Just about every movie gives at least one character a bulk of the dialogue. Fewer movies give at least one character a great number of totally uninterrupted words. In others, for about a minute, ...

The movie’s production was full of unexpected twists, including problems with the mechanical sharks. Admit it. As soon as you saw the word, “Jaws,” you started to hear that theme music. Or maybe you ...

Mayor Vaughn epitomizes greed by prioritizing money over safety, by denying shark attacks, and refusing to close the beach. Quint is the Jaws equivalent of Captain Ahab, with a dark past that leaves ...

It started as a minimalist, eerie musical phrase — one ominous note, then two, signifying the looming, underwater danger of a great white shark. Fifty years after the film’s release, the theme to the ...

For five decades, it hasn't been safe to go back into the water. Thanks, "Jaws." The big screen has played host to a never-ending spate of troublesome man-eating sharks ever since Steven Spielberg's ...

Steven Spielberg, one could say, was less than pleased when he found out he was not nominated for the Oscar for Best Director for his game-changing shark thriller Jaws. On the morning of Oscar ...

Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, and Robert Shaw led a cast rounded out by Martha's Vineyard locals. Director Steven Spielberg and author Peter Benchley both expressed regret over how the film ...

In 1975, Steven Spielberg directed Jaws, giving Hollywood its first blockbuster and changing how movies were released. For a time, Jaws was the box office king that was part horror movie, part action ...

Logan Kelly is a professional author, screenwriter, and proud cinemaphile. He studied screenwriting and film history while attending Valencia College, before moving to the New York Metro Area. The ...