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Bruce about to eat alex. Alexander "Alex" Maxwell Kintner was an Amity Islander and the son of Mrs. Kintner. In Jaws, Alex Kintner is seen for a brief period enjoying a day at the beach on Amity. While Amity inhabitants were enjoying the beach, a calamity would occur that would result in the reported second shark attack on the island. This incident would set in motion a search for the shark responsible for the horrendous attacks that would plague Amity that summer. Alex also saw the dead killer whale on the beach.
Portrayal[]
In the film Jaws, Alex is seen speaking with his mother Mrs. Kintner at the beach on Amity Island. Shortly thereafter, Alex enters the water and is seen having fun paddling on a raft. This activity draws the shark into the shallows. The shark shows itself and begins to attack Alex in a bloodied frenzy, and was then seen dragging his thrashing body into the water. The pool of blood alarms the swimmers, inciting them to flee onto the beach. The tattered blood-stained remains of his raft washes onshore as his mother frantically calls out for him at the water's edge. Unofficially, Alex is the shark's second victim of the day following the disappearance of a dog named "Pippit".
Alex on a raft deep in the ocean
Alex brutally getting devoured below by Bruce
Trivia[]
- Voorhees is now a manager at the seafood restaurant 'The Wharf' on the actual Island of Martha's Vineyard, and the restaurant still serves a sandwich called 'The Alex Kintner Burger'[1]. Lee Fierro, who played Alex's mother, happened to go to his restaurant many years after the film's release and saw the "Alex Kintner Burger" on the menu. When she mentioned who she was, Voorhees ran out to meet her. The two had not seen each other since filming Jaws.
- His death is the dull machete depicted in the popular online video series: "Dead Meat’s Kill Count". [2]
- During production, Alex's death was initially much gorier, with Bruce rising from the surface and biting down on him. It was unused because of its brutality and Spielberg didn't want the shark to be revealed so early, so they cut it from the Final Cut.