Jaws

A film that millions will recognize from the score alone, Jaws is infamous for being the prototypical summer blockbuster and for being a watershed moment in the history of cinema. The film follows a Great White Shark that begins terrorizing a small beach town and the team that is hired to take it out. The film was infamous for its portrayal of graphic violence and became the highest-grossing film of its time. Despite what some may think, the film is not all blood and guts since it does not have bland horror stereotypes but interesting characters with layers and motivations.

Production

Directed by Steven Spielberg

Produced by Richard D. Zanuck, David Brown

Screenplay by Peter Benchley, Carl Gottlieb

Based on Jaws by Peter Benchley

Starring Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton

Music by John Williams

Cinematography by Bill Butler

Edited by Verna Fields

Production company: Zanuck/Brown Company, Universal Pictures

Distribution & Stats

Distributed by Universal Pictures

Release date: June 20, 1975

Running time: 124 minutes

Country: United States

Language: English

Budget: $9 million

Box office: $470.7 million