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Steven Spielberg’s Early Doubters: How a Hollywood Star’s “Mean” Comment Fueled the Jaws Legend

In the summer of 1975, a 27-year-old Steven Spielberg stood on the brink of cinematic history, battling a malfunctioning mechanical shark and a ballooning budget on the set of Jaws. As the Atlantic Ocean tested his resolve, a harsh encounter with an unnamed Hollywood star left him reeling. “Everybody’s talking about you,” the actor sneered, “You’re […]