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The Shark is Broken

an actor as Robert Shaw's character in the movie JAWS

By Ian Shaw & Joseph Nixon
Southeast Regional Premiere
Directed by Sharon Graci
Featuring Rodney Lee Rogers, R.W. Smith, & David Mandel

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. Inspired by Robert Shaw’s experience playing Quint on the notorious shoot, The Shark is Broken celebrates movie history and peeks at the choppy waters behind Hollywood’s first blockbuster.