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Jaws

  • 19751975
  • PGPG
  • 2h 4m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
568K
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POPULARITY
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Jaws (1975)
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AdventureThriller

When a killer shark unleashes chaos on beach community off Long Island, it's up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.When a killer shark unleashes chaos on beach community off Long Island, it's up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.When a killer shark unleashes chaos on beach community off Long Island, it's up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.

IMDb RATING
8.0/10
568K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
278
158
  • Director
    • Steven Spielberg
  • Writers
    • Peter Benchley(screenplay)
    • Carl Gottlieb(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Roy Scheider
    • Robert Shaw
    • Richard Dreyfuss
Top credits
  • Director
    • Steven Spielberg
  • Writers
    • Peter Benchley(screenplay)
    • Carl Gottlieb(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Roy Scheider
    • Robert Shaw
    • Richard Dreyfuss
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 1.3KUser reviews
    • 283Critic reviews
    • 87Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 3 Oscars
      • 15 wins & 20 nominations total

    Videos12

    Jaws: Blu-Ray
    Trailer 1:08
    Jaws: Blu-Ray
    Jaws: Universal 100th Anniversary: Blu-Ray
    Trailer 0:22
    Jaws: Universal 100th Anniversary: Blu-Ray
    Jaws: 25th Anniversary Collector's Edition
    Trailer 0:28
    Jaws: 25th Anniversary Collector's Edition
    A Guide to the Films of Steven Spielberg
    Clip 2:31
    A Guide to the Films of Steven Spielberg
    Jaws, Shreks, & Lion Kings: A Summer Blockbuster History
    Clip 7:23
    Jaws, Shreks, & Lion Kings: A Summer Blockbuster History
    Upside Down the Rabbit Holes of "Stranger Things"
    Clip 3:45
    Upside Down the Rabbit Holes of "Stranger Things"
    Jaws: Universal 100th Anniversary: Blu-Ray
    Featurette 8:25
    Jaws: Universal 100th Anniversary: Blu-Ray
    How 'The Wrong Missy' Cast Nailed Their No-Filter Roles
    Interview 3:41
    How 'The Wrong Missy' Cast Nailed Their No-Filter Roles
    The Evolution of Steven Spielberg
    Video 4:23
    The Evolution of Steven Spielberg
    Sharks on Sharks: The "Shark Tank" Judges Pick Their Favorite Shark Movies
    Video 2:30
    Sharks on Sharks: The "Shark Tank" Judges Pick Their Favorite Shark Movies
    You Just Watched: 'Jaws'
    Video 6:29
    You Just Watched: 'Jaws'
    "Dates in Movie & TV History": July 4
    Video 2:42
    "Dates in Movie & TV History": July 4

    Photos373

    Richard Dreyfuss, Roy Scheider, and Robert Shaw in Jaws (1975)
    Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary, and Chris Rebello in Jaws (1975)
    Steven Spielberg in Jaws (1975)
    Jaws (1975)
    Roy Scheider in Jaws (1975)
    Steven Spielberg in Jaws (1975)
    Richard D. Zanuck in Jaws (1975)
    Steven Spielberg in Jaws (1975)
    Steven Spielberg and Richard Dreyfuss in Jaws (1975)
    Robert Shaw in Jaws (1975)
    Robert Shaw in Jaws (1975)
    Robert Shaw in Jaws (1975)

    Top cast

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    Roy Scheider
    Roy Scheider
    • Brodyas Brody
    Robert Shaw
    Robert Shaw
    • Quintas Quint
    Richard Dreyfuss
    Richard Dreyfuss
    • Hooperas Hooper
    Lorraine Gary
    Lorraine Gary
    • Ellen Brodyas Ellen Brody
    Murray Hamilton
    Murray Hamilton
    • Vaughnas Vaughn
    Carl Gottlieb
    Carl Gottlieb
    • Meadowsas Meadows
    Jeffrey Kramer
    Jeffrey Kramer
    • Hendricksas Hendricks
    • (as Jeffrey C. Kramer)
    Susan Backlinie
    Susan Backlinie
    • Chrissieas Chrissie
    Jonathan Filley
    • Cassidyas Cassidy
    Ted Grossman
    • Estuary Victimas Estuary Victim
    Chris Rebello
    Chris Rebello
    • Michael Brodyas Michael Brody
    Jay Mello
    • Sean Brodyas Sean Brody
    Lee Fierro
    Lee Fierro
    • Mrs. Kintneras Mrs. Kintner
    Jeffrey Voorhees
    • Alex Kintneras Alex Kintner
    Craig Kingsbury
    • Ben Gardneras Ben Gardner
    Robert Nevin
    Robert Nevin
    • Medical Examineras Medical Examiner
    • (as Dr. Robert Nevin)
    Peter Benchley
    Peter Benchley
    • Intervieweras Interviewer
    Tim Aguirre
    • Infant on Beachas Infant on Beach
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Steven Spielberg
    • Writers
      • Peter Benchley(screenplay) (based on the novel by)
      • Carl Gottlieb(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    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 for a hefty fee. Soon Quint, Brody and Matt Hooper from the Oceanographic Institute are at sea hunting the Great White shark. As Brody succinctly surmises after their first encounter with the creature, they're going to need a bigger boat. —garykmcd
    sharkgreat white sharkbeachblockbustershark attack213 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Amity Island had everything. Clear skies. Gentle surf. Warm water. People flocked there every summer. It was the perfect feeding ground.
    • Genres
      • Adventure
      • Thriller
    • Certificate
      • PG
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Several decades after the film's release, Lee Fierro, who played Mrs. Kintner, walked into a seafood restaurant and noticed that the menu had an "Alex Kintner Sandwich." She commented that she had played his mother so many years ago; the owner of the restaurant ran out to meet her, and he was none other than Jeffrey Voorhees, who had played her son. They had not seen each other since the original movie shoot.
    • Goofs
      The word ORCA on the back of the boat continually changes from shot to shot varying from very rusty letters to shiny letters.
    • Quotes

      Brody: That's some bad hat, Harry.

    • Crazy credits
      The three leads are credited using a placement that was popular in the 1970s, making it unclear who receives first credit. Robert Shaw's name is vertically above Roy Scheider's, but Scheider's is to the left. Richard Dreyfuss, being the least experienced, is last whichever way you read it.
    • Alternate versions
      The version shown in recent years on television (as of 2005) includes a lengthier scene where the crazed fishermen hunt sharks to collect Mrs. Kinter's reward. It shows them crazily firing rifles into the water, much like a shark feeding frenzy. The extended version of Jaws was actually shown on TV back in the 1980s, at least occasionally, in order to achieve a running time of 3 hours including commercial interruptions. The shark hunting frenzy mentioned here, in addition to Matt Hooper telling a story about an ex-lover to Chief Brody on their way to dissect the tiger shark, as well as Quint's badgering of a young musician in a bait and tackle store were all included in many syndicated television broadcasts long before "Deleted Scenes" were ever part of home video packaging.
    • Connections
      Edited from Inner Space: Man Eater (1973)
    • Soundtracks
      Show Me The Way To Go Home
      (uncredited)

      Written by Irving King

      Performed by Robert Shaw, Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss

    User reviews1.3K

    Review
    Top review
    "You yell barracuda, everybody says, 'Hunh, what?' You yell shark, and we got a panic on our hands on the Fourth of July."
    This is the movie that started it all. I'm not talking about the Hollywood blockbuster, or the insane madness that sent thousands of misunderstood Great Whites to their deaths, I'm talking about the beginning of my interest in movies. This is the movie that did it. I couldn't tell you how old I was when I first saw it, but I do remember this is the movie I made my parents rent time and time again when we went to the video store. This is the movie that drove my parents and some of my friends nuts while I watched it day after day after day when my mom gave it to me for Christmas. This is the movie that made me want to turn a real interest in the movies from just a hobby and into a career. For that, I owe Spielberg, Benchley, Scheider, Shaw, Dreyfuss, Williams, Fields and everyone else a sincere and heart-felt thank you. I own this movie on every format in which it is available. I love it that much. I've probably seen it between 200 and 300 times. I guess you can say it is an obsession. A sick obsession. The plot, the pacing, the editing, the score, the acting, and, oh yes, the shark. Who cares that is fake? By the time we finally get to see it, do we care? Truly, a more suspenseful movie was never made. Several come close, but none quite reaches the primal level the JAWS does. No other film so effectively taps into our fear of the unknown, and then gives it a riveting score to boot. No other movie grips us so strongly with heart stopping suspense that we find ourselves nearly falling off our seats. And no other movie leaves us feeling so spent and wasted after a viewing. And the reason for all the fear, suspense and emotional withdrawal is not top-notch special effects. It was the mid-70's. You can barely apply top -notch to anything of that era. The reason the movie does all that to us is that it is a great story. It is filled with real people, who have real jobs, and who have real fears. And who must now confront a real shark. Can you think of anything more terrifying that getting on a rickety, leaky boat to kill a 25-foot shark when you already have a paralyzing fear of the water? I can't. And Martin Brody sure can't. And so, no matter what ranking JAWS may get on AFI's list of the 100 greatest movies, or TV Guides list of the top 50 movies, or any list for that matter, JAWS will always come in number one on mine. Steven, Peter, Roy, Robert, Richard, John, and Verna -- thank you. Not for just giving me a sense of direction in my life, not for just making me want to be a screenwriter, but also for making a movie that still thrills me as much now when I watch it as when it did when I saw it for the very first time.
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    • TacoBilly
    • Aug 14, 1998

    FAQ22

    • Hooper tells Quint that he's "crewed three Transpacs". What does he mean?
    • Why does Quint destroy the boat radio?
    • Why does Quint call great whites 'porkers'?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 20, 1975 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Stillness in the Water
    • Filming locations
      • Water Street, Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA
    • Production companies
      • Zanuck/Brown Productions
      • Universal Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $7,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $260,758,300
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,061,513
      • Jun 22, 1975
    • Gross worldwide
      • $471,411,300
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 4 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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