Jaws Movie Review 1975

Early directorial effort by Spielberg from the Peter Benchley potboiler. A tight, very scary, and sometimes hilarious film about the struggle to kill a giant great white shark that is terrorizing an eastern beach community's waters. The characterizations by Dreyfuss, Scheider, and Shaw are much more enduring than the shock effects. Memorable score. Sequelled by "Jaws 2" in 1978, "Jaws 3" in 1983, and "Jaws: The Revenge" in 1987. Look for Benchley as a TV reporter.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 124 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Classic Horror, Books to Film: Peter Benchley, Killer Sea Critters, Strained Suburbia, Go Fish, Technicolor Yawn, Swimming, Sail Away, Eco-Vengeance!, Top Grossing Films of 1975, Highest Grossing Films of All Time

Screenplay

Carl Gottlieb, Peter Benchley

Cast

Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Carl Gottlieb, Peter Benchley

Cinematography

Bill Butler

Director

Steven Spielberg

Music

John Williams

Awards

Oscars 1975: Film Editing, Sound, Orig. Score; AFI 1998: Top 100; Golden Globes 1976: Score, Natl. Film Reg. 2001.