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Jaws (1975)

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Consensus: Jaws remains tense by not showing audiences the shark for the majority of the film, so that when it does, viewers jump out of their seats.

Runtime: 2 hrs 5 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Theatrical Release: Jun 20, 1975 Wide

Synopsis: From the best-selling novel by Peter Benchley, Steven Spielberg directed this thrill ride of terror. During the height of beach season, the Massachusetts resort town of Amity Island is terrorized one summer by surprise attacks from a... From the best-selling novel by Peter Benchley, Steven Spielberg directed this thrill ride of terror. During the height of beach season, the Massachusetts resort town of Amity Island is terrorized one summer by surprise attacks from a great white shark. Three unlikely partners team up to hunt down the rogue and destroy it: the new chief of police from New York (Roy Scheider), a young university-educated oceanographer (Richard Dreyfuss), and a crusty old-time fisherman (Robert Shaw). The film shoot was notoriously difficult for the young Spielberg, who had directed only one feature film before JAWS. The mechanical shark seldom operated correctly, and Spielberg was frequently forced to create the idea of terror without actually showing the shark. However, after the film premiered it went on to become the highest-grossing film of all time--surpassing THE GODFATHER and becoming the first film to gross more than a hundred million dollars. Composer John Williams created the score to JAWS, which has since become a well-known theme of impending doom. Ron and Valerie Taylor were responsible for filming live sharks in Australia; their sequences were later mixed with footage of the mechanical shark. [More]

Starring: Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Shaw, Lorraine Gary

Starring: Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Shaw, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Carl Gottlieb, Jay Mello, Lee Fierro, Jeffrey Kramer, Susan Backlinie, Jonathan Filley

Director: Steven Spielberg

Director: Steven Spielberg
Screenwriter: Carl Gottlieb, Peter Benchley, Howard Sackler
Producer: Richard D. Zanuck, David Brown
Composer: John Williams
Studio: Universal Pictures

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Jun 14, 2005

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Snap Case With Outer Box

Disc 1:

  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound - English
  • Dolby Digital DTS 5.1 Surround Sound - English
  • Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono - English
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound - French
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound - Spanish

Additional Release Material:

  • Deleted Scenes
  • Outtakes

Additional Products:

  • Commemorative Photo Journal
  • Disc 2: BONUS MATERIALS

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Featurette - 1. THE MAKING OF JAWS
  • 2. MARKETING JAWS
  • 3. JAWS PHENOMENON

Text/Photo Galleries:

  • Storyboards
  • Production Photos

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