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Jaws

  • 1975
  • PG
  • 2h 4m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
694K
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POPULARITY
354
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Susan Backlinie and Bruce in Jaws (1975)
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When a massive killer shark unleashes chaos on a 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 massive killer shark unleashes chaos on a 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 massive killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Long Island, it's up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.

  • Director
    • Steven Spielberg
  • Writers
    • Peter Benchley
    • Carl Gottlieb
  • Stars
    • Roy Scheider
    • Robert Shaw
    • Richard Dreyfuss
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.1/10
    694K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    354
    120
    • Director
      • Steven Spielberg
    • Writers
      • Peter Benchley
      • Carl Gottlieb
    • Stars
      • Roy Scheider
      • Robert Shaw
      • Richard Dreyfuss
    • 1.5KUser reviews
    • 270Critic reviews
    • 87Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #201
    • Won 3 Oscars
      • 16 wins & 20 nominations total

    Videos28

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    Jaws: Blu-Ray
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    Jaws: 25th Anniversary Collector's Edition
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    Jaws: 25th Anniversary Collector's Edition
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    Top cast84

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    Roy Scheider
    Roy Scheider
    • Brody
    Robert Shaw
    Robert Shaw
    • Quint
    Richard Dreyfuss
    Richard Dreyfuss
    • Hooper
    Lorraine Gary
    Lorraine Gary
    • Ellen Brody
    Murray Hamilton
    Murray Hamilton
    • Vaughn
    Carl Gottlieb
    Carl Gottlieb
    • Meadows
    Jeffrey Kramer
    Jeffrey Kramer
    • Hendricks
    • (as Jeffrey C. Kramer)
    Susan Backlinie
    Susan Backlinie
    • Chrissie
    Jonathan Filley
    • Cassidy
    Ted Grossman
    • Estuary Victim
    Chris Rebello
    Chris Rebello
    • Michael Brody
    Jay Mello
    • Sean Brody
    Lee Fierro
    Lee Fierro
    • Mrs. Kintner
    Jeffrey Voorhees
    • Alex Kintner
    Craig Kingsbury
    • Ben Gardner
    Robert Nevin
    Robert Nevin
    • Medical Examiner
    • (as Dr. Robert Nevin)
    Peter Benchley
    Peter Benchley
    • Interviewer
    Tim Aguirre
    • Infant on Beach
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Steven Spielberg
    • Writers
      • Peter Benchley
      • Carl Gottlieb
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Several decades after the film's release, Lee Fierro (Mrs. Kintner) walked into a seafood restaurant and noticed an "Alex Kintner Sandwich" on the menu. She commented that she had played his mother many years ago. Jeffrey Voorhees, the manager of the restaurant who had played Alex, ran out to meet her. They hadn't seen each other since the original movie shoot.
    • Goofs
      Great White Sharks cannot move backwards once their gills are under water, as seen towards the end of the film.
    • Quotes

      Brody: [1:21:27] You're gonna need a bigger boat.

    • 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 2000) 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 first shown in the US on the ABC network on November 4, 1979 in order to achieve a running time of 3 hours including commercial interruptions. This version and ran occasionally through the 1980s. 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. Many network and syndicated television broadcasts contained added footage long before "Deleted Scenes" were ever part of home video packaging.
    • Connections
      Edited from Inner Space: Man Eater (1973)
    • Soundtracks
      Untitled Improvised Campfire Guitar Music
      (uncredited)

      Performed by Mike Haydn

    User reviews1.5K

    Featured review
    10/10

    One of the experiences that made me fall in love with movies

    I will never forget the first time I saw Jaws. I was glued to the seat from start to finish. I jumped, I held my breath; this was one of the experiences that made me fall in love with movies. This was probably the first film where I completely forgot everything around me. I was there, in that boat, in that gloomy cabin, with those people - everything seemed so real (and alas, the sea never looked the same again). When I watch it these days I still marvel: the atmosphere and the performances in this film are simply magical. Spielberg without the schmalz. He has never been better.

    My vote: 10 out of 10

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 20, 1975 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tiburón
    • 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
      • $267,263,625
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,061,513
      • Jun 22, 1975
    • Gross worldwide
      • $477,916,625
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 4 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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