History NightmareFuel / Jaws

* Quint describing the ''Indianapolis'' disaster. ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Indianapolis_%28CA-35%29#Loss Because that really happened]]''. One of the most chilling scenes and it doesn't involve any action at all.

* Sharks on the whole are misunderstood and nonviolent creatures. However, ''Jaws'' was based on one very atypical shark in ''real life'' that brutally killed four people. So, a creature whose species isn't normally given to murder goes on a killing spree... [[AxCrazy wait, doesn't that make it even WORSE?]]

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* Quint describing the ''Indianapolis'' disaster. ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Indianapolis_%28CA-35%29#Loss Because that really happened]]''.One of the most chilling scenes and it doesn't involve any action at all.
** Also, after he told his bonechilling story you can hear a haunting sound. Quint explains it's just a whale, but it's still creepy.

** To specify, [[spoiler: the experienced shark-hunter slowly slides down the length of his boat, incapable of preventing his descent]] Seeing your death coming and being completely unable to stop it? *shudder*

* The opening scene of the film where the girl in the water is killed. [[NothingIsScarier You never SEE the shark.]] Only its perspective, her reaction and the amazing score by [[{{Music/JohnWilliams}} John Williams]]. Hearing her scream, struggle to breath and try to seek refuge on the buoy makes you imagine what the shark is doing to her under the surface...

** What makes it even worse is, as she's screaming for help, the guy she was going to go skinny dipping with is falling asleep on the shore and completely unaware of what's happening to her. Granted there's not a whole lot he could have ''done,'' but it's still horrible.
* How about [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc0KsiMsyZ4 this]] lost scene? In it, the man from the boat in the estuary is being dragged along the surface of the water by the shark ''as it goes after Brody's son Michael.'' We see Michael being pushed up against the dying man and shoved around in the water and it seems like the shark is trying to find a way to fit Michael in its mouth too. Then, bleeding out in the shark's mouth, the poor guy manages to push Michael out of harm's way before being dragged underwater and ripped to pieces. Spielberg supposedly cut the scene for being too violent and horrifying, and it's not hard to see why.

* One of the scariest scenes is the zoom down the beach - the ordinary beach, any beach, your beach - to the sight of a great white tearing a little kid to pieces in the shallows.

* Sharks on the whole are misunderstood and nonviolent creatures. However, ''Jaws'' was based on one very atypical shark in ''real life'' that brutally killed four people. So a creature whose species isn't normally given to murder goes on a killing spree... [[AxCrazy wait, doesn't that make it even WORSE?]]

* The scene where Hooper is in the cage, watching the shark slowly inch closer and closer. It passes the cage, seeming not to care. Hooper readies his spear. The shark slams onto the cage ''from the back'', just behind Hooper.

** To specify, [[spoiler: The experienced shark-hunter slowly slides down the length of his boat, incapable of preventing his descent]] Seeing your death coming and being completely unable to stop it? *shudder*

** Of course, there's perhaps the most distressing thing about the implied death of the dog. ''NO-ONE NOTICED''. As horrible a thought as it might sound (especially to pet lovers), if someone had actually sighted that the dog had been taken by the shark, it would have given them some warning. And young Alex might have been spared his fate as a result. But no. A silent predator sneaks in, takes someone's cherished pet, and then takes someone's son.

* GUYS. The opening scene of the film where the girl in the water is killed still sticks in this troper's mind. [[NothingIsScarier You never SEE the shark.]] Only its perspective, her reaction and the amazing score by [[{{Music/JohnWilliams}} John Williams]]. Hearing her scream, struggle to breath and attempt to seek refuge on the buoy makes you imagine what the shark is doing to her under the surface...

* How about [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc0KsiMsyZ4 this]] lost scene? In it, the man from the boat in the estuary is being dragged along the surface of the water by the shark ''[[WouldHurtAChild as it goes after Brody's son Michael]].'' We see Michael being pushed up against the dying man and shoved around in the water and it seems like the shark is trying to find a way to fit Michael in its mouth too. Then, bleeding out in the shark's mouth, the poor guy manages to push Michael out of harm's way before being dragged underwater and ripped to pieces. Spielberg supposedly cut the scene for being too violent and horrifying, and it's not hard to see why.

A movie about a shark stalking its prey, devouring them piece by piece, with nary a noise nor expression. You bet your ass it has its scary moments. By the way, yes, the shark prop really was that big.

* This troper jumped for years when Jaws comes out of nowwhere and attacks Hooper's cage.

A movie about a shark stalking its prey, devouring them piece by piece, with nary a noise nor expression. You bet your ass it has its scary moments. By the way, yes, the shark really was that big.

By the way, yes, the shark really was that big.

[[caption-width-right:306:Suddenly, that "bigger boat" sounds like a terrific idea]]

** Also, after he told his bonechilling story you can hear a hauting sound. Quint explains it's just a whale, but it's still a creepy sound.

* Quint describing the ''Indianapolis'' disaster. ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Indianapolis_%28CA-35%29#Loss Because that really happened]]''.

* One of the most chilling scenes doesn't involve any action at all. It's just a spoken ''description'' of the survivors of a naval sinking during WorldWarII, being picked off one-by-one by sharks as they floated on the water waiting for rescuers.

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[[caption-width:306:Suddenly, that "bigger boat" sounds like a terrific idea]]

* GUYS. The opening scene of the film where the girl in the water is killed still sticks in this troper's mind. [[NothingIsScarier You never SEE the shark.]] Only it's perspective, her reaction and the amazing score by JohnWilliams. Hearing her scream, struggle to breath and attempt to seek refuge on the buoy makes you imagine what the shark is doing to her under the surface...

* Can we just say all shark movies are somewhat deserving of NightmareFuel? The ending scene from Jaws 3-D where the shark decides to invite itself into the underwater chamber was scary as a kid, even if the shark looked fake. And then there's all the memorable death scenes from ''DeepBlueSea''...

* When the British scientist is killed in ''Jaws 3'' and you see his friend weeping, begging him to resurface. He hasn't seen what happened, but given that he hasn't resurfaced, it isn't too hard to figure out. It's a pretty wrenching moment when you realize that for him to react like this, they must have been very good friends.
* One of the most chilling scenes in the first movie doesn't involve any action at all. It's just a spoken ''description'' of the survivors of a naval sinking during WorldWarII, being picked off one-by-one by sharks as they floated on the water waiting for rescuers.

* After poor [[spoiler:Quint]] was killed, unlike the previous attacks in the first film where the shark leaves you alone for awhile, the shark, out of nowhere, rams through the side of the sinking boat at [[spoiler: Broady]] very unexpectedly. YIKES!

* When the dog disappeared, with the very strong implication that he's become shark food. It can be very unpleasant for people who really like dogs.
** Right after the above happens, there's the attack on Alex Kitner.

* Can we just say all shark movies are somewhat deserving of HighOctaneNightmareFuel? The ending scene from Jaws 3-D where the shark decides to invite itself into the underwater chamber was scary as a kid, even if the shark looked fake. And then there's all the memorable death scenes from ''DeepBlueSea''...