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Steven Spielberg Will Introduce a ‘Jaws’ 50th Anniversary Special
- Steven Spielberg will introduce a special NBC broadcast of Jaws on June 20, marking the film's 50th anniversary.
- The anniversary celebration follows Jaws' original 1975 release and includes a Peacock exclusive streaming run of all four films through July 14.
- NBCUniversal coordinates themed MLB home games and releases a 50th anniversary edition with a documentary to engage fans across platforms.
- Louis Sauzedde, a 76-year-old shipwright from Rhode Island, is building a 40-foot replica of the film's Orca boat, sharing progress on YouTube.
- These combined events and products underline Jaws' enduring impact and the intent to celebrate its cultural legacy this summer.
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‘Jaws’ did what no movie could do today — it made the entire world terrified of the water
“Jaws,” which hit theaters 50 years ago next Friday, is lauded for making many splashes. But my favorite feat of “Jaws” is that the monster movie had such a powerful bite that it made the masses terrified to so much as dip a toe in salty water for months. Years!
On June 20, 1977, exactly 50 years ago, the cinemas in the United States were filled for the premiere of Shark. Directed by a Steven Spielberg and produced by Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown, the film was preceded by the intense emotions and expectations that caused its promotional poster: a huge fish with a ferocious teeth ready to devour a swimmer who enjoys the summer. “The terrifying film based on the terrifying best seller number one in s…
Stop blaming ‘Jaws’ for ruining movies
The impact of "Jaws" on contemporary cinema has been so thoroughly researched, prosecuted and scientifically proved that it has taken on the contours of catechism: Lo, it came to pass that Steven Spielberg's adaptation of Peter Benchley's best-selling novel about a man-eating great white shark opened in a record number of theatres, became the first film to earn more than $100 million at the box office and thus invented the modern Hollywood block…
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