Followed by
Jaws 2 (1978)
Jaws 3-D (1983)
Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
Edited into
Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
Visions of Light (1992)
Cruel Jaws (1995) (TV)
- Footage is reused in this title.
MythBusters: Jaws Special (2005) (TV)
- much footage used
Spin off
Jaws (1987) (VG)
Jaws Unleashed (2006) (VG)
- Video game spinoff, also features unlockable clips from the movie.
References
Revenge of the Creature (1955)
Moby Dick (1956)
Vertigo (1958)
Duel (1971) (TV)
Referenced in
Rickles (1975) (TV)
- A shark appears as a reference to the film
Shark Jaws (1975) (VG)
The Giant Spider Invasion (1975)
"Fawlty Towers: The Wedding Party (#1.3)" (1975)
- Basil is reading the Jaws novel in bed
"Saturday Night Live: George Carlin/Billy Preston, Janis Ian (#1.1)" (1975)
- Referenced in 'Victims of Shark bites'
Curse of Bigfoot (1976)
- "film about the great white shark" mentioned in dialogue
The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of People (1976)
Esecutori, Gli (1976)
- Stacey Keach's character talks about Jaws.
"Saturday Night Live: Ron Nessen/Patti Smith Group (#1.17)" (1976)
- Mentioned by Bill Chrystal
Hollywood Boulevard (1976)
- poster in front of movie theater
Adventures of a Taxi Driver (1976)
Grizzly (1976)
- The entire idea of an oversized animal attacking an area
Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
Squirm (1976)
You gui zi (1976)
Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway (1976) (TV)
- Jaws is advertised on a billboard.
Columbo: Fade in to Murder (1976) (TV)
- When Columbo goes to meet Sid Daley in the studio, he sees the Jaws shark in a lake.
Claws (1977)
"Saturday Night Live: Ruth Gordon/Chuck Berry (#2.12)" (1977)
- Mentioned by 'Dino de Lorentiis'
¡Tintorera! (1977)
Snowbeast (1977) (TV)
Empire of the Ants (1977)
- An homage to the Jaws theme can be heard in several scenes
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Orca (1977)
- A great white shark attacks the divers before the orca kills it, the orca also kills people in a similar manner to the shark.
The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
"Saturday Night Live: Steve Martin/Jackson Browne (#3.1)" (1977)
- Mentioned by Bill Murray on Weekend Update
"Saturday Night Live: Ray Charles (#3.5)" (1977)
- Mentioned by Bill Murray on Weekend Update
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
The Alien Factor (1978)
Malibu Beach (1978)
The End (1978/I)
"Saturday Night Live: Richard Dreyfuss/Jimmy Buffett, Gary Tigerman (#3.19)" (1978)
- Theme tune is heard menacing Dreyfuss, also mentioned on W.U.
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! (1978)
Agowa gongpo (1978)
Rescue from Gilligan's Island (1978) (TV)
Same Time, Next Year (1978)
- Still photo of poster in transitional montage
Real Life (1979)
Beneath the Valley of the Ultra-Vixens (1979)
- similar music heard in the water
Alien (1979)
Meatballs (1979)
Zombi 2 (1979)
"Diff'rent Strokes: Arnold's Girlfriend: Part 1 (#2.1)" (1979)
- The film is mentioned by name.
Killer Fish (1979)
"Saturday Night Live: Martin Sheen/David Bowie (#5.7)" (1979)
- Referenced by Bill Murray on Weekend Update
The Nude Bomb (1980)
- Bruce the Shark feautured at Universal Studios park.
The 52nd Annual Academy Awards (1980) (TV)
Maniac (1980)
Alligator (1980)
Humanoids from the Deep (1980)
Ultimo squalo, L' (1981)
Blow Out (1981)
Piranha Part Two: The Spawning (1981)
"Gimme a Break!: Julie's Rejection (#1.8)" (1981)
- The film is mentioned by name.
Coming Soon (1982) (V)
Dogs of Hell (1982)
I Ought to Be in Pictures (1982)
- She mentions she met the director of the movie Jaws.
Creepshow (1982)
Poltergeist (1982)
The Pirate Movie (1982)
- one of the character swims underwater in the ocean to the familiar Jaws tune
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
"The A-Team: Mexican Slayride: Part 1 (#1.1)" (1983)
- movie set visible on studio tour
The Meaning of Life (1983)
Mr. Mom (1983)
Cujo (1983)
- At one point Danny pretends to be a shark and hums the Jaws theme.
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 (1983)
- Theme plays as Dusty takes the shark into the hallway.
Never Say Never Again (1983)
- A similar Jaws theme music is playing during the shark scenes
"The A-Team: Steel (#2.11)" (1983)
- The team meets their client at Universa's Jaws ride
Charade (1984)
Bloodbath at the House of Death (1984)
- the scene in which one of the scientists hears the theme music from Jaws coming from somewhere
Hyperspace (1984)
- Chriss Elliott's character scratches his nails over the blackboard to get attention
Shark: Rosso nell'oceano (1984)
When Nature Calls (1985)
- While at the lake fishing, the boy is pulled under the water by a shark as the Jaws theme music plays.
"The A-Team: Judgement Day: Part 2 (#4.2)" (1985)
- Mentioned by Hannibal
Elvis Gratton: Le king des kings (1985)
Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986)
Crocodile Dundee (1986)
One Crazy Summer (1986)
"Galaxy High School: Doyle's New Friend (#1.6)" (1986)
- Jaws theme is heard during underwater ballet attack
Behind the Scenes with 'Jaws: The Revenge' (1987) (TV)
Stakeout (1987)
Back to the Beach (1987)
Three O'Clock High (1987)
- The music in the biology class's filmstrip is the "Out to Sea" theme from Jaws
"Muppet Babies: The House That Muppets Built (#4.16)" (1988)
- title mentioned when shark shown
Slugs, muerte viscosa (1988)
Midnight Crossing (1988)
Rocket Gibraltar (1988)
- Burt Lancaster's character has lunch with his grandson played by Macaulay Culkin and they discuss the ocean. The grandpa talks about fish and sharks and the kid replies with, "Like the shark in Jaws"? The Granpda then says, "Yes like the shark in Jaws. That is the exception to the rule."
Sangue negli abissi (1989)
- killershark on the loose-film
K-9 (1989)
"Traffik" (1989)
- character picks up the novel which the movie is based on
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (1989) (TV)
- Jaws theme is heard in Landshark skit
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
- A movie theatre advertises "Jaws 19", directed by "Max Spielberg", son of Executive producer Steven Spielberg, who directed Jaws (1975).
Headhunter (1989)
- In the 'Baptism' scene, the Headhunter's sword protrudes out of the water and cuts through it, looking like a shark fin, while the music apes John Williams' Jaws score
Tremors (1990)
"The Simpsons: Some Enchanted Evening (#1.13)" (1990)
- the music played as Ms. Botz approaches
Garfield's Feline Fantasies (1990) (TV)
- Garfield imagines a goldfish as a shark and the Jaws theme plays.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Catalina Caper (#3.4)" (1990)
- Crow: We're gonna get a bigger boat, right?
"The Simpsons: Homer vs. Lisa and the Eighth Commandment (#2.13)" (1991)
- Bart says "this is the part where Jaws eats the boat".
"Red Dwarf: Dimension Jump (#4.5)" (1991)
- Referenced by name
Toejam and Earl (1991) (VG)
- When a shark appears, the "Jaws" theme plays.
Intensive Care (1991)
- In one scene there's a Jaws poster hanging in the background
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
"The Simpsons: Homer Goes to College (#5.3)" (1993)
- Bart scratches a chalk board to get attention before telling his plan like in this movie.
The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)
Moment of Truth: Stalking Back (1993) (TV)
- One of the characters says the stalker is just like a shark from the movie Jaws
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Mitchell (#6.12)" (1993)
- Crow: We've got to close the beaches.
Tiny Toons Spring Break (1994) (TV)
Clerks. (1994)
- Randall plays 'Jaws' with nachos and salsa, saying 'We're gonna need a bigger boat'.
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Houseguest (1995)
Your Studio and You (1995)
- The shark in the first scene, with Steven Spielberg commenting on it
Minnâ-yatteruka! (1995)
- Part of the familiar theme is used in several scenes.
"Father Ted: Grant Unto Him Eternal Rest (#1.6)" (1995)
- Ted uses this film when he plays charades, then he tells Dougal it was this and Dougal talks about how it's very diiferent to Jaws 2 which he'd guessed earlier.
Mallrats (1995)
Deadly Contact (1996)
Macabre Pair of Shorts (1996)
The Making of 'E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial' (1996) (V)
- Spielberg mentions the differences and similarites between his films
Walking and Talking (1996)
Tremors II: Aftershocks (1996) (V)
- The graboid pulling the truck backwards is akin to the shark dragging the 'Orca' backwards while attached to the barrels.
Love Is All There Is (1996)
Flipper (1996)
- Tagline
Breaking the Waves (1996)
Escape from L.A. (1996)
- In an homage to the famed studio tour where Jaws pops out of the water, a shark tries to bite the mini-sub just as it passes the sign for Universal Studios.
Swingers (1996)
"Saturday Night Live: Martin Short/No Doubt (#22.8)" (1996)
- Mentioned in Celebrity Jeopardy
One Fine Day (1996)
Monster Mania (1997) (TV)
Chasing Amy (1997)
"3rd Rock from the Sun: I Brake for Dick (#2.18)" (1997)
- Dick tells Dr. Albright he thought the shark was scary.
Anaconda (1997)
- Theme of large animal stalking and eating people, manner in which the snake is killed (explodes, like shark in Jaws)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
- Ship destroying the pier is a reference to Jaws destroying the pier. Both movies were directed by Steven Spielberg.
Hijacking Hollywood (1997)
Batman & Robin (1997)
- "We're going to need a bigger cave"
Wag the Dog (1997)
- Stanley compares Schumann with Jaws.
Bug Buster (1998)
The Taylor Predicament (1998)
Half Baked (1998)
"Dawson's Creek: Pilot (#1.1)" (1998)
- Dawson: I have his career chronicled up on my wall. If you notice, everything is arranged in receding box office order. Starting with the blockbusters: Jurassic Park, ET, Jaws, Indiana Jones and if you follow it to my critically acclaimed wall...
Biohazard 2 (1998) (VG)
"King of the Hill: I Remember Mono (#2.14)" (1998)
- In the flashback Hank has a Jaws poster in his room.
"Team Knight Rider: The Ixtafa Affair (#1.17)" (1998)
- referenced in dialogue.
"Dawson's Creek: Hurricane (#1.5)" (1998)
- Joey: We'd reenact the whole third act from Jaws.
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Go Fish (#2.20)" (1998)
- Referenced in the dialogue: "In other words... this was no boating accident."
Godzilla (1998)
- The shot of godzilla's fin breaking through the water.
Relax... It's Just Sex (1998)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (1998) (TV)
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Gorgo (#10.9)" (1998)
- 'Robert Shaw gets eaten again'
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Devil Fish (#10.11)" (1998)
- "They just played the Jaws theme backwards
The Lesser Evil (1998)
- Six minutes into the film, Young Frank mentions the film in a telephone conversation with his Dad
Free Enterprise (1998)
Bride of Chucky (1998)
The Alien Legacy (1999) (V)
Cold Hearts (1999)
She's Alive! Creating the Bride of Frankenstein (1999)
- mentioned once
Staring at Headlights (1999)
The World of Gods and Monsters: A Journey with James Whale (1999) (V)
- mentioned once
Analyze This (1999)
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (1999) (V)
"Charmed: That '70s Episode (#1.17)" (1999)
- A film marquee in the '70s says "Jaws"
King Cobra (1999) (V)
- Quote: We're gonna need bigger guns
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Graduation Day: Part 1 (#3.21)" (1999)
- Xander says "We're gonna need a bigger boat"
Dogma (1999)
Mystery Men (1999)
Detroit Rock City (1999)
The Muse (1999)
"Saturday Night Live: Norm Macdonald/Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg (#25.3)" (1999)
- Mentioned on Celebrity Jeopardy!
Terror Firmer (1999)
Chicken Kiev (2000)
In the Shadow of Hollywood (2000)
"Freaks and Geeks: Girlfriends and Boyfriends (#1.8)" (2000)
- Poster in Sam's room
Chump Change (2000)
- The same executive as mentioned above mentions the line from Jaws, "We gonna need a bigger boat," as being in Lethal Weapon.
Saturday Night Live: Game Show Parodies (2000) (TV)
- Mentioned in Celebrity Jeapardy!
"The Simpsons: Last Tap Dance in Springfield (#11.20)" (2000)
- Chief Wiggum's remark about being "crazy about the safety of the public" is taken from the 1975 movie.
Columbo: Murder with Too Many Notes (2000) (TV)
- Musical theme played and identified in dialog
"Freaks and Geeks: Kim Kelly Is My Friend (#1.4)" (2000)
- Poster
"Clerks: A Dissertation on the American Justice System by People Who Have Never Been Inside a Courtroom, Let Alone Know Anything About the Law, But Have Seen Way Too Many Legal Thrillers (#1.4)" (2000)
- Characters talk about how this scarred one of them when they were younger. Characters quote the film.
The Perfect Storm (2000)
"Freaks and Geeks: Smooching and Mooching (#1.16)" (2000)
- Neal has a Jaws poster in his room
What Lies Beneath (2000)
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000)
Is It Fall Yet? (2000) (TV)
The Contender (2000)
"Troldspejlet: (#24.3)" (2000)
- 25th anniversary DVD release reviewed in episode of Troldspejlet
"Freaks and Geeks: Noshing and Moshing (#1.15)" (2000)
- Neal has a Jaws poster in his room
Welcome to Hollywood (2000)
- A movie Nick Decker auditions for is said (by the producer) to be a mix between Jaws and Downhill Raver
"3rd Rock from the Sun: Fear and Loathing in Rutherford (#6.2)" (2000)
- Harry mentions this film and wants to startle Tommy and Alissa like a shark.
Krocodylus (2000)
Cast Away (2000)
Beneath Loch Ness (2001)
The Mangler 2 (2001) (V)
Undertow (2001)
- Fear of life and taking risks -- in a "70s disaster movie kinda' way"
Wendigo (2001)
Pacte des loups, Le (2001)
"Clerks: Leonardo Is Caught in the Grip of an Outbreak of Randal's Imagination and Patrick Swayze Either Does or Doesn't Work in the New Pet Store (#1.3)" (2001)
- Characters talk about how this scarred one of them when they were younger. Characters quote the film.
Costa! (2001)
Plotting 'Family Plot' (2001) (V)
- mentioned once
Blow (2001)
- When Diego and George are counting the money George states that "I think we are going to need a bigger boat"
The Making of 'Jaws 2' (2001) (V)
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (2001) (V)
Terror i Rock 'n' Roll Önsjön (2001) (V)
- Salute to the "swim-scene" in Jaws.
AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV)
"South Park: Cripple Fight (#5.2)" (2001)
- Steven Spielberg has a Jaws poster parody in his room.
Jurassic Park III (2001)
- Nash slips down the destroyed plane into the mouth of the Spinosaurus, just like Quint slides down the destroyed boat into the sharks mouth in Jaws. Both are swung from side-to-side before being eaten.
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature (2001) (TV)
- mentioned once
Joy Ride (2001/I)
The House of Morecock (2001) (V)
- Jonas legs are seen treading water from below as a shark swims up towards him
Dieu est grand, je suis toute petite (2001)
- François mentions Jaws when Michelle is watching the documentary.
Shark Hunter (2001)
- One of the characters says "We're gonna need a bigger sub"
"Saturday Night Live: Seann William Scott/Sum41 (#27.2)" (2001)
- Landshark returns to SNL
"SpongeBob SquarePants: Sandy, SpongeBob, and the Worm/Squid on Strike (#2.18)" (2001)
- the old man in the rain galoshes who scratches his hook on the window and asks to go the bathroom is a direct spoof of "Jaws"
The Music of 'AI' (2002) (V)
- mentioned once
Hello, He Lied & Other Truths from the Hollywood Trenches (2002) (TV)
"Friends: The One Where Chandler Takes a Bath (#8.13)" (2002)
- Chandler says "I'm going to need a bigger boat"
The Blair Thumb (2002) (V)
Film School Confidential (2002)
Pipe Dream (2002)
Welcome to Eltingville (2002) (TV)
- dialogue
Dog Soldiers (2002)
- Sergeant Wells' story about Eddie Oswald is meant as an homage to Quint's tale of the USS Indianapolis.
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002) (TV)
About a Boy (2002)
Bord de mer (2002)
- A character shouts "just like in the film!" when a shark appears in the waters of a beach.
Pink Floyd The Wall Redux (2002)
- A poster of Jaws is displayed.
Project Viper (2002) (TV)
- "Smile, you son of a bitch!"
Lilo & Stitch (2002)
Reign of Fire (2002)
Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
- Grandma says, upon entering the submarine, "we're going to need a bigger boat."
Poppitz (2002)
- swimming-pool scene (rescuing Poppitz)
"SpongeBob SquarePants: New Student Starfish/Clams (#3.14)" (2002)
- The title as well as the entire episode spoofs this film
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Will Ferrell (2002) (TV)
- Mentioned in Celebrity Jeopardy!
Red Dragon (2002)
Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002)
"Friends: The One with the Sharks (#9.4)" (2002)
- Monica assumes that Chandler would be aroused by this film.
I Spy (2002)
Treasure Planet (2002)
"Home Movies: Time to Pay the Price (#3.10)" (2002)
- Is mentioned in dialogue
"Angel: Apocalypse, Nowish (#4.7)" (2002)
- Lorne: "Ooh, uh, I'm gonna need a bigger arrow."
Eddie Izzard: Circle (2002) (V)
'Minority Report': The Story, the Debate (2002) (V)
- mentioned once
An Evening with Kevin Smith (2002) (V)
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)
- Shows Film Fragments - 01:36:40
Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball (2003) (VG)
Aquanoids (2003)
- Some of the characters are listing water based horror movies and this one is mentioned
House of the Dead (2003)
- near the beginning a girl goes swimming in the water - the first underwater shot of her is exactly the same as the one from the beginning of "Jaws" - several other underwater shots of that sequence are also modelled on Spielberg's movie.
Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do (2003) (TV)
- Referenced by name
The Blockbuster Imperative (2003) (TV)
Daddy Day Care (2003)
- Like Brody in that film, Charlie sits at the kitchen table across from his son, who mimics all his movements.
Jeepers Creepers II (2003)
Finding Nemo (2003)
- The leader of the sharks is named Bruce which is what Steven Speilberg called the mechanical shark, and similar music to the jaws theme plays when Bruce goes into a feeding frenzy.
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (2003) (TV)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Calendar Girls (2003)
- Chris' comment that they are going to need "considerably bigger buns" is a spoof of the famed line in Jaws "we're going to need a bigger boat"
Love Actually (2003)
- The movie poster for Jaws hangs in Billy Mack's manager's apartment and can be seen over his left shoulder when Billy comes over on Christmas Eve.
Now Showing: Unforgettable Moments from the Movies (2003) (V)
- film clip
"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: All for Our Country (#4.2)" (2003)
- Catherine and Sara talk about Steven Spielberg's Jaws
The Music of 'Indiana Jones' (2003) (V)
- Mentioned by George Lucas
The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003) (TV)
- Makes the countdown, is talked about.
Open Water (2003)
- Male lead's last name is "Kintner", like eaten boy in Jaws. Female lead's last name is "Watkins" like skinny-dipping girl who serves as the shark's first victim in Jaws.
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
- The sea shanty the crew sings is the same one sung by Quint in Jaws
Bad Santa (2003)
- The title of the safe is the Kitnerboy Redoubt. The second victim in Jaws (1975) was the Kitner boy.
Riding in Vans with Boys (2003) (V)
- (audio commentary)
Chainsaw Redux: Making a Massacre (2004) (V)
- This title is referenced in my documentary.
"Angel: Soul Purpose (#5.10)" (2004)
- While Fred is pulling out things from Angel's innards, she pulls out a license plate and says, "Came up the Gulf Stream, huh?"
"Corner Gas: Ruby Reborn (#1.1)" (2004)
- Brent's dad rent "Jaws" & some characters talk about the movie
The Halfway House (2004)
- At the end the monster has a gas can in his mouth. Larissa tries to shoot at it and says "Smile you son of a bitch !"
Snakehead Terror (2004)
- In both movies a head pops out from a submerged boat
Jersey Girl (2004)
Shooting 'Panic Room' (2004) (V)
- mentionned once
My Date with Drew (2004)
- A poster is visible on a wall.
"South Park: AWESOM-O (#8.5)" (2004)
- Jaws jumps out of the water at the Jaws ride
Hum Tum (2004)
- Animated portion at the beach references the Jaws theme
Scooby-Doo and the Loch Ness Monster (2004) (V)
- loch ness monster pulling boat (backwards) with floats attached, then disappears under boat
"Stargate: Atlantis: Hide and Seek (#1.2)" (2004)
- Sheppard quotes the film, "We're going to need a bigger boat."
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004)
- One of the characters hums the Jaws theme music right before he gets killed.
Shark Tale (2004)
- Lenny crashes through a "Jaws" billboard.
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy (2004) (TV)
- mentioned once
The Last Shot (2004)
- Devine says his late wife was the hairstylist on the film
101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments (2004) (TV)
- the infamous Land Shark sketch is listed
"Two and a Half Men: Go Get Mommy's Bra (#2.4)" (2004)
- Charlie says "We're gonna need a bigger sink", spoofing Martin Brody's famous line.
Hai-Alarm auf Mallorca (2004) (TV)
- Shark attacks tourists, local officials work against shark-hunter.
National Treasure (2004)
- After Ben Gates jumps off the stern of the U.S.S. Intrepid, Sadusky says "Smart fish" like Quint does while hunting the shark.
After the Sunset (2004)
- The two men catch a shark, and then when they pull into port they are singing "Show Me the Way to Go Home," which is what they sing in 'Jaws.'
"Peep Show: (#2.2)" (2004)
- "Remember the theme tune from Jaws"
The Last Bite (2005)
- Shark attack
Film Geek (2005)
- one of Scotty's videos
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live (2005) (TV)
- Referenced in Landshark
"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Committed (#5.21)" (2005)
- Dr. Robbins says: "Let's start with the stomach contents. They're fascinating. It reminded me of that scene in Jaws where Dreyfuss cuts open the shark's belly and all kinds of weird things come out."
Come Away Home (2005)
- theme song version is referenced
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream (2005)
- referenced
War of the Worlds (2005)
- poster in Ray (Tom Cruise)'s room
AFI's 100 Years, 100 'Movie Quotes': The Greatest Lines from American Film (2005) (TV)
MythBusters: Jaws Special (2005) (TV)
- frequent references to myths in movie
Evil Aliens (2005)
- Famous line "We're gonna need a bigger boat" is said.
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo (2005)
- Norm Macdonald's character parodies Quint
Tom yum goong (2005)
- boxes labeled "Jaws" have picture of shark on them
In Her Shoes (2005)
- A drunk Maggie slurs the theme music (da-dum...da-dum...) as her stepmother approaches the front door.
"Nip/Tuck: Momma Boone (#3.1)" (2005)
- "She makes Jaws look like a goldfish."
"Boston Legal: The Black Widow (#2.1)" (2005)
- As Shirley stands up for a cross examination, the mute plaintiff begins to play the theme from "Jaws"
Into the Blue (2005)
- Bryce says a shark looks like Jaws
Predator Island (2005) (V)
- Writer/Director's Favorite Film
"Criminal Minds: Natural Born Killer (#1.8)" (2005)
- Garcia says "we're gonna need a bigger board'"
Three (2005)
- (talking about a shark device) "I had the Jaws thing, like everybody else."
"Family Guy: The Father, the Son and the Holy Fonz (#4.18)" (2005)
- Spoof Jaws sequel on TV.
The Ringer (2005)
- when one of the guys asks jeffy to name a movie, any movie, jeffy mentions the movie "jaws"
The Shark Is Still Working (2006) (V)
- Documentary on the legacy of Jaws
"Typisch van Duin: (#1.2)" (2006)
- De Schipbreukelingen (André van Duin and Frans van Dusschoten) wonder what the name of the shark they encounter all the time could be: Jaws 1, Jaws 2 or Jaws 3.
"Scrubs: My Big Bird (#5.8)" (2006)
- Similar music and camera angles when J.D. is in the swimming pool and something bites him
The DiCaprio Code (2006)
- Catherine says she wants to see the shark from Jaws
"Howard Stern on Demand: J.J. Abrams and the Film Festival Winner" (2006)
- Artie mentions the film while joking around
"Will & Grace: Whatever Happened to Baby Gin? (#8.22)" (2006)
- Josh Lucas mentions it
Edge of Outside (2006)
- mentioned by Peter Biskind
Dolla Morte (2006) (V)
- A giant shark toy repeatedly appears to eat people.
"Psych: Who Ya Gonna Call? (#1.7)" (2006)
- When Shawn is talking to Robert's ex-girlfriend, she says he went out one night and told someone his name was Martin Brody, which Shawn mentions is "the guy's name from Jaws."
Beerfest (2006)
- The line about finding "a licence plate, and a tire, and half of an eight-year-old boy" inside Landfill
Diggers (2006)
- a kid is told he will have nightmares if he watches "that Jaws movie"
"House M.D.: Cane and Able (#3.2)" (2006)
- House says "We're gonna need a bigger boat".
"Postcards: (#8.24)" (2006)
- The theme music from this movie is played during a segment about Murray River Fishing Tours.
Kraken: Tentacles of the Deep (2006) (TV)
- "We're gonna need a bigger boat, man"
The Shadow Walkers (2006)
- "I think I'm gonna need a bigger gun."
"Lead Balloon: £5000 (#1.3)" (2006)
- Someone mentions a Jaws reference in a mans comedy routine.
"Saturday Night Live: John C. Reilly/My Chemical Romance (#32.3)" (2006)
- referenced by Kim Jong Il
Gray Matters (2006)
- Sam mentions this movie in the dog park
Evil Bong (2006)
- (talking about a shark) "You think it's safe to get back in the water?" "I got a big enough boat for you."
Screeched (2006) (V)
- girl mentions the title after Dustin's Jaws parody
"My Gym Partner's a Monkey: Making the Grade/One Lump or Tutor (#2.11)" (2006)
- Bull's Sister appered with the movie's music
Happy Feet (2006)
- When Mumble is alone on the ice floe, being teased by the leopard seal, he begins to turn around when the seal jumps out of the water. This references a similar scene in "Jaws".
"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Living Legend (#7.9)" (2006)
- Catherine references Jaws in conversation
An Evening with Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder (2006) (V)
- Referenced in dialogue.
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman (2006) (V)
- mentioned once
The Holiday (2006)
- Miles picks up the DVD and performs the theme at Blockbuster
Mr. Fix It (2006)
- the shark from 'Jaws' is mentioned
5-25-77 (2007)
- Main character has a Jaws t-shirt.
All Along (2007)
- Dr. Thompson's dog is named Bruce after the shark in Jaws
Crashing a Coach (2007) (V)
- Referenced by name
Primeval (2007)
- Referenced in dialogue.
"Saturday Night Live: Jeremy Piven/AFI (#32.11)" (2007)
- Darrell Hammond impersonates Quint in the Unicorn skit
"The Winner: Glen's New Friend (#1.4)" (2007)
- Jaws poster in front of video store
Are We Done Yet? (2007)
- "I think we need a bigger boat."
"Have I Got News for You: (#33.4)" (2007)
- Bill Bailey references the main theme
28 Weeks Later (2007)
- When Andy opens his closet at his house, you briefly see a Jaws poster.
Geheime Kino, Das (2007)
- The film is discussed in an interview
Hack! (2007)
- J.T. Bates mentions Jaws as the best movie ever made.
"The Starter Wife" (2007)
- Jaden talks about not wanting to go in the Pacific Ocean because of sharks which makes Molly realize that Jaden had watched the movie.
Cassandra's Dream (2007)
- When Ian and Terry get drunk on a boat-trip, they sing the same song - Show me the way to go home - as Hooper sings while aboard The Orca
Evan Almighty (2007)
- When Evan sees the flood waters approaching, he say's "We're going to need a bigger boat," which recall's Brody's line in Jaws, where he says, "You're gonna need a bigger boat."
"Good Eats: Fishing Whole (#11.5)" (2007)
- Mentions fish having cold black doll eyes.
"TV Land Confidential: Locations (#2.5)" (2007)
- Title mentioned by Daniel Dae Kim
Superbad (2007)
- In the end credits, more penis drawings are shown, one of which strongly resembles the cover of Jaws (with the shark replaced with a penis)
"Sesame Street: The Tutu Spell (#38.6)" (2007)
- Underwater shots of people swimming, Jaws-inspired music.
"Flip This House: Design Wars (#3.16)" (2007)
- Armando mimics the Jaws score
"Gorgones: (#1.1)" (2007)
- Use of the famous scene where 'something' seems to approach the beach (with the menacing music)
From Script to Sand: The Skorponok Desert Attack (2007) (V)
- mentioned once
The Comebacks (2007)
- "I think we're gonna need a bigger truck"
"Journeyman: The Legend of Dylan McCleen (#1.5)" (2007)
- Advertisement on a bus
"Nip/Tuck: Carly Summers (#5.1)" (2007)
- Liz quotes a line from this movie ("You're gonna need a bigger boat") and explains it Christian
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (2007)
- Title referenced.
Analog Hero in a Digital World: Making of 'Live Free or Die Hard' (2007) (V)
- mentioned once
Bring It On: In It to Win It (2007) (V)
- mentioned in dialogue
Beyond Loch Ness (2008) (TV)
- the underwater shots of people swimming while a killer creature is in the water
Monster (2008) (V)
- Jaws theme heard
Be Kind Rewind (2008)
- Video Seen
Ghost Voyage (2008) (TV)
- Simon said he produced a movie called 'Jaws vs. Orca.'
"Torchwood: Something Borrowed (#2.9)" (2008)
- When Owen tells Jack that conventional guns don't have any effect on the shape shifter, Jack replies, "We're gonna need a bigger gun," referencing Brody's famous line from Jaws
"Two and a Half Men: Meander to Your Dander (#5.11)" (2008)
- watched on TV
"The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-04-25)" (2008)
- This film is referenced during the 'Fridays with Geraldo' segment.
"The Bachelor: The Women Tell All (#12.8)" (2008)
- Matt mentions it when talking about Robin
You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)
- The Jaws theme is played during the water scene
Features
Computer Space (1971) (VG)
- Used in that movie.
Killer Shark (1974) (VG)
Featured in
Gray Lady Down (1978)
Star Wars: Music by John Williams (1980) (TV)
- Example of John Williams Music
Terror in the Aisles (1984)
Precious Images (1986)
The 65th Annual Academy Awards (1993) (TV)
100 Years at the Movies (1994) (TV)
The Universal Story (1995) (TV)
The Making of Steven Spielberg's 'Jaws' (1995) (V)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (1998) (TV)
When Sharks Attack! (1999) (TV)
- Thomas Jane talks about seeing "Jaws".
"Biography of the Millennium: 100 People - 1000 Years" (1999)
Back to the Black Lagoon: A Creature Chronicle (2000) (V)
- clip shown
"Troldspejlet: (#24.3)" (2000)
- footage from film used in episode
AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV)
About a Boy (2002)
"E! True Hollywood Story: Jaws" (2002)
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003)
- clips used as part of the documentary
A Decade Under the Influence (2003)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (2003) (TV)
"I Love the '70s" (2003)
The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003) (TV)
- Voted as a scary moment
'Duel': A Conversation with Director Steven Spielberg (2004) (V)
- clip shown
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)
- Clip included; editing analysed.
The Ultimate Film (2004) (TV)
- number 14
AFI's 100 Years, 100 'Movie Quotes': The Greatest Lines from American Film (2005) (TV)
"MythBusters: Jaws Special (#3.18)" (2005)
- Clips of movie shown throughout episode
Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer (2006)
- Part or all of the trailer is shown and discussed.
The 78th Annual Academy Awards (2006) (TV)
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006)
- clips
Sharkwater (2006)
- The beginning scene of the skinny dipper's encounter with Jaws is included in this movie
"20 to 1: 50 to 01: Great Movie One Liners (#4.10)" (2007)
- Some clips from this movie are shown in a segment on the line "You're gonna need a bigger boat."
Spielberg on Spielberg (2007) (TV)
- clips shown
"TV Land Confidential: Movies (#2.2)" (2007)
- clips
Spoofs
Treasure Island (1950)
Spoofed in
Bacalhau (1975)
- Bacalhau is basically a spoof a Jaws
"Saturday Night Live: Candice Bergen/Esther Phillips (#1.4)" (1975)
- The Land Shark sketch.
"Saturday Night Live: Lily Tomlin (#1.6)" (1975)
- Spoofed in Landshark
Ban jin ba liang (1976)
Queen Kong (1976)
Joys (1976) (TV)
"Saturday Night Live: Louise Lasser/Preservation Hall Jazz Band (#1.23)" (1976)
- Land Shark appears, accompanied by the Jaws theme
"The Sonny and Cher Show: (#2.5)" (1976)
- spoofed in "The Towering Poseidon Quake Port Hinden Jaws Follies '78"
"Saturday Night Live: Buck Henry/The Band (#2.6)" (1976)
- spoofed as Land Shark
Gums (1976)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Young, Hot 'n Nasty Teenage Cruisers (1977)
- the swimming pool scene with the nymph
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
American Tickler (1977)
Piranha (1978)
1941 (1979)
Closet Cases of the Nerd Kind (1980)
Uchu kaijû Gamera (1980)
Airplane! (1980)
- The Jaws theme plays when we see the plane's fin break through the clouds at the beginning.
Caddyshack (1980)
- In the scene with the Baby Ruth candy bar in the pool (which everyone thought was feces) the music from Jaws is played.
Blood Beach (1981)
Saturday the 14th (1981)
Pandemonium (1982)
"The Young Ones: Flood (#1.6)" (1982)
- at the end of the episode, the hamster is seen peddling back to shore on a coke can after finishing off a shark
Hysterical (1983)
Oddballs (1984)
Top Secret! (1984)
Otto - Der Film (1985)
- The music of "Jaws" can be heard when the bad guy feeds his little sharks.
One Crazy Summer (1986)
"Galaxy High School: Beach Blanket Blow-Up (#1.8)" (1986)
- Beach attack scene is spoofed
The Secret of My Succe$s (1987)
Spaceballs (1987)
- The opening theme of the Main Spaceball ship is the jaws theme... spoofing the large shark chasing it's prey as the ship is chasing theirs.
Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach (1988)
Blades (1989)
Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti (1989) (VG)
- In Diamond Lake some sharks attack you in Jaws-like fashion
Sly Spy (1989) (VG)
Jipangu (1990)
Guyver (1991)
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
Trail Mix-Up (1993)
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
Tiny Toons Spring Break (1994) (TV)
- A Chief Brody character in a submarine comes face to face with a shark and says "We're going to need a bigger boat".
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
Teeth (1996)
Kondom des Grauens (1996)
Blood (1997) (VG)
Pablik Enemi 1 n 2: Aksidental Heroes (1997)
- Spoofed was the beach jaws attack
Chasing Amy (1997)
Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998)
- Tony sees Pepper swimming from above, grabs her and drags her back and forth underwater while she clings to a buoy.
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary (1999) (TV)
- the land shark skit is featured
Deep Blue Sea (1999)
Terror Firmer (1999)
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999)
The Road to El Dorado (2000)
Trees (2000) (V)
- Trees is a 'Jaws' parody
Faccia di Picasso (2000)
Goodness Gracious Me: Back Where They Came from (2001) (TV)
Conker's Bad Fur Day (2001) (VG)
- The "bullfish" eating the pier is a spoof of the shark in Jaws eating the pier
50 Years of NBC Late Night (2001) (TV)
Fukssvansen (2001)
- Anton is being attacked in the moor by a giant pike.
Big Fat Liar (2002)
The Formula (2002) (V)
Reign of Fire (2002)
The Master of Disguise (2002)
Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002)
Jackass: The Movie (2002)
- the music and the camera point of view with the razor is just like jaws
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) (VG)
- In the porn film which is being made by Steve Scott, he describes a giant shark coming to eat the porn cast.
Nightstalker (2002)
- In the audio commentary Chris Fisher admitted to taking the nightstalker stalking / circling his prey from Jaws.
Shanghai Knights (2003)
- Roy says "You're gonna need a bigger gun", spoofing the classic line "We're gonna need a bigger boat"...
"ChuckleVision: On Your Pike (#15.8)" (2003)
- The part where they get attacked by a giant pike called Jaws is set to the Jaws theme tune.
Undead (2003)
"The Simpsons: Old Yeller Belly (#14.19)" (2003)
- While Homer is in the water a shark attacks him in a similar manner as in the Spielberg movie.
Rugrats Go Wild (2003)
Viewtiful Joe (2003) (VG)
- during the battle against Gran Bruce (the shark) music similar to the jaws theme plays and the cut scene where he is introduced is partially seen through his eyes when he swims towards Joe
Andi Ommsen ist der letzte Lude (2003)
- Pool scene
"South Park: Grey Dawn (#7.10)" (2003)
- the scene where an elderly couple kills a fisherman, similar music
Jaws in 30 Seconds (and Re-enacted by Bunnies) (2004) (TV)
- Jaws parody
Club Dread (2004)
- Quint introduction scene
Trees 2: The Root of All Evil (2004)
- Sequel to Jaws spoof TREES
The Legend of the Tamworth Two (2004) (TV)
- spoofs famous scene of Quint offering to catch the shark
Conker: Live and Reloaded (2004) (VG)
- The bullfish and its camera movements along with the way the great mighty poo reacts to the corn in his bowl
Shark Tale (2004)
- Shark Tale not only spoofs Jaws soundtrack, it also plays with the way Jaws builds images over that music
7 Zwerge (2004)
- In the beginning they use the score of "Jaws" - and you can see one of the dwarfs hat "used" as a fin
"Robot Chicken: Nightmare Generator (#1.16)" (2005)
- Special Edition of Jaws
Camp Cuddly Pines Powertool Massacre (2005) (V)
- Police officer is attacked by forest animal after Jaws music plays
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005)
- After the dog ruins the luncheon and Tom and Jimmy are looking for the dog, they play the classic cue music from Jaws.
Daisy Does... (2006)
- Daisy Dog plays the shark and eats boat.
Screeched (2006) (V)
- Dustin hums the Jaws theme as his penis sticks out of the water in the tub
Hot Fuzz (2007)
- During the bazaar Sgt. Angel is looking at the citizenry in a manner of Chief Brody on the beach in "Jaws". He is interupted when Det. Andy Wainwright yells "shark" into his ear.
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (2007)
- man looking over boat when loch ness monster's head appears
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