Jaws (novel) Jaws (novel) Jaws is a 1974 novel by American writer Peter Benchley. It tells the story of a great white shark that preys upon a small resort town and the voyage of three men trying to kill it. The novel grew out of Benchley's interest in shark attacks after he learned about the exploits of shark fisherman Frank Mundus in 1964. Doubleday commissioned him to write the novel in 1971, a period when Benchley struggled as a freelance journalist. Through a marketing campaign orchestrated by Doubleday and paperback publisher Bantam, "Jaws" was incorporated into many book sales clubs catalogues and
The Killer (1989 film) production notes, and a commentary track. Woo was very happy with the film being included in the Criterion Collection stating, "it was great because it would let people know what ["The Killer" and "Hard Boiled"] are about...when I saw that Criterion Collection selected "The Killer", I was very happy as "The Killer" and "Bullet in the Head" are my two favourites". On 3 Oct 2000 Fox Lorber released a DVD of "The Killer" with English and Cantonese audio, including a commentary track with John Woo and film trailers. This Fox Lorber disc was also included in a two disc DVD