Jaws

Jaws (1975)

06/12/1975 (GB)
Horror, Thriller, Adventure
2h 4m

The terrifying motion picture from the terrifying No.1 best seller.

Overview

When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town's chief of police, a young marine biologist, and a grizzled hunter embark on a desperate quest to destroy the beast before it strikes again.

  • Steven SpielbergDirector
  • Carl GottliebScreenplay
  • Peter BenchleyScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $7,000,000

  • Revenue

    $470,653,000

Keywords

  • dying and death
  • beach
  • based on novel or book
  • bathing
  • shipwreck
  • fishing
  • atlantic ocean
  • shark attack
  • police chief
  • ferry boat
  • animal attack
  • long island, new york
  • dead child
  • creature
  • skinny dipping
  • shark
  • great white shark
  • dead dog
  • killer shark
  • child killed by animal
  • fourth of july
  • severed leg
  • fishing boat
  • animal horror
  • shark cage

Top Billed Cast

Roy Scheider

Roy Scheider

Brody

Robert Shaw

Robert Shaw

Quint

Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

Hooper

Lorraine Gary

Lorraine Gary

Ellen Brody

Murray Hamilton

Murray Hamilton

Vaughn

Carl Gottlieb

Carl Gottlieb

Meadows

Jeffrey Kramer

Jeffrey Kramer

Hendricks

Susan Backlinie

Susan Backlinie

Chrissie

Jonathan Filley

Jonathan Filley

Cassidy

Ted Grossman

Ted Grossman

Estuary Victim

Recommendations

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Jaws 2 (60%)

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (73%)

Rocky

Rocky (78%)

It

It (72%)

The Fly

The Fly (74%)

A Quiet Place

A Quiet Place (74%)

The Exorcist

The Exorcist (77%)

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (78%)

Jaws 3-D

Jaws 3-D (45%)

In the Name of the Father

In the Name of the Father (79%)