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Michael Warburton

@michaelwarburton.bsky.social

“You got City hands Mr Hooper, you been countin’ money all your life.”

JAWS (1975)

#RobertShaw #RoyScheider #RichardDreyfuss #StevenSpielberg

October 21, 2026 at 10:18 AM

JW

@owikj.bsky.social

#octoberhorrormoviechallenge

Day 23: #jaws

#royscheider #robertshaw #richarddreyfuss #stevenspielberg #greatwhiteshark #killershark #policechief #marinebiologist #sharkhunter #eatenalive #corpse #underwater #noeyeball #severedhand #severedleg #youregonnaneedabiggerboat #smileyousonofabitch

#octoberhorrormoviechallenge

Day 23: #jaws

Director Steven Spielberg's breakthrough movie & it also has one of music composer John Williams's most iconic music scores.
Behind the scenes the mechanical shark was named Bruce after Spielberg's lawyer & that's why it's the name of the shark in Finding Nemo.

I know a guy who has read the book the movie is based on & according to him the book was mostly about the love triangle drama between the police chief, his wife & the marine biologist, the shark is barely the vocal point of the story.
I'm really glad that they changed it in the script cause imagine the disappointment from the audience who expected to see a suspenseful, horror movie about a killer shark on the rampage & instead got a boring love triangle drama!

It got 3 sequels - the 2nd movie had potential, but it wasn't as great or good as the 1st movie.
The 3rd movie was nothing but a 3D gimmick that had a short comeback in the 80's & the 3D effects where pretty sloppy, even Friday the 13th part 3 has better looking 3D effects.
The 4th movie is not only the worst movie in the franchise, but it's also one of the most ridiculous & dumbest movie of them all! Jaws: The Revenge is literally about the shark wanting revenge, you think it would be the opposite! 😂😜
It also got a bunch of Italian ripoffs & ripoffs about other killer sea creatures.

#royscheider #robertshaw #richarddreyfuss #stevenspielberg #greatwhiteshark #killershark #policechief #marinebiologist #sharkhunter #eatenalive #corpse #underwater #noeyeball #severedhand #severedleg #youregonnaneedabiggerboat #smileyousonofabitch

October 23, 2026 at 6:58 AM

RandyLittlesMovies

@randylittlesmovies.bsky.social

Movie: #TheFrenchConnection (1971)

Starring: #GeneHackman #FernandoRey #RoyScheider #TonyLoBianco #MarcelBozzuffi

Directed By: #WilliamFriedkin

#BluRay
#MovieCollector
#BluRayCollection
#MovieCollection
#PhysicalMedia
#FilmSky

October 15, 2026 at 4:44 PM

themovieblog.bsky.social

@themovieblog.bsky.social

The year 2000 saw a peculiar trend in Hollywood where filmmakers appended the new millennium to their project titles. #Dracula2000 #Horror #RoyScheider #RutgerHauer
<a href="https://www.themovieblog.com/2026/10/roy-scheider-and-the-dracula-2000-franchise-legacy/" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://www.themovieblog.com/2026/10/roy-scheider-and-the-dracula-2000-franchise-legacy/

October 15, 2026 at 6:05 PM

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October 15, 2026 at 4:42 PM

Everything Action

@everythingaction.bsky.social

#GeneHackman investigated #TheFrenchConnection 55 years ago when the movie opened on October 9th, 1971 #RoyScheider #FernandoRey #TonyLoBianco #MarcelBozzuffi #WilliamFriedkin #70sMovies #70sAction #PopeyeDoyle

October 9, 2026 at 4:02 PM

Classic Movies Today

@classicfilms.app

55 years ago:
The French Connection (US)
Tough narcotics detective 'Popeye' Doyle is in hot pursuit of a ...
1971-10-09
#Cinema #GeneHackman #RoyScheider #FernandoRey
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1051

October 9, 2026 at 11:50 AM

Classic Movies Today

@classicfilms.app

50 years ago:
Marathon Man (US)
A graduate student and obsessive runner in New York is drawn into a myste...
1976-10-08
#ClassicFilm #DustinHoffman #LaurenceOlivier #RoyScheider
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/10518

October 8, 2026 at 11:00 PM

O-Hill Movienight

@o-hillmovienight.bsky.social

Though #GregoryPeck & #LeeRemick seem to be perfectly cast as the #DevilChilds Mother & Father, many others were considered for the role of #AmbassadorThorn, including #OliverReed #WilliamHolden #CharltonHeston #RoyScheider #DickVanDyke & #CharlesBronson #IconoClassics How different would that be?

October 9, 2026 at 1:03 PM

Nathan Francis

@nathanfrancis79.bsky.social

"All right, Popeye's here! Get your hands on your heads, get off the bar, and get on the wall!"

🎞️ #OTD in #Film #History 7 October 1971, #WilliamFriedkin's Best Picture Oscar-winning "The French Connection," starring #GeneHackman and #RoyScheider, premiered in NY and LA.

October 7, 2026 at 3:17 AM

Michael Warburton

@michaelwarburton.bsky.social

A brilliant original Trailer for

THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1971)

#GeneHackman #RoyScheider #WilliamFriedkin

September 30, 2026 at 4:32 PM

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@idrew.bsky.social

Remembering classic acting legend Roy Scheider 🇺🇸 in 201️⃣0️⃣ The Year We Make Contact 🎬 Do you still watch 📺 this charming Blue Thunder 🚁 Jaws 🦈 and SeaQuest 🌊 icon✨ are you a huge fan like me ❤️ and his voice was so unmistakable 🎧 one very cool dude 😎 #Legend #RoyScheider #BlueThunder #Jaws #SeaQuest

September 24, 2026 at 7:32 PM

Kev Pea Williams

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One of the greatest moments of one of the greatest movies ever made. Can you guess the film? I mean it's simpler than Trump.

#spielberg #cinema #1970s #class #royscheider

September 20, 2026 at 9:02 PM

Neptune InIowa

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Title: Sorcerer (1977) youtu.be/Tsm3bD1E4AE?... via @YouTube
......find themselves in a perilous situation: transporting highly explosive nitroglycerin across a treacherous Latin American jungle.
#NowWatching #MovieClassics #Movie #Adventure #Thrilller #RoyScheider #Drama #action

Title: Sorcerer (1977) | Intense Adventure Thriller | Full Movie in English

YouTube video by Movie Experience

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August 22, 2026 at 3:55 PM

Ivo Vynckier

@ivovynckier.bsky.social

That's not what Roy Scheider meant when he said: "You're gonna need a bigger boat.".
#jaws #stevenspielberg #spielberg #royscheider #smallboats #migrants #immigration #massimmigration #remigration #europe #africa

August 10, 2026 at 7:03 AM

Michael Warburton

@michaelwarburton.bsky.social

An early 70’s classic that doesn’t get enough love imo.

THE SEVEN-UPS (1973)

#RoyScheider

August 9, 2026 at 5:38 PM

Michael Warburton

@michaelwarburton.bsky.social

An early 70’s classic that doesn’t get enough love imo.

THE SEVEN-UPS (1973)

#RoyScheider

August 9, 2026 at 5:37 PM

Michael Warburton

@michaelwarburton.bsky.social

A fantastic original Trailer for an early 70’s classic that doesn’t get enough love imo.

THE SEVEN-UPS (1973)

#RoyScheider

August 9, 2026 at 5:34 PM

djaehnig.bsky.social

@djaehnig.bsky.social

★★★☆☆ Still of the Night (1982) - Roy Scheider and Meryl Streep are terrific, and the Hitchcock influence is everywhere, but this murder mystery is more sleepy than suspenseful. Stylish, polished, occasionally intriguing, but it takes its sweet time getting anywhere. #streep #royscheider #mysteries