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Jaws overview
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Synopsis:
Based on Peter Benchley's best-selling novel, Steven Spielberg's 1975 shark saga set the standard for the New Hollywood popcorn blockbuster while frightening millions of moviegoers out of the water. One early summer night on fictional Atlantic resort Amity Island, Chrissie decides to take a moonlight skinny dip while her friends party on the beach. Yanked suddenly below the ocean surface, she never returns. When pieces of her wash ashore, Police Chief Brody (Roy Scheider) suspects the worst, but Mayor Vaughn (Murray Hamilton), mindful of the lucrative tourist trade and the approaching July 4th holiday, refuses to put the island on a business-killing shark alert.
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Movie Details:
- Director: Steven Spielberg
- Studio: Universal
- Year: 1975
- Run Time: 130 minutes
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- MPAA Rating: PG
- Category: Feature
- Genre/Type: Adventure, Thriller
- Filmed in: Color












