20 Things You Somehow Missed In Jaws

20. The 007 Reference

When Hooper and Brody cut open the tiger shark’s inside to examine whether it was the same shark that killed Alex Kintner, a various range of items fall out. This includes whole fish, empty tins and a license plate. The first three digits of the plate are ‘007’. This is a potential reference to the James Bond franchise as Spielberg had always wanted to direct a Bond film.

After Jaws, he went on to direct “Raiders of the Lost Ark” which is said to be his own American version of the 007 character.