Jaws [DVD] [1975]

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Jaws' is a genuine masterpiece of suspense and terror, much of it thanks in large part to the editing work of Fields, which makes the film an excellent piece for study. All other areas also come together exceptionally well, from Spielberg's directing, Butler's photography and Williams' iconic theme. To put it more bluntly, it's a remarkable work in the art of horror — simple, efficient and just as effective today as ever. It's an important and significant piece in the history of cinema offering a great deal to discuss and analyze, but we'll leave it for now as a motion picture that should continue being cherished by future generations of film-lovers everywhere. Alvarado, Manuel; Thompson, John O., eds. (1990). The Media Reader. British Film Institute (BFI). pp.91–93. ISBN 978-0-85170-259-9. Andrew Britton contrasts the film to the novel's post-Watergate cynicism, suggesting that its narrative alterations from the book (Hooper's survival, the shark's explosive death) help make it "a communal exorcism, a ceremony for the restoration of ideological confidence." He suggests that the experience of the film is "inconceivable" without the mass audience's jubilation when the shark is annihilated, signifying the obliteration of evil itself. [101] In his view, Brody serves to demonstrate that "individual action by the one just man is still a viable source for social change". [102] Peter Biskind argues that the film does maintain post-Watergate cynicism concerning politics and politicians insofar as the sole villain beside the shark is the town's venal mayor. Yet he observes that, far from the narrative formulas so often employed by New Hollywood filmmakers of the era—involving Us vs. Them, hip counterculture figures vs. " The Man"—the overarching conflict in Jaws does not pit the heroes against authority figures, but against a menace that targets everyone regardless of socioeconomic position. [103] Librarian of Congress Names 25 More Films to National Film Registry" (Press release). Library of Congress. December 18, 2001. Archived from the original on December 7, 2009 . Retrieved March 11, 2010.

The documentary was produced by Jaws fans over a seven-year period, building on Laurent Bouzereau's 1995 documentary, The Making of Jaws, that has been included on some laserdisc and DVD releases. Throughout other documentaries over the years, such as Bouzereau's and the BBC's 1997 documentary In the Teeth of Jaws, actor Richard Dreyfuss has recounted tales about the troubled production of Jaws and the quote “The shark is NOT working” which Dreyfuss would hear constantly from members of the crew. Eventually, upon successful attempts to fix the malfunctioning sea monster, Dreyfuss would regularly hear the quote “The shark is working."Maltin, Leonard (1999). "100 Must-See Films of the 20th Century". Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide 2000. New York: Penguin Group. ISBN 978-0-452-28123-3. Detail view of movies: Jaws". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on March 28, 2014 . Retrieved April 1, 2020. a b Patrizio, Andy (October 31, 2003). "An Interview with Matty Simmons". IGN. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011 . Retrieved April 16, 2010. JAWS Terrorizes Once Again in New Mobile Game, JAWS.io". Universal Brand Development. Archived from the original on 2023-07-07 . Retrieved 2019-11-01.

Ferraro, Pietro (16 August 2015). "Stasera in tv su Rete 4: "Lo squalo 4 - La vendetta" ". Cineblog (in Italian). Canale Entertainment. Triboo Media S.r.l. Archived from the original on 2 November 2017 . Retrieved 19 May 2019. a b Bouzereau, Laurent (1995). A Look Inside Jaws[ "Climax"] ( Jaws: 30th Anniversary Edition DVD (2005)). Universal Home Video. Total Film features: 100 Greatest Movies Of All Time". Total Film. January 25, 2010. Archived from the original on October 7, 2014 . Retrieved August 17, 2010.

Kenneth Muir, John (28 July 2010). Horror Films of the 1980s. McFarland Publishing. p.590. ISBN 9780786455010. Archived from the original on 7 July 2023 . Retrieved 20 August 2019. a b "Jaws – 25th Anniversary Collector's Edition". Decca Classics. Archived from the original on October 6, 2003 . Retrieved January 2, 2012. a b "Jaws (1975)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Archived from the original on March 26, 2019 . Retrieved August 12, 2018. Shaw's son, Ian Shaw, co-wrote and starred as his father in the play The Shark Is Broken about the making of Jaws, which premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2019 and transferred to the West End in October 2021. [236] [237]

The Economist online (July 11, 2011). "Pottering on, and on – Highest-grossing film in franchise". The Economist. Archived from the original on March 3, 2017 . Retrieved March 17, 2012. Buffa, Chris (2016). "Jaws Revenge iPad Review". Modojo. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015 . Retrieved 27 April 2019. Greatest Films (Full List)". Archived from the original on January 16, 2016 . Retrieved January 10, 2016. "102. Jaws – Spielberg, Steven (1975)a b c d e "Jaws – The Monster That Ate Hollywood". PBS. 2001. Archived from the original on April 10, 2006 . Retrieved August 6, 2006. Jaws Movies". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on February 5, 2010 . Retrieved March 12, 2010. In the years since its release, Jaws has frequently been cited by film critics and industry professionals as one of the greatest movies of all time. [187] It was number 48 on American Film Institute's 100 Years ... 100 Movies, a list of the greatest American films of all time compiled in 1998; it dropped to number 56 on the 10th Anniversary list. [188] [189] AFI also ranked the shark at number 18 on its list of the 50 Best Villains, [190] Roy Scheider's line "You're gonna need a bigger boat" 35th on a list of top 100 movie quotes, [191] Williams's score at sixth on a list of 100 Years of Film Scores, [76] and the film as second on a list of 100 most thrilling films, behind only Psycho. [192] In 2003, The New York Times included the film on its list of the best 1,000 movies ever made. [193] The following year, Jaws placed at the top of the Bravo network's five-hour miniseries The 100 Scariest Movie Moments. [194] The Chicago Film Critics Association named it the sixth-scariest film ever made in 2006. [195] In 2008, Jaws was ranked the fifth-greatest film in history by Empire magazine, [196] which also placed Quint at number 50 on its list of the 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time. [197] The film has been cited in many other lists of 50 and 100 greatest films, including ones compiled by Leonard Maltin, [198] Entertainment Weekly, [199] Film4, [200] Rolling Stone, [201] Total Film, [202] TV Guide, [203] and Vanity Fair. [204] Dunham, Jeremy (May 23, 2006). "JAWS Ships Out". IGN. Archived from the original on September 1, 2007 . Retrieved January 1, 2012. King, Susan (July 13, 2000). "Feeding 'Jaws' Fans". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 11, 2012 . Retrieved January 5, 2012.

A themed attraction based on the series was opened at Universal Studios Florida in 1990, with a sister attraction opening with Universal Studios Japan in 2001. A similar themed experience featuring the shark from the film was made a permanent part of Universal Studios Hollywood's Studio Tour in 1976. The Florida attraction closed permanently in 2012 while the Japan attraction is still operational. [121] Jaws 19 [ edit ] Some of the interviews were filmed in 4:3 Academy ratio, typical of TV documentaries of the time. As the production went on, 16:9 became the TV shape standard and so the documentary crops the top and bottom of the image to reshape it to 16:9. There is no anamorphic enhancement of the documentary on the Jaws Blu-ray. Scheib, Richard (1990). "JAWS 3-D aka JAWS III Rating: ½". The SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review. Archived from the original on 2006-12-12 . Retrieved 2007-01-13.Hester, Blake (8 August 2017). "Zen Studios Announces Three Classic Movie Themed Pinball Tables For 'Pinball FX3' ". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018 . Retrieved 27 April 2019. Ryfle, Steve (1998). Japan's Favorite Mon-star: The Unauthorized Biography of "The Big G". ECW Press. pp. 15–17. ISBN 978-1-55022-348-4. Kochberg, Searle (1996). "Institutions, audiences and technology". In Nelmes, Jill (ed.). An Introduction to Film Studies. London: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-10860-8. Collins, Jim; Radner, Hilary (1993). Film Theory Goes to the Movies. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-90576-3. a b White, Abbey (December 18, 2022). "Steven Spielberg Says He "Truly" Regrets Jaws' Influence on the "Decimation of the Shark Population" ". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved December 20, 2022.