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Sharks in Movies: From Sharksploitation to Shark Heroism

By Jennifer Viegas
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Until the late 1960s, moviegoers could stay riveted to their seats with no popcorn or bathroom break and still miss the shark. Hollywood rarely thought to include these film star naturals in movies. Perhaps it was best not to go there. However, once the movies began, they didn’t seem to stop. Here is a list of our Top 10 Favorite Shark Movies.



Shark

1969's Shark, starring Burt Reynolds, showed its sex symbol star with a furrowed brow coolly smoking improbably lit cigarettes in his wet suit. Actual sharks were used during the making of the movie, as evidenced by the fact that one stuntman died while filming a scene in shark-infested waters. Even with that unfortunate debut, Hollywood really didn't go there until … duh-da duh-da duh-da duh duh …



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