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Jaws (1975) -- When a gigantic great white shark begins to menace the small island community of Amity, a police chief, a marine scientist and grizzled fisherman set out to stop it.
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Director:
Writers:
Peter Benchley (screenplay) and
Carl Gottlieb (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
20 June 1975 (USA) more
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Tagline:
The Nation's No.1 Best-Selling Book now the Screen's Super-Thriller more
Plot:
When a gigantic great white shark begins to menace the small island community of Amity, a police chief, a marine scientist and grizzled fisherman set out to stop it. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won 3 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 13 nominations more
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The Ultimate Popcorn Movie more (741 total)
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Runtime:
124 min | USA:130 min (TV version)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Portugal:M/12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (1995) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Iceland:16 | Spain:T | USA:TV-14 | Brazil:14 | New Zealand:M | Canada:14A (Canadian Home Video rating) | Argentina:18 | Australia:M | Chile:18 | Denmark:15 | France:-12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:15 | Israel:PG | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 (video rating) | Norway:16 (original rating) | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Sweden:15 | Taiwan:GP | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (1987) | USA:PG (Certificate #24175) | West Germany:16 | Finland:K-16

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Trivia:
The average summer tourist population of Martha's Vineyard before the film was released was approximately 5,000 people. After it came out, the population ballooned to 15,000. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: The corners of Jaws' mouth change throughout the movie, whether we are seeing a footage shark or the mechanical one. When we see a real one, the lines of its mouth are parallel. But when we see the fake one, the top corners of its jaws are overlapping the bottom ones. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Tom Cassidy: What's your name again?
Christine 'Chrissie' Watkins: Chrissie.
Tom Cassidy: Where are we going?
Christine 'Chrissie' Watkins: Swimming
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Spoofed in Tiny Toons Spring Break (1994) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
I Honestly Love You more

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58 out of 84 people found the following comment useful.
The Ultimate Popcorn Movie, 1 September 2000
Author: tfrizzell from United States

"Jaws" is a thrill-ride of suspense that continues to deliver the goods to the audience 25 years later. The plot is somewhat thin: a large shark is terrorizing the tourists at the local beach. However, with that said Steven Spielberg's direction is amazing. The young director (only 28 at the time) showed unlimited potential that would only increase with age. A great accomplishment that could have been a multi-million dollar bust. 5 stars out of 5.

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