Jaws (film) but he manages to escape to the seabed. The shark then attacks the boat directly and devours Quint. Trapped on the sinking vessel, Brody stuffs a pressurized scuba tank into the shark's mouth, and, climbing the crow's nest, shoots the tank with a rifle. The resulting explosion obliterates the shark. Hooper surfaces, and he and Brody paddle back to Amity Island clinging to the remaining barrels. Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown, producers at Universal Pictures, independently heard about Peter Benchley's novel "Jaws". Brown came across it in the literature section of lifestyle magazine "Cosmopolitan", then edited by his wife,
Orca (film) of Labrador was fabricated in Malta by designer Mario Garbuglia. The 46-year-old Richard Harris insisted on performing his own stunts in the polar sequences, and was nearly killed on several occasions. Reception towards the film was mixed to negative. While praise was given towards the soundtrack by renowned composer Ennio Morricone, many have criticized and dismissed the film due to its similarities to "Jaws". Richard Harris enjoyed his experiences during filming, and took offence at any comparison between "Orca" and "Jaws". Currently, the film holds a 14% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 14 reviews. Orca (film) Orca (also