20 Things You Somehow Missed In Jaws
18. Chrissie's Severed Arm Was Real
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.