Take a Bite Out Of This: Behind the Scenes Facts About Jaws

Roy Scheider Started a Food Fight At a Crew Dinner

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Because the shoot was so long and arduous, tensions began to run high on the set. So, one night at a crew dinner, Roy Scheider decided to blow off some steam and threw a fistful of mashed potatoes in Spielberg’s face. Richard Dreyfuss jumped at the opportunity to do the same, and before they knew it, there was a full-blown food fight between everyone at the dinner.

Supposedly, even the servers joined in (wouldn’t that make a story). After the food fight had subsided, members of the cast all jumped into the pool to cool off. All in all, the food fight had helped take everyone’s mind off of their stress and gave everyone something new to talk about.