Jaws
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Jaws is a 1974 thriller novel by Peter Benchley, best known for its story of a great white shark terrorizing a seaside resort town and inspiring the iconic 1975 film adaptation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jaws canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4950318 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jaws Context triple: [Girl of the Sea of Cortez, relatedWorkByAuthor, Jaws]
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Jaws
Jaws is a 1975 American thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg about a great white shark that terrorizes a New England beach town.
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Jaws
Jaws is a towering, steel-toothed henchman and iconic villain from the James Bond film series, known for his near-invulnerability and menacing presence.
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C.
Jaws: The Revenge
Jaws: The Revenge is a 1987 horror-thriller film and the fourth installment in the Jaws franchise, widely known for its vengeful shark storyline and poor critical reception.
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Jaws 2
Jaws 2 is the 1978 sequel to the blockbuster thriller Jaws, continuing the story of a seaside community terrorized by another great white shark.
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E.
Jaws 3-D
Jaws 3-D is a 1983 American horror film and the third installment in the Jaws franchise, notable for its use of 3D effects and its setting in a marine theme park terrorized by a great white shark.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jaws Target entity description: Jaws is a 1974 thriller novel by Peter Benchley, best known for its story of a great white shark terrorizing a seaside resort town and inspiring the iconic 1975 film adaptation.
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A.
Jaws
Jaws is a 1975 American thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg about a great white shark that terrorizes a New England beach town.
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B.
Jaws
Jaws is a towering, steel-toothed henchman and iconic villain from the James Bond film series, known for his near-invulnerability and menacing presence.
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C.
Jaws: The Revenge
Jaws: The Revenge is a 1987 horror-thriller film and the fourth installment in the Jaws franchise, widely known for its vengeful shark storyline and poor critical reception.
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D.
Jaws 2
Jaws 2 is the 1978 sequel to the blockbuster thriller Jaws, continuing the story of a seaside community terrorized by another great white shark.
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E.
Jaws 3-D
Jaws 3-D is a 1983 American horror film and the third installment in the Jaws franchise, notable for its use of 3D effects and its setting in a marine theme park terrorized by a great white shark.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
horror novel
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptationDirector | Steven Spielberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| adaptationType | feature film ⓘ |
| author | Peter Benchley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Martin Brody
NERFINISHED
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Matt Hooper NERFINISHED ⓘ Quint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtDepicts | shark approaching swimmer ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
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suspense fiction ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Jaws (1975 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFilmFranchiseOrigin | Jaws film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
The Deep
NERFINISHED
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The Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
commercial interests versus public safety
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fear and paranoia ⓘ man versus nature ⓘ the unknown depths of the ocean ⓘ |
| influenced |
popular perception of sharks
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summer blockbuster culture (via film adaptation) ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | shark attacks ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainAntagonist | great white shark ⓘ |
| marketedAs |
bestseller
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thriller ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of a great white shark terrorizing a resort town
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inspiring the 1975 film Jaws ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 300 ⓘ |
| protagonist | Martin Brody NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | police chief ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| publisher | Doubleday ⓘ |
| setting | Amity Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingType | seaside resort town ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
fear of nature
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shark attacks ⓘ small-town politics ⓘ tourism economy ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jaws Description of subject: Jaws is a 1974 thriller novel by Peter Benchley, best known for its story of a great white shark terrorizing a seaside resort town and inspiring the iconic 1975 film adaptation.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Peter Benchley