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“Verified Purchase
When a Great White Shark stakes a claim off the waters of a peaceful community island of Amity, it is only the towns Chief of Police Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) that recognises the potential damage that could be done, it is only when oceanographer Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) arrives to confirm Brody's suspicions, that a large dangerous predator is snacking on the locals and tourists. Only when the attacks are intensified that the Town's financially concerned Mayor Larry Vaughn (Murray Hamilton) sits up and takes note after ignoring Brody's warnings. A bounty is paid to local salty sea dog fisherman Quint (Robert Shaw) and accompanied by Brody and Hooper set out to sea to confront the danger face to face.
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Fictional Places You Don’t Want To Visit (205 movies items)"Amity Island, New England Amity Island is a fictional island located off the coast of New England, and is the main setting of the Jaws franchise. The island is known for its clean air, beautiful beaches, and many of its local fishermen. Why you wouldn’t want to visit: The island is also infamous for its series of horrifying and fatal shark attacks. And also, the highly corrupt mayor, Mayor Larry Vaughan is still the mayor, in the sequel. “After all, “Amity means friendship.”"
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Terror Blurbs! Pt. 1 (An Ever-Expanding List) (100 movies items)"Plot: A small coastal town is terrorized by a great white shark whose bloodthirsty rampage is made all the worse by bureaucrats. Oft imitated, never paralleled (at least as far as shark movies go), Jaws proves more of a drama with action-adventure undertones, but the horrifying impact of the brilliantly composed shark sequences made its mark on the psyche of the moviegoing populace. Fantastic performances and direction abound!"
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