We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It's no secret that "Jaws" is an enduring classic. The 1975 film from director Steven Spielberg still sits atop lists of the best shark movies ...

The legacy of “Jaws” lives forever for Wendy Benchley. Benchley, the widow of “Jaws” author Peter Benchley and an executive producer on the new documentary “Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story,” ...

Before it terrified moviegoers around the world, Jaws first captivated readers. Published in 1974, Peter Benchley’s thriller became an immediate literary sensation, spending an extraordinary 44 weeks ...

The man who taught the world to fear sharks spent the rest of his life asking everyone to give them a second chance to fix the deep-seated trauma he caused. When Peter Benchley published Jaws in 1974, ...

It’s been 52 years since the publication of Peter Benchley’s 1974 novel "Jaws," which was followed by the famous film adaptation the following year, directed by Steven Spielberg and co-scripted by ...

Nat Geo describes the documentary, “This definitive account offers an unfiltered look at the chaos and creativity behind the making of Jaws, featuring never-before-seen footage from Spielberg’s and ...

Editor’s note: This story was first published in 2025 and has been updated. Peter Benchley thought he had one last shot. So the aspiring novelist from a family of writers pitched a whopper. But ...

Peter Benchley has said that his classic novel "Jaws" – which went on to inspire the summer blockbuster starring Richard Dreyfuss – was not inspired by the very real story of the 1916 shark attacks on ...