50th Anniversary Remaster
When a massive killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Long Island, it's up to the local police chief, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.
Adapted from Peter Benchley’s novel of the same name,‘Jaws’ catapulted Spielberg’s burgeoning career into the stratosphere and was the cause celebre of 1975, heralding what many believe was the first real ‘blockbuster’. It earned its place in cinema history from the very opening sequence where you see nothing, but fear everything, thanks to John Williams’ menacing score which simply alternates between two notes signally impending doom. Made for just $9 million it went on the gross $470 million worldwide. With largely non-A-listers, the shark was the star of the show but it was the performances of Richard Dreyfuss, Roy Scheider and Robert Shaw which give the film such humanity. ‘Jaws’ was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and deservedly went on to win three of them.
1975 USA Steven Spielberg 122m
