Shark Week Expert Weighs In On Jaws As ‘One Of The Best Movies Ever Made,’ But ‘Pretty Bad PR’ For Sharks

The Undeniable Greatness of Jaws

There are a number of striking revelations in the documentary Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story that’s currently on Hulu in honor of the fiftieth anniversary of the release of Jaws, Steven Spielberg’s masterpiece of oceangoing terror. But the most delightful is that Fidel Castro read the source material, Peter Benchley’s same-named bestselling novel, […]

Tales from the Mako Shark Fishermen Who Make Captain Quint Look Like a Rookie

This story, “Mako!” appeared in the March 1978 issue of Outdoor Life. It was published just three years after the blockbuster “Jaws” hit theaters. The mako prowls its shadowy underworld with an arrogant confidence, propelled by languid sweeps of his large tail. All else is motionless, except for the slight tilt of his pectoral fins, lifting and lowering the beast as wing-flaps lift and lower an airplane. His eyes are unblinking and without dimen…

Fact-checking ‘Jaws’ for Shark Week: Bruce the shark vs. marine biologist Tom ‘The Blowfish’ Hird

Expert behind new Shark Week doc separates truth from fiction in the movie series and explains why Jaws 2 is more realistic than the original.

During Shark Week, expert says sharks get a bad rap

It’s Shark Week and one expert says sharks get a bad rap. With movies like Jaws, many of us have an image of sharks attacking people, but Sea Life Michigan Aquarium curator Lauren Grauer says that’s really not the case. “Sharks typically prey on smaller fishes and crustaceans and even smaller elasmobranchs, but they’re not necessarily dangerous to humans,” Grauer said. “Shark bites are extremely rare. A lot of people like to say, you’re more lik…

Shark Week Expert Weighs In On Jaws As ‘One Of The Best Movies Ever Made,’ But ‘Pretty Bad PR’ For Sharks

Shark Week's Paul de Gelder told us about loving Jaws as a movie, but sharks having "pretty bad PR" about seeming like mankillers.