Jaws

Steven Spielberg (1975)

118min

12A Certificate

Review

Our Score

by Alan Jones

Peter Benchley's pulp bestseller is here turned into the scariest sea saga ever filmed, with Steven Spielberg creating maximum suspense in the first dark moments and then maintaining the momentum with his brilliant sleight-of-hand direction. The tale of a great white shark terrorising a New England resort community and the modern-day Captain Ahab (Robert Shaw) employed to kill it is now a classic of the suspense thriller genre. It's also credited with creating the summer blockbuster craze that Hollywood pins its financial hopes on every year. There are excellent performances by Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss, and John Williams's Oscar-winning music adds to the ingeniously mounted tension that cleverly plays on all our deepest primeval fears.

Summary

A New England seaside town's tourist season is turned into a nightmare by a giant killer shark. The local police chief's efforts to protect the public are thwarted by the greedy mayor, forcing him to join forces with a grizzled fisherman and an enthusiastic marine biologist to hunt and kill the monster predator. Steven Spielberg's thriller, starring Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss and Robert Shaw.

Cast & Crew

Brody Roy Scheider

Quint Robert Shaw

Hooper Richard Dreyfuss

Ellen Brody Lorraine Gary

Vaughn Murray Hamilton

Meadows Carl Gottlieb

Hendricks Jeffrey Kramer

Chrissie Susan Backlinie

Cassidy Jonathan Filley

Estuary victim Ted Grossman

Michael Brody Chris Rebello

Sean Brody Jay Mello

Mrs Kintner Lee Fierro

Alex Kintner Jeffrey Voorhees

Ben Gardner Craig Kingsbury

Medical examiner Dr Robert Nevin

Charlie Robert Chambers

Denherder Edward Chalmers Jr

Posner P R Dube

Polk Robert Carroll

Director Steven Spielberg

Other Information

Language: EnglishColourTheatrical distributor: Park CircusGuidance: Violence, swearing, nudity.Available on: video, DVD and Blu-rayReleased on: 12 Jul 2019

Drama

Full Episode Guide

Steven Spielberg (1975)

Review

Summary

Cast & Crew

Other Information

Latest News