The Shark Is Broken (2025)
ComedyDrama
1970sbased on true storybehind the scenesmartha's vineyardfilmmakingfilmed playfilmed theateractorwest endenthusiasticbased on real person
FADE IN: The open ocean, 1974. Filming is delayed…again. The lead actors—theatre veteran Robert Shaw and young Hollywood hotshots Richard Dreyfuss and Roy Scheider—are crammed into a too-small boat, entirely at the mercy of foul weather and a faulty mechanical co-star. Alcohol flows, egos collide, and tempers flare on a chaotic voyage that just might lead to cinematic magic…if it doesn’t sink them all.
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Salt & Cinema: Films of the Sea
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Ahoy! A flock for those who feel the call of the ocean. Boats, lighthouses, fishing, and the mighty deep — if it smells of saltwater and sounds like waves, it belongs here. Curated by a sailor who's spent more time at sea than on dry land.
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Ian Shaw
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Joseph Nixon
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A film about making Jaws, trapped on a tiny boat with three men slowly losing their minds — this is more accurate to life at sea than most films dare to be. I've been on long hauls where the crew starts going at each other by week two. Confined quarters, foul weather, mechanical failures. Brilliant, funny, and surprisingly moving. Robert Shaw emerges as the true sailor of the three.