BRUCE
Seattle Rep presents BRUCE by Richard Oberacker and Robert Taylor from May 27, 2022 to June 26, 2022. Librarians at Seattle Public Library created this list of books, films and music to enhance your experience of the show.
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The Jaws Log
Actor and writer Gottlieb was hired by Steven Spielberg as a screenwriter on Jaws, and this book is his year-long chronicle of that experience. Gottlieb’s book provided the inspiration for BRUCE.
Format: Book
Availability: Available
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Jaws
Neither BRUCE nor Jaws the film nor The Jaws Log would be possible without Benchley’s classic novel about a predatory great white shark terrorizing the residents of Amity, a fictional Long Island seaside town.
Format: Book
Availability: Available
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The Devil's Teeth
Learn the truth about real-life “Bruces” in journalist Casey’s riveting account of a community of great white sharks who spend their summers off the coast of San Francisco in the forbidding Farallon Islands, also known as the Devil’s Teeth.
Format: Book
Availability: All copies in use
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Steven Spielberg
Film critic Haskell explores Spielberg’s personal life and career through a detailed exegesis of each of his films, including Jaws.
Format: Book
Availability: Available
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Inside Story: Jaws
This short documentary goes behind the scenes of the filming of Jaws in 1975, and includes interviews with Carl Gottlieb, Steven Spielberg, Richard Dreyfuss and others involved with the film.
Format: Streaming Video
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Jaws
Filmed by a young Spielberg in 1975, Jaws is a groundbreaking thriller based on the 1974 Peter Benchley novel of the same name and one of the first summer blockbuster films.
Format: DVD
Availability: Available
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Blue Meridian
Award-winning author and environmentalist Matthiessen travels the world’s waters in pursuit of one of nature’s most fearsome and misunderstood predators in this vividly detailed and lyrically written work.
Format: Book
Availability: No Longer Available
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Emperors of the Deep
Films like Jaws have stoked fears of sharks as bloodthirsty man-eating predators. In this absorbing read, McKeever corrects popular misperceptions of sharks and highlights the importance of the great white and other species to marine ecosystems.
Format: Book
Availability: Available
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Santa Jaws
When Cody, an alienated teen cartoonist, makes a wish to be alone at Christmas, he accidentally manifests a killer shark that terrorizes his family. A hilariously horrific film that has to be seen to be believed.
Format: Streaming Video
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Screenwriting 101
This episode of Screenwriting 101 from the Great Courses series analyzes the plot of Jaws and its effective use of suspense and relief to elicit reactions from the audience.
Format: Streaming Video
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