Yup, that's young Steven being eaten by the shark that gave him so much grief and stress!
So the mechanical shark that was used gave Steven a LOT of problems. I mean a LOT! Everywhere on the island you could here radios saying, "the shark is not working".
Basically the star of the movie, was NOT working! LOL! So this is when photographers Ron and Valerie Taylor shot live footage of sharks at Seal Rocks, Australia. Yup! Some of the footage you see, in particular when Hooper was in the shark cage, is real live footage of sharks!
Another thing Steven did was use the camera as the "shark", so that we're in its POV! Many think this technique enhanced the chilling effect of the movie. And I personally think it did. Like in the beginning, we're swimming under the ocean and it's all like what is going on...?!
And then we see the shark swimming beneath the swimmers later on...freaking creepy!!
I'll have more little fun facts for you about the movie too for the next few weeks! So, stay tuned for some true fun facts of one of my all time favorite movies!
