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    'Jaws' Shark Gets His Bite Back: A Love Story

    The last replica shark from the 1975 classic blockbuster, Jaws, has gotten a facelift on his way to a new museum.
    by Cory Turner Aug 09, 2019 6 minutes
    Workers "sling" the last remaining shark cast from the original <em>Jaws</em> mold and lift it, by crane, to a nearby crate. After spending more than 25 years at a Los Angeles junkyard, "Bruce" is headed for a museum.

    The first time I stuck my head into the mouth of a great white shark, I did not flinch. In fairness to the shark, named Bruce, he was old. And made of fiberglass, with chipped wooden teeth. That was nine years ago.

    I found him in a Sun Valley, Calif., junk yard.

    A few weeks ago, I did it all again. Same shark. Only this time, I broke a sweat and closed my eyes. Bruce had gotten a makeover. He now has row after row of razor-sharp teeth and a hauntingly deep, fleshy gullet.

    This isn't just any fake shark. Bruce is a star: the last of his kind from the 1975 classic, Jaws, with a devoted fanbase and a Facebook page. And, when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences opens its much-anticipated movie museum in Los Angeles next year, Bruce will hang in a place of honor.

    Just when you thought it was safe to go near a museum.

    The story of this fearsome 25-foot shark, his restoration, and how he made his

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