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Book · 1975 · Jaws (Motion picture)

The Jaws Log

by Carl Gottlieb · Recommended by 2 people on 2 podcasts

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So it turns out, you know, in any store that you walked into, there was a paperback called The Jaws Log that Carl Gottlieb wrote, and it answered both of those questions.
Steven Soderbergh · SmartLess · Jul 2023 Listen at 42:07

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And then there's a very famous book that I know you have read, which is a book called The Jaws Log by Carl Gotautle, which I just read for the first time. Extremely entertaining. Carl got while working on Jaws apparently took the most detailed notes about every single day of production about writing. And it's probably one of the.
Gilbert Cruz The Book Review · Jun 2025

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The Jaws Log by Carl Gottlieb is a famous behind-the-scenes account documenting the turbulent, highly detailed daily production history of filming the legendary movie Jaws. The book was discussed on episodes of The Book Review and SmartLess. On The Book Review, Gilbert Cruz brought up the work during a retrospective episode, noting that he had recently read it for the first time and found it extremely entertaining due to the author maintaining meticulous daily notes on production and screenwriting. A similar sentiment of nostalgic discovery was shared by Steven Soderbergh on SmartLess. Soderbergh recalled discovering a paperback edition of the book in a local store as a child after watching the film, explaining that it answered all his lingering questions about the production. He noted that he carried the book everywhere, highlighting every single section that mentioned director Steven Spielberg. Across these discussions, the speakers underscored the book's enduring status as an essential, highly entertaining artifact of film history that offers unparalleled insight into the chaotic reality of making a cinematic masterpiece.

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Steven Soderbergh So it turns out, you know, in any store that you walked into, there was a paperback called The Jaws Log tha… 2
Discussed
“so it turns out you know in in any store that you walked into there was a paperback called the jaws log that the Carl Gottlieb wrote and it answered both of those questions and I carried this thing around with me and highlighted every section that mentioned Steven Spielberg”
Discussed
“So it turns out, you know, in any store that you walked into, there was a paperback called The Jaws Log that Carl Gottlieb wrote, and it answered both of those questions.”
Gilbert Cruz And then there's a very famous book that I know you have read, which is a book called The Jaws Log by Carl… 1
Discussed
“And then there's a very famous book that I know you have read, which is a book called The Jaws Log by Carl Gotautle, which I just read for the first time. Extremely entertaining. Carl got while working on Jaws apparently took the most detailed notes about every single day of production about writing. And it's probably one of the”

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