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Is Jaws Based on a True Story? All About the Thriller’s Inspiration in Honor of Its 50th Anniversary
As 'Jaws' celebrates its 50th anniversary, here is everything to know about what inspired the movie and if its based on real ...
50 Years Later, ‘Jaws’ (and Science) Proves How Embracing 1 Word Can Lead to Remarkable Success
Spielberg wanted to direct the film Lucky Lady instead of Jaws. Studio head (and Spielberg’s mentor) Sid Sheinberg “ordered” him to make Jaws instead. According to Sheinberg, Spielberg’s attitude for ...
Inside the problem-plagued making of ‘Jaws’ 50 years later: A drunk actor, broken sharks and millions over budget
But not sold on the alternatives, they went with the young hotshot. Zanuck and Brown budgeted the film at an estimated $3.5 ...
It's 1975, and 'Jaws' just came out. Here's what critics had to say.
Goyer came up with the story for “Batman Begins” and co-wrote the script with Nolan before … Eric Dane makes a statement holding hands with Janell Shirtcliff during his first red carpet since ...
What was Dallas’ reaction to the premiere of Jaws? Curious Texas fished for answers.
Steven Spielberg’s Jaws will celebrate 50 years. The Long Island-based shark thriller originally hit theaters on June 20, ...
Long Island’s ‘monster’ shark hunter legend may have inspired ‘Jaws,’ iconic Capt. Quint
Although Steven Spielberg’s epic “Jaws,” which turns 50 Friday, depicts unprecedented terror and calamity offshore in the ...
‘Jaws’ made people fear sharks. 50 years later, can it help save them?
After 450 million years of evolutionary history, shark populations are collapsing, and more than a third of shark species and ...
Jaws at 50: the first summer blockbuster is still a film that bites – even when the shark didn’t work
Jaws was only the second feature film for the 28-year-old Steven Spielberg – and it would become a cultural smash.