US EditionJaws Leaves Cinematic Legacy in Its Bloodied-Water Wake
- Steven Spielberg directed the film Jaws, which premiered on June 20, 1975, widely releasing in 409 theaters across the US.
- Jaws adapted Peter Benchley's 1974 novel and faced many production challenges before Spielberg and his team completed filming over 159 days.
- The story follows a great white shark threatening the coastal summer town of Amity, with Mayor Larry Vaughn opposing Chief Brody’s efforts to close the beaches.
- Jaws grossed approximately $477.9 million worldwide on a $7 million budget, becoming the first film to surpass $100 million domestically and winning three Academy Awards.
- Jaws transformed Hollywood by establishing the summer blockbuster model, inspiring sequels, imitators, and a lasting cultural legacy celebrated on its 50th anniversary.
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Jaws at 50: the Jewish sensibility that shaped Spielberg’s blockbuster and transformed cinema
It’s hard to believe Steven Spielberg was just 27 when he directed Jaws. Before that he’d mostly worked in television, helming episodes of detective show Columbo and the acclaimed TV movie Duel. He’d made just one theatrical feature, The Sugarland Express. Then came Jaws, a technically ambitious shoot set on open water with a mechanical shark that barely worked. But the result was a record-breaking blockbuster that redefined what Hollywood could…
'Jaws' 50th anniversary: How the film changed Hollywood forever
NEW YORK — Fifty years after “Jaws” sunk its teeth into us, we’re still admiring the bite mark.Steven Spielberg’s 1975 film, his second feature, left such a imprint on culture and Hollywood that barely any trip to the movies, let alone to the beach, has been the same since.Few films have been more perfectly suited to their time and place than “Jaws,” which half a century ago unspooled across the country in a then-novel wide release accompanied b…
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