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Bruce the Shark
Steven Spielberg named the notoriously unreliable mechanical
shark used in the production of JAWS "Bruce" after his lawyer at the time.
This Bruce replica from the movie JAWS was on display on the upper lot known as the Visitor Entertainment
Center from 1975 to 1990. A dark day in the year of 1990 saw Bruce removed from the park and replaced by
a shark not seen in any JAWS movie.
According to the current owner, the shark was sitting in the back lot ready for the dumpster or the sledgehammer
when it was offered to him. Bruce can now be seen peeling away on top of two steel poles soaring above
the 'U Pick Parts' Junkyard in Los Angeles, USA. Though it is a copy, it is the last remaining shark made
from the original molds.
The replacement shark in 1990 was initially over the situated on
the docks next to the War Lord Tower, however in 2000 or 2001 it was relocated in front of the studio tour queue where it can be found to this day.
NEW: There's a forthcoming documentary
covering the making of Jaws, and the nightmarish time the cast and crew had coping with Bruce.
The Shark is Still Working official
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