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Originally Posted by lindyhop

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I still think it was cheating not to feed Richard Dreyfuss to the shark. I figured it was just because he was Richard Dreyfuss that he survived. Not a good reason in my opinion.

Actually, at the time, he wasn't all that well known. His only previous credits were American Graffitti and the critically lauded but little-seen The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz. JAWS made him a star.

Spoiler:

I suspect he lived because his character was re-envisioned to be a likable comedic foil to Shaw's hard-bitten Quint, as opposed to the smug preppie boy that Hooper was in the novel. So, too lovable to kill, basically.

You really haven't seen JAWS yet? what are you waiting for!?