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Jaws is a 1975 thriller/horror film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on Peter Benchley's best-selling novel, which in turn was inspired by the Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916. The police chief of Amity Island, a fictional summer resort town, tries to protect beachgoers from a giant great white shark by closing the beach, only to be overruled by the town council, which wants the beach to remain open to draw a profit from tourists during the summer season. After several attacks, the... full article at wikipedia
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  • Jun 20, 1975
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  • Don't go in the water.
  • See it before you go swimming.
  • The terrifying motion picture from the terrifying No. 1 best seller.
  • She was the first.
  • You'll never go in the water again!
  • Amity Island had everything. Clear skies. Gentle surf. Warm water. People flocked there every summer. It was the perfect feeding ground.
  • Do you like fish? Well, he likes you too...
  • You yell shark, and we got a panic on our hands on the Fourth of July.
  • When beaches open this summer, you will be taken by Jaws.
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  • 124.0min
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  • 7,000,000.0
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initial release date
  • Jun 16, 1978
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