Mayor Larry Vaughn
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Mayor Larry Vaughn is the politically driven town leader in the film "Jaws" who prioritizes Amity Island’s tourism economy over public safety despite a deadly shark threat.
Aliases (1)
- Mayor Larry Vaughn in Jaws ×1
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character → |
| antagonisticTo |
Martin Brody
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| appearsIn |
American film
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Jaws → Jaws 2 → |
| appearsInScene |
dock scene discussing hiring Quint
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hospital corridor scene after beach attack → town council meeting about shark attacks → |
| appearsInWorkCountryOfOrigin |
United States
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| associatedWith |
Fourth of July weekend events on Amity Island
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| basedOnWork |
Jaws (novel)
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| characterAlignment |
morally ambiguous
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| characterTrait |
economically focused
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image-conscious → politically driven → |
| conflictsWith |
Martin Brody
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Matt Hooper → Quint → |
| creator |
Peter Benchley
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| decision |
overrules police chief’s call to close beaches
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| fictionalResidence |
Amity Island
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| fictionalUniverse |
Jaws franchise
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| filmDebutYear |
1975
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| filmDirectorOfWork |
Steven Spielberg
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| firstAppearance |
Jaws (1975 film)
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| gender |
male
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| genreOfWork |
thriller film
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| insistsOn |
keeping Amity Island’s beaches open
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| languageOfCharacter |
English
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| medium |
live-action film
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| motivatedBy |
fear of economic loss
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tourism revenue → |
| narrativeFunction |
obstacle to timely response to shark threat
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| narrativeRole |
secondary antagonist
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| nationalityInFiction |
American
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| notableFor |
downplaying shark attacks on Amity Island
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prioritizing tourism over public safety → |
| occupation |
mayor
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| portrayedAs |
short-sighted politician
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| portrayedBy |
Murray Hamilton
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| positionHeld |
Mayor of Amity Island
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| symbolizes |
political denial of public safety risks
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prioritization of business interests over human life → |
| wears |
anchor-patterned suits
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Jaws
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character |
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Murray Hamilton
("Mayor Larry Vaughn in Jaws")
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characterRole |