Jaws
It's a hot summer on Amity Island, a small community whose main business is its beaches. When new Sheriff Martin Brody discovers the remains of a shark attack victim, his first inclination is to close the beaches to swimmers. This doesn't sit well with Mayor Larry Vaughn and several of the local businessmen. Brody backs down to his regret as that weekend a young boy is killed by the predator. The dead boy's mother puts out a bounty on the shark and Amity is soon swamped with amateur hunters and fisherman hoping to cash in on the reward. A local fisherman with much experience hunting sharks, Quint, offers to hunt down the creature for a hefty fee. Soon Quint, Brody and Matt Hooper from the Oceanographic Institute are at sea hunting the Great White shark. As Brody succinctly surmises after their first encounter with the creature, they're going to need a bigger boat.
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: Peter Benchley (screenplay), Carl Gottlieb (screenplay), Peter Benchley (based on the novel by)
Production: Universal Pictures
Year: 1975
MetaScore: 87/100
ImdbRating: 8.0
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 20 Jun 1975
Awards: Won 3 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 19 nominations.
Movie Video Clips
00:13
You're gonna need a bigger boat
07:45
What is it
00:11
You son of a BITCH
00:11
That's some bad hat
00:42
Martin hates boats
02:41
Y'all know me
00:33
What day is this
01:47
What are you
00:15
Here's to swimmin' with bow legged women
00:36
Here lies the body of Mary Lee
00:22
Slow ahead
01:13
Chief Brody
00:18
Twenty five
00:43
Farewell and adieu to you fair Spanish ladies
00:12
This was no boat accident
00:54
It's only an island if you look at it from the water
00:53
Let's be reasonable
02:14
That's right
03:28
Thank you very much
00:16
I think he's come back for his noon feeding
00:42
Show me the way to go home
00:25
Back home we got a taxidermy man
02:05
It may be a marlin or a stingray
01:24
I don't want him on the ocean
00:32
It's all psychological
01:08
When we get them silly bastards down in that rock pile
01:07
I'm not going out there
01:21
I can't do that
00:34
Any special questions
00:23
On the water
00:19
What am I going to tell the kids
00:14
Mary Ellen Moffat
01:14
What we are dealing with here is a perfect engine
00:23
You wanna drink
00:15
What's your name again
00:35
Little brown eel comes out of the cave
00:19
But I'm not drunk enough to go out on a boat
00:21
This isn't no boy scout picnic
00:57
I'm pleased and happy to repeat the news that we have
01:23
This is compressed air
00:40
He's fishing
00:22
You see that
00:32
Goddamn women today
00:13
Wanna get drunk and fool around
00:12
Stop playin' with yourself
00:10
I got no spit
00:26
And what did you say the name of this shark is
00:31
You been countin' money all your life
00:55
I'm only trying to say that Amity is a summer town
00:47
That's not funny
00:31
I'm talkin' 'bout workin' for a livin'
00:26
You're the mayor of shark city
00:37
You see the kids
00:21
The missus
00:14
My husband tells me you're in sharks
00:23
Hello back
00:45
Just like I thought
00:31
None of 'em are gonna get out of the harbor alive
00:24
There is no need for me to come to Brisbane
00:29
You're not born here
00:18
Two barrels
00:52
I have a point of view and I think it speaks for many of the...
00:10
He ate the light
00:17
But what kind
01:12
Not THE shark
00:31
You know that
00:11
Ain't you watchin' it
00:22
And find out if it's a man eater
00:57
What are you doing out there
01:00
Don't you worry about it
00:43
Only 24 hours
00:13
This shark
00:50
By the Order of the Amity PD
01:16
The crime rate in New York'll kill you
01:00
I just I just want to tell you what we're planning so far
00:12
Come on into the water
00:15
Daylight's wastin'
01:59
This is Amity Point Light Station to Orca
00:24
Pond's for old ladies
00:22
Start that chum line again
00:14
Back to New York
00:46
He's going in the pond
Movie Quotes
Movie Cast
Brody - Roy Scheider
Quint - Robert Shaw
Hooper - Richard Dreyfuss
Ellen Brody - Lorraine Gary
Vaughn - Murray Hamilton
Meadows - Carl Gottlieb
Hendricks - Jeffrey Kramer
Chrissie - Susan Backlinie
Cassidy - Jonathan Filley
Estuary Victim - Ted Grossman
Michael Brody - Chris Rebello
Sean Brody - Jay Mello
Mrs. Kintner - Lee Fierro
Alex Kintner - Jeffrey Voorhees
Ben Gardner - Craig Kingsbury
Medical Examiner - Robert Nevin
Interviewer - Peter Benchley
Infant on Beach - Tim Aguirre
Out of Towner - Chris Anastasio
Beach Guitarist - John Bahr
Fat Lady - Jean Canha
Man with Goff - Edwin C. Carlson
Teen Girl at Beach - Kadrolsha Ona Carole
Felix - Henry Carreiro
Mr. Polk - Robert Carroll
Mr. Denherder - Edward Chalmers Jr.
Charlie - Robert Chambers
Mrs. Taft - Fritzi Jane Courtney
Hippie on Beach - David Daniel
Sonar Operator - Gregory S. Dole
Mr. Posner - Cyprian R. Dube
Converted Man - Stephen Earle
Screaming Swimmer - Robin Eddins
Research Assistant - David Engelbach
Girl in Music Store - Dorothy Fielding
Boat Rental Man - Francis A. Frank
Man with Dynamite - Brendan Gallagher
Island Wife - Elizabeth K. Gifford
Man - Willis B. Gifford
Lynwood Shop Keeper - Alston Goff
Clarinet Player in Music Store - Paul Goulart
Mainlander - Beardsley Graham
Motorboat Skipper - Eleanor L. Harvey
Bonfire Guitarist - Mike Haydn
Walter - Richard P. Hewitt
Artist - Carla Hogendyk
Harry - Wally Hooper Jr.
Lady Fisherman - Janice T. Hull
Swimming Girl - Stephanie Hull
Spotter - Wayne Iacono
Townsperson - Duncan Inches
Local Merchant - Joseph G. Kraetzer
Barwood - Joe La Creta
Ensign - William Lymon
Mrs. Posner - Belle McDonald
At Bonfire with Mustache - John Moffet
Mr. Taft - Phil Murray
Mr. Stands - Philip Norton
Man with Dynamite - William O'Gorman
Swimmer - Joseph Oliveira
Woman at Beach - Dennett Paula
Sailboat Skipper - William Pfluger
Frank Silva - Harbor Master - Donald Poole
Man with Dog - Steven Potter
Topless Swimmer - Beverly Powers
Nurse - Ayn Ruymen
Lifeguard - Christopher Sands
Man with Rifle - Henry E. Scott III
Polly - Peggy Scott
Converted Man - John Searle
Beachgoer - Harry Shearer
Amity Point Lifestation Worker - Steven Spielberg
Woman Tourist #1 - Joy Stuart
Boat Captain - Jerome S. Tartar
Nurse - Julie Taylor
Fisherman in Boat - Paul G. Thibodeau
Scout Master - Rex Trailer
Deputy #2 - Paul F. Tremblay
Salvatore - Hershel West
Policeman - Robert Whelden Jr.
Harry Wiseman - Alfred Wilde
Pratt - Dick Young