Jaws (1975)

Starring:

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Genres:

Thriller

Languages:

English | German | Spanish | Italian | French

Reviews:

2 reviews

Released:

Monday, December 01, 2003

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 one million dollars. Composer John Williams created the score to JAWS, which has since become a well-known theme of impending doom. Ron and Valerie Taylor were responsible for filming live sharks in Australia; their sequences were later mixed with footage of the mechanical shark.

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martin from Mayo, 09 Oct 2007

a classic from steven spielberg and still his BEST work.thrillingfrom start to finish with a great soundtrack and when it appears a frighting and beliveable shark.fantastic performances from roy scheider,richard dreyfuss and robert shaw make jaws a true classic.one of the best films of all time and a landmark iconic film in the spielberg cannon.

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Great movie

jennifer from Dublin, 14 Aug 2011

Jaws was an excellent movie with unbelievably good suspense I thought every bit of it was just as thrilling and exciting as the next. The music was also a great addition to the thrilling movie!

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