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Jake

MySpace page for The Shark is Still Working

About Me

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Check out the documentary THE SHARK IS STILL WORKING: THE IMPACT AND LEGACY OF JAWS. I'm one of the producers of the documentary, which focuses on the impact on culture and enduring legacy of the JAWS over the last 30 years.

We have been fortunate to land new interviews with Steven Spielberg, Richard Dreyfuss, Roy Scheider, John Williams, Carl Gottlieb, Joe Alves and many other cast/crew involved with the JAWS production. In addition to interviewing many fans from around the world and covering the first JAWSFest, we were able to get interviews from well known JAWS fans such as Kevin Smith, Bryan Singer, Robert Rodriguez, Eli Roth, and others.

Since 1995, I have maintained JAWSmovie.com , a site devoted to the 1975 classic film JAWS. My love of JAWS and the friends I made through the site have led me to become an independent documentary producer.

I got my start in software development, but I've become an entrepreneur. I co-founded a company called VantageNet in 1997, and we created two successful internet sites called freepolls.com and rankpeople.com. Our company was acquired by About.com in 1999. After doing the dot-cot thing for two years, I went independent. I co-founded a video production business in 2002, Desert Sun Productions.

My Interests

Movies, Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Timberwolves, Minnesota Twins, Colorado Rockies, Denver Broncos, Indianapolis Colts.

I'd like to meet:

I met most of them during the production of the documentary. I'd still like to meet George Lucas.

Music:

Everything but Country ...

Movies:

JAWS, Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, The Lord of the Rings, Strangers on a Train, Planet of the Apes (1968), Alien, The Shining, The Thing, The Road Warrior, Out of Sight, Rushmore, The Big Lebowski, This is Spinal Tap, Election, Airplane.

Television:

Lost, The Office, My Name is Earl, Battlestar Galactica, 24, Entourage, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Survivor.

Books:

I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
The Stand by Stephen King

My Blog

RIP Roy Scheider, star of JAWS, narrator of TSISW

Shocked. That was how I felt when I heard that Roy had passed away today. Roy was truly the patron saint of TSISW. I remember how excited (and jealous!) I was when I saw the photos the guys sent of th...
Posted by Jake on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:37:00 PST

Star Ratings of Movies I Saw in 2007

Here's the movies I saw in 2007 with star ratings (just movies that were released theatrically in 2007, but I saw some on DVD) Ratatouille ***No Country for Old Men *****Juno *****Knocked Up *****Re...
Posted by Jake on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:11:00 PST

I’ve relaunched VideogameDB.com

To any gamers out there -- I used to run a site called VideogameDB.com but I let it die out.  I've relaunched it  -- all that's up so far is the blog, but the game database of thousands of i...
Posted by Jake on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:10:00 PST

Zack Snyder's 300

A few quick comments about Zack Snyder's 300: I was pretty skeptical about seeing 300. The whole "all-cgi" thing made me think it would be too unrealistic. I had seen the trailers and wasn't too imp...
Posted by Jake on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 08:46:00 PST

The Shark is Still Working Official MySpace Added!

Tell everyone you know -- The Shark is Still Working now has an official MySpace page: Check it out here: TSISW MySpace...
Posted by Jake on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 01:56:00 PST

TSISW website has a new forum

I just added a new discussion forum to The Shark is Still Working website.  We are trying to build buzz and show Universal Studios that there is a huge audience for The Shark is Still Working.&nb...
Posted by Jake on Thu, 15 Mar 2007 01:12:00 PST

The Shark is Still Working is Done! (the first cut that is)

Over two years in the making, The Shark is Still Working is finally done (or at least the first cut). A private screening was done over the weekend with JAWS Production Designer Joe Alves and Screenwr...
Posted by Jake on Sat, 24 Feb 2007 08:56:00 PST

New TSISW Clip - JAWS in 30 Seconds

A new video clip from The Shark is Still Working has been posted on the site.  Check it out, it's JAWS in 30 Seconds featuring cast members: The Shark is Still Working...
Posted by Jake on Fri, 25 Aug 2006 08:59:00 PST

Seven New Production Video Clips added

We've added seven new production video clips to The Shark is Still Working website, including Jay Mello (Sean Brody), Roy Arbogast (special effects), Susan Backlinie (Chrissie), Roger Kastel (poster a...
Posted by Jake on Tue, 01 Aug 2006 06:26:00 PST

Roy Scheider is the Narrator of The Shark is Still Working

We are pleased to announce that Chief Brody himself, Roy Scheider, is the Narrator of The Shark is Still Working. The project began when Mr. Scheider agreed to be our first interview, which led to int...
Posted by Jake on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 09:55:00 PST