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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 415088" data-attributes="member: 23">John Hancock&#039;s Jaws 2 remains one of the most fascinating pieces of filmmaking lore to me.Here&#039;s a meaty interview from this year in which Hancock himself delves into it, discussing the bureaucratic minefield, the backstabbing and the no-win situation in which he found himself, with some problems dating back to before the first film with Lorraine Gary&#039;s casting:
[MEDIA=youtube]-v96qXBlLkE[/MEDIA]He seems like a nice guy, and there&#039;s a nice little exchange towards the end where he seems genuinely interested to know what the interviewer does with all the Blu-rays and books in the background, then they begin discussing his other work.What led me to the interview was&nbsp; the inclusion of a few snippets in this new video which covers Hancock&#039;s Jaws 2, and breaks down the story and the politics behind the making of the film:
[MEDIA=youtube]AiFZao9wjBM[/MEDIA]There are definite themes of ambitious people with agendas, and of people in power using it for personal gain. Depending how much is to be believed&nbsp; this could affect one&#039;s affection for some of the people involved. It has helped, though, that Hancock said he is still Facebook friends with Lorraine.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 415088, member: 23"] John Hancock's [I]Jaws 2 [/I]remains one of the most fascinating pieces of filmmaking lore to me. Here's a meaty interview from this year in which Hancock himself delves into it, discussing the bureaucratic minefield, the backstabbing and the no-win situation in which he found himself, with some problems dating back to before the [U][I]first[/I][/U] film with Lorraine Gary's casting: [CENTER] [MEDIA=youtube]-v96qXBlLkE[/MEDIA][/CENTER] He seems like a nice guy, and there's a nice little exchange towards the end where he seems genuinely interested to know what the interviewer does with all the Blu-rays and books in the background, then they begin discussing his other work. What led me to the interview was the inclusion of a few snippets in this new video which covers Hancock's[I] Jaws 2[/I], and breaks down the story and the politics behind the making of the film: [CENTER] [MEDIA=youtube]AiFZao9wjBM[/MEDIA][/CENTER] There are definite themes of ambitious people with agendas, and of people in power using it for personal gain. Depending how much is to be believed this could affect one's affection for some of the people involved. It has helped, though, that Hancock said he is still Facebook friends with Lorraine. [/QUOTE]

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