Author Peter Benchley didn’t just have Jaws adapted for the screen, we also take a deep dive into The Deep, The Island, The Beast and Creature.
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While Spielberg was 100% correct to change the ending for purposes of his film, I have recently re-discovered a small, quiet passage in Benchley’s Jaws, one which (I will now try to convince you) helps explain why the shark just . . . dies at the end of the novel.
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Before 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.
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The Beast is a two-part mini-series from 1996 that is essentially Jaws with a giant squid. It is also from the author of Jaws, Peter Benchley, and has plenty of call backs to the shark classic for Jaws fans to enjoy.
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Peter Benchley, the author of Jaws, has a cameo in the Steven Spielberg film. He also cameoed in these other adaptations of his work.
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Creature is a 1998 made for TV movie starring Craig T. Nelson, Kim Cattrall and Matthew Carey. The movie is based on the 1994 novel White Shark by Jaws author Peter Benchley.
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From Peter Benchley, the author of Jaws, with a script from the director of Halloween, The Fog and The Thing. Sounds a box office winning combination, doesn't it?
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When Jaws author Peter Benchley heard that Steven Spielberg planned on blowing up the shark at the end of Jaws, he balked at the idea, claiming it wouldn’t work and was entirely unrealistic. But the uncrowned prince of Hollywood proved to be right - and here’s why.
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