From Jaws (1975): When a young woman is killed by a shark while skinny-dipping near the New England tourist town of Amity Island, police chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) wants to close …

This plotline is paralleled in Jaws by Brody's conflict with Mayor Vaughn, who refuses to acknowledge the presence of a shark that may dissuade summer beachgoers from coming to …

Jun 23, 2025 · While the author of the 1974 Jaws novel, Peter Benchley, has denied basing the story on the 1916 Jersey Shore shark attacks, there are enough similarities to scare us.

Jun 20, 2025 · No specific event inspired Jaws, but there are similarities to a series of shark attacks on the Jersey Shore in 1916. Between July 1 and July 12 of that year, five people were …

Chrissie Watkins was the first reported shark victim of many that were attacked by a rogue great white shark during the infamous Amity Incident. Her death is the most famous and well-known …

Jun 13, 2025 · In 1916, five shark attacks along the New Jersey coast left four people dead and one injured. The rare inland attacks sparked panic, beach closures, and widespread media …

Jun 23, 2025 · As many times as I’ve seen “ Jaws ” since I first experienced it as a mesmerized, terrified, and thrilled 15-year-old in the summer of 1975, each revisit yields something new, …