Jaws (franchise) Jaws (franchise) Jaws is an American natural horror film series that started with a 1975 film that expanded into three sequels, a theme park ride, and other tie-in merchandise, based on a 1974 novel. The main subject of the saga is a great white shark, and its attacks on people in specific areas of the United States. The Brody family is featured in all of the films as the primary antithesis to the shark. The original film was based on a novel written by Peter Benchley, which itself was inspired by the Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916. Benchley adapted
The Shark Is Still Working of Jaws", actor Richard Dreyfuss has recounted tales about the troubled production of "Jaws" and the quote “The shark is NOT working” which Dreyfuss would hear constantly from members of the crew. Eventually, upon successful attempts to fix the malfunctioning sea monster, Dreyfuss would regularly hear the quote “The shark is working." Universal Studios announced that "The Shark Is Still Working" documentary would be included as a special feature on the Blu-ray edition of "Jaws". Some of the interviews were filmed in 4:3 Academy ratio, typical of TV documentaries of the time. As the production went on, became the TV