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| 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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Key Information
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| Genre: |
Horror/Suspense |
| Directors: |
Steven Spielberg |
| Actors: |
Carl Gottlieb · Jay Mello · Jeffrey Kramer · Jonathan Filley · Lee Fierro · Lorraine Gary · Murray Hamilton · Robert Shaw · Susan Backlinie |
| Stars: |
Richard Dreyfuss · Roy Scheider |
| UPC: |
025192004025, 025192029523, 025192091223, 025192091322, 025192817120, 025192818028, 096896600134, 096898258234, 096898581837 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 4min |
| Available Formats: |
DVD: 30th Anniversary Edition 2 Disc Full Frame, DVD: 30th Anniversary Edition 2 Disc Full Frame Includes LAND OF, DVD: 30th Anniversary Edition 2 Disc Widescreen, DVD: Anniversary Collector's Edition, DVD: Anniversary Collector's Edition; DTS Surround 5.1, DVD: Anniversary Collector's Edition; Dolby 5.1 Surround, VHS, VHS: Anniversary Collector's Edition Double-Pack |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG (MPAA) |
| Subgenre: |
Recommended |
| Release Date: |
1975 |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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VHS Editions
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- VHS: Anniversary Collector's Edition Double-Pack
- 2hr 5min
- Universal Studios Home Video
- July 11, 2000
- PG (MPAA)
- 096898581837
- Sound Features: Surround, Digital, Stereo
, - VHS
- 2hr 4min
- Festival Films
- PG (MPAA)
, - VHS
- 2hr 4min
- Movies Unlimited
- PG (MPAA)
, - VHS
- 2hr 4min
- Universal Studios Home Video
- July 14, 1988
- PG (MPAA)
- 096896600134
- Sound Features: HiFi
, - VHS
- 2hr 4min
- Universal Studios Home Video
- September 09, 1997
- PG (MPAA)
- 096898258234
- Sound Features: HiFi, Stereo
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Carl Gottlieb, Howard Sackler, Peter Benchley |
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Professional Reviews
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(01/11/2002, p.36, Entertainment Weekly Staff): "...It pretty much rewrote the rules for the modern-day blockbuster...", (07/01/2005, p.125, Premiere Staff): "JAWS is a movie masterpiece, and still a joy to watch.", (08/20/2000, p.5, Roger Ebert): "...One of the most effective thrillers ever made....One of the remarkable things about the picture is its relatively muted tone...", (09/01/2000, p.98, George Kiritopoulos): "...This fishy thriller is still Steven Spielberg's best movie...", (09/01/2005, p.148, Michael Bonner): "[A] terrific thriller....Perfect film-making.", (10/01/2005, p.98, Matthew Leyland): "[I]ts combination of thrills, suspense and smart characterisation has rarely been matched.", (11/24/1995, p.3D, Mike Clark): "...The phenomenon that invented 'the summer movie'...", (12/01/2003, p.12, Premiere Staff): "[A] record-shattering success..." |
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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) |
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