Jaws Movie Details:
| Based on | Jaws by Peter Benchley |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Adventure, Drama, Thriller |
| Release date | June 20, 1975 |
| Running time | 2hr 4min |
| Age rating | PG |
| Starring | Roy Scheider Robert Shaw Richard Dreyfuss Lorraine Gary Murray Hamilton |
| Directed by | Steven Spielberg |
| Screenplay by | Peter Benchley Carl Gottlieb |
| Produced by | Richard D. Zanuck David Brown |
| Cinematography by | Bill Butler |
| Edited by | Verna Fields |
| Music by | John Williams |
| Production Company | Zanuck/Brown Company Universal Pictures |
| Distributor | Universal Pictures |
Jaws Movie Cast & Characters:
- Roy Scheider as Brody
- Robert Shaw as Quint
- Richard Dreyfuss as Hooper
- Lorraine Gary as Ellen Brody
- Murray Hamilton as Vaughn
- Carl Gottlieb as Meadows
- Jeffrey Kramer as Hendricks
- Susan Backlinie as Chrissie
- Jonathan Filley as Cassidy
- Ted Grossman as Estuary Victim
- Chris Rebello as Michael Brody
- Jay Mello as Sean Brody
- Lee Fierro as Mrs. Kintner
- Jeffrey Voorhees as Alex Kintner
- Craig Kingsbury as Ben Gardner
- Robert Nevin as Medical Examiner
- Peter Benchley as Interviewer
Storyline:
It’s a hot summer on Amity Island, a small community whose main business is its beaches. When new Sheriff Martin Brody discovers the remains of a shark attack victim, his first inclination is to close the beaches to swimmers. This doesn’t sit well with Mayor Larry Vaughn and several of the local businessmen. Brody backs down to his regret as that weekend a young boy is killed by the predator. The dead boy’s mother puts out a bounty on the shark and Amity is soon swamped with amateur hunters and fisherman hoping to cash in on the reward. A local fisherman with much experience hunting sharks, Quint, offers to hunt down the creature for a hefty fee. Soon Quint, Brody and Matt Hooper from the Oceanographic Institute are at sea hunting the Great White shark. As Brody succinctly surmises after their first encounter with the creature, they’re going to need a bigger boat.
About Jaws Movie:
Jaws is an American thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the 1974 novel by Peter Benchley. The screenplay is credited to Benchley, who wrote the first drafts, and actor-writer Carl Gottlieb, who rewrote the script during principal photography. It stars Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, and Murray Hamilton.
Shot mostly on location at Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts from May to October of 1974, Jaws was the first major motion picture to be shot on the ocean and consequently had a troubled production, going over budget and schedule. As the art department’s mechanical sharks often malfunctioned, Spielberg decided to mostly suggest the shark’s presence, employing an ominous and minimalist theme created by composer John Williams to indicate its impending appearances. Spielberg and others have compared this suggestive approach to that of director Alfred Hitchcock.
Jaws was theatrically released on June 20, 1975. Universal Pictures’ release of the film to over 450 screens was an exceptionally wide release for a major studio picture at the time, and it was accompanied by an extensive marketing campaign that heavily emphasized television spots and tie-in merchandise.
Regarded as a watershed moment in motion picture history, Jaws was the prototypical summer blockbuster and won several awards for its music and editing. It was the highest-grossing film of all time until the release of Star Wars two years later; both films were pivotal in establishing the modern Hollywood business model, which pursues high box-office returns from action and adventure films with simple high-concept premises, released during the summer in thousands of theaters and advertised heavily.
Jaws was followed by three sequels (none of which involved Spielberg or Benchley) and many imitative thrillers. In 2001, the Library of Congress selected it for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
Jaws has following 3 sequels Jaws 2 (1978), Jaws 3-D (1983), and Jaws: The Revenge (1987).
Jaws Movie Budget & Box Office Collection:
| Budget | $9 million |
| Domestic Opening | $7,061,513 |
| Domestic Collection | $266,567,580 |
| International Collection | $210,653,000 |
| Worldwide Collection | $477,220,580 |
