What is Jaws?

This film is about a killer shark that terrorized people on the Beach of Amity Island on the most popular day of the year, which causes mayhem in the city and between tourists on their summer holiday on the beach. Jaws was a mixture of terror and humor that ignited the 1975 public that summer; Director Steven Spielberg caused as many people to stay out of the water as Alfred Hitchcock did with his Psycho shower scene. Today the film still stands as one of the best of its kind.  On Amity Island, a place not unlike New York’s Fire Island, there is a plague of shark attacks. Several people are slain.  Jaws had been a best-selling book by Peter Benchley, and he co-authored the script with former improvisational comedian Carl Gottlieb, who also plays a small role as “Meadows.” A huge promotional budget, sensational poster art, and carefully planned advertising by Universal all contributed to preparing a panting public for the event. The wait was worth it. The film was oddly overlooked by the Academy except for nomination as Best Picture.

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