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GREAT MOVIES | OPINION: ‘Jaws’ at 50 — Shark that ate the movies
When the summer of 1975 cracked open its jaws — on June 20, to be exact — a 27-year-old Steven Spielberg gave us a perfect ...
Martha’s Vineyard is celebrating 50 years of ‘Jaws’ this weekend and all summer
It’s been five decades since movie goers first watched the opening scene of Jaws, when a swimmer enjoying a nighttime swim in ...
‘Jaws’ – the Movie and the Book – Still Anchor Wendy Benchley’s Life
More than 50 years after her late first husband released the novel "Jaws," Wendy Benchley is still dealing with its aftermath ...
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.
'Jaws' Sparked America's Fascination With Sharks — And Left Behind A Complicated Legacy
Based on the best-selling book by Peter Benchley, “Jaws” sparked a surge of interest in studying the ancient apex predator — ...
'Jaws' at 50: How a single movie changed our perception of white sharks forever
The transcriptome (or sum total of the messenger RNA) of the white shark showed greater similarity to the human transcriptome ...
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.
'Jaws' took a big bite out of the box office and changed Hollywood
Jaws' was the first film to gross more than $100 million at the box office. Its success continues to drive film release plans ...
The filming of Jaws: behind the scenes photo gallery
When Steven Spielberg started filming “Jaws” on May 2, 1974, Martha’s Vineyard began its long association with the movie’s ...
Original ‘Jaws’ Star Richard Dreyfuss Thought 1975 Movie Would Be a ‘Disaster’
Richard Dreyfuss did not think Jaws would be a hit when it was released 50 years ago. In an interview with USA Today, the ...