Killer whales in popular culture and at the film's end, seemingly for forgiveness. In contrast, the 1974 Walt Disney produced motion picture "The Island at the Top of the World" portrayed killer whales as bloodthirsty hunters of the protagonists in one particularly brutal scene. In "Jaws" (1975), the name of the boat used to hunt the great white shark is the "Orca", given the killer whale's status as a known predator of the shark. However, in the sequel "Jaws 2", the shark's first victim is a killer whale, which was probably intended more as a Hollywood joke than an accurate portrayal of the eating habits
Jaws (novel) alone a title that we like. In fact, the only word that even means anything, that even says anything, is "jaws". Call the book "Jaws". He said "What does it mean?" I said, "I don't know, but it's short; it fits on a jacket, and it may work." He said, "Okay, we'll call the thing "Jaws". For the cover, Benchley wanted an illustration of Amity as seen through the jaws of a shark. Doubleday's design director, Alex Gotfryd, assigned book illustrator Wendell Minor with the task. The image was eventually vetoed for sexual overtones, compared by sales managers to the