Is Amity Island Real? Where Jaws Was Filmed
Amity 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.
One of the most memorable aspects of Jaws is its picturesque setting of Amity Island, leading many fans of the movie to question if it is a real island and where Jaws was filmed. Steven Spielberg's shark thriller is one of the greatest movies ever made and centers around the quiet beach community of Amity Island which becomes terrorized when a great white shark begins feasting on the beachgoers. Nearly 45 years have passed since its release, and it still terrifies people enough to reconsider swimming in the ocean.
The setting for Jaws' shark attacks, however, is a little murky. Setting Jaw in...
One of the most memorable aspects of Jaws is its picturesque setting of Amity Island, leading many fans of the movie to question if it is a real island and where Jaws was filmed. Steven Spielberg's shark thriller is one of the greatest movies ever made and centers around the quiet beach community of Amity Island which becomes terrorized when a great white shark begins feasting on the beachgoers. Nearly 45 years have passed since its release, and it still terrifies people enough to reconsider swimming in the ocean.
The setting for Jaws' shark attacks, however, is a little murky. Setting Jaw in...
- 28/02/2024
- par Shawn S. Lealos, Colin McCormick, Kara Hedash
- ScreenRant
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