Jaws
Date: 1975
Director: Steven Spielberg
Production Company: Zanuck/Brown, Universal
Stars: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Murray Hamilton, Lorraine Gary
Location(s): Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA.
Region(s): N. America
Storyline:
Great white shark terrorises holiday resort. And made a real splash at the box office.
Additional Information:
A bit of a fraternal collaboration. I sit at home doing the grabs while brother Robin (RJ) enjoys himself on location. SJ
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- Capture 1
- 'Now' required
Susan Blacklinie gets into trouble for nude swimming: is the buoy still there? The scene was filmed at South Beach State Park.
- Capture 2
- 'Now' required
Scheider and Gary at the Brody residence, East Chop Drive, just east of Namas Avenue, Oak Bluffs, since rebuilt.
- Capture 3
- 20 Dec 2020
A better view as Scheider backs out.
Taken by Lance Mazmanian in October 2017. (SJ)
- Capture 4
- 'Now' required
And another.
- Capture 5
- 16 Jul 2012
A lighthouse and out of shot to the left the prop "Amity" Island billboard.
Gay Head Lighthouse. Aquinnah Circle right at the southwest tip of Martha's Vineyard. RJ
- Capture 6
- 'Now' required
Scheider off to find the remains of Blacklinie.
- Capture 7
- 16 Jul 2012
Scheider leaves the police station.
Different fence and with extension added. Davis Street, Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard. RJ
- Capture 8
- 16 Jul 2012
And this is round the corner panning right.
Same fire hydrant, corner of Davis Street and South Water Street. RJ
- Capture 9
- 16 Jul 2012
Scheider IS Chief Brody.
South Water Street. RJ
- Capture 10
- 16 Jul 2012
Passing the local newspaper's office.
Good match. RJ
- Capture 11
- 13 Jul 2012
Being attacked by man with a wheel.
The white picket fence has gone. RJ
- Capture 12
- 16 Jul 2012
Making his escape.
Main Street and South Water Street intersection. RJ
- Capture 13
- 13 Jul 2012
Buying equipment to erect closed beach signs.
Shutters open on the then and closed on the now. Otherwise a perfect match. RJ
- Capture 14
- 16 Jul 2012
Hamilton spots Scheider and as mayor wants the beaches kept open.
Looking down Main Street. RJ
- Capture 15
- 16 Jul 2012
And tackles him.
Looking up North Water Street from Main Street. RJ
- Capture 16
- 16 Jul 2012
Scheider on the ferry.
Dock Street and Dagget Street, Edgartown. RJ
- Capture 17
- 13 Jul 2012
The view from the ferry.
About right. RJ
- Capture 18
- 16 Jul 2012
On the ferry.
Chappaquiddick Island Ferry, Dagget Street. RJ
- Capture 19
- 16 Jul 2012
"Keep the beaches open, I said," say Hamilton, backed up by cronies. See the structure on the far right?
Nice close-up of the tower/summer house seen in the screen grab. RJ
- Capture 20
- 16 Jul 2012
The other side.
View from Chappaquiddick Island. RJ
- Capture 21
- 'Now' required
Scheider looks from his house to his sons on the jetty, East Chop Drive.
- Capture 22
- 'Now' required
A couple of the locals try a spot of shark-fishing. North of Edgartown and just south of Oak Bluffs on Beach Road on private property.
- Capture 23
- 16 Jul 2012
Popeye makes a guest appearance.
Check out the building left of the stars and stripes. Extension added. This lies behind the harbour master's hut which has now gone: see jaws024 right at the far right. RJ
- Capture 24
- 'Now' required
Locals off to hunt sharks and Scheider tries to stop them.
- Capture 25
- 16 Jul 2012
Dreyfuss has no better luck.
Spot on. These last three are all at Edgartown Marina just east of the Chappaquiddick ferry. RJ
- Capture 26
- 'Now' required
Dreyfuss, Hamilton and Scheider argue over the evidence.
- Capture 27
- 16 Jul 2012
Nice less blurred shot of Gay Head Lighthouse seen in jaws005
Telegraph pole nicely aligned but vegetation is taking over, Aquinnah Circle. RJ
- Capture 28
- 16 Jul 2012
Scheider tells his son to go boating on the pond away from the sea as it'll be safer there.
The American Legion Bridge. RJ
- Capture 29
- 16 Jul 2012
Oops, onlooker spots a fin heading for the pond.
Beach undeveloped for once. This inlet is on Beach Road looking towards Joseph Sylvia State Beach to the north of Edgartown. RJ
- Capture 30
- 16 Jul 2012
Fin heading for the dinghy.
Bridge from inlet side but bro RJ tiring now and not able to walk further for that correct angle over Sengekontacket Pond.
- Capture 31
- 16 Jul 2012
Scheider and the rest of Amity head for the pond.
Supports of the bridge have been rebuilt. RJ
- Capture 32
- 16 Jul 2012
On the bridge.
Now. RJ
- Capture 33
- 16 Jul 2012
Outside Shaw's lodge, built specifically for the film then removed.
Match with building behind the yacht. Menemsha Harbour at westernmost end of North Road. RJ
- Capture 34
- 'Now' required
Reverse pov.
- Capture 35
- 'Now' required
Gary bids farewell to Dreyfuss, Shaw and Scheider on board the Orca.
- Capture 36
- 16 Jul 2012
The Orca departs.
Wrong angle (looking at line of shacks from left rather than right. Looks like that left one has rotated 90 degrees). RJ
- Capture 37
- 02 Jan 2018
A repeat capture to support a new "now". (RL)
A shot from Rod Dunn at the right angle taken "last year"...I think that that now means 2016! (RL)
- Capture 38
- 'Now' required
The end titles about to roll.