
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 ... (Full plot summary below)
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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.
Leave your thoughts about Jaws.
| culturevulture.netScott Von DoviakSet Jaws beside any of the contemporary summer cash leviathans and the hollowness of modern-day Hollywood's vision of action-adventure entertainment is laid bare. |
| Nolan's Pop Culture ReviewMichael A. SmithTo be brief and to the point, the GREATEST FILM EVER MADE! Thank you for your time. |
| Kalamazoo GazetteJames SanfordLike all the best suspense films, "Jaws" manages to somehow remain amazingly tense, even if you've seen the film before. No wonder so many moviegoers went back for repeat viewings. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonNowadays, it doesn't really scare me anymore, but I love watching it for the way it moves. |
| Boulder WeeklyThomas DelapaThe first calculated summertime blockbuster...A whale of big-budget Hollywood entertainment. |
| Zaki's CornerZaki HasanWith compelling characters, high-tension storyline, and top-drawer direction, it's as perfect today as when it was released. |
| Apollo GuideBrian WebsterDirector Steven Spielberg has constructed a chillingly frightening film. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertOne of the most effective thrillers ever made. |
| EmpireIan NathanIt was the complete nightmare that invented the "summer blockbuster", launched the genius on a global scale and delivered an astonishingly effective thriller built on a very primal level: fear. |
| Filmcritic.comChristopher NullIt was the beast that launched a thousand monster movies. |