Jaws (1975)
- Documented locations
- 28
- Year
- 1975
- Directed by
- Steven SPIELBERG
- Cities
- Edgartown, Oak Bluffs, Vineyard Haven, Aquinnah, Chilmark, Los Angeles, Culver City, Universal City
Edgartown, United States
The scene : The intersection serves as the facade of the Amity police station: Chief Brody exits through the back door onto Davis Lane and heads up South Water Street, passing the offices of the Amity Gazette before reaching Main Street.
Edgartown, United States
The scene : It is at the corner, in front of the Amity hardware store, that Brody (Roy Scheider) buys supplies to make the no swimming signs, before handing them over to his deputy Hendricks (Jeffrey Kramer).
Edgartown, United States
Lined with houses of whaling captains topped with their "widow's walks," the street overlooks the harbor of Edgartown.
The scene : The street that descends towards the port provides several shots of the town of Amity, among its captains' homes and their widow's balconies.
Edgartown, United States
The scene : The Edgartown town hall hosts the heated public meetings of Amity, where the town is torn over the beach closures and where Quint (Robert Shaw) makes his entrance by scraping his nails on a blackboard.
Edgartown, United States
Small dead-end harbor lined with buildings clad in gray shingles.
The scene : The port welcomes the arrival of the harbor master, the weighing of the tiger shark caught by amateur fishermen, and the slap that Mrs. Kintner delivers to Brody; it is also where the police chief meets Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) for the first time.
Edgartown, United States
Tiny ferry connecting Edgartown to Chappaquiddick Island; it only carries a few cars at a time and departs from Dock Street, at the foot of Daggett Street.
The scene : During the few-minute crossing to Chappaquiddick, Mayor Vaughn (Murray Hamilton) traps Brody between two cars to persuade him to talk about "boat accidents" rather than about sharks.
Edgartown, United States
A long public beach that remains wild, located on the southern coast of Martha's Vineyard.
The scene : The campfire that opens the film burns on this beach: Chrissie Watkins (Susan Backlinie) leaves the party to go for a swim, and it is there that Deputy Hendricks will find her remains.
Edgartown, United States
The scene : Chrissie's nighttime swim and her death by the shark were filmed here, not on the campfire beach.
Edgartown, United States
The scene : Chrissie runs into the water and dives in before being attacked: the source situates the attack on this beach.
Edgartown, United States
The scene : The sheltered bay hosts part of the confrontations with the shark, including Quint's death and the final battle around the Orca.
Edgartown, United States
Public beach spanning three kilometers between Edgartown and Oak Bluffs, separated from Sengekontacket Pond by the road.
The scene : Crowded beach on July 4th: young Alex Kintner (Jeffrey Voorhees) is swept away before the eyes of the bathers, who retreat to the sand in panic.
Edgartown, United States
A road bridge crossing the passage that connects Sengekontacket Pond to the strait, between Edgartown and Oak Bluffs.
The scene : The aileron passes under the bridge's deck to reach the pond, which is supposed to be a safe area.
Edgartown, United States
Brackish coastal pond connected to the strait by a narrow passage.
The scene : In the supposedly safe pond, the shark takes a victim in front of Michael Brody (Chris Rebello), who emerges in a state of shock.
Oak Bluffs, United States
The filmed house has since been replaced; only the garage remains, converted into a guest house.
The scene : The house of Chief Brody and his family, on the tip of East Chop, where the domestic scenes and the dinner conversation following the death of little Kintner take place.
Oak Bluffs, United States
Lighthouse built in 1869 on the point of East Chop, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The scene : The lighthouse appears in a shot of the July 4th weekend sequence.
Oak Bluffs, United States
Hamlet and private beach of Oak Bluffs, just north of the small bridge on Beach Road.
The scene : On this private beach, two weekend fishermen attempt to lure the shark from a platform, which gives way under the strain and drifts away with one of them hanging onto it.
Oak Bluffs, United States
The scene : All the tracking at sea aboard the Orca was filmed offshore, between East Chop and Oak Bluffs: the placing of the barrels, the watchful nights, and the killing of the shark.
Vineyard Haven, United States
The scene : The crossroads and the ferry terminal open the sequence of the July 4th rush, when vacationers disembark in droves onto the island.
Aquinnah, United States
The scene : Brody drives past the sign announcing the fiftieth Amity regatta, on which a joker has painted a fin; it is also here that he clashes with the mayor and Hooper over the 1916 attacks on the New Jersey coast.
Aquinnah, United States
Lighthouse planted on the clay cliffs of Aquinnah, at the west end of Martha's Vineyard. Threatened by erosion, it was moved back thirty-nine meters in June 2015; it is still open for visitation.
The scene : The lighthouse and the clay cliffs close off the horizon as Mayor Vaughn dismisses the warnings of Brody and Hooper.
Chilmark, United States
Active fishing port, lined with wooden huts, on the west coast of Martha's Vineyard.
The scene : Quint's shack, lined with jaws and nets, occupies the end of the harbor: Brody and Hooper come to find him there, and it is from this dock that the Orca sets sail for the hunt.
Edgartown, United States
The scene : Closing shot: Brody and Hooper return to the shore swimming, clinging to the yellow barrels, as the credits roll.
Los Angeles, United States
The scene : The head of Ben Gardner emerging from the torn hull, and the underwater shots of Hooper inspecting the wreck, were filmed in a private pool in the San Fernando Valley.
United States
The scene : The underwater shots from the shark's point of view, during Chrissie's swim, were filmed off the island.
Culver City, United States
An open-air filming basin dug in the 1930s at the southern end of MGM's Lot One, near the intersection of Overland Avenue and Culver Boulevard, with its own water tower to fill and empty it in a matter of moments. It served the studio's water sequences for seven decades, from Johnny Weissmuller's Tarzan to the 1990s, before being demolished in 2003.
The scene : The attack on the shark cage, with Hooper trapped behind the bars, was filmed in a tank on the MGM lot in Culver City, not at sea.
Universal City, United States
Large outdoor filming tank of the Universal Studios backlot in Universal City.
The scene : The backlot's outdoor pool is part of the work in still water: this source situates the shots of Hooper trapped in his cage.
Universal City, United States
Universal Studios Backlot: permanent streets and outdoor sets.
The scene : The shots of Brody and Hooper on the Orca's bridge out of the water were filmed on the Universal backlot.
Australia
The scene : The only real great white sharks in the film were filmed here by the second unit, in the Spencer Gulf.