Where Was ‘Jaws’ Filmed?

In 1975, Steven Spielberg changed cinema forever with Jaws. The film started our love affair with the summer blockbuster. From its characters, the slow burn story, the shark that barely worked, and especially John Williams‘ thrilling score, everything about Jaws hits. What sometimes gets overlooked, due to all of those iconic factors, is the film’s actual setting. The fictional setting of Amity Island, located in New England and created by Peter Benchley in his novel of the same name, is where the action takes place. It, too, works on so many levels, as it would be a boring film if the entire thing took place on the open water.