Jaws

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.

Cast:

Year - Presenter		Award Category		Result		Name
1975 - Academy Awards		Best Film Editing		Winner		Not Applicable
1975 - Academy Awards		Best Original Score		Winner		John Williams
1975 - Academy Awards		Best Sound		Winner		Not Applicable

"...One of the most effective thrillers ever made....One of the remarkable things about the picture is its relatively muted tone..." -- Roger Ebert , (Chicago Sun-Times)

"...The phenomenon that invented 'the summer movie'..." -- Mike Clark , (USA Today)

"...This fishy thriller is still Steven Spielberg's best movie..." -- George Kiritopoulos , (Total Film)

"...It pretty much rewrote the rules for the modern-day blockbuster..." -- Entertainment Weekly Staff , (Entertainment Weekly)

"[A] record-shattering success..." -- Premiere Staff , (Premiere)

"JAWS is a movie masterpiece, and still a joy to watch." -- Premiere Staff , (Premiere)

"[A] terrific thriller....Perfect film-making." -- Michael Bonner , (Uncut)

"[I]ts combination of thrills, suspense and smart characterisation has rarely been matched." -- Matthew Leyland , (Sight and Sound)

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