20 Things You Somehow Missed In Jaws

18. Chrissie's Severed Arm Was Real

Jaws Ending
Universal Pictures

Within the opening scene of the film, we are given our first shark attack victim and a few moments later, the sight of their beached remains. It’s a gruesome view, seeing a severed arm that is infested with crabs.

The hand visible on screen is a real one. They originally had a prop arm but it looked too fake so one unfortunate female extra had to be buried in the sand with only her hand exposed.

There is also a minor film error within the scene as a crab can clearly be seen dropped from a height on to the remains.

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