The cover of Peter Benchley’s Jaws looms in the bookshop window. Inside is a disco reading corner complete with an orange shag rug and glitter balls. The shelves are stocked only with books that would ...

The movie would shape views of the ocean for decades to come. Both director Steven Spielberg and author Peter Benchley expressed regret that viewers of the film became so afraid of sharks ...

On its 50th anniversary, Steven Spielberg’s Jaws can claim to be the most disruptive film of the last half-century, maybe even ever. While predecessors like The Godfather and The Exorcist drew ...

This summer, we’re celebrating the 50th anniversary of Jaws, the 1975 thriller directed by Steven Spielberg and adapted from Peter Benchley’s novel of the same name. Jaws basically invented ...

The movie would shape views of the ocean for decades to come. Both director Steven Spielberg and author Peter Benchley expressed regret that viewers of the film became so afraid of sharks ...

"Jaws" was released in June 1975; it was directed by Steven Spielberg, with a screenplay by Peter Benchley. It starred Richard Dreyfuss, Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw and Lorraine Gary. "Jaws" was an ...

But what is it about this film, based on the novel of the same name by the late Peter Benchley, that makes it so special? Did the cast and crew know they had a hit on their hands at the time?

The movie would shape views of the ocean for decades to come. Both director Steven Spielberg and author Peter Benchley expressed regret that viewers of the film became so afraid of sharks ...

The movie would shape views of the ocean for decades to come. Both director Steven Spielberg and author Peter Benchley expressed regret that viewers of the film became so afraid of sharks ...