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When a young woman is killed by a shark while skinny-dipping near the New England tourist town of Amity Island, police chief Martin Brody wants to close the beaches, but mayor Larry Vaughn overrules him, fearing that the loss of tourist revenue will cripple the town. Ichthyologist Matt Hooper and grizzled ship captain Quint offer to help Brody capture the killer beast, and the trio engage in an epic battle of man vs. nature. Jaws, the shark is a 25-foot-long great white shark named "Bruce." It's portrayed as a rogue, man-eating predator that terrorizes the fictional Amity Island. While the film depicts it as a relentless, mindless killer, it's important to remember that this is a fictionalized representation and doesn't accurately reflect the natural behavior of great white sharks