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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Steven Spielberg |
| Stars: |
Roy Scheider |
| Actors: |
Jay Mello |
| Genre: |
Horror/Suspense |
| Subgenre: |
Recommended · High Seas · Blockbuster · Animals · Killers · Sharks · Essential Cinema · Classic · Thriller |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD: Anniversary Collector's Edition |
| UPC: |
096896600134 |
| Release Date: |
1975 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 4min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Anniversary Collector's Edition; Dolby 5.1 Surround, 2hr 5min
Release Company: Universal Studios Home Video (July 11, 2000)
UPC: 025192091223 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 2hr 4min |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Peter Benchley |
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Professional Reviews
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(10/01/2005, p.98, Matthew Leyland): "[I]ts combination of thrills, suspense and smart characterisation has rarely been matched." |
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Quotes from the Movie
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"You're gonna need a bigger boat."--Chief Brody (Roy Scheider, who ad-libbed the line) to Quint (Robert Shaw) |
| More Information |
| Details: |
From the best-selling novel by Peter Benchley, Steven Spielberg directed this thrill ride of terror. During the height of beach season, the Massachusetts resort town of Amity Island is terrorized one summer by surprise attacks from a great white shark. Three unlikely partners team up to hunt down the rogue and destroy it: the new chief of police from New York (Roy Scheider), a young university-educated oceanographer (Richard Dreyfuss), and a crusty old-time fisherman (Robert Shaw). The film shoot was notoriously difficult for the young Spielberg, who had directed only one feature film before JAWS. The mechanical shark seldom operated correctly, and Spielberg was frequently forced to create the idea of terror without actually showing the shark. However, after the film premiered it went on to become the highest-grossing film of all time--surpassing THE GODFATHER and becoming the first film to gross more than a hundred million dollars. Composer John Williams created the score to JAWS, which has since become... |
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