Edith Blake
In the words of the movies, Jaws has “wrapped,” struck its sets and stolen away in mammoth trucks.
Jaws
Alex Elvin
Forty years after its release, Jaws remains a treasured part of Island history. A look back on the summer Hollywood filmmakers descended on the Island and struggled against all odds to make a realistic-looking movie about a giant shark with a taste for human flesh.
Jaws

2021

The Main street miniplex reopens Friday with Cruella and A Quiet Place Part II, and Jaws on Sunday night.

Accessories include two tiny Narragansett Beer cans (one crushed) and an arsenal of weapons and headgear.

2020

An art show at the Old Sculpin Gallery in Edgartown this week pays a unique 45th-anniversary tribute to the lasting impact of Jaws.

From July 4 through July 10, a new group show at the art gallery pays tribute to Jaws production designer Joe Alves.

2018

They came by foot, by dinghy, by kayak and paddleboard for a free outdoor screening of Jaws in Owen Park.

Jaws is back! Or at least Shari Rhodes, the casting director, has been on the Island casting for Jaws II.

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