The legacy of “Jaws” lives forever for Wendy Benchley. Benchley, the widow of “Jaws” author Peter Benchley and an executive producer on the new documentary “Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story,” ...
What is your relationship to the film and how long have you lived on the Vineyard? I've lived on the Vineyard full-time since December 2011, but I was a “summer kid” from the age of 3 months through ...
CORRECTION: A previous version of this story misspelled the name of Rene Ben David, who played a young sailor in the estuary, and is among one of the locals hired as extras or assistants who returned ...
Benchley himself can be seen in a cameo in the film as the news reporter ... not counting post-production. Jaws’s Amity Island was actually Martha’s Vineyard. To create the fictional town of Amity, ...
MIRACLE MILE, LOS ANGELES -- In 1975, the enormous success of "Jaws" turned the film into what is widely acknowledged as Hollywood's first summer blockbuster. In honor of its 50th anniversary, ...
It’s been 50 years since Jaws redefined the term summer blockbuster, amassing a whopping $260 million during its initial release in 1975 and putting Martha's Vineyard on the world stage. Located just ...