Steven Spielberg's Jaws, released 50 years ago, may have been about a killer great white shark on the hunt off of Amity Island, but the heart of the film is undoubtedly its cast of characters who made ...

Half a century ago, a little-known director by the name of Steven Spielberg reshaped the face of cinema forever with a little picture called Jaws (the 50th Anniversary Edition is now available from ...

Jay Mello, one of the young cast members in the 1975 movie Jaws, was scarred for years after filming scenes on the beach on Martha’s Vineyard. The young actor was 6 years old when he was cast as the ...

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 ...

Summer 2025 is going a little vintage with old video footage, but with no shortage of events, merchandise, and a new documentary looking back to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the movie Jaws. The ...

"Jaws" is 50 years old this week. In 1975, it launched the career of director Steven Spielberg and introduced the concept of the summer blockbuster. Hear Tom Shales' original review for NPR. It soon ...

After 'Jaws,' hundreds of thousands who happily swam in the ocean 50 years ago — June 20, 1975 — were now suddenly aware that they had company. "Jaws," the first of the ultra-blockbusters, raking in ...

Even a half-century later, those two simple bass notes from “Jaws” still bring on a tingling sense of impending danger. “When I was a triathlete, the 'Jaws' music was always in the back of my mind,” ...

Jaws, the 1975 movie adaptation of Peter Benchley‘s 1974 bestseller directed by Steven Spielberg, became the first feature film to cross the $100 million mark at the box office, and while that is ...

Fifty years ago this week, people started thinking twice about taking a dip in the ocean. (SOUNDBITE OF JOHN WILLIAMS' "JAWS - MAIN TITLE") KELLY: 1975's "Jaws" scared the swimsuits right off of ...

Fifty years ago, this week, people started thinking twice about taking a dip in the ocean. (SOUNDBITE OF LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA & JOHN WILLIAMS' "THEME (FROM 'JAWS')") FADEL: 1975's "Jaws" scared ...