Jaws

Jaws

Release Date

1975

Director

  • Steven Spielberg

Cast

  • Roy Scheider
  • Robert Shaw
  • Richard Dreyfuss

When a gigantic great white shark begins to menace the small island community of Amity, a police chief, a marine scientist, and grizzled fisherman set out to stop it.

When a leviathan of a great white begins making snacks out of the good people of Amity Island, it's up to Police Chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider), grizzled fisherman Quint (Robert Shaw), and ichthyologist Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) to capture the killer beast. The physical scars these men boast and brandish seem like paper cuts when compared to the carnage inflicted by the teeth of their intended prey. Will these men have what it takes to reel in the horror that awaits them beneath the waves? One thing is for certain; they're going to need a bigger boat. Now considered one of the greatest films ever made, Jaws won three Academy Awards and spawned three sequels.

Past Programs

2005

The Truth About Great White Sharks and Why We Fear Them

Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline, MA

2011

Facts and Fiction About Sharks

The Tampa Theatre, Tampa, FL

2016

Sharks, Stingrays, and Tides — Oh My!

Egyptian Theatre, Coos Bay, OR

2017

2018

The sharks of Kansas

Salina Art Center, Salina, KS

2021

Sharks: Why we should love them, not fear them

Dietrich Theater, Tunkhannock, PA