A single movie that year came out in the summer of that year sparked a nationwide fear of sharks, making every single beachgoer afraid of going for a swim.
It's weird to think the summer blockbuster wasn't a thing right until 1975.
Summer blockbusters are packed with action, special effects, big-name stars, and compelling stories, making them perfect for success. Movie theaters are bombarded with the best output from studios as many people are looking to escape the heat while looking to be entertained. Summer is the best time of the year to draw massive crowds of moviegoers and rank as much profit as possible, From May to August. Benchley died from pulmonary fibrosis on Februat the age of 65.The summer blockbuster has become a staple in the film industry. He has also written numerous reviews and articles for magazines and newspapers, and has appeared in more than a dozen television documentaries about marine life and oceans. Two of his other books were turned into the made-for-TV movies, The Beast and The Creature. Jaws was later adapted into a blockbuster movie (1975).
Benchley's interest in the sea, stemming from childhood summers spent on the coast of Nantucket, led to his meticulously researching the subject of sharks and writing such bestselling and critically acclaimed novels as The Deep, Whiteshark, and Jaws. From 1967 to 1969 he was a speechwriter for President Lyndon Johnson. A 1961 Harvard graduate, Peter Benchley started out as a reporter for the Washington Post before going on to work as an associate editor for Newsweek. His grandfather was the humorist Robert Benchley and his father the novelist Nathaniel Benchley. Peter Benchley was born on May 8, 1940, in New York into one of America's most celebrated literary families.
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