Roy Schieder the human star of the 1975 blockbuster movie Jaws, passed away a few hours ago.He died at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences hospital in Little Rock. But it's not clear what the cause of death is at this point. An entry at Wikipedia states that he may have died from complications of a staph infection.
I can clearly remember that day in 1975 as an 11-year-old boy when I first saw Jaws with a youth group. Then straight after the movie we went to the beach for a swim.
And that Gulf in South Australia, where we went swimming, was next to another Gulf, where Steven Spielberg filmed the real shark scenes for Jaws.
Ever since that first screening, I have been too scared to swim out into our deep waters. Thanks to Jaws.
Even this summer when my two young kids swam in the water, I made sure they stayed close to shore, especially in the evening. You never know what could be lurking in those peaceful waters. I know that Roy Scheider and Steven Spielberg know what did.
