Film • Jun 20, 1975
When an insatiable great white shark terrorizes the townspeople of Amity Island, the police chief, an oceanographer and a grizzled shark hunter seek to destroy the blood-thirsty beast.
Jaws
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- Status
- Released
- Release
- June 20, 1975 (50 years ago)
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 2h 04m
- Genres
- Natural Horror
- Themes
- Disaster, Monster Horror, Sea Adventure, Survival
- Origin
- United States
- Companies
- Universal Pictures, Zanuck/Brown Productions
Cast
Ted GrossmanEstuary Victim
Roy ScheiderPolice Chief Martin Brody
Robert NevinMedical Examiner
Robert ShawQuint
Peter BenchleyInterviewer
Richard DreyfussMatt Hooper
Murray HamiltonMayor Larry Vaughn
Lorraine GaryEllen Brody
Jay MelloSean Brody
Jeffrey KramerDeputy Leonard 'Lenny' Hendricks
Carl GottliebBen Meadows
Susan BacklinieChristine 'Chrissie' Watkins
Lee FierroMrs. Kintner
Craig KingsburyBen Gardner
Phil MurrayMr. Taft
Scores
- Average Score
- 81.8%
FilmAffinity
- 71%
IMDb
- 81%
Letterboxd
- 79%
Metacritic
- 87%
Rotten Tomatoes
- 91%
Levels
- Sex & Nudity
- Low
- Violence
- High
- Profanity
- Low
- Algohol & Drugs
- Low
- Fright & Intensity
- High
Collections
Reviews
Internet ArchiveNewsweek (International, Atlantic Edition) 1975-06-23: Vol 85 Iss 25 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Kat SachsThe Moviegoer: The horror, the horror - Chicago Reader
Arthur Knight‘Jaws’: THR’s 1975 Review
New York Daily News‘Jaws’ sends shivers of terror down the spine: 1975 review
theringer.com‘Jaws’ Is the Perfect Blockbuster, Saying Nothing yet Signifying Everything
thetimes.comThe Times Archive
A.D. Murphy‘Jaws’: 1975 Movie Review
