On June 20, 1975, Jaws, a film directed by Steven Spielberg
that made countless viewers afraid to go into the water,
opened in theaters.
The story of a great white shark that terrorizes a New England
resort town became an instant blockbuster and the highest-
grossing film in movie history until it was bested by 1977’s
Star Wars.
Jaws was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Picture
category and took home three Oscars, for Best Film Editing,
Best Original Score and Best Sound. The film, a breakthrough
for director Spielberg, then 27 years old, spawned several
sequels.
The film starred Roy Scheider as principled police chief Martin
Brody, Richard Dreyfuss as a marine biologist named Matt
Hooper and Robert Shaw as a grizzled fisherman called Quint.
It was set in the fictional beach town of Amity, and based on a
best-selling novel, released in 1973, by Peter Benchley.
Subsequent water-themed Benchley bestsellers also made it to
the big screen, including The Deep (1977).
Director Steven Spielberg.
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