Amity Beach

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Amity Beach is the main public shoreline of the fictional Amity Island, best known as the setting of the shark attacks in the film "Jaws."

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Amity Beach canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional beach
fictional location
appearsIn Jaws (film)
linked to: Jaws

Jaws (novel)
Jaws 2 (film)
linked to: Jaws 2
associatedWithCharacter Alex Kintner
Chrissie Watkins
Larry Vaughn
Martin Brody
associatedWithSpecies great white shark
countryOfOriginFictional United States
createdBy Peter Benchley
depictedIn Jaws (1975 film directed by Steven Spielberg)
linked to: Jaws
feature beachfront parking area
dunes
lifeguard stands
public swimming area
wooden boardwalk (in some depictions)
fictionalUniverse Jaws franchise
governedBy Amity Island town council
linked to: Amity town council
inConflict economic interests vs public safety
inspiredBy beaches on Martha's Vineyard (filming location)
languageOfWork English
locatedInFictional New England region
medium film
novel
notableFor shark attacks in Jaws
overseenBy Chief Martin Brody
linked to: Martin Brody
partOf Amity Island
settingForEvent Alex Kintner shark attack
linked to: Bruce the shark

Fourth of July beach panic
death of Chrissie Watkins
first shark attack in Jaws
theme danger beneath the surface
tourism vs safety
usedFor holiday celebrations
sunbathing
swimming
tourism

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Amity Island hasBeach Amity Beach