Hooper disputes it being the same predator, confirming this after no human remains are found inside it. When local fishermen catch a large tiger shark, the mayor proclaims the beaches safe. Meanwhile, consulting oceanographer Matt Hooper examines the first victim's remains and confirms the death was from a shark attack.
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Local professional shark hunter Quint offers his services for $10,000. A bounty is then placed on the shark, resulting in an amateur shark-hunting frenzy. Brody reluctantly accepts their conclusion until another fatal shark attack occurs shortly after to a boy named Alex Kitner. The coroner now concurs with the mayor's theory that the girl was killed in a boating accident. Mayor Larry Vaughn overrules him, fearing it will ruin the town's summer economy. The medical examiner ruling the death a shark attack leads Police Chief Martin Brody to close the beaches. The next morning, her partial remains are found on shore. While treading water, she is violently pulled under by an unseen force.
In 2001, Jaws was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry, being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".ĭuring a late-night beach party on Amity Island, a young woman named Chrissie Watkins goes skinny-dipping in the ocean. It was followed by three sequels, none with the participation of Spielberg or Benchley, and many imitative thrillers. Along with Star Wars, Jaws was pivotal in establishing the modern Hollywood business model, which revolves around high box-office returns from action and adventure pictures with simple "high-concept" premises that are released during the summer in thousands of theaters and supported by heavy advertising. It won several awards for its soundtrack and editing. Jaws became the highest-grossing film of all time until the release of Star Wars (1977). Now considered one of the greatest films ever made, Jaws was the prototypical summer blockbuster, with its release regarded as a watershed moment in motion picture history. Spielberg and others have compared this suggestive approach to that of classic thriller director Alfred Hitchcock. Universal Pictures gave the film what was then an exceptionally wide release for a major studiopicture, over 450 screens, accompanied by an extensive marketing campaign with a heavy emphasis on television spots and tie-in merchandise. As the art department's mechanical sharks suffered many malfunctions, Spielberg decided to mostly suggest the animal's presence, employing an ominous, minimalistic theme created by composer John Williams to indicate the shark's impending appearances. Shot mostly on location on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, the film had a troubled production, going over budget and past schedule. The screenplay is credited to both Benchley, who wrote the first drafts, and actor-writer Carl Gottlieb, who rewrote the script during principal photography.
The film stars Roy Scheider as police chief Martin Brody, Robert Shaw as shark hunter Quint, Richard Dreyfuss as oceanographer Matt Hooper, Murray Hamilton as Larry Vaughn, the mayor of Amity Island, and Lorraine Gary as Brody's wife, Ellen. In the story, a giant man-eating great white shark attacks beachgoers on Amity Island, a fictional New Englandsummer resort town, prompting the local police chief to hunt it with the help of a marine biologist and a professional shark hunter.
$470.7 million J aws is a 1975 American thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on Peter Benchley's 1974 novel of the same name.
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