Jaws (film) - Wikipedia Based on the 1974 novel by Peter Benchley, it stars Roy Scheider as police chief Martin Brody, who, with the help of a marine biologist (Richard Dreyfuss) and a professional shark hunter (Robert Shaw), hunts a man-eating great white shark that attacks beachgoers at a summer resort town
Jaws (1975) - IMDb Jaws: Directed by Steven Spielberg With Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary When a massive killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Long Island, it's up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down
Jaws is 50. Here are places to see it and stream it “Jaws,” filmed on Martha's Vineyard, will have various screenings and events for its 50th anniversary The film will be re-released in theaters from Aug 29 to Sept 4, 2025, and is currently
Is Jaws based on a true story? How to watch on 50th anniversary The yellow barrels The haunting two-note score The blood-red surf We all know the movie When "Jaws" hit theaters on June 20, 1975, it forever changed how Americans viewed sharks — sparking a
How ‘Jaws’ Made a Template for the Modern Blockbuster Much more than a mere creature feature, “Jaws” created a playbook that filmmakers have followed closely for 50 years Peacock Universal Pictures, via Associated Press By Rumsey Taylor and Eve
Jaws | Shark, Steven Spielberg, Cast, 50th Anniversary . . . Jaws is an American suspense and horror film, released in 1975, that was directed by Steven Spielberg and is considered the first summer blockbuster Based on the 1974 novel of the same name by author Peter Benchley, it tells the story of a great white shark that terrorizes a beach resort town
Jaws changed movies forever and still has lessons for . . . That puts “Jaws” at the birth of a trend that has since consumed Hollywood: the blockbuster era When it launched in 409 theaters on June 20, 1975, and grossed a then-record $7 9 million in its first days, “Jaws” set the template that’s been followed ever-after by every action movie, superhero flick or dinosaur film that’s tried to go big in the summer — a sleepy time in theaters