Jaws becomes a LEGO adventure only 1.5 minutes long in a comedic reimagining. Released in 1975, Jaws is the film that largely put Steven Spielberg on the map as a filmmaker. The movie, which stars Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, and Richard Dreyfuss, follows three men who embark on a quest to hunt down a killer shark, and it has since gone down in history as one of the most important Hollywood blockbusters ever made. Subsequent Jaws movies, however, were never able to recapture the magic of the original.

LEGO IDEAS on X, formerly Twitter, now imagines what Jaws would look like in LEGO form in a new video that condenses the movie’s whole story down to only 1.5 minutes. Check it out below:

The video recreates many key moments from the film, including important character introductions and a tense shark cage scene, but it does make some changes. One big change, of course, is to the movie’s ending, with the LEGO version not featuring the shark being blown up in a hail of gore, but instead zipping off into the sky. Spielberg himself also makes a fun cameo in the video’s final moments.

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Several big franchises have gotten the LEGO treatment over the years, but Batman is the only one to get its own dedicated feature film. Other franchises, like Star Wars, have been reimagined in LEGO form but only for short films and video games. The video above certainly suggests that Jaws, even with its often serious tone and bloody character deaths, could be a fun candidate for a full-length LEGO movie.

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That being said, it’s unlikely audiences will ever be getting a LEGO Jaws feature film in the vein of The LEGO Batman Movie. For one, the film, while beloved, is almost 50 years old. A character like Batman remains a major figure in the world of pop culture, especially for younger audiences. People under 30 might not have the same relationship to Jaws that they do to Batman, and this would limit a LEGO adaptation’s appeal.

Plus, there are two other franchises that really seem like more obvious candidates for a LEGO adaptation. The Star Wars TV shorts prove that George Lucas’ creation can be charming when translated to animated LEGO form, and it certainly seems deserving of a feature film. Jurassic Park also, however, seems like it would be an obvious choice to get the LEGO movie treatment given the success of the recent Jurassic World movies. A LEGO Jaws feature film does seem unlikely, but the video above thankfully adapts a number of key plot points in under two minutes.

Source: @LEGOIdeas

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Steven Spielberg’s legendary tale of one man’s desperate battle with a killer Great White shark on his small seaside community. Faced with a mounting list of victims and a local authority dead-set against causing panic or destroying the tourist economy, he assembles a team to tackle the shark head-on.

Director

Steven Spielberg

Release Date

June 18, 1975

Writers

Peter Benchley
, Carl Gottlieb
, John Milius
, Howard Sackler
, Robert Shaw

Cast

Roy Scheider
, Robert Shaw
, Richard Dreyfuss
, Lorraine Gary
, Murray Hamilton
, Carl Gottlieb

Runtime

124 minutes

Budget

$7 million

Main Genre

Adventure