drama, mirroring the way the movie segued from horror to playfulness so effortlessly.
It stars Colin Donnell as Roy Scheider, the police chief Brody; Alex Brightman as Richard Dreyfuss, the oceanographer Hooper; and Ian Shaw as Robert Shaw, the shark hunter Quint. The play instantly earns legitimacy because Ian Shaw is Robert’s lookalike son and a co-writer.
It’s about the backstage frustration of making the first summer blockbuster, of course — one audience member in line at a preview wearing a “Jaws” T-shirt will be pleased — but captures much more in its net.
The long idle hours due to the mechanical sharks’malfunctioning and the onboard anger between actors produce spiky discussions about responsibility, trauma, fatherhood, acting, commerce and alcohol, often lubricated by Scotch.
“It is the grit in the oyster that produces the pearl,” Shaw tells his companions, explaining how personal clashes can help fuel their art. He’s right — he’s often the play’s grit, and it has produced a little pearl of a play.
The script — and Guy Masterson’s unfussy direction — never lets interest lag over the play’s 90, intermission-less minutes, the tension, humor, depth, silliness and horror coming like waves lapping the boat.…….
https://apnews.com/article/c419dbedc8a0b271b6d6cf655141387c