The Jaws Log, 25th Anniversary Edition - Softcover

Gottlieb, Carl

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1557044589 ISBN 13: 9781557044587

Publisher: Newmarket Pr, 2001

Synopsis

The first in a new series about classic filmmaking and filmmakersWith a new introduction and afterword, the only book on the making of Steven Spielberg's classic film, backed by new raves from Pauline Kael, Peter Biskind, Bryan Singer, and Rob Reiner, among others! This compelling insider's story of how the famous director, at age 26, made the movie that made film history is revived to coincide with Universal Pictures 25th Anniversary DVD Collector's Edition launch. Hired by Spielberg as a screenwriter to work with him on the set, Gottlieb chronicled the extraordinary year-long adventure of how Benchley's #1 bestselling novel was transformed into the movie that won three Oscars and became the highest grossing film of that time. First published in 1975, The Jaws Log generated 17 printings and sold over 2 million copies. This new edition includes a photo section, a new introduction by Benchley and a lengthy author's afterword with updates on the people and events involved in the film.

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About the Author

Carl Gottlieb is an actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and author whose books include the bestseller Long Time Gone: The Autobiography of David Crosby (with David Crosby). In addition to Jaws and many other screenplays and teleplays, he received an Emmy(r) Award for his work on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. He has also taught advanced screenwriting at UCLA and the American Film Institute. He lives in Hollywood, California.

From Library Journal

In 1975, a film by a young, unknown director based on a best-selling novel by an equally unknown author scared the world half to death and completely out of the water. Although the novel might have been the ultimate beach read, no one sitting near the surf while devouring its pages would even think about putting as much as one toe in the water; after seeing the film, they stopped going to the beach altogether. The film, of course, was Jaws, which became the first blockbuster ever to gross over $1 million and catapulted Stephen Spielberg and the Great White Shark into the public eye. Though Jaws is perfection on film, bringing the story to the screen was a series of disasters and mishaps in which everything that could have gone wrong did at least once. Gottlieb, who wrote the screenplay and appears briefly in the film as the newspaper editor Meadows, chronicles the making of the film in this 1976 volume. Jaws buffs, film students, and anyone interested in the motion picture business will enjoy this firsthand look at the process of making a difficult film. Essential for film collections.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Newmarket Pr
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1557044589
• ISBN 13: 9781557044587
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 223