Jaws ★★★½ 1975 (PG) Early directorial effort by Spielberg from the Peter Benchley potboiler. A tight, very scary, and sometimes hilarious film about the struggle to kill a giant great white shark that is terrorizing an eastern beach community's waters. The characterizations by Dreyfuss, Scheider, and Shaw are much more enduring than the shock effects. Memorable score. Sequelled by "Jaws 2" in 1978, "Jaws 3" in 1983, and "Jaws: The Revenge" in 1987. Look for Benchley as a TV reporter. 124m/C VHS, DVD, Wide. Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Carl Gottlieb, Peter Benchley;
Director:
Steven Spielberg;
Writer:
Carl Gottlieb, Peter Benchley;
Writer:
Bill Butler;
Cameo:
John Williams. Oscars '75: Film Editing, Sound, Orig. Score; AFI '98: Top 100; Golden Globes '76: Score, Natl. Film Reg. '01.
