great white shark (Jaws)
E494325
The great white shark in "Jaws" is the massive, relentless predator that terrorizes Amity Island and serves as the primary antagonist of Steven Spielberg's classic 1975 thriller.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| great white shark (Jaws) canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional animal
ⓘ
film antagonist ⓘ monster ⓘ shark character ⓘ |
| adaptedBy | Steven Spielberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Jaws
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jaws 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Jaws 3-D NERFINISHED ⓘ Jaws: The Revenge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
American horror films
ⓘ
American thriller films ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Jaws theme music by John Williams ⓘ |
| basedOn | shark in the novel Jaws by Peter Benchley ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Peter Benchley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
helped popularize the summer blockbuster
ⓘ
increased public fear of shark attacks ⓘ |
| defeatedBy | Martin Brody NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diesBy | exploding compressed air tank shot by Martin Brody ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | film Jaws (1975) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchise | Jaws film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext |
horror
ⓘ
thriller ⓘ |
| inspired | numerous shark horror films ⓘ |
| kills |
Alex Kintner
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ben Gardner NERFINISHED ⓘ Chrissie Watkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Quint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| notableFor |
iconic dorsal fin imagery
ⓘ
massive size ⓘ relentless behavior ⓘ stealth attacks ⓘ |
| notableScene |
Alex Kintner beach attack
ⓘ
attack on the Orca boat ⓘ opening nighttime swim attack ⓘ |
| opposes |
Martin Brody
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matt Hooper NERFINISHED ⓘ Quint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | mechanical shark prop nicknamed Bruce ⓘ |
| roleInWork | primary antagonist of the film Jaws ⓘ |
| setting | waters around Amity Island ⓘ |
| species | great white shark ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
uncontrollable natural forces
ⓘ
unknown dangers of the ocean ⓘ |
| terrorizes | Amity Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threatens | beachgoers at Amity Island ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstAppearance | 1975 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.