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Release Date:
20 June 1975 (USA)
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Tagline:
The Nation's No.1 Best-Selling Book now the Screen's Super-Thriller more
Plot:
When a gigantic great white shark begins to menace the small island community of Amity, a police chief, a marine scientist and grizzled fisherman set out to stop it. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won 3 Oscars.
Another 9 wins
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13 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(178 articles)
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A landmark film.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Roy Scheider | ... | Brody |
 | Robert Shaw | ... | Quint |
 | Richard Dreyfuss | ... | Hooper |
| Lorraine Gary | ... | Ellen Brody |
| Murray Hamilton | ... | Vaughn |
 | Carl Gottlieb | ... | Meadows |
| Jeffrey Kramer | ... | Hendricks (as Jeffrey C. Kramer) |
| Susan Backlinie | ... | Chrissie |
| Jonathan Filley | ... | Cassidy |
| Ted Grossman | ... | Estuary Victim |
| Chris Rebello | ... | Michael Brody |
| Jay Mello | ... | Sean Brody |
| Lee Fierro | ... | Mrs. Kintner |
| Jeffrey Voorhees | ... | Alex Kintner |
| Craig Kingsbury | ... | Ben Gardner |
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Runtime:
124 min | USA:130 min (TV version)
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2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Portugal:M/12 |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (re-rating) (1995) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Canada:PG (Manitoba) |
Canada:R (Nova Scotia) (original rating) |
Iceland:16 |
Spain:T |
USA:TV-14 |
Brazil:14 |
New Zealand:M |
Canada:14A (Canadian Home Video rating) |
Argentina:18 |
Australia:M |
Chile:18 |
Denmark:15 |
France:-12 |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Ireland:15 |
Israel:PG |
Japan:PG-12 |
Netherlands:16 |
Norway:15 (video rating) |
Norway:16 (original rating) |
Singapore:PG |
South Korea:12 |
Sweden:15 |
Taiwan:GP |
UK:A (original rating) |
UK:PG (video rating) (1987) |
USA:PG (Certificate #24175) |
West Germany:16 |
Finland:K-16
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Voted #5 On Empire's 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time (September 2008)
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Goofs:
Factual errors: Great White Sharks cannot move backwards once their gills are under water, as seen towards the end of the film.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
Tom Cassidy: What's your name again?
Christine 'Chrissie' Watkins: Chrissie.
Tom Cassidy: Where are we going?
Christine 'Chrissie' Watkins: Swimming
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Tom Cassidy: What's your name again?
Christine 'Chrissie' Watkins: Chrissie.
Tom Cassidy: Where are we going?
Christine 'Chrissie' Watkins: Swimming
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Soundtrack:
Spanish Ladies
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FAQ
Does Chief Brody say "We're gonna need a bigger boat"?Would an air tank really explode like that?
What are the major differences between the movie and the original novel?
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Far from being a monster movie, this is a realistic and gritty example of a town which relies on summer trade having its beaches invaded by a dangerous shark. There are genuinely suspenseful sequences, a first-rate soundtrack and believable people. The character development of the three men in the boat shows there's a lot more to this film than just a rubber fin. I'd recommend this and Jaws 2 to any fan of drama/thrillers.