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Cast verified as complete
Roy Scheider | ... |
Brody
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Robert Shaw | ... |
Quint
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Richard Dreyfuss | ... |
Hooper
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Lorraine Gary | ... |
Ellen Brody
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Murray Hamilton | ... |
Vaughn
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Carl Gottlieb | ... |
Meadows
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Jeffrey Kramer | ... |
Hendricks
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Susan Backlinie | ... |
Chrissie
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Jonathan Filley | ... |
Cassidy
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Ted Grossman | ... |
Estuary Victim
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Chris Rebello | ... |
Michael Brody
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Jay Mello | ... |
Sean Brody
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Lee Fierro | ... |
Mrs. Kintner
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Jeffrey Voorhees | ... |
Alex Kintner
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Craig Kingsbury | ... |
Ben Gardner
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Robert Nevin | ... |
Medical Examiner
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Peter Benchley | ... |
Interviewer
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Jonathan Searle | ... |
Boy Swimmer with Cardboard Fin
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Steven Searle | ... |
Boy Swimmer with Cardboard Fin
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Tim Aguirre | ... |
Infant on Beach (uncredited)
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Chris Anastasio | ... |
Out of Towner (uncredited)
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John Bahr | ... |
Beach Guitarist (uncredited)
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Bruce | ... |
Shark (uncredited)
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Jean Canha | ... |
Fat Lady (uncredited)
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Edwin C. Carlson | ... |
Man with Goff (uncredited)
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Henry Carreiro | ... |
Felix (uncredited)
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Robert Carroll | ... |
Mr. Polk (uncredited)
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Edward Chalmers Jr. | ... |
Mr. Denherder (uncredited)
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Robert Chambers | ... |
Charlie (uncredited)
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Fritzi Jane Courtney | ... |
Mrs. Taft (uncredited)
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David Daniel | ... |
Hippie on Beach (uncredited)
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Gregory S. Dole | ... |
Sonar Operator (uncredited)
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Cyprian R. Dube | ... |
Mr. Posner (uncredited)
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Stephen Earle | ... |
Converted Man (uncredited)
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Robin Eddins | ... |
Screaming Swimmer (uncredited)
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David Engelbach | ... |
Research Assistant (uncredited)
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Dorothy Fielding | ... |
Girl in Music Store (uncredited)
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Francis A. Frank | ... |
Boat Rental Man (uncredited)
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Brendan Gallagher | ... |
Man with Dynamite (uncredited)
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Elizabeth K. Gifford | ... |
Island Wife (uncredited)
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Willis B. Gifford | ... |
Man (uncredited)
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Alston Goff | ... |
Lynwood Shop Keeper (uncredited)
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Paul Goulart | ... |
Clarinet Player in Music Store (uncredited)
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Beardsley Graham | ... |
Mainlander (uncredited)
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Eleanor L. Harvey | ... |
Motorboat Skipper (uncredited)
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Mike Haydn | ... |
Bonfire Guitarist (uncredited)
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Richard P. Hewitt | ... |
Walter (uncredited)
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Carla Hogendyk | ... |
Artist (uncredited)
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Wally Hooper Jr. | ... |
Harry (uncredited)
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Janice T. Hull | ... |
Lady Fisherman (uncredited)
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Stephanie Hull | ... |
Swimming Girl (uncredited)
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Wayne Iacono | ... |
Spotter (uncredited)
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Duncan Inches | ... |
Townsperson (uncredited)
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Joseph G. Kraetzer | ... |
Local Merchant (uncredited)
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Joe La Creta | ... |
Barwood (uncredited)
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William Lymon | ... |
Ensign (uncredited)
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Belle McDonald | ... |
Mrs. Posner (uncredited)
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John Moffet | ... |
At Bonfire with Mustache (uncredited)
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Phil Murray | ... |
Mr. Taft (uncredited)
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Devon Nelson | ... |
The Water (uncredited)
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Philip Norton | ... |
Mr. Stands (uncredited)
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William O'Gorman | ... |
Man with Dynamite (uncredited)
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Joseph Oliveira | ... |
Swimmer (uncredited)
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Dennett Paula | ... |
Woman at Beach (uncredited)
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William Pfluger | ... |
Sailboat Skipper (uncredited)
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Donald Poole | ... |
Frank Silva - Harbor Master (uncredited)
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Steven Potter | ... |
Man with Dog (uncredited)
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Beverly Powers | ... |
Topless Swimmer (uncredited)
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Ayn Ruymen | ... |
Nurse (uncredited)
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Christopher Sands | ... |
Lifeguard (uncredited)
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Henry E. Scott III | ... |
Man with Rifle (uncredited)
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Peggy Scott | ... |
Polly (uncredited)
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John Searle | ... |
Converted Man (uncredited)
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Steven Spielberg | ... |
Amity Point Lifestation Worker (uncredited) (voice)
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Joy Stuart | ... |
Woman Tourist #1 (uncredited)
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Jerome S. Tartar | ... |
Boat Captain (uncredited)
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Julie Taylor | ... |
Nurse (uncredited)
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Paul G. Thibodeau | ... |
Fisherman in Boat (uncredited)
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Rex Trailer | ... |
Scout Master (uncredited)
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Paul F. Tremblay | ... |
Deputy #2 (uncredited)
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Hershel West | ... |
Salvatore (uncredited)
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Robert Whelden Jr. | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Alfred Wilde | ... |
Harry Wiseman (uncredited)
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Dick Young | ... |
Pratt (uncredited)
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Directed by
Steven Spielberg | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
Peter Benchley | ... | (screenplay) and |
Carl Gottlieb | ... | (screenplay) |
Peter Benchley | ... | (based on the novel by) |
Produced by
David Brown | ... | producer (produced by) |
Richard D. Zanuck | ... | producer (produced by) |
Music by
John Williams | ... | (music by) |
Cinematography by
Bill Butler | ... | director of photography |
Film Editing by
Verna Fields | ... | film editor |
Editorial Department
William C. Carruth | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Rick Fields | ... | apprentice film editor (uncredited) |
Jeff Gourson | ... | assistant film editor (uncredited) |
Mo Henry | ... | negative cutter (uncredited) |
Production Design by
Joe Alves | ... | (as Joseph Alves Jr.) |
Set Decoration by
John M. Dwyer |
Makeup Department
Del Armstrong | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Verne Caruso | ... | hair stylist (uncredited) |
John Chambers | ... | special makeup effects artist (uncredited) |
Jim Gillespie | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Werner Keppler | ... | sculptor/mold maker (uncredited) |
Production Management
James Fargo | ... | unit production manager (as Jim Fargo) |
Charles Clement | ... | post production operations head (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Barbara Bass | ... | second assistant director |
Tom Joyner | ... | first assistant director |
Joe Alves | ... | second unit director (uncredited) |
Verna Fields | ... | second unit director (uncredited) |
L. Andrew Stone | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Mike May | ... | leadman (uncredited) |
Frank Nifong | ... | prop master (uncredited) |
William A. Petrotta | ... | assistant property master (uncredited) |
Ward Welton | ... | painter (uncredited) |
Thomas J. Wright | ... | production illustrator (uncredited) |
Sound Department
John R. Carter | ... | sound |
Robert L. Hoyt | ... | sound (as Robert Hoyt) |
Thomas E. Allen | ... | sound (uncredited) |
George Fredrick | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Walter A. Gest | ... | adr recordist (uncredited) |
William Griffith | ... | sound recordist (uncredited) |
Roger Heman Jr. | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Franklin Jones Jr. | ... | score recording & mixing engineer (uncredited) |
Earl Madery | ... | sound (uncredited) |
John McDonald | ... | boom man (uncredited) |
Frank Meadows | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
Colin C. Mouat | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Gary Rydstrom | ... | re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
Dennis C. Salcedo | ... | optical sound recordist (uncredited) |
Roger Sword | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
James Troutman | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Robert A. Mattey | ... | special effects |
Roy Arbogast | ... | special mechanical effects (uncredited) |
Tim Baar | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Johnny Borgese | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Don Chandler | ... | sculptor (uncredited) |
Richard S. Edwards | ... | explosive expert (uncredited) |
Richard O. Helmer | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Ted Koerner | ... | special effects technician (uncredited) |
Conrad Kromm | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Stanley Mahony | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Kevin Pike | ... | special effects assistant (uncredited) |
Harry Shepherd | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Charles Spurgeon | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Richard Stutsman | ... | special effects technician (uncredited) |
Eddie Surkin | ... | special effects crew (uncredited) |
Gary Wood | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Michael Wood | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
Jeremy P. Carroll | ... | lead stereographer |
Prafull Gade | ... | managing director: Stereo D FX Studios |
Alex Guri | ... | vfx supervisor: Stereo D FX Studios |
Alex Heffner | ... | visual effects and augmentation supervisor |
Franklin Mascarenhas | ... | head of production: Stereo D FX Studios |
Trent Newton | ... | production assistant: Stereo D FX Studios |
Aaron Parry | ... | executive vice president: Stereo D FX Studios |
Mark Simone | ... | creative supervisor: Stereo D FX Studios |
Steve Stransman | ... | Stereo Producer: Stereo D FX Studios |
Amanda Viveiros | ... | stereo assistant production manager: Stereo D |
Jordan Lucchino | ... | stereoscopic compositor (uncredited) |
Yael Majors | ... | assistant finaling supervisor (uncredited) |
Grant McCune | ... | model maker (uncredited) |
Stunts
Richard E. Butler | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Denise Cheshire | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Howard Curtis | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Ted Grossman | ... | stunt coordinator (uncredited) / stunt double: Roy Scheider (uncredited) |
Hubie Kerns Jr. | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Preston Peterson | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Frank James Sparks | ... | stunt double: Richard Dreyfuss (uncredited) |
Ron Veto | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Dick Warlock | ... | stunt double: Richard Dryfuss (uncredited) |
Fred Zendar | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Dick Ziker | ... | stunt double: Roy Scheider (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Chapman | ... | camera operator |
Rexford L. Metz | ... | underwater photography (as Rexford Metz) |
Ron Taylor | ... | camera operator: live shark footage |
Valerie Taylor | ... | camera operator: live shark footage |
Lou Barlia | ... | additional camera operator (uncredited) |
Sandy Brooke | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Vito Carenzo | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Joe Cole | ... | best boy (uncredited) |
James A. Contner | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Rocco Damiano | ... | camera effects (uncredited) |
Tony DeGeorge | ... | second grip (uncredited) |
Tim Evans | ... | lamp operator (uncredited) |
David Fay | ... | dolly grip (uncredited) |
Louis Goldman | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Jake Jarrell | ... | lamp operator (uncredited) |
Harry Jukes | ... | generator operator (uncredited) |
Guy Polzel | ... | key grip (uncredited) |
Peter Salim | ... | camera assistant (uncredited) |
Fred Schuler | ... | additional camera operator (uncredited) |
William Tandrow | ... | lamp operator (uncredited) |
Bill Tenny | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
Ronald Vidor | ... | underwater camera operator (uncredited) |
Dennis Young | ... | underwater grip (uncredited) |
Ron Zarilla | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Casting Department
Shari Rhodes | ... | location casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Louise Clark | ... | wardrobe: women (uncredited) |
Robert Ellsworth | ... | wardrobe: men (uncredited) |
Irwin Rose | ... | wardrobe: men (uncredited) |
Location Management
Nick Chiarolanzio | ... | location auditor (uncredited) |
Music Department
Robert Bain | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
Israel Baker | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Harry Bluestone | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Tom Boyd | ... | oboe soloist (uncredited) |
Larry Bunker | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
Vince De Rosa | ... | musician: French horn (uncredited) |
David Duke | ... | musician: French horn (uncredited) |
Joseph Glassman | ... | music editor (uncredited) |
Ralph Grierson | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
The Hollywood Studio Symphony | ... | music performed by (uncredited) |
Joe Howard | ... | musician: trombone soloist (uncredited) |
Tommy Johnson | ... | musician: tuba soloist (uncredited) |
Ted Keep | ... | scoring engineer (uncredited) |
Paul Kegg | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
Shelly Manne | ... | musician: percussion (uncredited) |
William Mays | ... | musician (uncredited) |
Malcolm McNab | ... | trumpet soloist (uncredited) |
Richard Nash | ... | musician (uncredited) |
Erno Neufeld | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
John Neufeld | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
Uan Rasey | ... | musician (uncredited) / musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Dorothy Remsen | ... | musician: harp (uncredited) |
Emil Richards | ... | musician (uncredited) / musician: percussion (uncredited) |
George Roberts | ... | musician (uncredited) |
Ernie Rosecrans | ... | music preparation (uncredited) |
Glen Rosecrans | ... | music preparation (uncredited) |
Paul Shure | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Herbert W. Spencer | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Steven Spielberg | ... | musician: clarinet in orchestra (uncredited) |
Ann Stockton | ... | musician: harp (uncredited) |
Sheridon Stokes | ... | musician: flute solos (uncredited) |
Tommy Tedesco | ... | musician: guitar (uncredited) |
James Thatcher | ... | musician: French horn (uncredited) |
Louise Di Tullio | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Lloyd Ulyate | ... | musician: trombone soloist (uncredited) |
John Williams | ... | conductor (uncredited) |
Graham Young | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Charlsie Bryant | ... | script supervisor |
Hal Barwood | ... | script consultant (uncredited) |
Lowell James Gerry Sr. | ... | continuity (uncredited) |
Matthew Robbins | ... | script consultant (uncredited) |
Howard Sackler | ... | script consultant (uncredited) |
Transportation Department
Mel Bingham | ... | transportation captain (uncredited) |
Frank Khoury | ... | transportation (uncredited) |
Lorenzo Porricelli | ... | driver (uncredited) |
Julian Powell | ... | transportation captain (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
William S. Gilmore | ... | production executive (as William S. Gilmore Jr.) |
Fred Zendar | ... | technical advisor (as Manfred Zendar) |
Mark DeFeo | ... | Boat Operator (uncredited) |
Al Ebner | ... | unit publicist (uncredited) |
Rick Fields | ... | assistant: Mr. Spielberg (uncredited) |
Helen Jackson | ... | nurse (uncredited) |
Gerry Lewis | ... | publicist (uncredited) |
John Milius | ... | speech writer: U.S.S. Indianapolis scene (uncredited) |
Ron Veto | ... | underwater diver (uncredited) |
Danny Young | ... | timekeeper (uncredited) |
Thanks
Leonard J.V. Compagno | ... | the producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of: The Department of Biological Sciences Stanford University (as Mr. L.J.V. Compagno) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Universal Pictures (1975) (United States) (theatrical) (as Universal) (An MCA Company)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1975) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1975) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1975) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1975) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1975) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1975) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1975) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1975) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1976) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1976) (France) (theatrical)
- DiscoVision (1978) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1979) (United States) (tv)
- Universal Films of India (1980) (India) (theatrical)
- MCA Videocassette (1980) (United States) (VHS) (Betamax)
- DiscoVision (1981) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- MCA Home Video (1983) (United States) (VHS) (Betamax)
- MCA Home Video (1984) (United States) (VHS)
- Argentina Video Home (1985) (Argentina) (VHS)
- MCA Home Video (1986) (United States) (VHS)
- MCA Home Video (1987) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1991) (United States) (VHS)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1992) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1995) (United States) (VHS) (widescreen Special Collector's Edition)
- Pioneer LDCE (1995) (Spain) (video) (laserdisc)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1996) (United States) (VHS)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1996) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Universal Studios Home Video (1997) (United States) (VHS)
- Nordisk Film (2000) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2000) (Germany) (DVD)
- Universal Studios Home Video (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- Cinema Foobio (2003) (Japan) (video) (VOD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2004) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Universal Studios Home Video (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Argentina Video Home (2005) (Argentina) (DVD) (30th. Anniversary Edition)
- Argentina Video Home (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Universal Pictures Video (2005) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Universal Studios Home Video (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Argentina Video Home (2007) (Argentina) (DVD) (1-disc edition)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2008) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2011) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Argentina Video Home (2012) (Argentina) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (Universal's 100th Anniversary Collector's Edition)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2012) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2012) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2012) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2012) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (Universal's 100th Anniversary Collector's Edition)
- Universal Pictures Video (2012) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2012) (Sweden) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Waylen Group (2012) (Taiwan) (video)
- Deliverance Pictures (2014) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Fathom Events (2015) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Fathom Events (2015) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release: 40th Anniversary)
- Turner Classic Movies (TCM) (2015) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release: 40th Anniversary)
- Universal Pictures (2015) (United States) (theatrical) (as Universal) (re-release: 40th Anniversary)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2015) (United States) (DVD) (as Universal) (re-release: 40th Anniversary)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2020) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2020) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2020) (United States) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures (2022) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release) (also in IMAX)
- Cinemark Argentina (2019) (Argentina) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Cinemundo (2022) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Tulip Entertainment (2022) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2022) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (re-release) (also in IMAX and 3D)
- CIC Victor Video (1985) (Japan) (video) (laserdisc)
- CIC Victor Video (1990) (Japan) (video) (laserdisc)
- CIC Victor Video (1993) (Japan) (video) (laserdisc)
- CIC Video (West Germany) (VHS)
- CIC Video (1989) (Spain) (VHS)
- CIC Video (1986) (France) (VHS)
- CIC Video (France) (video) (laserdisc)
- CIC Video (1982) (United Kingdom) (VHS) (Betamax)
- CIC Video (1987) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- CIC Video (United Kingdom) (video) (laserdisc)
- CIC Video (Netherlands) (VHS)
- CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2005) (Spain) (DVD) (through)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2000) (Australia) (DVD) (through)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2000) (Germany) (DVD) (through)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2000) (Spain) (DVD) (through)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (2000) (United Kingdom) (DVD) (through)
- Egmont Entertainment (2000) (Finland) (DVD) (25th Anniversary Collector's Edition)
- Esselte CIC Video (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Esselte Video (Finland) (VHS)
- Foxtel Now (2019) (Australia) (video) (VOD)
- Gaumont/Columbia TriStar Home Video (2000) (France) (DVD) (through)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (VOD)
- HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- MTV3 (1989) (Finland) (tv)
- NTV (1981) (Japan) (tv)
- Netflix (2018) (Singapore) (video) (VOD)
- Netflix (2018) (United Kingdom) (video) (VOD)
- Netflix (2018) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2012) (Spain) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (through)
- Peacock (2020) (United States) (VOD)
- Pioneer LDCE (United Kingdom) (video) (laserdisc)
- Prem'er Video Fil'm (Russia) (VHS)
- Rete 4 (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Samsung Nices (Korea) (video) (laserdisc)
- Sony Pictures España (2018) (Spain) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (through)
- Sub (2013) (Finland) (tv)
- TNT (1995) (United States) (tv)
- Tubi TV (2021) (United States) (video)
- Universal Home Entertainment (2000) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Universal Home Entertainment (2003) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Universal Home Entertainment (2004) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Universal Home Entertainment (2005) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Universal Home Entertainment (2012) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Finland (2004) (Finland) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Finland (2005) (Finland) (DVD) (2-disc 30th Anniversary Collectors Edition Box)
- Universal Pictures Finland (2012) (Finland) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2020) (Germany) (Ultra HD Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures Home Video (2000) (Australia) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Video (2003) (Australia) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Video (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Spain (2005) (Spain) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2003) (Spain) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2001) (France) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2003) (France) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2004) (France) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2005) (France) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (1999) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Universal Pictures Video (2010) (Norway) (DVD) (Oscar edition)
- Universal Pictures Video (2012) (Norway) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2010) (Sweden) (DVD) (Oscar edition)
- Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordic (2014) (Denmark) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordic (2014) (Finland) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordic (2014) (Norway) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordic (2014) (Sweden) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2012) (Australia) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2012) (France) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2018) (France) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Universal Studios Home Video (Brazil) (DVD)
- Universal Studios Home Video (2000) (Canada) (DVD)
- Universal Studios Home Video (2005) (Canada) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2001) (Poland) (DVD) (through)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1997) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
- Dickson/Vasu (photographic effects)
- Nick Vasu (photographic effects)
Other Companies
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (camera cranes and dollies)
- Cinematique (cosmetics)
- Decca Records (soundtrack)
- MCA Records (soundtrack)
- National Geographic Society (the producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of)
- Panavision (camera equipment provided by)
- Panavision (filmed in)
- Skywalker Sound (post-production sound services: IMAX version)
- THX Ltd. (digital mastering: 1995 Signature Collection Laserdisc, Japan Special Collection Laserdisc, 1997 Widescreen Series VHS)
- The Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University (the producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of)
- The Newman Scoring Stage, Twentieth Century Fox Studios (score recorded at)
- Turner Classic Movies (TCM) (sponsor: 2015 US reissue)
- Universal Title (titles and optical effects)
- Varèse Sarabande (score album)
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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. Written by garykmcd |
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Taglines | Amity Island had everything. Clear skies. Gentle surf. Warm water. People flocked there every summer. It was the perfect feeding ground. See more » |
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Budget | $9,000,000 (estimated) |
Opening Weekend United States | $7,061,513, 22 Jun 1975 |
Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $470,653,000 |
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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. See more » |
Goofs | Great White Sharks cannot move backwards once their gills are under water, as seen towards the end of the film. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited from Man Eater (1973). See more » |
Soundtracks | Untitled Improvised Campfire Guitar Music See more » |
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. See more » |
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[the three men are comparing their scars]
Brody: What's that one? Quint: What? Brody: That one, there, on your arm. Quint: Oh, uh, that's a tattoo, I got that removed. Hooper: Don't tell me, don't tell me..."Mother." [he roars with laughter] Hooper: What is it... [Quint solemnly clamps a hand on Hooper's arm] Quint: Mr. Hooper, that's the USS Indianapolis. [Hooper immediately stops laughing] Hooper: You were on the Indianapolis? Brody: What happened? Quint: Japanese submarine slammed two torpedoes into our side, Chief. We was comin' back from the island of Tinian to Leyte, just delivered the bomb. The Hiroshima bomb. Eleven hundred men went into the water. Vessel went down in twelve minutes. Didn't see the first shark for about a half an hour. Tiger. Thirteen-footer. You know how you know that when you're in the water, Chief? You tell by lookin' from the dorsal to the tail. What we didn't know... was our bomb mission had been so secret, no distress signal had been sent. Heh. [he pauses and takes a drink] Quint: They didn't even list us overdue for a week. Very first light, Chief, sharks come cruisin'. So we formed ourselves into tight groups. Y'know, it's... kinda like ol' squares in a battle like, uh, you see in a calendar, like the Battle of Waterloo, and the idea was, shark comes to the nearest man and that man, he'd start poundin' and hollerin' and screamin', and sometimes the shark'd go away... sometimes he wouldn't go away. Sometimes that shark, he looks right into ya. Right into your eyes. Y'know the thing about a shark, he's got... lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll's eyes. When he comes at ya, doesn't seem to be livin'... until he bites ya. And those black eyes roll over white, and then... oh, then you hear that terrible high-pitch screamin', the ocean turns red, and spite of all the poundin' and the hollerin', they all come in and they... rip you to pieces. [he pauses] Quint: Y'know, by the end of that first dawn... lost a hundred men. I dunno how many sharks. Maybe a thousand. I dunno how many men, they averaged six an hour. On Thursday mornin', Chief, I bumped into a friend of mine, Herbie Robinson from Cleveland- baseball player, boatswain's mate. I thought he was asleep, reached over to wake him up... bobbed up and down in the water just like a kinda top. Upended. Well... he'd been bitten in half below the waist. Noon the fifth day, Mr. Hooper, a Lockheed Ventura saw us, he swung in low and he saw us. Young pilot, a lot younger than Mr. Hooper. Anyway, he saw us and come in low and three hours later, a big fat PBY comes down and start to pick us up. Y'know, that was the time I was most frightened, waitin' for my turn. I'll never put on a life jacket again. So, eleven hundred men went into the water, three hundred sixteen men come out, and the sharks took the rest, June the 29th, 1945. [he pauses, smiles, and raises his glass] Quint: Anyway... we delivered the bomb. See more » |