SUSAN BACKLINE 

It is literally because of Susan Backline's opening scene in Jaws that I never swim in bodies of water where I cannot see the bottom.  Day or night. 

Initially it was just swimming in the ocean that was off limits for me. But other movies like Friday the 13th, Piranha and Dementia 13 made lakes, ponds, or any dark water a place where I just don't wanna be! 

I was 10 years old when I saw Jaws and the impact remains with me to this day.  I'll pass on sandy nuts and crack, along with any water critters.  I'm the kind of guy that gets a place that has a pool overlooking the beach. Y'all have fun.  I'll watch from here.  And take on the zombies. 

P.S. When I met Susan Backline in person in July of 2013, she was just a pleasure!  Happy to be greeting fans, very engaging, wonderful sense of humor. 

LEE FIERRO 

And Lee Fierro (who played Mrs. Kinter) seeing her son Alex killed by a shark on a crowded shore has guaranteed that you will never see me even standing in a crystal-clear ocean deeper than my hips.  Yay ...it's a beautiful tropical white sand beach. I will wade warily, dip briefly, and then I'm outta there. 

RICHARD DREYFUSS 

Mr. Dreyfuss is currently causing a fuss at in-person appearances with his controversial comments about gender transition, the civic curriculum missing from schools, even Barbra Streisand.  We’ll put him on the back burner for now because I’ll create a separate page for him, due to his lengthy career.  But shown here is an authentic signature of his matched with a fun “Jaws” pic. 

ROBERT SHAW 

Rough and tough squinty-eyed and tanned. Quint as a was a bad ass.  Robert Shaw was almost always a bad ass.  Like Dreyfuss, his career is storied enough to merit his own page, but I had to include his signature with a Quint shot, cuz he was the “guts” of this movie IMO. 

ROY SCHEIDER 

Another actor who might get his own page, but I’m a bit ambivalent about him.  The autograph here, to help make the “Jaws” compendium more complete, is questionable in its authenticity.  But as Brody, the “star” and “ring the bell alarmist” of the film, I thought I’d throw this clip of his signature in the mix. 

Best line in the movie – but worst fake shark ever (before CGI) 

LORRAINE GARY 

The actress who played Mrs. Brody in three of the “Jaws” film is a surprisingly rare and expensive autograph.  Currently there are only two on ebay for $1,000 and $1,200.  Perplexing.  Stay tuned though … I have my ways. 

BILLY VAN ZANDT 

No ultra-successful film goes unpunished without a water down sequel or three or more … “Jaws” was no exception.  I’ll save Bess Armstrong and Dennis Quaid from “Jaws 3-D” for their own pages.  But since I have this autographed photo of Billy Van Zandt getting chomped by the fakest shark on the planet in “Jaws 2”, it just had to be included here! 

Love this novelty song incorporating snippets of 70’s hits “Mr. Jaws” by Dickie Goodman