To keep a story moving from point to point is no mean feat. You need cues and moments to guide characters on their journey and by using foreshadowing it also allows the story to flow properly. It provides symmetry and form. In Jaws, foreshadowing is everywhere.
Read MoreBefore Jaws The Revenge (1987) Michael Caine had to escape The Island (1980), which was based on the book written by Peter Benchley the author of Jaws. Unlike Amity, this island - with modern-day pirates - did not mean friendship.
Read MoreJaws had a great cast - we all know this. But where are they now?
Read MoreFinding the right director for a Jaws movie can prove just as tough as getting the mechanical shark to work. Learn about the 6 filmmakers who were chosen to direct, got fired, fought with co-stars and even thought Jaws was about a whale.
Read MoreThere are many terrible films, quite a lot of ok ones, a smattering of very good ones but very few great movies. But what makes a movie ‘great’? Jaws is the textbook example of how to achieve cinematic greatness.
Read MoreThe shark attack on Alex Kintner in Jaws is Spielberg at his playful best and arguably the scariest beach scene in cinema. Other movies have tried to emulate, spoof or just pay tribute. We look at 10 of the scariest movie beach scenes that aren’t Jaws.
Read MoreThe Jaws 2 novelisation by Hank Sear lets us inside the minds of characters, offering more context and insight than the movie.. It also offers an explanation as to the shark’s (Brucette’s) motivation. We learn how the Jaws 2 novelisation may enrich our viewing of the movie.
Read MoreRoss from The Daily Jaws spent an afternoon on the water getting up close and personal with four amazing shoes from the Sperry x JAWS Collection.
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