Jaws was based on a book by Peter Benchley.
The novel by Peter Benchley came first.
Peter Benchley wrote the #1 Best-Seller Jaws, which was a novel released in 1974. Spielberg wrote a script when Peter Benchley's screenplay didn't fit what he imagined the film version to be. Carl Gottlieb (the guy who plays Meadows) wrote the screenplay, with additional help from Howard Sackler.Another AnswerPeter Benchley wrote a book, Jaws, in 1973, and was commissioned to craft the screenplay for the movie in 1975, which Steven Spielberg directed, according to IMDb.George Lucas was not involved with Jaws.
The book came from... Peter Benchley (author of Jaws) saw a clipping form the New York Daily News Paper that reported a capture of a 4,550 pound great white and then said that in a lifetime almost everyone liked sharks or dinos and then the idea just started. To read more about that get the book Shark Life by Peter Benchley.
According to IMDB, below, Peter Benchley wrote the book, and as well, collaborated on the screenplay for the movie. Steven Speilberg directed the film; George Lucas was not involved in Jaws.
Jaws was based on a book by Peter Benchley.
The novel by Peter Benchley came first.
Peter Benchley wrote the #1 Best-Seller Jaws, which was a novel released in 1974. Spielberg wrote a script when Peter Benchley's screenplay didn't fit what he imagined the film version to be. Carl Gottlieb (the guy who plays Meadows) wrote the screenplay, with additional help from Howard Sackler.Another AnswerPeter Benchley wrote a book, Jaws, in 1973, and was commissioned to craft the screenplay for the movie in 1975, which Steven Spielberg directed, according to IMDb.George Lucas was not involved with Jaws.
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Peter Benchley wrote the #1 Best-Seller Jaws, which was a novel released in 1974. Spielberg wrote a script when Peter Benchley's screenplay didn't fit what he imagined the film version to be. Carl Gottlieb (the guy who plays Meadows) wrote the screenplay, with additional help from Howard Sackler.Another AnswerPeter Benchley wrote a book, Jaws, in 1973, and was commissioned to craft the screenplay for the movie in 1975, which Steven Spielberg directed, according to IMDb.George Lucas was not involved with Jaws.
The 1975 movie Jaws was based on the novel of the same name by Peter Benchley.
The book came from... Peter Benchley (author of Jaws) saw a clipping form the New York Daily News Paper that reported a capture of a 4,550 pound great white and then said that in a lifetime almost everyone liked sharks or dinos and then the idea just started. To read more about that get the book Shark Life by Peter Benchley.
Jaws, based on Benchley's novel, directed by Spielberg, came out in 1975.
the author had a cameo role in the movie
According to IMDB, below, Peter Benchley wrote the book, and as well, collaborated on the screenplay for the movie. Steven Speilberg directed the film; George Lucas was not involved in Jaws.
Jack Larson had a cameo appearance in the Superman Returns movie.
The 1975 novel "Jaws" was written by Peter BenchleyThe screenplay for the movie was written by Peter Benchley, Carl Gottleib and Howard Sackler.The novel was based on true events that occurred off of a Jersey Beach in 1916. In progress of developing the film, Benchley was asked by director Steven Spielberg to appear in the major motion picture as the news reporter. Spielberg also casted Gottleib if he'd take on the role of the mayor's assistant for the town of Amity Island.In real life, someone was killed by a shark in a lake. Scientists initially thought that was impossible since sharks live only in salt water. Turns out, a bull shark can live in fresh water also. A few months later, remains of a human was found in a great white, not a bull.Peter Benchley