Jaws

The 1st account of the making of Jaws to focus on the productionâs local participants, featuring 100s of never-before-seen photos, accounts and anecdotes, and a Foreword by Steven Spielberg.

Updated with new material for the filmâs 50th anniversary. Youâre gonna need a bigger coffee table!



The filming of Jaws was a landmark event in the history of both movies and the quaint New England island of Marthaâs Vineyard, where the geographic isolation necessitated hiring 100s of locals to work as cast and unseen crew. Among them were many professional and amateur photographers with full access to the production. 

Memories compiles their photos and stories for the 1st time into a unique compendium. Movie buffs, SFX enthusiasts, and fans of Jaws will thrill in this definitive volumeâs special features:

⢠Updated edition includes +100 new photos, most previously unseen and many in colour, new interview material with local cast and crew, and an Afterword by Wendy Benchley, wife of Jaws author Peter Benchley.

⢠Foreword by Steven Spielberg.

⢠100s of previously unpublished photos taken by local participants and bystanders, and a detailed account of how the filmmakers chose Marthaâs Vineyard as their shooting location.

⢠Recollections of local crew and cast, including Lee Fierro (Mrs. Kintner), Chris Crawford, real-life captain of the Orca, and Craig Kingsbury, the inspiration for Robert Shawâs portrayal of maniacal shark hunter Quint.

⢠Newly illustrated schematics by Jaws Production Designer Joe Alves, explaining the intricacies of the revolutionary sea sled fin mechanism, and his original 1974 storyboards.

⢠Insight on adapting Jaws from page to screen from Screenwriter Carl Gottlieb, Location Casting Director Shari Rhodes, and more.

âTaylorâs curation brings warmth, humour, and affection to a story that might otherwise be buried beneath its own legend.ââ"Voice Magazine

âPerfect for any Jaws fan! The photographs are amazing. Getting lost in the backstory allows you to peek behind the magic curtain of movie making.â â"Horror Tree

"Refreshed with new material for the filmâs golden anniversary, Matt Taylorâs gorgeous book Jaws: Memories from Marthaâs Vineyard (Updated and Revised Edition) is the perfect companion for a late-summer revisit as the film heads back into theaters." â" The Film Stage

âThis book is the perfect behind-the-scenes accompaniment to the film ... If this film has ever meant anything to you, this belongs in your library.â â"Cinema Sentries

Praise for the 1st edition:

âChock full of anecdotes and bursting with more than 1000 pix that have never been seen before. This behind-the-scenes beauty is an absolute must have.ââ" Library Journal

âOne of the most amazing making-of-a-movie books ever.â
â"Fangoria magazine

âYouâre going to need a bigger coffee table.â â" Rue Morgue magazine

âA gorgeously produced coffee table book. Taylorâs work ambitiously offers what amounts to a nearly scene-by-scene accounting of the making of one of historyâs most-beloved films.â
â"Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review, one of the Books of the Year

âIt is charming and as handsome and thorough as any book about any film production could hope to be.â
â"Chicago Tribune

âAfter thirty-five years, I canât believe the fan base Jaws has. A coffee table book showing the making of the movie in a whole new light is long overdue.â
â"Jaws Production Designer Joe Alves