The "Jaws" star was scheduled to appear at the annual undersea predator convention before contracting bronchitis.

Jaws, directed by Steven Spielberg, is set to get a 50th-anniversary rerelease on Aug. 29 in AMC Theatres. Richard Dreyfuss was forced to cancel a planned appearance at a fan event over the weekend after coming down with viral bronchitis.

I want you all to feel very sorry for me,” Dreyfuss said with a laugh, “and very sorry for yourselves.” Despite cracking a couple of jokes, Dreyfuss appeared to be in a rough shape in the video, lying in his bed as medical devices beeped in the background.