On June 20, 1975, “Jaws” forever changed the cinematic landscape, and 50 years later, the film has just as much bite. The tagline “You’ll never go in the water again” stretched into real life. The ...
Daniel is a University of Louisville graduate with an English degree, a sizable collection of Blu-rays, books, records, and a love of hiking. "You got any better suggestions?" Turns out, the shark did ...
When the film was released 50 years ago—yes, 50 years ago—Jaws might have been one of the scariest films anyone had ever seen. In 1975, the enormous killer shark that was terrifying the residents of ...
Classic horror movies are a staple of spooky season, whether you prefer a psychological thriller, a paranormal film or just a truly scary watch. And while diving into a scary film can be intimidating, ...
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 ...
The book version of Jaws was very different from the movie. Early drafts of the screenplay featured a subplot where Hooper has an affair with Chief Brody’s wife, which was carted over from the book.
Mayor Vaughn epitomizes greed by prioritizing money over safety, by denying shark attacks, and refusing to close the beach. Quint is the Jaws equivalent of Captain Ahab, with a dark past that leaves ...
My friend Raymond and I saw Jaws in a South Jersey movie theater, possibly outside Cherry Hill, on its opening weekend 50 years ago. It was a sold-out weekend show — the film had opened the day before ...
The author’s father, outside of The Chatham Squire, in June 2015 during the 40th anniversary of Jaws. Credit: CONTRIBUTED In case you missed it, this year is the 50th anniversary of Steven Spielberg’s ...
It’s eerie how a movie released 50 years ago could have so many parallels today as we process the July Fourth flooding that killed more than 130 people in the Texas Hill Country, with more than 100 of ...
"You got any better suggestions?" Turns out, the shark did, because a real-life encounter with a great white led to Richard Dreyfuss' character surviving Steven Spielberg's Jaws. Everyone knows the ...