When there are swimmer-shark encounters in the ocean, it is always quite worrisome and shocking. But in reality on a global scale, it is sharks that almost always at the losing end of encounters with humans. After dominating their marine environment for over 400 million years, sharks have met their match in the form of contemporary fishermen due to finning and overfishing.
A large part of the fear of sharks can be tied to the popularity of the movie Jaws, a 1975 suspense thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on Peter Benchley’s novel with the same title that was filmed in Martha’s Vineyard and Edgartown, Massachusetts. The film significantly changed humanity’s relationship and fear of Great White sharks and was selected by the Library of Congress in 2001 for preservation in the United States National Film Registry, being deemed culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.
Film Memorabilia Live Auction
This coming week between March 25th and 27th, Propstore will offer a 3-day live auction featuring over 1,300 film and television lots including more than 200 lots of original animation artwork. The auction includes:
- Quint’s Fenwick 130 lb. Deluxe 670 big-game trolling rod used aboard the Orca during the shark-hunting sequences in Jaws
- Quint’s harpoon gun stands
- A shark tooth clapperboard from the movie production
- A display of autographs by cast and crew members
- Hand-Inscribed Complete Armada at Sea Shoot Call Sheet
Other items up for auction include props from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes back, Cast Away, Gladiator, Black Panther, Pirates of the Caribbean, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, The Terminator, The Lords of the Rings, Top Gun, and Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban.
To view items, visit here.
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