Jaws (1975)

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Writers:

Peter Benchley (novel)
Peter Benchley (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

20 junio 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Horror | Thriller

Frase comercial:

Amity Island had everything. Clear skies. Gentle surf. Warm water. People flocked there every summer. It was the perfect feeding ground.

Plot:

When a gigantic great white shark begins to menace the small island community of Amity, a police chief, a marine scientist and grizzled fisherman set out to stop it.

Plot Keywords:

"day For Night" Filter | Nude Girl | Suspense | Female Nudity | Marijuana

Awards:

Won 3 Oscars. Another 9 wins & 13 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Spielberg turns weak story into a cinematic masterpiece.

US TV Schedule:

Wed. July 30	8:00 PM	AMC
Thur. July 31	2:30 PM	AMC

Cast

Roy Scheider	...	Police Chief Martin Brody
Robert Shaw	...	Quint
Richard Dreyfuss	...	Matt Hooper
Lorraine Gary	...	Ellen Brody
Murray Hamilton	...	Mayor Larry Vaughn
Carl Gottlieb	...	Ben Meadows
Jeffrey Kramer	...	Deputy Leonard 'Lenny' Hendricks (as Jeffrey C. Kramer)
Susan Backlinie	...	Christine 'Chrissie' Watkins
Jonathan Filley	...	Tom Cassidy
Ted Grossman	...	Estuary Victim
Chris Rebello	...	Michael Brody
Jay Mello	...	Sean Brody
Lee Fierro	...	Mrs. Kintner
Jeffrey Voorhees	...	Alex Kintner
Craig Kingsbury	...	Ben Gardner

También conocida como:

Tiburón (Argentina) (Spain) [es]

Duración:

124 min | USA:130 min (TV version)

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

Iceland:16 | Canada:R (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Portugal:M/12 | USA:TV-14 | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Brazil:14 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (1995) | Spain:T | Argentina:18 | Australia:M | Chile:18 | Denmark:15 | France:-12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:15 | Israel:PG | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 (video rating) | Norway:16 (original rating) | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Sweden:15 | Taiwan:GP | UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG (video rating) (1987) | USA:PG | West Germany:16 | Finland:K-16

Filming Locations:

American Legion Memorial Bridge, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

Zanuck/Brown Productions

Trivialidades:

The live shark footage was shot at Seal Rocks (Neptune Islands), South Australia. A real white pointer was cut up and "extended" for the close-up shots.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Hooper first meets Quint, Quint asks him to tie a sheep shank. Hooper ties a knot and tosses it to him. However, the knot Hooper ties is actually a trumpet knot, not a sheep shank. They both serve the same purpose (shortening a length or rope) but they are tied differently and have a slight difference in appearance.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Tom Cassidy: What's your name again?
Christine 'Chrissie' Watkins: Chrissie.
Tom Cassidy: Where are we going?
Christine 'Chrissie' Watkins: Swimming

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Hum Tum (2004)

Soundtrack:

Spanish Ladies

Spielberg turns weak story into a cinematic masterpiece.

Every once in a while the right talented people are at the right place together and come up with a masterpiece. "Jaws" is definitely one of those movies, that is thanks to the amazing cast and the crew the classic masterpiece that it is today.

Let's face it, the story is dumb and silly and in a way very average. Spielberg magically turns the silly story into a tense exciting thriller with brilliant dialogue and classic scene's. Mark my words, "Jaws" is a movie that will never be considered outdated.

Everything in the movie works so well! The acting, the dialogue, the tension, the typical Spielberg humor, the music, everything! It's hard to name just one thing why this movie is such a masterpiece. It is the mix of everything combined that makes the movie work. Probably my favorite thing about the movie would be the dialogue, they are very raw and performed well by the perfect cast. Another thing of course would be the music and I'm not just talking about the main theme but about the entire musical score in general.

The cast is great but they are mainly great together. All of the Scheider/Shaw/Dreyfuss scene's are like three ingredients thrown together and the end result of it is pure gold.

And than Bruce the shark. Yes, he really looks believable even now days.

A real classic masterpiece that launched Spielberg's career

10/10