Spielberg's Shark Broke. So He Paid $10K to a midget diver in a Tiny Cage.

When JAWS turned 50, one story from the set still floated to the top — and it's as wild as the movie itself. Back in 1974, Spielberg's infamous mechanical shark, "Bruce," was a disaster. It constantly broke down, sank, and delayed production. So, the crew had to get creative.
The idea? Genius and insane.

They needed real shark footage to make the movie work. But great white sharks aren't as giant as Bruce. So, the team built a miniature shark cage and offered $10,000 to a small person in full scuba gear to enter the small cage next to a great white shark off the coast of Australia.

The size contrast would make the shark look massive on film. Problem solved, right?
Well, almost.
Just before the diver entered the cage, the team began towing it behind the boat. And that's when it happened — a real great white appeared and
obliterated the cage. It was completely destroyed. Thankfully, the diver hadn't yet entered the water.

It's one of those brilliant, risky ideas that makes filmmaking legendary. And 50 years later, it's still a jaw-dropping story of how creative thinking (and luck) saved a blockbuster.

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