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Steven Spielberg toldproducer Richard Zanuck that One problem that Gottlieb was saddled with was how to what first attracted him to Peter Benchley’s write for his character, Meadows. If he pressed too hard novel was the last 120 pages, when three for Meadows in the story meetings, it could look like disparate men go on a sea hunt, then favoritism. If he cut a line of Meadows, the actor inside of must join forces to fight the shark. He him would just die. But worse is what happened when he and hated the first 200 pages: “I said I’d like Spielberg decided to cut Meadows out of a whole scene. to do the picture if I could change the first two acts and base (them) on original In the scene, Meadows rides to sea with Hooper and Brody screenplay material and then be very true looking for shark evidence when they come upon a local to the book for the last third. (Zanuck) fisherman’s wrecked boat. During the shot, Meadows reaches agreed and that’s how I became involved.” for the battered boat to pull it closer. On the third take, he reaches too far and falls into the water. This is freezing Benchley wrote three drafts of the screenplay before telling early-May water in the Nantucket Sound, about 50˚ F, and Spielberg: “I’m all written out on this, and that’s the best I Gottlieb is wearing two pair of long underwear to keep him can do.” (With no hard feelings, Benchley returned during warm on the boat. Once pulled aboard, he is given soup and filming to play a small onscreen role as a TV reporter.) dry clothes and finishes the scene. Later that night, at one of their dinner story sessions, it’s agreed that Meadows shouldn’t Unhappy with the way the script was progressing, Spielberg be there at all and that the scene would play scarier if it asked Carl Gottlieb, friend and one-time pitch partner (they took place at night. Talk about adding insult to injury. shared the same agent), to take a look at the script and choose a character he would like to play. Gottlieb, an Emmy-winning comedy writer and at the time a creative consultant on The Odd Couple, chose the newspaperman Meadows. He and Spielberg discussed the script at length over JOE ALVES - Production Designer lunches (often sushi!). Nothing formal, just one friend helping another. Then, eleven Joe was recruited by Disney Studios animated days before the start of production, Gottlieb special effects department right out of was called in to the producers office and school. He later moved to Universal Studios offered the job. Two days later he and art department and rose through the ranks Spielberg flew to Martha’s Vineyard with a as a set designer, art director, and production script that had never even been through a designer. He designed three features for final rewrite. Spielberg had pushed hard to Steven Spielberg: The Sugarland Express, Jaws, get him. Now Gottlieb was in the frying pan. and Close Encounters of the Third Kind (for which he received an Oscar® nomination). Soon, Gottlieb was in a routine. He and Spielberg Joe, who was involved with Jaws even before studied the story over dinner with members of the cast Spielberg, also designed the mechanical shark, drew storyboards and sketches, and, and crew to decide what would go into the film, then while location scouting, even discovered Martha’s Vineyard spend the night writing, often finishing a scene the to be the perfect seaside retreat to shoot their movie. night before it was shot. During the day he was “acting, waiting to act, watching others act, or writing.” www.AlexFilmSociety.org join our email list or Like us Become a member of Please list yourPlease list two favorite films: ______THE ALEX FILM SOCIETY! PARTNERSSUPPORTING (nodiscount) PREMIUM PARTNERS (Note: somerestrictions apply, check whenordering) Patrons onshow days ticket with receive stub off! 10% saveMembers 20%atpremium restaurants anytime. our DinnerandaMovie promotion. canenjoy ourmission,members Besides supporting Benefits Membership P.O. Box 4807, 91222-0807 Glendale,CA to: acheck Alex applicationwith Mail this Film Society q q E-mail Home Phone City______Address Org/Business Name(s) q q q Coffee Urartu Rocket Fizz Rayhun Sandwiches Porto’s Bakery Steakhouse Outback Da JuiceBar Brand Bookshop Angela’s Bistro our World Raffle: Famous contribute toThese Partners (Happy Houritems excluded) Show diningin your card AFSmembership for 20%off ThaiEatery Sedthee Panda Inn Lola’s Foxy’s Inn Fortune El Morfi Patron -$100 Member-$250 Supporting Member-$500 Sustaining Enclosed ismy (our)donationof$______VOLUNTEER.I (WE)CAN Pleasecall. 6 free tickets peryear 6 discounted tickets pershow Program acknowledgement 8 free tickets peryear 8 discounted tickets pershow Program acknowledgement 10 free tickets peryear 10 discounted tickets pershow ______pleaseprint ______State

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