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Jaws (1975)

TV_14  124 min  -  Thriller   -  20 June 1975 (USA)
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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.

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Writers:

Peter Benchley (screenplay), Carl Gottlieb (screenplay), and 4 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Roy Scheider ...
Robert Shaw ...
Richard Dreyfuss ...
Lorraine Gary ...
Murray Hamilton ...
Carl Gottlieb ...
Jeffrey Kramer Jeffrey Kramer ...
Hendricks (as Jeffrey C. Kramer)
Susan Backlinie Susan Backlinie ...
Jonathan Filley Jonathan Filley ...
Ted Grossman Ted Grossman ...
Chris Rebello Chris Rebello ...
Jay Mello Jay Mello ...
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Jeffrey Voorhees Jeffrey Voorhees ...
Craig Kingsbury Craig Kingsbury ...
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Storyline

It's a hot summer on Amity Island, a small community whose main business is its beaches. When new Sheriff Martin Brody discovers the remains of a shark attack victim, his first inclination is to close the beaches to swimmers. This doesn't sit well with Mayor Larry Vaughn and several of the local businessmen. Brody backs down to his regret as that weekend a young boy is killed by the predator. The dead boy's mother puts out a bounty on the shark and Amity is soon swamped with amateur hunters and fisherman hoping to cash in on the reward. A local fisherman with much experience hunting sharks, Quint, offers to hunt down the creature down for a hefty fee. Soon Quint, Brodie and Matt Hooper from the Oceanographic Institute are at sea hunting the Great White shark. As Brodie succinctly surmises after their first encounter with the creature, they're going to need a bigger boat. Written by garykmcd  

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Plot Keywords:

Shark | Island | Great White Shark | Mayor | Fisherman  | See more »

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Do you like fish? Well, he likes you too... See more »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Tiburón See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$7,061,513 (USA) (22 June 1975) (409 Screens)

Gross:

$430,510,134 (Worldwide)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | USA: (TV version)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

On the DVD documentary, Steven Spielberg states that his original idea for introducing the shark was going to be a scene that took place at the dock at night: The harbor master would be watching TV, and through the window behind him the audience would see a row of boats rising and falling as the shark swam underneath them. Spielberg believed that the swell of the boats would help indicate the huge size of the shark; however, the logistics involved (for example, getting all the boats to go up and down at the correct intervals) proved too difficult to coordinate properly. Additionally, the constantly malfunctioning shark would not allow the scene to be filmed. Much to Spielberg's disappointment, the scene had to be shelved. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When the shark attacks a character, his severed leg floats to the bottom of the water. When the leg hits the bottom, it doesn't behave like a leg with a real knee joint. The knee joint doesn't bend at all on impact with the bottom, for instance. See 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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Crazy Credits

The producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of The Nation Geographical Society and Mr. L.J.V. Compagno of the Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University. See more »


Soundtracks

"I Honestly Love You"
Composed by Peter Allen
Lyrics by Jeff Barry
Performed by Lynn Anderson (uncredited) See more »