Jaws

Jaws (1975) was directed by Steven Spielberg, and based on a bestselling novel inspired by the Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916.

It is regarded as a watershed film in motion picture history, the father of the summer blockbuster movie and one of the first "high concept" films. It was the first time that a film was ever "widely released" (opened nationwide all at the same time.)

It stars Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Shaw, Lorraine Gary and Murray Hamilton.

Jaws was nominated for Best Picture, and won Academy Awards for film editing, music (original score) and sound. It is no. 2 on AFI's "100 years... 100 thrills" list, and no. 56 on the "100 Greatest Movies" list (down 8 from 1998).