Overview:
When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town's chief of police, a young marine biologist, and a grizzled hunter embark on a desperate quest to destroy the beast before it strikes again.| Status: | Released (1975-06-20) |
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| Awards: | Won 3 Oscars. 20 wins & 25 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $266,567,580 |
| Screen: | Peter Benchley, Carl Gottlieb |
| Productions: | Zanuck/Brown Productions, Universal Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 6355: Roy Scheider - Police Chief Martin Brody
- 8606: Robert Shaw - Quint
- 3037: Richard Dreyfuss - Matt Hooper
- 8607: Lorraine Gary - Ellen Brody
- 8608: Murray Hamilton - Mayor Larry Vaughn
- 8555: Carl Gottlieb - Meadows
- 8609: Jeffrey Kramer - Hendricks
Crews
- 488: Steven Spielberg - Director - Directing
- 8554: Peter Benchley - Novel - Writing
- 8555: Carl Gottlieb - Screenplay - Writing
- 5322: David Brown - Producer - Production
- 1297: Richard D. Zanuck - Producer - Production
- 491: John Williams - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 8556: Verna Fields - Editor - Editing
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Reviews
John Chard
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Jaws. A man eating shark is terrorising the holiday island of Amity. Police chief Martin Brody, shark hunter Quint and marine biologist Matt Hooper set sail in the hope of killing the great white monster. Jaws is responsible for many things, it's responsible for propelling dire ....
Continue reading ->Cat Ellington
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Is it safe to go back in the water? ... Steven Spielberg got ahold of the incredible Peter Benchley-penned novel about a giant, carnivorous Great White (dubbed "Jaws") who swims the ocean waters off a fictional resort town, preying on both the Island's locals and its visitors alik ....
Continue reading ->in_the_crease
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Much like the shark itself, the movie starts slowly, deep down in the depths before coming to the surface to explode in pure sensationalism. Jaws is one of those rare exceptions where high-brow art meets fun entertainment. At the time of its making, however, simply keeping its hea ....
Continue reading ->JPV852
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Solid shark-thriller that still holds up well with each subsequent viewings. Love the cast especially Robert Shaw and was entertained even during some of the slower moments. Not a favorite of mine or amongst Spielberg's resume, but a lot of fun. **4.25/5**
Continue reading ->r96sk
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A very good, and evidently a very influential, film from 1975. That release year doesn't even sound correct, the film holds up extremely well in that regard - I knew already, but if I didn't and I had guessed the year I wouldn't have said anything earlier than 1990. This alone rai ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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I saw this recently on the big screen for the first time since I originally went as a child in 1975 and if anything, it has got better. John Williams' score and Robert Shaw's "Quint" combine to far outweigh the "rubber" shark scenes. Unlike "The Meg" this film conveys a real sense of ....
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