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| Spielberg named the shark "Bruce" after his lawyer. |
| Quint's tale of the USS Indianapolis was written by Shaw following a disagreement between screenwriters Peter Benchley and Carl Gottlieb. Shaw presented his text, and Benchley and Gottlieb agreed that this was exactly what was needed. Whoever was responsible, Shaw got the date of the sinking wrong, claiming it was June 29th 1945, when in reality it was July 29th, 1945. |
| Live shark footage was shot at Seal rocks, Austrailia. A real white pointer was cut up and "extended" for the close up shots. |
| Quint's boathouse set was built in Martha's Vineyard on an abandoned lot. The city council made the production crew sign an agreement to demolish it after filming and replace everything exactly as it had been - right down to the litter. |
| A midget in a miniature cage and a real shark were used to get some shots correct. |
| Preview audiences screamed when the head of the shark victim appears in the hole in the bottom of the boat. Director Steven Spielberg re-shot the scene in editor Verna Fields's swimming pool because he wanted them to "scream louder." |
| There is a cameo by Peter Benchley as the reporter on the beach. |
| Author Peter Benchley was thrown off the set after objecting to the climax. |
| There is a cameo by Steven Spielberg as the voice on Quint's marine radio when Mrs Brody tries to contact her husband on the Orca. |
| Author Peter Benchley's choices for whom to cast in the film. Robert Redford, Paul Newman and Steve McQueen. |
| Steven Spielberg played first clarinet for the beach scene. |
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