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Originally Posted by Why Not?
I think you'd have a strong argument that Jaws may have had the greatest cultural influence of any movie of all time. I was too young to know how people viewed the ocean prior to Jaws but almost everyone I've ever met who reports to be afraid of the ocean cites Jaws or sharks in general (so basically, Jaws, whether they know it or not) as the reason why.
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Hard to argue with that. It wasn't just Midwestern kids who didn't know dick about the ocean that were scared - it was damned near everybody. We went to Florida later that summer (nice timing, mom). I wouldn't go out in the water past my knees. And there were plenty of adults who wouldn't, either.