Jaws
1975 | Thriller | USA | Directed by Steven Spielberg
Overview
A shark shuts down a beach town summer. Mechanical failures forced Spielberg to hide the shark, inventing the blockbuster: suggestion, the John Williams two note dread, and wide release marketing. The top grossing film to that date. Scheider, Dreyfuss, and Shaw on a sinking boat trading scars. The bigger boat line entered the language. Summer movies began here.
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