Expert Hails 50th Anniversary of Movie Jaws (Even with Flaws) for Helping Sharks

Lewis Pugh warns we must protect sharks as he completes swim to mark Jaws’ 50th

The British endurance swimmer has finished a 60-mile swim around Martha’s Vineyard, a shark hotspot where the Hollywood blockbuster was filmed.Enduran ...

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‘Jaws’ at 50: Robert Shaw biography captures the man behind Quint

It was 50 years ago this summer that Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws” terrorized moviegoers and became an instant classic. Filmed on Martha’s Vineyard and adapted from Peter Benchley’s bestseller about a man-eating shark targeting the (fictional) Amity Island beach, “Jaws” charts how police chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider), marine biologist Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) and grizzled shark hunter Quint (Robert Shaw) risk all to destroy the relentless …

Expert hails 50th anniversary of movie Jaws (even with flaws) for helping sharks

Steven Spielberg’s 1975 blockbuster film ‘provided justification for’ anti-shark crackdowns, but also inspired new enthusiasm for shark conservation

The Applause for Jaws, Despite Flaws

Fifty years ago, the movie Jaws scared beachgoers and demonized sharks. Now, however, sharks, the public and our beaches are all evolving to a better understanding