LEGENDARY Locations from JAWS (1975)

by D. C. Popwalker

30th May 2026

Last June, we visited Martha’s Vineyard to track down the locations from JAWS (1975) for the movie’s 50th Anniversary.

JAWS is one of the biggest movies of all time, so this isn’t the first nor will it be the last filming locations video. I really wanted to make sure my contribution to the YouTube Jawsphere included some things you may not have known and tips for getting around the island yourself.

JAWS was released in 1975 and was directed by Steven Spielberg. It stars Roy Scheider as Chief Martin Brody, Robert Shaw as Quint, Richard Dreyfuss as Matt Hooper, Lorraine Gary as Ellen Brody, Murray Hamilton as Mayor Larry Vaughn, Carl Gottlieb as Meadows, Jeffrey Kramer as Deputy Hendricks, and Susan Backlinie as Chrissie Watkins.

The movie filmed on Martha’s Vineyard in Edgartown, Oak Bluffs, Aquinnah (then known as Gay Head), and Menemsha, as well as Universal Studios Hollywood, Catalina Island, Verna Fields’ pool and Dangerous Reef in Australia.

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