10 Jaws Facts You Never Knew

In the novel, Hooper has an affair with the chief’s wife, Ellen, played by Lorraine Gary, who returned for Jaws 2 and Jaws: The Revenge.

But Jaws began as a troubled production that went way over budget and made Spielberg fear for his job.

Steven Spielberg’s Jaws went on to invent the summer blockbuster, alongside Star Wars from his pal George Lucas, which arrived two years later.