Just when you thought it was safe to celebrate the 50th anniversary of 'Jaws' — here's the ultimate trivia trove ...

On a lovely day on a lovely beach on Amity Island, Mayor Larry Vaughn stands in front of the cameras to kick off the Fourth ...

It tells the story of a vengeful shark and the tourist beach town of Amity Island it decided to terrorize. The movie starred Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss and Robert Shaw as police chief Martin Brody ...

When Jaws was released in 1975, it didn't merely alter the direction of film; it altered perceptions about the ocean.

Meanwhile, the harbor where we first meet Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) is really Edgartown Harbor. The "Jaws" shoot didn't stay only in Edgartown, though. The Brodys' house was filmed at the still ...

To test his seamanship skills, Quint asks Hooper to tie him a sheepshank, a knot used for shortening a rope instead of cutting it (although some think Hooper actually tied a trumpet knot).

Jaws is the type of scary movie that hits home ... A shark specialist from the Oceanographic Research Institute, Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss), arrives at the island to help Brody address the ...