Jaws (film)

Jaws (1975) is an American film, based upon a bestselling novel by Peter Benchley, which itself was based loosely on the terrifying true story of the Jersey Shore Shark Attacks of 1916. In the story, a resort town's sheriff tries to protect beachgoers from the predations of a huge great white shark by closing the beach, only to be overruled by the town council. The film was directed by Steven Spielberg and stars Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss and Lorraine Gary.

Differences from the novel

The film differed in some notable aspects from Benchley's original novel: -

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• In the novel, Hooper is killed by the shark during a dive to examine it. The film actually shows him swimming to shore with Chief Brody after Brody killed the shark.
• The novel also describes a short sexual encounter between Hooper and Brody's wife. They are portrayed as having been acquainted with each other during their youth.