Peter Benchley

Peter Benchley’s ‘Jaws’ (1974) goes beyond the shark stuff

Peter Benchley wrote “Jaws” (1974) before the boom of shark literature and films — indeed, his book and the subsequent Steven Spielberg movie (1975) launched

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A dozen random observations about ‘Jaws’ for its 40th anniversary

“Jaws” debuted 40 years ago this month, and I was lucky enough that my local theater featured an anniversary screening. Needless to say, the film totally

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