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The JAWS shark is public domain
A story with legal drama, a mystery, snow leopards, and, uh, naughty bits.
He said, “the shark’s bones look too liplike and pendulous.” A preview of the cover was shown at a book sales manager’s conference, and there was “considerable resistance” from the salesmen who said it resembled a vagina with teeth. Impressed by the cover, Universal purloined Kastel’s work for the movie poster — Bantam books chief Oscar Dystel gave it to the filmmakers for free, losing out on millions of dollars — and it quickly became iconic. Kastel died in 2023 and, while he didn’t see any Jaws royalties from merchandise that featured his artwork, he did get more work as a result of it, including illustrating the Gone With The Wind- inspired poster for The Empire Strikes Back.
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