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Why Hitchcock refused to meet the director of Jaws

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You can practically hear the elitist scoff echoing through history. In the late 70s, Spielberg was desperately trying to meet the Master of Suspense, practically idolizing him. Hitchcock flat-out refused, claiming he couldn't sit down with 'the boy who made the fish movie.' Spielberg hung around the set of Family Plot all day, but Hitchcock never gave the creator of Jaws the time of day.

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