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Jaws is a 1975 thriller/horror film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on Peter Benchley's best-selling novel that was inspired by the Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916. The police chief of Amity Island, a fictional summer resort town, tries to protect beachgoers from a great white shark by closing the beach, only to be overruled by the town council, which wants the beach to remain open to draw a profit from tourists. After several attacks, the police chief enlists the help of a marine... full article at wikipedia

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Initial release date
  • Jun 20, 1975
Tagline
  • Don't go in the water.
  • See it before you go swimming.
  • The terrifying motion picture from the terrifying No. 1 best seller.
  • She was the first.
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Runtime
runtime
  • 124.0min
Notable filming locations
Estimated budget
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amount
  • 7,000,000.0
Soundtrack
Sequel
film
initial release date
  • Jun 16, 1978
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Netflix ID
  • 60001220
Films In Series
film
initial release date
  • Jun 20, 1975
  • Jun 16, 1978
  • Jul 22, 1983
  • Jul 17, 1987
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Created by Metaweb Oct 22, 2006
Last edited by robert Jun 30, 2008

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