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RIP Roy Scheider

In case you missed the news yesterday...

Roy Scheider, best known for playing the police chief in the Jaws movies, died Monday at the age of 75.

Jaws was one of those movies that really paved the road for the "blockbusters" genre. I will never ever forget how scared I was to even look at a lake or swimming pool after seeing that one for the first time.

Granted, I wasn't even born when the film came out so I can't tell you about the experience of seeing in the theatres with a full crowd all screaming at the same time....

But I'll bet it was freaking intense. Movies like that are meant to be seen on the big screen. Movies like that aren't meant to be chopped up into 10 minute segments with 2 minute commercial breaks.

His portrayal of the scared sheriff really helped drive the haunting past of seeing a shark as a child home.

In case you haaaaaaaaaven't seen Jaws... here is one of the funniest bits on the internet then. A 30-second remake of the movie, with animated bunnies.

You simply must watch this.

Posted by Jason Palmer at 10:51 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)