Another detail left out of the movie from the book was that mayor vaughn was under pressure from the mafia, not local business owners, to keep. Jaws is one of the alltime classic blockbusters that started it all. Heres a roundup of strange facts about jaws, which opened on june 20, 1975, and became the first summer blockbuster. Michael capuzzo looks back at the events that shaped an enduring obsession. Heres a roundup of strange facts about jaws, which opened on june 20. How jaws forever changed our view of great white sharks. Author peter benchley plays the role of a tv reporter in jaws.
The movie jaws was developed from a book of the same name by peter benchley. Jaws is often called the original summer blockbuster, so before the next glut of cgiladen superhero movies fills screens worldwide, why not read a few lesser known facts about the. Now, 35 years later, the slogan dont go in the water from the movie has turned out. When jaws burst onto movie screens on june 20, 1975, the film shocked audiences with a terrifying monster. In the film, a maneating great white shark attacks beachgoers at a summer resort town, prompting police chief martin brody roy scheider to hunt it with the help of a marine biologist richard dreyfuss and a professional shark hunter robert shaw. The jaws film, released in june 1975, omitted practically all of the novels several subplots, mainly focusing on the shark and the characterizations of the three protagonists. Peter benchley, author of the book, jaws, from which the movie was developed, said other possible titles were a stillness in the water, a silence in the deep, leviathan rising, the jaws of death. The true story of jaws in july 1916 a terrifying series of shark attacks changed popular culture forever.
Eight fascinating facts about jaws author peter benchley. Swimming around, we found some facts about steven spielbergs movie you never knew. Take a look below for 30 more fun and interesting facts about jaws. Jaws is known at least as much for the singular theme music written by composer john williams as it is for any shot or line. The surprisingly simple arrangement of notes is played during the. Jaws is a 1975 american thriller film directed by steven spielberg and based on peter benchleys 1974 novel of the same name. Here, more fascinating jaws trivia even film buffs might not know. Jaws is a film that contains a scene of a man being brutally eaten alive by a shark while screaming fun fact.
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