Steven Spielberg's Jaws, released 50 years ago, may have been about a killer great white shark on the hunt off of Amity Island, but the heart of the film is undoubtedly its cast of characters who made ...

Susan Backlinie, a Forest Hill High grad, talked Steven Spielberg into making her the shark's first victim in 'Jaws.' ...

Susan Backlinie (Chrissie Watkins) Known for playing the first victim in the opening beach party scene in "Jaws," Susan Backlinie was a veteran stuntwoman, actor and animal trainer.

A malfunctioning mechanical shark forced then-26-year-old director Steven Spielberg to tease audiences with glimpses of a ...

Dreyfuss stayed involved in the Jaws fandom and attended the Broadway comedic play The Shark Is Broken, which is based off the behind-the-scenes drama with the cast members in Jaws, in October 2023.