National Lampoon Christmas Vacation for the win

I agree and am in that demo. My point is Stern hasn't done anything that wasn't a then-current property, with the exceptions of Monopoly and Ripley's.

JAWS could be cool. But if I were going to try to target the part of that demo that likes pinball, I would do something like the Batman 1966 TV series (or even the Muppets) before I would do JAWS (absent a mega rerelease campaign).

Interesting, I know it's early days but 63% have voted yes which is exactly the same percentage that voted positively for TWD in Underlord's previous poll.

Well cue the shark like the fish in sopranos in the same spot. Cause there's always a rehash of one stern part

Could be awesome. It's unfortunate that Robert Shaw (Quint) passed away at an early age as Quint custom callouts could possibly be the greatest pinball callouts of all time. "Pinball goes in the water. Shark in the water..."

As much as I love Jaws (I would easily put it in my Top 5 favorite films) and although I do think it could be a great pin theme, I can't help but think that Ghostbusters lends itself even better to the pin format. As an overall package of iconography, character design, sound effects, callouts, props, scenes, dialogue, etc., it just seems like Ghostbusters is an even more all-encompassing theme that could produce an incredibly fun game.

That said, there is definitely a lot of iconography in Jaws and I have no doubt that it could translate well to a pin, but Ghostbusters just seems like it would be an even better experience.

Maybe someday we'll end up getting both...

"Smile you son of a..." shoot scuba tank captive ball, BOOM! Multiball!!

A great idea that will never happen. Universal studios even tore out their Jaws exhibit some time ago. Who would comprise the market? 45-65 year olds?

Yeah, the same people who make up the AC/DC market.

I actually designed my own shark-based pinball, and made Nordmanite/foam core mockup. I'd love to see a Jaws pin, and would be interested to see how my design compares!

...dare I say Mustang lovers as well?
*ducks*

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... or WOZ. What's that demographic, 60 - 100 year olds?

Jaws could be a great pin, I love the idea... and I'm only 43

If we're going out of the box on this I'll take Mr Mom.

if the pin looks and play great, i'm in.

never understood why it was never done.

I love it, too and I'm only 34. Make it happen, Stern!

Very low interest... but I must confess I find this is a better theme than Ghostbusters(*) or Kiss.

(*) which IMHO and in contrast to The Big Lebowski, did not age well. Watched both recently again. TBL still makes me laugh... Ghostbusters not anymore.

They still have the Jaws part on the studio tour...where the shark pops out of the water right next to the tram.

No it's gone. Replaced with Harry Potter.

Based on gross receipts, we are way overdo for Sound of Music and 10 Commandments pins. Unfortunately, a 10 commandments pin would not play on the Sabbeth (Choose Saturday or Sunday in settings menu).

The Ten Commandments complete with Part the PF Multi-Ball!

I just went like a week ago. Universal California still has Jaws.

Ahh florida one is gone. Haven't been to the california one since i was a wee lad.

The Harry Potter stuff is still being built here….I don't think it replaced anything important…the Doc Brown Fried Chicken place is the only thing I noticed that was gone lol. Despicable Me Minion Mayhem just replaced T2: 3D …was kinda bummed to see that go, despite how aged it was.

It would be tough to screw up the backglass

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Not so much as better as just AWESOME...

#1 on my list... The Goonies!!!

The Labyrinth would be amazing... to a lesser degree, The Dark Crystal or Neverending story...

The Shining... Oh yeah... I can see a REDRUM door bash toy...

Beetlejuice... Sand worm & snake railing ramps... So many toys...

Poltergeist or Gremlins...

It's from the 70's, but a Rocky Horror Picture Show would be epic IMO.

Tremors would be cool too.

To quote Peter Benchley , 'Absafuckingamazing'.

I was a little older than that and Ben Gardner's head popping out with that missing eyeball scared the bejesus out of me.

Jaws still airs on cable and will celebrate it's 40th anniversary next year. Shark-based shows/documentaries are popular on many channels. Shark Week has a huge fan base, and has been airing for almost 30 years. The great white shark itself is fascinating, no matter what form of media it's in. But I may be wrong.

With the ferocity of a license like Jaws, it would HAVE to be done by Steve Ritchie.

Is it to late to get my popcorn?

Seems like there is a reboot of the Jaws franchise in the works for 2015. http://moviepilot.com/movies/1082805-jaws?lt_source=external,manual

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I'm going to need a bigger boat.

I hope the cabinet art is the same as the Mayor's boat anchor jacket.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Town-of-Amity-Mayor-Larry-Vaughns-Anchor-Jacket/133388460013741

Jaws would be great. The music/ambiance potential would be beyond compare. Or course having maybe the best tension building movie soundtrack of all time sure helps in that regard. I do have some doubts how the gameplay and rules fit that movie's content, as it's all about slowly building tension, and fear of the unseen. Slowest playing pinball game ever? A completely unlighted playfield? But, I just love the movie enough that I don't really care how that theme meshes with pinball play.

Ghostbusters would be so much fun. Wow, there is so much potential there. The story lends itself to pinball gameplay so well, and so easily. That's an absolutely perfect match for pinball.

Mr. Mom?
Your mom calls the vacuum cleaner Jaws?
uh-huh

I've been asking for this for a long time... If this pin comes out it would edge that fishtales photo of it being played underwater.

PLEASE STERN MAKE A JAWS PIN! ! ! ! ! !

I've had other ideas for it years ago...
A shark fin on a track that randomly comes up from underneath the playfield. Yellow barrels that float across the playfield with a magnet. 2 video modes: harpoon the shark and shoot the O2 tank. Quint multiball. Shaker motor. Come on...thoughts?

If it's Jaws i'm buying one period. I LOVE JAWS! JLE PLEASE

Lower playfield with blue plastic to look like it's underwater with Ben Gardner head bash toy in boat hull & some pot roast targets... unless they do a 3D Jaws and it interferes.

Chum piles on the pop bumpers... LOL

multiball could start as add a ball to emulate adding yellow barrels

Not with three barrels in'em!!

And Vegas vacation. Mr. Papagiorgio.

Let's get it done Rick! Another huge seller.

Farewell and adieu to you fair Spanish ladies
Farewell and adieu, you ladies of Spain!

...and that call out would be essential when adding the third ball!

tilt call out could be the kid in the water that had the fake shark fin......... 'he made me do it!'

Jaws would be a great theme to do. There is no way they should think about doing a Ghostbusters pin. With the rumors that they are going to do a Ghostbusters 3 movie that is what you would end up with for the pin. Not the original movie but the current turd that they are contemplating putting out.

Here's to swimmin' with bow legged women