Jaws at 50: how a single movie changed our perception of white sharks forever

By John Long, Strategic Professor in Palaeontology, Flinders University
Heather L. Robinson, Research Associate in Cultural Studies. "Beyond the Books: Culture, value, and why libraries matter" will be published late 2024 through Wakefield Press., Flinders University

It’s been 50 years since Steven Spielberg’s movie Jaws first cast a terrifying shadow across our screens.

At a low point during production, Spielberg worried he’d only ever be known for “a big fish story”. The film, however, did not tank.

Jaws broke box office records and became the…

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