Jaws was based on a book by Peter Benchley.
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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 original Jaws directed by Steven Spielberg starred Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Grey, Murray Hamilton, Carl Gottlieb(co-writer) and Peter Benchley (who also wrote the novel and co-wrote the screenplay).
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.
No, there are four Jaws movies: Jaws, Jaws 2, Jaws 3, and Jaws: The Revenge.There is an Italian film called Cruel Jaws, which some people consider to be the 5th Jaws movie. But this movie is not part of the Jaws franchise; it's what is commonly known as a "rip off" of the Jaws movies.