Jaws (movie)
Jaws is a 1975 American thriller movie directed by Steven Spielberg. It is based on the novel Jaws by Peter Benchley.
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| Directed by | Steven Spielberg |
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| Based on | Jaws by Peter Benchley |
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| Music by | John Williams |
| Cinematography | Bill Butler |
| Edited by | Verna Fields |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 124 minutes[2] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $9 million[3] |
| Box office | $472 million |
The events of the movie are set in the small, quiet, fictional seaside resort of Amity, Massachusetts. The movie follows three men as they try to capture and kill a great white shark that is threatening the town on Independence Day. The movie follows Martin Brody, the slightly unheroic local sheriff who must decide whether to follow his instinct to shut the beach for safety reasons or keep the beach open to help the local tourist economy. Matt Hooper, a marine biologist, and Quint, the local shark hunter, help Brody to overcome his fears of the water and stop the great white shark attacks. It has three sequels: Jaws 2, Jaws 3, and Jaws: The Revenge.
Awards
Jaws won three Academy Awards for Best Film Editing, Best Original Dramatic Score, and Best Sound.[4][5] It was also nominated for Best Picture, losing to One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.[6] Along with the Oscar, John Williams's score won the Grammy Award,[7] the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music,[8] and the Golden Globe Award.[9] To her Academy Award, Verna Fields added the American Cinema Editors' Eddie Award for Best Edited Feature Film.[10]
Jaws was chosen Favorite Movie at the People's Choice Awards.[11] It was also nominated for best Film, Director, Actor (Richard Dreyfuss), Editing, Screenplay and Sound at the 29th British Academy Film Awards,[8] and Best Film—Drama, Director, and Screenplay at the 33rd Golden Globe Awards.[9] Spielberg was nominated by the Directors Guild of America for a DGA Award.[12] The Writers Guild of America nominated Peter Benchley and Carl Gottlieb's script for Best Adapted Drama.[13]
In 2001, the United States Library of Congress selected it for the National Film Registry.[14] In 2006, its screenplay was ranked the 63rd best of all time by the Writers Guild of America.[15]
Jaws (movie) Media
- Steven Spielberg Keren.jpg
Director Steven Spielberg in 2018
- Jaws (1974) back cover featuring a portrait photograph of Peter Benchley by Alex Gotfryd, first edition.jpg
The first three drafts of the screenplay for Jaws were written by Peter Benchley (pictured in 1974), the author of the original novel.
- Menemsha.jpg
The fishing village of Menemsha, Martha's Vineyard, was the primary location.
- 'Jaws' Pulls Them In - Star-Herald (1975).jpg
Newspaper clipping from August 1975
- Jaws on marquee of Latchis Theater, Brattleboro, VT (August 2025).jpg
50th anniversary reissue playing at Latchis Theater in Brattleboro, Vermont
- UniversalStudiosJawsSharkCloseup.JPG
The entrance of the now closed Jaws ride at Universal Studios Florida
References
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- ↑ Morris 2007, p. 45
- ↑ McBride 1999, p. 257
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- ↑ Library of Congress (2001-12-18). "Librarian of Congress Names 25 More Films to National Film Registry". Press release. https://www.loc.gov/film/nfr2001.html. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
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Other websites
- Official website Archived 2009-03-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Jaws (movie) at AllRovi
- Jaws on IMDb