Bruce Springsteen blames Spielberg's Jaws for ruining skinny-dipping, and says Spielberg won't even go in his own pool
By Fuzzy Mushroom · Published
Toasting Steven Spielberg at MoMA's film benefit in New York on Thursday, Bruce Springsteen said naked night swims on the Jersey Shore were one of the great pleasures of 1975, until Jaws came out and Spielberg ruined them. After 30 years of friendship and trips on Spielberg's yacht, the Seven Seas, he claims he has never seen the director go in the sea, or even the pool on the boat, and decided Spielberg must be scared of the water. Then he played Dancing in the Dark.
Did Jaws ever put you off swimming in the sea?
How solid is this story?
Spore Score for the story: 89 (Rock solid). Status: Confirmed. On the record: Bruce Springsteen's speech at the MoMA Film Benefit in New York.
The films
- Jaws (1975): Spore Score 93, The Pros 93 vs The Punters 94
Sources
- Variety: Bruce Springsteen Says Steven Spielberg 'F—ed Up' Skinny Dipping After Releasing 'Jaws': 'Why Would a Nice Man Do That?' (13 November 2026)
- Vanity Fair: See Bruce Springsteen, Martin Scorsese, and Surprise Guest Tom Cruise Honor Steven Spielberg at MoMA (13 November 2026)
- Asbury Park Press: Springsteen says Spielberg ruined night swims at the Jersey Shore (13 November 2026)
- El País: Bruce Springsteen sobre Steven Spielberg: "Arruinó el nadar desnudo en la costa de Jersey" (13 November 2026)
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