Jaws (1975)
Jaws (1975)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Roy Scheider
Brody
Robert Shaw
Quint
Richard Dreyfuss
Hooper
Lorraine Gary
Ellen Brody
Murray Hamilton
Vaughn
Carl Gottlieb
Meadows
Jeffrey Kramer
Hendricks
Susan Backlinie
Chrissie
Jonathan Filley
Cassidy
Chris Rebello
Michael Brody
Ted Grossman
Estuary Victim
Steven Spielberg
Director
Jay Mello
Sean Brody
Peter Benchley
Writer
Lee Fierro
Mrs. Kintner
Jeffrey Voorhees
Alex Kintner
David Brown
Producer
Craig Kingsbury
Ben Gardner
Richard D. Zanuck
Producer
Phil Murray
Mr. Taft
John Williams
Composer
Robert Nevin
Medical Examiner
Bill Butler
Cinematographer
Verna Fields
Editor
Fritzi Jane Courtney
Mrs. Taft (uncredited)
David Engelbach
Research Assistant (uncredited)
Joe Alves
ProductionDesigner
Dorothy Fielding
Girl in Music Store (uncredited)
Joe La Creta
Barwood (uncredited)
Belle McDonald
Mrs. Posner (uncredited)
Joseph Oliveira
Swimmer (uncredited)
Beverly Powers
Topless Swimmer (uncredited)
Ayn Ruymen
Nurse (uncredited)
Christopher Sands
Lifeguard (uncredited)
Rex Trailer
Scout Master (uncredited)
John M. Dwyer
Set Decoration
Thomas J. Wright
Art Department Coordinator / Production Illustrator
Robert A. Mattey
Special Effects
Shari Rhodes
Casting / Location Casting
Verne Caruso
Hairstylist
Jeff Gourson
Assistant Editor
James Fargo
Unit Production Manager
William C. Carruth
Assistant Editor
Jim Gillespie
Makeup Artist
Charlsie Bryant
Script Supervisor
Del Armstrong
Makeup Artist
Robert L. Hoyt
Sound
John R. Carter
Sound
Werner Keppler
Sculptor
Dick Ziker
Stunt Double
Barbara Bass
Second Assistant Director
Tom Joyner
First Assistant Director
Michael Chapman
Camera Operator
Ron Taylor
Camera Operator
Valerie Taylor
Camera Operator
William S. Gilmore
Production Executive
Media.
Details.
Release DateJune 20, 1975
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 4m
Budget$7,000,000
Box Office$470,653,000
Filming LocationsMartha's Vineyard, United States · Australia
Genres
Wiki.
Jaws is a 1975 American thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the 1974 novel by Peter Benchley. It stars Roy Scheider as police chief Martin Brody, who, with the help of a marine biologist (Richard Dreyfuss) and a professional shark hunter (Robert Shaw), hunts a man-eating great white shark that attacks beachgoers at a summer resort town. Murray Hamilton plays the mayor, and Lorraine Gary portrays Brody's wife. The screenplay is credited to Benchley, who wrote the first drafts, and actor-writer Carl Gottlieb, who rewrote the script during principal photography.
Shot mostly on location at Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, Jaws was the first major motion picture to be shot on the ocean and consequently had a troubled production, going over budget and schedule. As the art department's mechanical sharks often malfunctioned, Spielberg decided to mostly suggest the shark's presence, employing an ominous and minimalist theme created by composer John Williams to indicate its impending appearances. Spielberg and others have compared this suggestive approach to that of director Alfred Hitchcock. Universal Pictures' release of the film to over 450 screens was an exceptionally wide release for a major studio picture at the time, and it was accompanied by an extensive marketing campaign that heavily emphasized television spots and tie-in merchandise.
Regarded as a watershed moment in motion picture history, Jaws was the prototypical summer blockbuster and won several awards for its music and editing. It was the highest-grossing film of all time until the release of Star Wars two years later; both films were pivotal in establishing the modern Hollywood business model, which pursues high box-office returns from action and adventure films with simple high-concept premises, released during the summer in thousands of theaters and advertised heavily. Jaws was followed by three sequels (none of which involved Spielberg or Benchley) and many imitative thrillers. In 2001, the Library of Congress selected it for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.