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Joe Alves

Joe Alves

Art 1936-05-21 San Leandro, California, USA

Joe Alves (born 21 May 1936, San Leandro, California) is an American film production designer, perhaps best known for his work on three of the Jaws films. He directed Jaws 3-D. Alves has designed three features for Steven Spielberg, firstly for The Sugarland Express. He designed the three mechanical sharks for the movie Jaws (1975) with mechanical effects man Bob Mattey supervising their physical construction in Sun Valley CA. After the sharks were completed, they were trucked to the shooting l…

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Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
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Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story 2025
The Shark Is Still Working
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The Shark Is Still Working 2009
The Farmer and the Shark
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The Farmer and the Shark 2025
Jaws, a Monstrous Success
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Jaws, a Monstrous Success 2024
Sharksploitation
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Sharksploitation 2024
The Making of 'Jaws'
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The Making of 'Jaws' 1995
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
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The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' 2001
Not Your Average Joe
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Not Your Average Joe
Viaggio nel cinema in 3D: Una storia vintage
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Viaggio nel cinema in 3D: Una storia vintage 2016
3D: A Brief History
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3D: A Brief History 2004
Purgatory: Entering John Carpenter's 'Escape From New York'
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Purgatory: Entering John Carpenter's 'Escape From New York' 2018