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.
Sounds like Jaws.
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.
In the book they don't come back, though it seems like they make a cameo in the movie coming out later this year.