Director Steven Spielberg initially didn’t consider casting Richard Dreyfuss within the position of Matt Hooper in his traditional 1975 shark thriller Jaws. Whereas Dreyfuss was excellent within the position, the filmmaker initially checked out casting the likes of Jon Voight, Timothy Bottoms, and Jeff Bridges.

Throughout a current interview with Vainness Truthful, Spielberg opened up so much about Jaws and the way he initially considered the movie as a sequel to Duel. He additionally talked about what led him to solid Robert Shaw within the position of Quint. When speaking about how Dreyfuss landed the position within the movie, Spielberg mentioned:

“Richard Dreyfuss was not my first alternative both. I went to Jon Voight first, and he mentioned no. I feel we interviewed Timothy Bottoms in addition to a number of different actors, together with Jeff Bridges. I used to be a giant fan of The Final Image Present [1971]—I used to be going after everybody within the solid from that movie, together with Bottoms and Bridges. We received turned down or they weren’t out there. This stuff occur on a regular basis.”

He went on to say that Dreyfuss ended up within the film as a result of Spielberg was a fan of American Graffiti, and George Lucas advisable he use Dreyfuss:

“Richard Dreyfuss received the half as a result of I liked [George Lucas’s] American Graffiti[1973]. George was the one who advised me, ‘Why don’t you solid Ricky Dreyfuss?’ I sought a gathering with Richard, who mentioned he was considering seeing Jaws, however he wasn’t considering being in it.”

It’s fairly loopy that Dreyfuss initially wasn’t considering starring within the movie! However, Spielberg wasn’t taking no for a solution. He was hell-bent on solid Dreyfuss within the position. He mentioned:

“I used to be persistent, and [Jaws co-screenwriter] Carl Gottlieb, who knew Richard nicely, saved saying to him, ‘Come on, will probably be enjoyable.’ So, Richard accepted one other assembly with me, and I talked him into it.”

Making a film like Jaws does appear to be it will be a ton of enjoyable! However, as everyone knows, the manufacturing ended up being a nightmare for Spielberg. No matter how exhausting it was making the film, Dreyfuss and the remainder of the actors ended up giving superb performances!