Jaws (1975)

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Release dates

June 20, 1975

Budget $9 million

Box office $470,653,000

Shot mostly on location on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, the film had a troubled production, going over budget and past schedule.

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J A W S (Final Draft Screenplay)

The characters... 1) Chief Martin Brody, 2) Quint, 3) Matt Hooper

Chrissie's Last Swim - Jaws (1/10) Movie CLIP (1975) HD

A young woman named Chrissie Watkins leaves an evening beach party on New England's Amity Island to go skinny dipping, only to be dragged back and forth and then pulled under the water.

Jaws (2/10) Movie CLIP - Get Out of the Water (1975) HD

POV Chief Martin Brody... A short time later, a boy named Alex Kintner is killed by a shark at the beach.

The Head, the Tail, the Whole Damn Thing - Jaws (3/10) Movie CLIP (1975) HD

Point of interest Mr. Quint... The boy's mother places a bounty on the shark, sparking an amateur shark-hunting frenzy and prompting local professional shark hunter Quint to offer his services for an even higher fee.

You're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat - Jaws (4/10) Movie CLIP (1975) HD

An enormous great white shark looms up behind the boat, and the trio (Brody, Quint, Hooper) watch it circle the Orca.

Jaws (5/10) Movie CLIP - Barrels (1975) HD

Quint harpoons it with a line attached to a flotation barrel, but the shark pulls the barrel under and disappears.

Jaws (6/10) Movie CLIP - Scars (1975) HD

The men retire to the boat's cabin, where Quint relates his experience with sharks as a survivor...

The Indianapolis Speech - Jaws (7/10) Movie CLIP (1975) HD

The remaining 900 faced exposure, dehydration, saltwater poisoning, and shark attacks while floating with few lifeboats and almost no food or water. The Navy learned of the sinking when survivors were spotted four days later by the crew of a PV-1 Ventura on routine patrol. Only 317 survived.

USS Indianapolis-survivors on Guam (photo)

Hooper in the Cage - Jaws (8/10) Movie CLIP (1975) HD

Hooper dons scuba gear and enters the ocean inside a shark proof cage, attempting to stab the shark with a hypodermic spear filled with strychnine.

Quint Is Devoured - Jaws (9/10) Movie CLIP (1975) HD

Brody Kills the Beast - Jaws (10/10) Movie CLIP (1975) HD