Other Titles • Jaws • Stillness in the Water (1975) • Der Weiße Hai (1975)
Trivia from Jaws (1975)
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Theatrical release: June 20, 1975.
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The film was shot on location on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts.
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Estimated budget: $12 million.
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The film grossed more than $260 million at the domestic box office and nearly $475 million worldwide.
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JAWS is number 48 on the American Film Institute's list of America's 100 Greatest Movies.
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JAWS was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture and John Williams won an Oscar for his original score.
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For the scene of Richard Dreyfuss fighting the shark from inside a cage, the crew used a very short stunt diver to make the shark seem abnormally large.
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The film was supported by an enormous public-relations campaign. According to Newsweek, "Like the novel, the movie was launched with an almost unprecedented promotional campaign, complete with cross-country tours by stars and $700,000 worth of prime-time TV time to trumpet the release in 450 theaters throughout the land." The film became the highest-grossing film of all time until STAR WARS surpassed it two years later. JAWS spawned three sequels: JAWS 2, JAWS 3-D, and JAWS 4--THE REVENGE, as well as countless imitators.
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The famous shot of a head popping out of a hole in a sunken boat was shot in editor Verna Field's pool and was inserted by Spielberg after the film was completed.
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One early title for the film was STILLNESS IN THE WATER.
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