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No, the movie Jaws is not a true story, and neither is Benchley's novel, which was the basis of the film.
The difficulty making his first blockbuster messed with Steven Spielberg's head far more than we may have realized.
Jaws altered exhibition and distribution patterns, creating a blockbuster mentality that, with the release of Star Wars in ...
Spielberg wanted to direct the film Lucky Lady instead of Jaws. Studio head (and Spielberg’s mentor) Sid Sheinberg “ordered” ...
Between the swingin' bed-hopping, its sweaty disco vibe, and the presence of a third-tier star in Priscilla Barnes (future ...
After 450 million years of evolutionary history, shark populations are collapsing, and more than a third of shark species and ...
Jaws” turns 50 this week, and its legacy of the summer movie blockbuster remains strong. The titles that have packed the most ...
The toothy villain of “Jaws” terrified audiences in 1975. But offscreen, the hit film — which is celebrating its 50th anniversary — impacted sharks in unexpected ways.
When the film premiered 50 years ago, movie reviewers hailed Steven Spielberg’s work as a masterpiece — most of the time.
Amid a feeding frenzy of interest in the 50-year movie milestone, the island is celebrating and educating on all things ...
With Jaws celebrating its 50th anniversary, no other horror film has achieved the same kind of blockbuster success.
When “Jaws” premiered on June 20, 1975, it didn’t just break box office records – it changed the way generations of moviegoers thought about the ocean. Now, as the iconic thriller marks its 50th ...