Jaws franchise

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The Jaws franchise is a series of American thriller films and related media centered on deadly great white shark attacks and the human efforts to stop them.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film franchise
media franchise
basedOn Jaws (novel)
composer John Williams
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Peter Benchley
distributor Universal Pictures
endTime 1987
genre adventure film
horror
thriller
hasCulturalImpactOn public perception of sharks
tourism in beach communities
hasMerchandise home video releases
novelizations
toys
hasPart Jaws
surface form: Jaws (film)

Jaws 2
Jaws 3-D
Jaws: The Revenge
hasSequel Jaws 2
Jaws 3-D
Jaws: The Revenge
hasThemeParkAttraction Jaws ride
surface form: Jaws (Universal Studios Florida attraction)
hasVideoGameAdaptation Jaws (1987 video game)
Jaws Unleashed
inception 1975
influenced summer blockbuster trend
language English
mainSubject great white shark
shark attack
notableAwardReceived Academy Award for Best Original Score
notableCharacter Martin Brody
Matt Hooper
Quint
notableDirector Jeannot Szwarc
Joe Alves
Joseph Sargent
Steven Spielberg
notableWork Jaws
surface form: Jaws (film)
productionCompany Universal Pictures
Zanuck/Brown Company
publisher Universal Pictures
setting Amity Island
startTime 1975
theme economic pressure versus public safety
fear of the unknown
man versus nature

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Mayor Larry Vaughn fictionalUniverse Jaws franchise
Matt Hooper fictionalUniverse Jaws franchise
Jaws ride basedOn Jaws franchise
this entity surface form: Jaws film franchise
Jaws 2 partOfSeries Jaws franchise
this entity surface form: Jaws film series
Quint appearsInFranchise Jaws franchise
Amity Island partOf Jaws franchise
Ellen Brody appearsInFranchise Jaws franchise
this entity surface form: Jaws film series
Larry Vaughn fictionalUniverse Jaws franchise
Orca (Quint's boat) franchise Jaws franchise
Bruce the shark appearsIn Jaws franchise
Bruce the shark fictionalUniverse Jaws franchise
this entity surface form: Jaws universe
Bruce the shark partOf Jaws franchise
New England (fictional island town) partOf Jaws franchise
this entity surface form: Jaws film series fictional universe
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water... relatedTo Jaws franchise
subject surface form: "Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water..."
this entity surface form: Jaws (film series)
Michael Brody fictionalUniverse Jaws franchise
Michael Brody filmSeries Jaws franchise
this entity surface form: Jaws film series
Sean Brody fictionalUniverse Jaws franchise
Jaws: The Revenge partOfSeries Jaws franchise
this entity surface form: Jaws film series
Jaws: The Revenge franchise Jaws franchise
Amity town council appearsIn Jaws franchise
Amity town council partOfFictionalUniverse Jaws franchise
this entity surface form: Jaws universe
Amity Harbor fictionalUniverse Jaws franchise
Jaws 3-D partOfSeries Jaws franchise
this entity surface form: Jaws film series
Amity Beach fictionalUniverse Jaws franchise
The Jaws Log associatedWith Jaws franchise