JAWS (1975) TURNS 50: THE GREATEST (FISH) STORY EVERY TOLD!!

JAWS (1975) d. Steven Spielberg (USA)
JAWS 2 (1978) d. Jeannot Szwarc (USA)
JAWS 3D (1983) d. Joe Alves (USA)
JAWS: THE REVENGE (1987) d. Joseph Sargent (USA)

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From its harrowing opening sequence to the breathtaking climax, Steven Spielberg’s hugely successful masterpiece of suspense and thrills, JAWS (1975), scared audiences out of the water and into theaters in record-breaking numbers. On the surface, the plot is simplicity itself: The locals of the northeastern island town of Amity start turning up as fish food when an enormous great white shark materializes, leaving fear and body parts in its wake.

Peter Benchley’s adaptation (with able help from Carl Gottlieb) of his own bestseller charts the wise course of creating vivid characters that are as memorable as the scenes of teeth-chomping terror. Armed with a top-notch cast of Roy Scheider as the local sheriff with a healthy fear of water, Richard Dreyfuss as a feisty oceanic expert, and the brilliant Robert Shaw as the gnarled shark hunter Quint, there is nary a wasted onscreen moment.

Despite being plagued with endless technical problems during production, the 26-year-old Spielberg ratchets up the tension time and again, each sequence more nail-biting than the last. And his efforts are made all the more effective by John Williams’ Oscar-winning score, one of the most famous in movie history.

By focusing equally between its engaging, likable human protagonists and the monster shark’s mayhem, a modern horror classic emerged, one that still commands our respect and enthusiasm a half-century later.

Join AC and his crew of landlubbing enthusiasts (Fraser Coffeen, Katie McLean Hainsworth, Anish Jethmalani, Kevin Matthews, Ryan Olson) as we celebrate 50 years of JAWS!!

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