# Jaws -- on the big screen

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**Created:** [June 17, 2015, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaws-on-the-big-screen/722711 "2015-06-17T00:36:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 17, 2015, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaws-on-the-big-screen/722711/14 "2015-06-17T12:58:51Z")

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> [@grude](#):
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> What the hell was the 1# bestseller novel Jaws like?! I can’t imagine how you’d turn the movie into a novel, at least JP had a bunch of science subplots.

The novel existed first. And why couldn’t you imagine it? It’s a good story, not just a bunch of shark-popping-out shots.

There were some plot lines in the book that weren’t in the movie:

Ellen Brody and Hooper had an affair. Also, there was a connection between Mayor Vaughan and the Mafia, further explaining why he was downplaying the shark attacks and working so hard to keep the beaches open.

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