"Jaws" author Peter Benchley remembers stepping off a plane at the Martha's Vineyard airport in 1974 and being ambushed by a Los Angeles Times reporter. "Steven Spielberg thinks your book is a piece ...

A little over a year before Jaws opened in theaters and forever changed the next 50 years of cinema, it was a best-selling debut novel by author Peter Benchley. "That is a completely different kind of ...

New York, NY -- Peter Benchley, whose novel "Jaws" terrorized millions of swimmers even as the author himself became an advocate for the conservation of sharks, has died at age 65, his widow said ...

Nat Geo describes the documentary, “This definitive account offers an unfiltered look at the chaos and creativity behind the making of Jaws, featuring never-before-seen footage from Spielberg’s and ...

Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, and Robert Shaw led a cast rounded out by Martha's Vineyard locals. Director Steven Spielberg and author Peter Benchley both expressed regret over how the film ...

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 coverage. The events helped ...

Logan Kelly is a professional author, screenwriter, and proud cinemaphile. He studied screenwriting and film history while attending Valencia College, before moving to the New York Metro Area. 50 ...

What was the nickname given to the shark? Spielberg named his mechanical shark “Bruce,” after his attorney, Bruce Ramer. Where did the title come from? When author Peter Benchley’s 1974 book was going ...

A theme song consisting of a simple two-note motif has kept swimmers terrified of open water for decades. John Williams' iconic score for the movie "Jaws," which celebrates the 50th anniversary of its ...

Just when we all thought it was safe to go back into the water, Jaws returns to celebrate its 50th birthday. Released in 1975, Steven Spielberg’s breakout film endured a hellish, high-seas production ...