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"Jaws" the Steven Spielberg classic released in 1975, filmed in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts from May through October 1974, and went on to become one of the most enduring summer films. But it ...
Fifty years ago, film crews descended on Massachusetts to make the first film.
Jonathan Searle was selected this week as the police chief of Oak Bluffs, Mass., a small town on the island of Martha's Vineyard. It was on that island, set in the fictional town of Amity, that ...
Jaws is a 1975 American thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the 1974 novel by Peter Benchley.It stars Roy Scheider as police chief Martin Brody, who, with the help of a marine biologist (Richard Dreyfuss) and a professional shark hunter (Robert Shaw), hunts a man-eating great white shark that attacks beachgoers at a summer resort town.
Location shooting occurred on the island of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, chosen because the ocean had a sandy bottom while 12 miles (19 km) out at sea. [36] This helped the mechanical sharks to operate smoothly and still provide a realistic location. The film nonetheless had a notoriously troubled shoot and went considerably over budget.
Butler had heard that Spielberg was preparing to shoot Jaws (1975), mainly on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. "I said, 'I hear you're making a movie about a fish,'" Butler recalled. After they joked for a few minutes, Spielberg asked Butler if he was interested. [10] Butler's crew included Michael Chapman as camera operator. When they ...
A scene-stealing kid from the film "Jaws" is now the police chief in the Martha's Vineyard town of Oak Bluffs. ‘Jaws’ scene-stealing kid actor becomes police chief on Martha's Vineyard, where ...
Jaws is a novel by American writer Peter Benchley, published in 1974. ... filmed on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. [43] Released in theaters in 1975, ...