Jaws - DTS
Starring: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Carl Gottlieb, Jeffrey Kramer, Susan Backlinie, Ted Grossman, Chris Rebello, Jay Mello, Lee Fierro, Jeffrey Voorhees, Craig Kingsbury, Dr. Robert Nevin, Peter Benchley, Donald Po.
Rated: XXX
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Usually 3-5 days
Run Time: 125 minutes
Released: 1975, UNI
Stock: 62842D1
Format: DVD
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Any way you look at it, 'Jaws' is a cinematic milestone. Upon its original release in 1975, the film broke all box office records and changed the way folks looked at the beach forever. It established its young director Steven Spielberg as one of the rising stars of the industry, while making stars out of Richard Dreyfuss and Roy Scheider. Based on the popular novel by Peter Benchley, 'Jaws' tells the tale of a giant great white shark run amok off the coast of the East Coast resort community of Amity Island. As tourists begin washing up half-eaten on the shore, the town's publicity-driven mayor calls on Sheriff Martin Brody (Scheider) to put a stop to the shark's feeding frenzy. Brody enlists the aid of youthful marine biologist Matt Hooper (Dreyfuss) and grizzled shark hunter Quint (Robert Shaw, in a career-best performance), and together they set out in a small boat to track down the ravenous maneater. Soon, the hunters become the hunted as the gigantic shark starts focusing on the three men and their boat. The entire exercise is a masterpiece in suspense and terror, aided by John Williams' classic Oscar winning score. You can't help but get chills whenever those familiar notes begin, indicating the shark's impending appearance. Spielberg pulls out all the stops, proving with only his second big-screen feature that he was already quite adept at taking audiences on a cinematic thrill ride. Filled with top-notch performances all around, fantastic special effects and occasional doses of (much-needed) dark humor, 'Jaws' is without a doubt one of the greatest Hollywood horror films ever. This special 25th anniversary edition DVD returns the film to its original widescreen glory, all the better to experience the full terror of this stunning, exemplary exercise in fear. Whether you've seen the film a hundred times or are a total newcomer, 'Jaws' is as scary today as when it was first released.
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