Though Spielberg shot “Jaws” on Martha’s Vineyard, off Cape Cod, it was the neighboring island, Nantucket, that inspired Benchley’s novel. He has spent time fishing there with his father.

Chicago Tribune film critic Michael Phillips joins John Williams to talk about the 50th anniversary of ‘Jaws.’ Michael and John talk about their memories of when they first saw the film, the ...

The shark, built by special effects artist Bob Mattey, would get corroded by the salt water of the Atlantic Ocean, leaving it unusable for times – particularly early in the filmmaking.

But, Jaws ‘ Second Unit director Joe Alves could not get the shot, as the rising mechanical shark kept pushing the child mannequin on the raft out of the way. 17.

Spielberg, then a 27-year-old, hot-shot director, chose Martha’s Vineyard as a location for Jaws because he wanted his mechanized shark with terrifyingly sharp teeth to swim in real waters. The ...

Jaws has been giving us all of them, attached to a vehicle with a perfect engine, for 50 years and counting. And you’re gonna need not just a bigger but a better blockbuster culture, Hollywood ...

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KEY TAKEAWAYS "Jaws," 50 years on, revolutionized summer blockbusters and shark horror subgenre. The film heightened fear of sharks as man-eating monsters, impacting public perception.

50 years ago, the fictional movie “Jaws,” made real-life beachgoers a little nervous about jumping in the water but the blockbuster film actually launched a wave of shark research and ...

When “Jaws” premiered to an invigorated public in June 1975, most of the research on sharks focused on preventing shark attacks, Skomal said. “We knew it was big, it could swim fast and we ...

"Jaws" was released on June 20, 1975, and ushered in the summer blockbuster era, earning an inflation-adjusted $1.56 billion. "Jaws" instilled a fear of the unknown as it villainized sharks and ...