Jaws (franchise) the Fishmen" (also known as "Screamers"), the French-Italian "Killer Fish", the Italian "Monster Shark" (also known as "Devil Fish"), the Italian "Cruel Jaws" (also known as "The Beast", and "Jaws 5: Cruel Jaws"), and the Japanese "Jaws in Japan" (also known as "Psycho Shark"). The betters of these are often considered to be "Piranha", as a rip-off, and "Great White" (also known as "The Last Shark"), as an unofficial sequel. The Shark is Still Working is a feature-length documentary film on the impact and legacy of the 1975 Steven Spielberg blockbuster film "Jaws". It features interviews with a range of
Jaws (film) directed his first theatrical film, "The Sugarland Express", for Zanuck and Brown. At the end of a meeting in their office, Spielberg noticed their copy of the still-unpublished Benchley novel, and after reading it was immediately captivated. He later observed that it was similar to his 1971 television film "Duel" in that both deal with "these leviathans targeting everymen". After Richards's departure, the producers signed Spielberg to direct in June 1973, before the release of "The Sugarland Express". Before production began, however, Spielberg grew reluctant to continue with "Jaws", in fear of becoming typecast as the "truck and shark director".