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Jaws is a 1975 American thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the 1974 novel by Peter Benchley.It stars Roy Scheider as police chief Martin Brody, who, with the help of a marine biologist (Richard Dreyfuss) and a professional shark hunter (Robert Shaw), hunts a man-eating great white shark that attacks beachgoers at a summer resort town.
U.S. release date Length Composer(s) Label Jaws: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: 1975 35:12 John Williams MCA Records Jaws 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: 1978 41:19 (original release), 101:48 (expansion) John Williams MCA Records Jaws 3-D: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack: 1983 35:43 Alan Parker MCA Records
The publication date was moved back to allow a carefully orchestrated release. It was released first in hardcover in February 1974, [1] then in the book clubs, followed by a national campaign for the paperback release. [20] Bantam bought the paperback rights for $575,000, [1] which Benchley points out was "then an enormous sum of money". [3]
Jaws (James Bond), a character in The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker; Jaws, a novel by Peter Benchley; Jaws (ride), a theme park attraction based on the film series; Jaws, a 1987 NES video game, based on the film
The Jaws soundtrack (officially Jaws: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the music composed and conducted by John Williams for Steven Spielberg's 1975 film Jaws.The soundtrack is particularly notable for the 2-note ostinato which represents the shark, a theme so simple that Spielberg initially thought it was a joke by the composer.
It was the first time that there had been two day-and-date releases grossing such high amounts. [60] The opening weekend led it to set a record weekly total of $16,654,000. [ 61 ] It went on to earn $77,737,272 during its initial release, [ 62 ] making it the #6 highest-grossing film in 1978. [ 63 ]
Jaws 3-D (titled Jaws III in its 2-D form) is a 1983 American horror film directed by Joe Alves and starring Dennis Quaid, Bess Armstrong, Simon MacCorkindale and Louis Gossett Jr. As the second sequel to Steven Spielberg 's Jaws it was the third installment in the Jaws franchise .
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