what was the nickname given the shark in the movie jaws?
The shark in Jaws is a great white shark. His nickname is Bruce.. - the above is correct, but perhaps not specific enough. When you say the shark in Jaws it implies the shark's character is called Bruce. It was the big model shark they used for some of the film's scenes that had the nickname Bruce around the set. In the movie itself the shark is refered to in different ways...