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I don't know how much movies should entertain. To me I'm always interested in movies that scar. The thing I love about JAWS is that I've never gone swimming in the ocean again.

David Fincher

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David Fincher
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: May 10
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Executive Producer
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David Andrew Leo Fincher
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