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Jaws (1975) -- 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.
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Overview

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Director:

Steven Spielberg

Writers:

Peter Benchley (screenplay) and
Carl Gottlieb (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

20 June 1975 (USA) more

Genre:

Thriller more

Tagline:

The Nation's No.1 Best-Selling Book now the Screen's Super-Thriller more

Plot:

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. full summary | full synopsis

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Awards:

Won 3 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 13 nominations more

User Comments:

Spielberg turns weak story into a cinematic masterpiece. more (740 total)

US TV Schedule:

Fri. Nov. 202:00 PMHBO   


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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Hajen (Finland: Swedish title) (Sweden) [sv]
Les dents de la mer (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Tiburón (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
вЕКЧЯРХ (Soviet Union: Russian title) [ru]
Ajkula (Serbia) [sr]
Celisti (Czechoslovakia: Czech title) [cs]
Celuste (Czechoslovakia: Slovak title) [sk]
Dødens gab (Denmark) [da]
De zomer van de witte haai (Belgium: Flemish title) [un]
Der weiße Hai (West Germany) [de]
Haisommer (Norway) [no]
Jaws - Denizin disleri (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Lo squalo (Italy) [it]
Melta'ot (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
O Tubarão (Portugal) [pt]
Ralje (Croatia) (DVD title) [hr]
Szczeki (Poland) [pl]
Ta sagonia tou karharia (Greece) [el]
Tappajahai (Finland) [fi]
Tubarão (Brazil) [pt]
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Runtime:

124 min | USA:130 min (TV version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Portugal:M/12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (1995) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Iceland:16 | Spain:T | USA:TV-14 | Brazil:14 | New Zealand:M | Canada:14A (Canadian Home Video rating) | Argentina:18 | Australia:M | Chile:18 | Denmark:15 | France:-12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:15 | Israel:PG | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 (video rating) | Norway:16 (original rating) | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Sweden:15 | Taiwan:GP | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (1987) | USA:PG (Certificate #24175) | West Germany:16 | Finland:K-16


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Trivia:

During the display in which Richard Dreyfuss and Robert Shaw compare battle scars, Roy Scheider lifts up his shirt to reveal an appendix incision. This is not a prosthetic, but Scheider's own scar. more

Goofs:

Continuity: In the shot where the shark is blown up, one second before the explosion, the shark is obviously not moving. 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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Soundtrack:

Spanish Ladies more


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58 out of 92 people found the following comment useful.
Spielberg turns weak story into a cinematic masterpiece., 19 July 2004
10/10
Author: Boba_Fett1138 from Groningen, The Netherlands

Every once in a while the right talented people are at the right place together and come up with a masterpiece. "Jaws" is definitely one of those movies, that is thanks to the amazing cast and the crew the classic masterpiece that it is today.

Let's face it, the story is dumb and silly and in a way very average. Spielberg magically turns the silly story into a tense exciting thriller with brilliant dialogue and classic scene's. Mark my words, "Jaws" is a movie that will never be considered outdated.

Everything in the movie works so well! The acting, the dialogue, the tension, the typical Spielberg humor, the music, everything! It's hard to name just one thing why this movie is such a masterpiece. It is the mix of everything combined that makes the movie work. Probably my favorite thing about the movie would be the dialogue, they are very raw and performed well by the perfect cast. Another thing of course would be the music and I'm not just talking about the main theme but about the entire musical score in general.

The cast is great but they are mainly great together. All of the Scheider/Shaw/Dreyfuss scene's are like three ingredients thrown together and the end result of it is pure gold.

And than Bruce the shark. Yes, he really looks believable even now days.

A real classic masterpiece that launched Spielberg's career

10/10

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