Jaws Overview
When a young woman is killed by a shark while skinny-dipping near the New England tourist town of Amity Island, police chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) wants to close the beaches, but mayor Larry Vaughn (Murray Hamilton) overrules him, fearing that the loss of tourist revenue will cripple the town. Ichthyologist Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) and grizzled ship captain Quint (Robert Shaw) offer to help Brody capture the killer beast, and the trio engage in an epic battle of man vs. nature.
Rating
PG
Audio and movie formats
Mono, CDS
Awards
Richard Dreyfuss — Nominated for British Academy of Film & Television Arts for Actor, 1975
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Production company
Universal Pictures, Zanuck/Brown Productions
Jaws cast and crew
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Robert Shaw‘Quint’ -
Murray Hamilton‘Mayor Larry Vaughn’ -
Lorraine Gary‘Ellen Brody’ -
Carl Gottlieb‘Ben Meadows’ -
Jeffrey Kramer‘Deputy Lenny Hendricks’ -
Steven SpielbergDirector -
Roy Scheider‘Police Chief Martin Brody’ -
Susan Backlinie‘Chrissie Watkins’ -
Richard Dreyfuss‘Matt Hooper’
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