Jaws

When an insatiable great white shark terrorizes the townspeople of Amity Island, the police chief, an oceanographer and a grizzled shark hunter seek to destroy the blood-thirsty beast.

  • Released: 1975-06-18
  • Runtime: 124 minutes
  • Genre: Adventure, Horror, Thrillers
  • Stars: Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Shaw, Murray Hamilton, Lorraine Gary, Chris Rebello, Jay Mello, Jeffrey Kramer, Carl Gottlieb, Susan Backlinie, Jonathan Filley, Lee Fierro, Jeffrey Voorhees, Craig Kingsbury, Phil Murray, Fritzi Jane Courtney, Belle McDonald, Ted Grossman, Robert Nevin, Peter Benchley, Dorothy Fielding, David Engelbach, Joseph Oliveira, Beverly Powers, Ayn Ruymen, Christopher Sands, Rex Trailer, Joe La Creta, Denise Cheshire, Steven Spielberg
  • Director: Steven Spielberg
 Comments
  • shohatyoni - 8 January 2023
    A truly great classic...
    This movie was made in the mid 70's and yet it is the best shark movie and one of the best movies ever. The story is great, the cinematography is absolutely amazing compared to other 70's movies, and so are the effects. This movie is aiming (obviously) for adult audiences, even though it says that it's PG. Don't listen to that. It's not PG. There are scenes in the movie that are bloody and gory, so I wouldn't recommend even to let your 13-year-old to watch it. I would say from ages 16 or 17 and up, at least.

    Overall, it is a great classic and I highly recommend it, just keep in mind that in real life, sharks rarely behave like the shark in the movie.
  • policyoftruth-65554 - 14 October 2022
    One of the greatest movies ever made
    I watch Jaws several times a year, and it never gets old. I can't really put my finger on why, but I'll try to figure it out.

    Music-this movie has an amazing score by John Williams. The 2 note motif is memorable enough, but the best cues for me are Blown to Bits and End Title, the latter especially. The theme has a seafaring quality to it, culminating in the two lead characters swimming back to shore to safety.

    It's a buddy movie-Richard Dreyfus, Robert Shaw, and Roy Schneider are incredible in this. They are each unique and their characters are extremely well developed. They play off each other well and their interactions are realistic without getting boring. It culminates in the scene where Shaw talks about the Indianapolis.

    Suspense-the film creates tension from the first scene, increasing in intensity as the film moves forward. The genius of the film is that it doesn't reveal the shark until the second half. It is a fortunate twist of fate that the mechanical shark didn't work.

    Story-I never read the novel this is based on, but the story is very interesting. The plot moves forward and there isn't a lag in it. Each scene is important and draws the viewer in.

    That special Spielberg magic--there is something that cannot be duplicated, and it is those Spielberg touches that really make this film come alive. The scene between Scheider and his son. The scene with the shooting star. The final scene with Scheider and Dreyfus, as they swim back to shore. The "we need a bigger boat" scene. Etc etc etc.