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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.
An officially licensed iPhone game based on the original film was released by Bytemark Games and Universal Partnerships & Licensing in 2010, [116] while in 2011 Universal licensed a follow-up game (in the form of an App) called Jaws Revenge. This game was made by Fuse Powered Inc. [117] A game titled Jaws: Ultimate Predator was released on the ...
George Lucas used a similar strategy in 1977 for Star Wars which exceeded the financial record set by Jaws, and hence the summer "blockbuster" movie practice was born. [7] Benchley estimated that his income from book sales, movie rights and magazine/book club syndication, enabled him to work independently as a movie writer for ten years. [8]
By Variety: June 20 marks the 40th anniversary of "Jaws," which revolutionized the industry — even though the numbers seem pretty quaint by today's standards. In its first three days in 1975 ...
In the book 'Jaws' the shark was only 20 feet long. But for the movie, they made the shark 25 feet long. ... Seth Jacobson, USA TODAY NETWORK - New England. June 12, 2024 at 8:14 AM ...
NEW YORK (AP) — A rickety boat. Three guys with egos. And a massive, deadly shark. What could go wrong? Not what you might be expecting with “The Shark Is Broken,” the lyrical play that ...
The Shark Is Broken is a comedic stage play written by British playwrights Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon.The play is a comedic exploration of the behind-the-scenes drama that took place during the filming of the 1975 film Jaws, which was directed by Steven Spielberg and starred Shaw's father, Robert Shaw, as well as Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss.
Prior to the wide release of Jaws on June 20, 1975, the film's producers were busily readying the global rollout of what would be a defining summer blockbuster. Meanwhile, Universal launched "the ...