Where was Jaws filmed?
1975 film by Steven Spielberg
Jaws (1975) was filmed in Martha's Vineyard: 1 recorded filming location in the United States. It is a filming-location statement on Wikidata, not a guess.
Part of the Jaws film series
Filming locations
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Landscapes & nature
Martha's Vineyard
United States
island south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, United States
“Shot mostly on location at Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts from May to October 1974, Jaws was the first major motion picture to be shot on the ocean and consequently had a troubled production, going over budget and schedule.” Wikipedia
Also per Wikipedia's article
The article names 11 more places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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Towns & cities
Culver City
United States
city in Los Angeles County, California, United States
“Afterward, underwater scenes were shot at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios water tank in Culver City, with stuntmen Dick Warlock and Frank James Sparks as stand-ins for Dreyfuss in the scene where the shark attacks the cage, as well as near Santa Catalina Island, California.” Wikipedia
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Landscapes & nature
San Fernando Valley
United States
urbanized valley in Los Angeles County, California, United States
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Studios & sets
Sony Pictures Studios
United States
American television and film studio complex located in Culver City, California at 10202 West Washington Boulevard
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Towns & cities
Santa Catalina Island
United States
island in Los Angeles County, California, United States
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Towns & cities
Encino
United States
neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California, United States
“The underwater scene was shot in Fields's swimming pool in Encino, California, using a lifecast latex model of Craig Kingsbury's head attached to a fake body, which was placed in the wrecked boat's hull.” Wikipedia
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Landscapes & nature
Channel Islands of California
United States
island chain in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of southern California along the Santa Barbara Channel
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Towns & cities
Edgartown
United States
town in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States
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Towns & cities
Menemsha
United States
human settlement in Massachusetts, United States of America
“It was the shooting background for the fictional "Amity Island" of Steven Spielberg's 1975 film Jaws.” Wikipedia
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Landscapes & nature
Dangerous Reef
Australia
reef in Australia
“Footage of real sharks was shot by Ron and Valerie Taylor in the waters off Dangerous Reef in South Australia, with a short actor in a miniature shark cage to create the illusion that the sharks were enormous.” Wikipedia
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Landscapes & nature
Spencer Gulf
Australia
large inlet in South Australia
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Towns & cities
Falmouth
United States
town in Massachusetts, United States
Places whose own article says it was shot there
3 places whose own Wikipedia article names this film as something shot there, where Wikidata records nothing and this film’s own article does not say so either. The weakest evidence on this atlas: no pin on the map, and nothing in the downloads. Each sentence is quoted whole and linked to the article it came from, so it can be judged rather than taken on trust.
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Martha's Vineyard United States
“In 1974, Steven Spielberg filmed the movie Jaws on Martha's Vineyard, most notably in Menemsha and Chilmark.” Wikipedia
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Edgartown United States
“Edgartown was used as the main shooting location for the town of Amity in Steven Spielberg's 1975 blockbuster Jaws.” Wikipedia
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Dangerous Reef Australia
“In 1974, footage of live sharks used in the 1975 American film, Jaws was filmed at Dangerous Reef by Ron Taylor.” Wikipedia
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in Australia, without saying where. Those statements are true but unmappable (a pin in the middle of a country would claim something nobody wrote), so they are listed here instead of guessed at.
Also shot in these places
- Never So Few 1959
- The Boy Behind the Door 2020
- Gold Madness 1923
- Innerspace 1987
- Iron Man 2 2010
- The Wizard of Oz 1939
- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 2011
- Married... with Children 1987–1997
- Bullet Train 2022
- Jeopardy! 1964–
- Ray Donovan 2013–2020
- Wheel of Fortune 1983–
Set in the same places
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Jaws have?
1 place recorded on Wikidata, and 11 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia, all in the United States.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Never So Few (1959), The Boy Behind the Door (2020), Gold Madness (1923), Innerspace (1987) and 8 more, each listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.