Full Cast & Crew
Top Billed Cast
Full Cast
Jeffrey Kramer
Hendricks
Susan Backlinie
Chrissie
Jonathan Filley
Cassidy
Ted Grossman
Estuary Victim
Chris Rebello
Michael Brody
Jay Mello
Sean Brody
Lee Fierro
Mrs. Kintner
Jeffrey Voorhees
Alex Kintner
Craig Kingsbury
Ben Gardner
Phil Murray
Mr. Taft
Robert Nevin
Medical Examiner
Peter Benchley
Interviewer
Fritzi Jane Courtney
Mrs. Taft (uncredited)
David Engelbach
Research Assistant (uncredited)
Dorothy Fielding
Girl in Music Store (uncredited)
Joe La Creta
Barwood (uncredited)
Belle McDonald
Mrs. Posner (uncredited)
Joseph Oliveira
Swimmer (uncredited)
Beverly Powers
Topless Swimmer (uncredited)
Ayn Ruymen
Nurse (uncredited)
Christopher Sands
Lifeguard (uncredited)
Steven Spielberg
Amity Point Lifestation Worker (voice) (uncredited)
Rex Trailer
Scout Master (uncredited)
Chris Anastasio
Out of Towner (uncredited)
Henry Carreiro
Felix (uncredited)
Robert Carroll
Mr. Polk (uncredited)
Edward Chalmers Jr.
Mr. Denherder (uncredited)
David Daniel
Hippie on Beach (uncredited)
Cyprian R. Dube
Mr. Posner (uncredited)
Wally Hooper Jr.
Harry (uncredited)
Duncan Inches
Townsperson (uncredited)
John Moffet
At Bonfire with Mustache (uncredited)
John Searle
Converted Man (uncredited)
Hershel West
Salvatore (uncredited)
Dick Young
Pratt (uncredited)
Crew
John Williams
Original Music Composer
John M. Dwyer
Set Decoration
Richard D. Zanuck
Producer
Thomas J. Wright
Art Department Coordinator
Verna Fields
Editor
Carl Gottlieb
Screenplay
Joe Alves
Production Design
Robert A. Mattey
Special Effects
Steven Spielberg
Director
Peter Benchley
Screenplay
Peter Benchley
Novel
David Brown
Producer
Ron Taylor
Camera Operator
Tom Joyner
First Assistant Director
Michael Chapman
Camera Operator
Valerie Taylor
Camera Operator
Barbara Bass
Second Assistant Director
Leonard J.V. Compagno
Thanks
Fred Zendar
Technical Advisor
William S. Gilmore
Production Executive
Shari Rhodes
Location Casting
Bill Butler
Director of Photography
Hubie Kerns Jr.
Stunts
Preston Peterson
Stunts
Denise Cheshire
Stunts
Frank James Sparks
Stunt Double
Richard E. Butler
Stunts
Ron Veto
Stunts
Dick Warlock
Stunt Double
Howard Curtis
Stunts
Ted Grossman
Stunt Coordinator
Fred Zendar
Stunts
Lynn Murphy
Production Assistant
Shari Rhodes
Casting
Thomas J. Wright
Production Illustrator
Del Armstrong
Makeup Artist
Verne Caruso
Hairstylist
James Fargo
Unit Production Manager
Jeff Gourson
Assistant Editor
Charlsie Bryant
Script Supervisor
Jim Gillespie
Makeup Artist
William C. Carruth
Assistant Editor
Robert L. Hoyt
Sound
John R. Carter
Sound
Werner Keppler
Sculptor
Dick Ziker
Stunt Double
Mo Henry
Negative Cutter
John Chambers
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Joe Alves
Second Unit Director
Verna Fields
Second Unit Director
L. Andrew Stone
Second Assistant Director
Mike May
Leadman
Frank Nifong
Property Master
Ward Welton
Painter
Thomas E. Allen, Sr.
Sound
George Fredrick
Sound Editor
Walter A. Gest
ADR Recordist
William Griffith
Sound Recordist
Roger Heman Jr.
Sound
Franklin Jones Jr.
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Earl Madery
Sound
John McDonald
Boom Operator
Frank Meadows
Boom Operator
Colin C. Mouat
Sound Editor
Dennis C. Salcedo
Sound Recordist
John Stacy
Sound Editor
Roger Sword
Sound Editor
James Troutman
Sound Editor
Roy Arbogast
Special Effects
Tim Baar
Special Effects
Johnny Borgese
Special Effects
Jack DeBron
Special Effects
Gerald Endler
Special Effects
Richard O. Helmer
Special Effects
Ted Koerner
Special Effects Technician
Hal Millar
Special Effects
Kevin Pike
Special Effects Assistant
Charles Spurgeon
Special Effects
Richard Stutsman
Special Effects Technician
Eddie Surkin
Special Effects Technician
Michael Wood
Special Effects
Aaron D. Beyer
VFX Artist
Alex Guri
Visual Effects Supervisor
Alex Heffner
Visual Effects Supervisor
Ted Grossman
Stunt Double
Franklyn B. James
Lighting Technician
Rexford L. Metz
Underwater Camera
Lou Barlia
Additional Camera
Sandy Brooke
Assistant Camera
Vito Carenzo
Grip
James A. Contner
Assistant Camera
Tony DeGeorge
Second Company Grip
David Fay
Dolly Grip
Louis Goldman
Still Photographer
Guy Polzel
Key Grip
Peter Salim
Assistant Camera
Fred Schuler
Additional Camera
Bill Tenny
Gaffer
Ronald Vidor
Underwater Camera
Ron Zarilla
Assistant Camera
Louise Clark
Wardrobe Master
Robert Ellsworth
Wardrobe Master
Irwin Rose
Wardrobe Master
Robert Bain
Musician
Israel Baker
Musician
Arnold Belnick
Musician
Harry Bluestone
Musician
Larry Bunker
Musician
Herman Clebanoff
Musician
Ronald Cooper
Musician
Vince De Rosa
Musician
Chuck Domanico
Musician
Bonnie Jean Douglas
Musician
David Duke
Musician
Dominick Fera
Musician
Joseph Glassman
Musician
Pamela Goldsmith
Musician
Ralph Grierson
Musician
Alan Harshman
Musician
Norman Herzburg
Musician
Tommy Johnson
Musician
Anatol Kaminsky
Musician
Nathan Kaproff
Musician
Dennis Karmazyn
Musician
Richard S. Kaufman
Musician
Ted Keep
Score Engineer
Myra Kestenbaum
Musician
Jacob Krachmalnick
Musician
Raphael Kramer
Musician
Abe Luboff
Musician
Alfred Lustgarten
Musician
Edgar Lustgarten
Musician
Arthur Maebe
Musician
Virginia Majewski
Musician
Shelly Manne
Musician
Malcolm McNab
Musician
Peter Mercurio
Musician
Richard Nash
Musician
Ted Nash
Musician
Erno Neufeld
Musician
John Neufeld
Musician
Richard Perissi
Musician
Uan Rasey
Musician
Dorothy Remsen
Musician
Emil Richards
Musician
George Roberts
Musician
Jay Rosen
Musician
David Schwartz
Musician
Frederick Seykora
Musician
Haim Shtrum
Musician
Paul Shure
Musician
Herbert W. Spencer
Orchestrator
Sheridon Stokes
Musician
Tommy Tedesco
Musician
Milton Thomas
Musician
Louise Di Tullio
Musician
Lloyd Ulyate
Musician
Gerald Vinci
Musician
Ken Watson
Musician
Jerry Williams
Musician
John Williams
Conductor
Graham Young
Musician
Lorenzo Porricelli
Driver
William A. Petrotta
Assistant Property Master
Al Ebner
Unit Publicist