Something in the Water - 1941 (1/11) Movie CLIP (1979) HD

CLIP DESCRIPTION:
In this homage to the famous scene in Jaws," a woman" (Susan Backlinie) swimming in the ocean is attacked by a Japanese submarine.

FILM DESCRIPTION:
It's December of 1941, and the people of California are in varying states of unease, ranging from a sincere desire to defend the country to virtual blind panic in the wake of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Thus begin several story threads that comprise the "plot" of this strange period comedy, a sort of satirical disaster movie, from Steven Spielberg. The stories and story threads involve lusty young men, officers (Tim Matheson) and civilians (Bobby Di Cicco) alike, eager to bed the young ladies of their dreams; Wild Bill Kelso, a nutty fighter pilot (John Belushi) following what he thinks is a squadron of Japanese fighters along the California coast; a well-meaning but clumsy tank crew (including John Candy) led by straight-arrow, by-the-book Sgt. Tree (Dan Aykroyd), who doesn't recognize the thug (Treat Williams) in his command; and homeowner Ward Douglas (Ned Beatty), who is eager to do his part for the nation's defense and, despite the misgivings of his wife (Lorraine Gary), doesn't mind his front yard overlooking the ocean being chosen to house a 40 mm anti-aircraft gun. There is also a pair of grotesquely inept airplane spotters (Murray Hamilton, Eddie Deezen) who are doing their job from atop a ferris wheel at a beachfront amusement park; a paranoid army colonel (Warren Oates) positive that the Japanese are infiltrating from the hills; a big dance being held on behalf of servicemen, being attended by a lusty young woman of size (Wendie Jo Sperber) eager to land a man in uniform; and General Joseph "Vinegar Joe" Stillwell (Robert Stack), in charge of the defense of the West Coast, who can't seem to get anyone to listen to him when he says to keep calm. And, oh yes, there's also a real Japanese submarine that has gotten all the way to the California coast under the command of its captain (Toshiro Mifune) and a German officer observer (Christopher Lee), only to find itself without a working compass or usable maps. Its captain won't leave until the sub has attacked a militarily significant, honorable target, and the only one that anyone aboard ship knows of in California is Hollywood. By New Year's Eve, all of these characters are going to cross paths, directly or once-removed, in a comedy of errors and destruction strongly reminiscent of the finale to National Lampoon's Animal House (as well as several disaster movies from the same studio), but on a much larger and more impressive scale.

CREDITS:
TM & © Universal (1979)
Cast: Susan Backlinie
Director: Steven Spielberg
Producers: Buzz Feitshans, Janet Healy, Michael Kahn, John Milius
Screenwriters: Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale, John Milius

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[stephenpowell]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 Spielberg taking the Piss out of his classic Jaws movie with this hilarious scene ❤️❤️❤️😂

[AngelofMusic]

Damn it, Spielberg, let Chrissie have one peaceful swim!

[largolt]

Aw, this clip lacks the best part: the junior officer saw her and shouted "Hollywood!" just as the sub is trying to go under and the general (Toshiro Mifune) slaps him and basically tells him to shut up!

[stephenpowell]

R I P Susan Backlinie 1946-2024 who passed away at 77 a few days ago 😢In the 1975 movie she played the first victim of a shark attack, in 1979 She played again a skinny dipper with Spielberg's Jaws theme used again with hilarious circumstances, R I P Susan Backlinie 🙏🏻

[freebrook]

so funny when spielberg makes a parody of his own movie

[paxham]

What a rip, why couldn't you simply have shown the entire clip?

[serveandprotect]

I wonder what would have been picked up TODAY on that periscope, right off the coast of Cali.

[stephenpowell]

🦈🦈🦈🦈😂🤣😂🤣😂 Hilarious Jaws style opening 😂🤣😂🤣😂

[kermitdafrog]

At first I thought it was going to be another shark attack

[johnh]

Someone needs to put the whole movie on You tube . This is a good movie !  

[Dac]

Did she not learn her lesson the last time she went for a swim like that (some four years before this)?

[DeepScreenAnalysis]

Spielberg should have given her a role in Jurassic Park too, since it was set on an island and all...

[ladnermoviebuff]

@Dac719 A buck naked beauty clinging to a submarine's periscope, the Japanese sailor got an eyeful when he glanced up and behold two firm buns were before him lol

[mws]

Damn I never knew about this until now. Surprised Spielberg would make fun of Jaws so soon

[InfernoWingBurningFalconJin]

Judy From Monster House Is A Susan Backlinie! Judy From Monster House Is A Officer Landers's Wife For Girlfriend, Officer Landers Say "I'm Getting Judy!" This Officer Landers Scream Say "Judy!" She Got Kidnapped By Monster House

[maxcardun]

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water.

[MrKasim]

when she went to water sea is like jaws sound

[imyerpepper]

What!? You didn't learn the first time!?

[mr.nibblenips]

I bet she felt like a typecast after this.

[sesfilmsllc]

These seem like Spielberg’s take on if the Zucker Brothers parodied Jaws. Even down to getting the same actress Susan Backlinie to reprise her role. RIP.