The only surviving Jaws shark has been fully restored for the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
You're going to need a bigger boat — or rather, spot in the museum.has been "fully transformed." The only details awaiting to be added are eyes and teeth.
Nicknamed "Bruce," the piece is the only surviving shark prop from the 1975 Steven Spielberg classic about a seemingly endless aquatic killing machine terrorizing a New England tourist town.fans that the production was plagued with difficulties, most of them revolving around the mechanical shark's constant malfunctioning.
"Just in time for the 44th anniversary of #Jaws ... An update on Bruce the shark's restoration! Special effects legend @G_Nicotero, his studio KNB EFX, and the #AcademyMuseum conservation team have fully transformed this undersea giant," the Academy museum tweeted.to the Museum in 2016 by Nathan Adlen, whose father, Sam, acquired the prop after the studio scrapped "Bruce," along with a pile of old stunt cars.
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