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It’s 1975, and ‘Jaws’ just came out. Here’s what critics had to say.
When the film premiered 50 years ago, movie reviewers hailed Steven Spielberg’s work as a masterpiece — most of the time.
Inside the problem-plagued making of ‘Jaws’ 50 years later: A drunk actor, broken sharks and millions over budget
But not sold on the alternatives, they went with the young hotshot. Zanuck and Brown budgeted the film at an estimated $3.5 ...
Think you know 'Jaws'? Test your knowledge with this trivia for movie's 50th anniversary
The image of the rising shark came from the cover of the novel’s paperback edition, illustrated by Roger Kastel. For his ...
‘Jaws’ made people fear sharks. 50 years later, can it help save them?
After 450 million years of evolutionary history, shark populations are collapsing, and more than a third of shark species and ...
We’ll never see a movie like Jaws ever again. Here’s why
With Jaws celebrating its 50th anniversary, no other horror film has achieved the same kind of blockbuster success.
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For 'Jaws' 50th anniversary take a tour of iconic locations on the Vineyard
The ravenous shark in "Jaws" began chomping its way across movie screens 50 years ago on June 20. The film became the first summer blockbuster and made Martha’s Vineyard a tourism destination.
What was Dallas’ reaction to the premiere of Jaws? Curious Texas fished for answers.
Steven Spielberg’s Jaws will celebrate 50 years. The Long Island-based shark thriller originally hit theaters on June 20, ...
Jaws at 50: the first summer blockbuster is still a film that bites – even when the shark didn’t work
Jaws was only the second feature film for the 28-year-old Steven Spielberg – and it would become a cultural smash.