8. Murray Hamilton was Attacked by a Skunk During Production
One of the more bizarre stories to come from the making of Jaws is that of a fateful night which befell actor Murray Hamilton. After a busy day of portraying Amitys mayor Larry Vaughn, Hamilton went for a delightful evening stroll back to his hotel in the picturesque island of Marthas Vineyard. During his travels, Hamilton encountered a docile creature sitting nonchalantly on a fence and rather unfortunately mistook it for a fluffy cat. Sadly, the stinky truth was soon uncovered as Hamilton was greeted with a potent spray from the creatures anal glands. Having suffered an attack from something far worse than a mechanical shark, Hamilton wandered back to his hotel in a dazed and confused state. In fact, the smell from the Skunks attack was so unpleasant that his clothes were burned the following day. Luckily he wasnt wearing Mayor Vaughns rather fetching anchor covered blazer.