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Bookmark or Share- Jaws (film) - WikipediaIn the New England beach town of Amity Island, [3] [4] a young woman goes for a late-night ocean swim during a beach party. An unseen force attacks and pulls her underwater. Her remains are found washed up on the beach the next morning.
- Where Was Jaws Filmed? All Filming Locations Explained - Screen RantThe film is set in the fictional town of Amity Island, New York, which is seemingly a play on the actual New York location, Long Island. Long Island is even home to the town of Amityville, which raises questions about why filmmakers didn't take advantage of the New York area.
- The real-life locations where Jaws was filmed - Entertainment WeeklyAmity Island, the small beach town terrorized by the world's most famous shark, first came to life in the pages of Peter Benchley's 1974 novel, Jaws, which the film is based on.
- Is Amity Island Real? Where Jaws Was Filmed - Screen RantAmity Island in Jaws was inspired by real events, like the Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916. Jaws was filmed in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, not the Long Island setting of the novel. Despite being a fictional island, Amity Island's location off the coast of Long Island is symbolic.
- Amity Island | Jaws Wiki - FandomAmity Island is a fictional island located off the coast of New England, and is the main setting of the Jaws franchise. The island is known for its clean air, beautiful beaches, and many of its local fishermen. The island is also infamous for its series of horrifying and fatal shark attacks...
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