tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16605980.post2672685358857426054..comments2024-03-16T18:31:16.417+00:00Comments on BLACK HOLE REVIEWS: JAWS filming locations, part 3 - North and East: Brody's house, State BeachMark Hodgsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08744056312268440003noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16605980.post-8371567284955022572016-09-21T19:07:14.978+01:002016-09-21T19:07:14.978+01:00Awesome pictures. If you go to the Brody house an...Awesome pictures. If you go to the Brody house and are looking straight at the house and then look to the left the Little Jaws house sits there. As Brody is leaving his house you can see it as he is backing out. I have a picture of it. I have been to the island twice and went too all the sights. If you go into the Edgartown bank the amity bank sign is on the wall. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12459601278316290526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16605980.post-50327359424023615812016-04-05T08:42:52.515+01:002016-04-05T08:42:52.515+01:00You're very welcome!You're very welcome!Mark Hodgsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08744056312268440003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16605980.post-84549990388362861812016-04-05T03:37:57.231+01:002016-04-05T03:37:57.231+01:00What a wonderful nostalgic 3 pages of locations! T...What a wonderful nostalgic 3 pages of locations! Thank you Mark for posting this. Since 1975 I have wanted to visit Martha's Vineyard, but coming from England and now living in Australia, I'm not sure if it will ever happen. This was definately the next best thing. Some great photos and memories!AndyJHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16605980.post-68065119041382326722016-03-03T06:36:41.086+00:002016-03-03T06:36:41.086+00:00Thanks for the kind words! As usual, all I could d...Thanks for the kind words! As usual, all I could do was write everything I knew. <br />We HAD to ride on the ferry, because it was in the film, but would have needed a car the other side. A photo I saw at the time convinced me (incorrectly) that the 'Chappie' lighthouse wasn't in the film, and that from the maps we had we might not even be able to get there by car! So, like you, we skipped it. <br />Yup, we'll catch it next time...Mark Hodgsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08744056312268440003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16605980.post-20299263706913239742016-03-03T02:38:40.880+00:002016-03-03T02:38:40.880+00:00Unfortunately, that's the only lighthouse on M...Unfortunately, that's the only lighthouse on Martha's Vineyard I didn't photograph. I was running out of time and didn't want to mess with the Chappaquiddick ferry. Wanted you to know that I think the information you've posted here on the Jaws filming locations is the most comprehensive I've seen. Great job!! P.S. See if you can get Steven to go along with you next time. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16605980.post-47233426175140208332016-02-28T11:47:49.922+00:002016-02-28T11:47:49.922+00:00Yes, we saw the lighthouse before it was moved. I ...Yes, we saw the lighthouse before it was moved. I still want to see the 'closing shot' lighthouse though!Mark Hodgsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08744056312268440003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16605980.post-21661201161691013702016-02-28T05:31:41.072+00:002016-02-28T05:31:41.072+00:00Agree, final scene was the Cape Page Lighthouse--l...Agree, final scene was the Cape Page Lighthouse--looking east down the beach, the buildings/homes near the lighthouse fit perfectly with the photo. I spent 2 days on Martha's Vineyard in Oct 2015 photographing as many of the Jaws locations as I could. I think I spent 3 hours on Aquinnah Circle looking for that rock Hooper was sitting on--never positively ID'd it so I photographed all of them. That area, SW point of the island, was coined Gay Head by English seamen in the late 1600s for its gaily-colored cliffs. The current red brick structure was built in 1855 and was moved back 175 feet in Aug 2015 due to erosion on the bluff. Looks like you got to see it as it was in the movie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16605980.post-78852779169871688812015-06-24T15:35:13.097+01:002015-06-24T15:35:13.097+01:00Cape Poge Lighthouse on Chappaquiddick is the ligh...Cape Poge Lighthouse on Chappaquiddick is the lighthouse seen in the final scene (Brody and Hooper swimming in) of Jaws.Streaming Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13504399836417564245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16605980.post-60213339189505240042014-08-06T04:46:46.430+01:002014-08-06T04:46:46.430+01:00 wow you did a amazing job!. I really felt like I ... wow you did a amazing job!. I really felt like I was there and I love the water front pictures!. I so want to go go Martha Vineyard so day!. Lol I would not dare get into the water I would not want to tempt fate!. Blessings!.:)Lashanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15186774760910364167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16605980.post-61662767327408319252013-05-19T20:42:04.341+01:002013-05-19T20:42:04.341+01:00These photos are really fun to look at. Thanks so ...These photos are really fun to look at. Thanks so much. Jaws fans all love the movie for different reasons. For me, its the relationship between Hooper, Brody and Quint. And Williams music. Thanks for an up to date viewing of the locations. Too bad the Orca has been moved. I heard one of them was in a back lot at Universal in Ca., and when it was moved, it was so rotted it fell apart. What a shame. <br />Thanks again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15585156642850308552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16605980.post-8244897226582339182013-05-19T20:33:14.664+01:002013-05-19T20:33:14.664+01:00Thanks for sharing these photos. Jaws fans all lov...Thanks for sharing these photos. Jaws fans all love the movie for different reasons. For me, its not the shark, its the relationship between Hooper, Brody and Quint. The movie really doesn't start for me until Brody is storming away from his meeting with the mayor with a signed contract to hire Quint. I will visit these places one day. Hopefully the Jaws tour and the souvneir shop will still be open. Your breakdowns and photos are alot of fun to look at. Thanks again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15585156642850308552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16605980.post-62273917334082954172013-04-25T09:26:52.113+01:002013-04-25T09:26:52.113+01:00I knew about the garage building, but hadn't c...I knew about the garage building, but hadn't compared the main house to the movie yet. Thank you for letting us know!Mark Hodgsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08744056312268440003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16605980.post-47312400740652725522013-04-25T00:05:18.305+01:002013-04-25T00:05:18.305+01:00Just an FYI - the original Brody house is gone. I...Just an FYI - the original Brody house is gone. I was the architect involved in building its replacement. We tore the original house down to the first floor (Conservation rules for waterfront construction wouldn't allow us to tear it all down) and built the new house on the old foundations and floor framing. I saved the front door from the original house with the Owner's blessing. The garage was converted to a guest cottage, but the structure is essentially the same as the original garage.Doug Ulwicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16605980.post-43959961256185329312013-04-05T10:34:06.645+01:002013-04-05T10:34:06.645+01:00It's underused as a location!It's underused as a location!Mark Hodgsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08744056312268440003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16605980.post-31858137953046370142013-04-05T07:41:10.478+01:002013-04-05T07:41:10.478+01:00I believe Menemsha's harbor was used only once...I believe Menemsha's harbor was used only once as a location previous to Jaws: a silent low-budget obsurity called Anabelle Lee(1922) available from Grapevine video. Why and how the producer got to this remote, beautiful, old harbor is a mystery.Eric Cohennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16605980.post-4897302334622655332012-02-27T22:28:48.312+00:002012-02-27T22:28:48.312+00:00Always on the lookout for books written about loca...Always on the lookout for books written about locations, and especially about my favourite films. Scouring the internet can give clues. But. The best research comes from scrutinising the movies themselves.Mark Hodgsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08744056312268440003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16605980.post-31323795432077973732012-02-27T21:37:45.930+00:002012-02-27T21:37:45.930+00:00Actually Az has been used in a bunch of sci fi mov...Actually Az has been used in a bunch of sci fi movies. Star Wars, for example, shot in the desert of Yuma. Bill and Ted shot in a bowling alley. It's just hard to track down the shooting locations. Any tips?Maurice Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338165486757095191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16605980.post-80067048500624386572012-02-27T20:42:53.435+00:002012-02-27T20:42:53.435+00:00Go for it! Um, I'm assuming Arizona was mostly...Go for it! Um, I'm assuming Arizona was mostly westerns...?Mark Hodgsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08744056312268440003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16605980.post-20980517413716490212012-02-27T13:07:46.897+00:002012-02-27T13:07:46.897+00:00I was planning to do something like this for filmi...I was planning to do something like this for filming locations in Arizona. Now I'm inspired to do it! These are great.Maurice Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338165486757095191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16605980.post-52179515124211032872012-02-27T11:55:40.102+00:002012-02-27T11:55:40.102+00:00I'm not entirely sure why Huston shot that sho...I'm not entirely sure why Huston shot that short segment of the film in Ireland - the sequence itself could have been shot anywhere, but he did have some affinity for the country and the people, returing to Ireland in 1987 to make <b><i>The Dead</i></b>, his final film which by all accounts was shot from his death bed. Ray Bradbury too had some fondness for the Irish, and wrote a number of short stories set in Ireland, as well as the short story collection <i>Green Shadows, White Whale</i>, a fictionalized account of his time spent in Ireland on the <b><i>Moby Dick</i></b> production.Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10502948357255970132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16605980.post-85732253921132316312012-02-27T06:10:52.505+00:002012-02-27T06:10:52.505+00:00Thank you Wes. Glad you enjoyed these. Yeah, takin...Thank you Wes. Glad you enjoyed these. Yeah, taking chunks out of your holidays for mad quests isn't for everyone.<br /><br />I think John Huston dragged writer Ray Bradbury over to Ireland for the filming of MOBY DICK. Any idea why they didn't shoot in the US?Mark Hodgsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08744056312268440003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16605980.post-33768855819549296642012-02-26T20:27:01.858+00:002012-02-26T20:27:01.858+00:00Mark, a fantastic trilogy of posts, I really enjoy...Mark, a fantastic trilogy of posts, I really enjoyed the text and images (well shot I might add), and what a wonderful way to revisit the film - which like most people reading this, I've seen at least 30 times... Movie location scouting is something I'd like to do more of. My wife is not a film nerd like me so it's hard to make a detour to some far flung location, but I've always wanted to visit that incredible flight of steps in <b><i>The Exorcist</i></b>, or some of the locations Tarkovsky filmed <b><i>Stalker</i></b>, in and around Tallinn in Estonia. <br /><br />By the way you mentioned <b><i>Moby Dick</i></b> in one of your Jaws posts - John Huston filmed some parts of the film in my hometome Cork, at the seaside town of Youghal (pronounced Yawl). Of course there's a pub in the town called <i>Moby Dick's</i>... <br /><br />Anyway, fantastic stuff Mark, I really enjoyed it.Weshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10502948357255970132noreply@blogger.com