The Jaws Log, 30th Anniversary Edition (Hardcover)

by Carl Gottlieb (Author, Foreword), Peter Benchley (Introduction)

Editorial Reviews

Review
Carl Gottlieb's The Jaws Log stands firmly at the top, easily the greatest 'making-of' book ever written. -- Rod Lurie, director of The Contender and The Last Castle

The 'making-of' story is nearly as good as the film itself…Gottlieb's behind-the-scenes account of the production is riveting. -- Peter Biskind, author of Easy Riders, Raging Bulls

The 'making-of' story is nearly as good as the film itself...Gottlieb's behind-the-scenes account of the production is riveting. -- Peter Biskind, author of Easy Riders, Raging Bulls

To this day my favorite piece of 'making-of' material. It's like a little movie director bible. -- Bryan Singer, director of X-Men and The Usual Suspects

Product Description
To coincide with the 30th anniversary of the now-classic Steven Spielberg film, a new expanded edition, in hardcover for the first time, of one of the best "making of" books of all time.

Steven Soderbergh, Bryan Singer, Rod Lurie, John Landis, Steve Martin, and Rob Reiner are among the many filmmakers who concur, more than 30 years after its first publication, that The Jaws Log by screenwriter Carl Gottlieb deserves an enduring place as a "modern classic" on filmmakers and filmmaking.

The only book on how 26-year-old Steven Spielberg transformed Peter Benchley's #1 bestselling novel into the phenomenal movie it became, Gottlieb's chronicle of this extraordinary year-long adventure was first published in 1975, generating 17 printings and selling more than 2 million paperback copies. Long out of print, a new, expanded paperback edition was published in 2000 to mark the movie's 25th Anniversary, featuring a 22-page behind-the-scenes photo album, a new afterword by Gottlieb updating readers on the fates of the filmmakers, and an introduction by Peter Benchley.

Now, on the occasion of the movie's 30th Anniversary, The Jaws Logis available for the first time in an affordably-priced hardcover edition with a new foreword by the author. 36 b/w photos.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Newmarket; 30th anniversary edition (June 14, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557046778
• ISBN-13: 978-1557046772
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #75,766 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "I think we're gonna need a bigger boat", August 27, 2005

By	M. Fields (Brooklyn, New York USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

What a great way to celebrate Jaws 30th Anniversary. Reading this book is almost as good as watching the film itself. If you ever wondered how Spielberg turned Peter Benchly's book into one of the scariest movies of all time, you need to read this book. It's kind of like being there while the filming was going on. Tons of insider stuff here.

Frankly, I never liked the water much but Jaws just pushed me over the edge. I'm content to view the ocean from a safe distance. No need to get my feet wet. At this point I'm not too sure of the bathtub either. Don't miss this one.

5.0 out of 5 stars never tire of 'JAWS', May 14, 2009

By	Katherine Robertson (Nashville, TN USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Entertaining. Adds to my enjoyment of viewings and rereads of Peter Benchley's, Spielberg's amazing view. Comforting the photo of Robert Shaw and Bruce the shark relaxing between 'takes.' Eases the pain of losing Quint at the end. I had never before considered the implications of the casting of 'Jaws' w actors as opposed to STARS, but it works incredibly. Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfus and Robert Shaw are soooo perfect. Just a wonderful book, movie and log.

4.0 out of 5 stars Cool but small., October 21, 2008

By	metal1121 - See all my reviews

It is a really cool and informative book. However, it is much smaller than it would appear to be. I expected this huge book packed with info. Not worth the money because of the size, but the read was pleasant.