Jaws

Jaws

1975

When an insatiable great white shark terrorizes the townspeople of Amity Island, a police chief (Roy Scheider), a grizzled shark hunter (Robert Shaw) and an oceanographer (Richard Dreyfuss) seek to destroy it. Director Steven Spielberg created the summer blockbuster boom with this white-knuckle adaptation of the Peter Benchley novel. John Williams's ominous musical score has become legendary.

Amity Island had everything. Clear skies. Gentle surf. Warm water. People flocked there every summer. It was the perfect feeding ground.

Winner of 3 Academy Awards

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Film Detail

Genre
Horror - Thriller
Length
2 hrs. 5 mins.
US Theatrical Release
June 20, 1975
US Box Office
$266,567,580 (#144 of 7542)
Global Office
$470,653,000 (#272 of 4505)
Rating
PG
Parental Guidance Suggested
Violence

Collection Detail

Edition
2-Disc [Ultra HD Blu-ray] Universal 100th Anniversary
Resolution | Digital Platform
Movies Anywhere Movies Anywhere
Aspect Ratio
WS 2.35:1
Audio
English: DD 5.1
English: DTS-HD Master 7.1
Studio
Universal Studios
Released
August 14, 2012
Acquired Date
September 6, 2012
Times Seen
3 Times
Last Watched
April 5, 2019

Actors

Roy Scheider
Roy Scheider
Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Dreyfuss
Robert Shaw
Robert Shaw
Lorraine Gary
Lorraine Gary
Murray Hamilton
Murray Hamilton
Carl Gottlieb
Carl Gottlieb
Jeffrey Kramer
Jeffrey Kramer
Susan Backlinie
Susan Backlinie
Jonathan Filley
Jonathan Filley
Ted Grossman
Ted Grossman
Chris Rebello
Chris Rebello
Jay Mello
Jay Mello
Lee Fierro
Lee Fierro
Jeffrey Voorhees
Jeffrey Voorhees
Craig Kingsbury
Craig Kingsbury

Directors

Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg

Producers

David Brown
David Brown
Richard D. Zanuck
Richard D. Zanuck

Writers

Peter Benchley
Peter Benchley
Carl Gottlieb
Carl Gottlieb

Awards & Accolades

  • 1975 Oscar : Film Editing
  • 1975 Oscar : Music (Original Score)
  • 1975 Oscar : Sound
  • 1997 AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies - Rank: #48
  • 2007 AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies - Rank: #56
  • 2008 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #92
  • 2009 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #108
  • 2010 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #114
  • 2011 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #127
  • 2012 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #127
  • 2013 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #185
  • 2018 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #233
  • 2022 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #205

Special Features

Documentaries
  • The Making of Jaws
  • The Shark is Still Working: The Impact and Legacy of Jaws
Featurettes
  • Deleted Scenes
  • From the Set
  • Jaws: The Restoration
Other
  • Outtakes
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Outtakes
  • Featurettes

Other Recommendations

User Reviews

  • 3.16.2007 by biglummox (10/10)

Ratings

JB Users
100
Flawless
RT Fresh Certified
97%
Tomatometer
147 votes
RT Fresh Certified
90%
Popcornmeter
35,426 votes
METASCORE
87
21 votes
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
684,241 votes

Tags

  1. Jaws

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Official Website
  3. Kids-in-Mind
  4. Common Sense Media