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Jaws is a 1975 American thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the 1974 novel by Peter Benchley.
Once out to sea, the men set about attracting the shark by ladling chum off the stern of the boat. Quint attaches a line of piano wire to a sturdy rod secured against a specially-designed fishing chair on the deck.
Feb 28, 2024 · Amity Island in Jaws was inspired by real events, like the Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916. Jaws was filmed in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, not the Long Island setting of the novel. Despite being a fictional island, Amity Island's location off the coast of Long Island is symbolic.
- Steven Spielberg
- Roy Scheider
- Amity Island (Martha's Vineyard, Mass.) Amity Island, the small beach town terrorized by the world's most famous shark, first came to life in the pages of Peter Benchley's 1974 novel, Jaws, which the film is based on.
- Chrissie's last stand (Edgartown South Beach, Mass. and Cow Beach, Mass.) If we've learned anything over the years, it's that if you're named Chrissie, you need to watch your back.
- Downtown Amity (Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Mass.) As picture-perfect now as it was in 1974, Edgartown still looks like the whaling village it once was, charming visitors with white clapboard buildings, fresh sea air, and quaint old-fashioned streets.
- "Jaws Bridge" (American Legion Memorial Bridge, Sengekontacket Pond, Mass.) In a case of life imitating art, this bridge over Sengekontacket Pond (say it three times fast), between Edgartown and Oak Bluffs, is now semi-officially known as the "Jaws Bridge" (check Google Maps if you don't believe us).
- Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard Posed As Amity Island. Edgartown in Martha's Vineyard was used quite a lot throughout Jaws. It was used as Downtown Amity because of its quiet, small-town appeal.
- Jaws Used South Beach And Cow Beach In Edgartown For Chrissie's Death. Like a lot of thriller films, Jaws opens with a killer scene that sets the tone for the rest of the movie.
- The American Legion Memorial Bridge Appeared In The Pond Attack Scene. The American Legion Memorial Bridge at Sengekontacket Pond appears in the background of the pond shark attack scene, where it seems Martin Brody's son Michael is about to get eaten.
- Martin Brody And Matt Hooper First Met At Edgartown Harbor. Edgartown Harbor was used for the scene where Martin and Matt Hooper first meet. It's a pretty chaotic scene with loud boats, fishermen piling in, and a fast-paced tracking shot following Martin and Hendricks to the end of the dock.
May 17, 2024 · Set on fictional Amity Island, the film opens with a shark attack on a young woman during a late-night swim after a beach party. After the local coroner determines the cause of death, Amity Island’s new police chief, Martin Brody ( Roy Scheider ), orders the beaches closed.
Jun 20, 1975 · Jaws: Directed by Steven Spielberg. With Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary. When a killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Cape Cod, it's up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.
