| | Jaws DVD (7 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Action/Adventure DVDs, Suspense Movies, Dramas Videos, Action, Horror, Thriller, Adventure, Mystery, Recommended, Classic, Essential Cinema, Animals, Killers, Blockbuster, AFI Top 100 Thrills, AFI Top 100 (1997), AFI Top 100, High Seas, AFI Top 100 Movie Quotes, AFI Top 50 Villains, Vanity Fair 50 Greatest Films Of All Time, Sharks | | Starring | Richard Dreyfuss, Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Carl Gottlieb, Murray Hamilton, Jonathan Filley, Jeffrey Kramer, Lorraine Gary, Susan Backlinie, Lee Fierro, Jay Mello | | Director | Steven Spielberg | | Cameo | Peter Benchley | | Composer | John Williams | | Director of Photography | Bill Butler | | Editor | Verna Fields | | Producer | David Brown, Richard D. Zanuck | | Production Designer | Joe Alves | | Screenwriter | Carl Gottlieb, Peter Benchley, Howard Sackler | | Set Designer | John M. Dwyer | | Source Writer | Peter Benchley |
125 minute feature film starring Richard Dreyfuss and Roy S cheider. Steven Spielberg's film is generally considered one of the scariest movies ever made. The frightfest is based on the book by Peter Benchley, son of author Nathaniel and grandson of author Robert Benchley. The plot is simple: The tourist season of a resort island is devoured by a great white shark. The ensuing "fishing trip" to catch the monstrous man-eater is filmed with power and suspense and plenty of scares that has had audiences jumping out of their seats for decades--and staying out of the water. From the best-selling novel by Peter Benchley, Steven Spielberg directed this thrill ride of terror. During the height of beach season, the Massachusetts resort town of Amity Island is terrorized one summer by surprise attacks from a great white shark. Three unlikely partners team up to hunt down the rogue and destroy it: the new chief of police from New York (Roy Scheider), a young university-educated oceanographer (Richard Dreyfuss), and a crusty old-time fisherman (Robert Shaw). The film shoot was notoriously difficult for the young Spielberg, who had directed only one feature film before JAWS. The mechanical shark seldom operated correctly, and Spielberg was frequently forced to create the idea of terror without actually showing the shark. However, after the film premiered it went on to become the highest-grossing film of all time--surpassing THE GODFATHER and becoming the first film to gross more than a hundred million dollars. Composer John Williams created the score to JAWS, which has since become a well-known theme of impending doom. Ron and Valerie Taylor were responsible for filming live sharks in Australia; their sequences were later mixed with footage of the mechanical shark. Theatrical release: June 20, 1975.
The film was shot on location on Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts.
Estimated budget: $12 million.
The film grossed more than $260 million at the domestic box office and nearly $475 million worldwide.
JAWS was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture and John Williams won an Oscar for his original score.
For the scene of Richard Dreyfuss fighting the shark from inside a cage, the crew used a very short stunt diver to make the shark seem abnormally large.
The famous shot of a head popping out of a hole in a sunken boat was shot in editor Verna Field's pool and was inserted by Spielberg after the film was completed.
JAWS is number 48 on the American Film Institute's list of America's 100 Greatest Movies.
One early title for the film was STILLNESS IN THE WATER.
The film was supported by an enormous public-relations campaign. According to Newsweek, "Like the novel, the movie was launched with an almost unprecedented promotional campaign, complete with cross-country tours by stars and $700,000 worth of prime-time TV time to trumpet the release in 450 theaters throughout the land." The film became the highest-grossing film of all time until STAR WARS surpassed it two years later. JAWS spawned three sequels: JAWS 2, JAWS 3-D, and JAWS 4--THE REVENGE, as well as countless imitators. Jaws Quotes/Excerpts: "You're gonna need a bigger boat."--Chief Brody (Roy Scheider, who ad-libbed the line) to Quint (Robert Shaw) Jaws Reviews: "...One of the most effective thrillers ever made....One of the remarkable things about the picture is its relatively muted tone..."
-- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times "...The phenomenon that invented 'the summer movie'..."
-- Mike Clark, USA Today "...This fishy thriller is still Steven Spielberg's best movie..."
-- George Kiritopoulos, Total Film "...It pretty much rewrote the rules for the modern-day blockbuster..."
-- Entertainment Weekly Staff, Entertainment Weekly "[A] record-shattering success..."
-- Premiere Staff, Premiere "JAWS is a movie masterpiece, and still a joy to watch."
-- Premiere Staff, Premiere "[A] terrific thriller....Perfect film-making."
-- Michael Bonner, Uncut "[I]ts combination of thrills, suspense and smart characterisation has rarely been matched."
-- Matthew Leyland, Sight and Sound Jaws Movie Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews Love this movie!
I have loveed this movie eve since it first came out! And all the sequels! In this one, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, and Roy Scheider play the perfectly mis-matched trio with one common goal----get that shark!
Submitted by CricketNC52 (Parkton, NC, USA) 
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There is no way this movie and classic can't be in the same sentence! The suspense in this movie is unreal, the music fits perfect will the attack scenes. Richard Dreyfuss, Roy Scheider and Robert Shaw all play great roles. Time after time, year after year this movie will never get old keeping you on the edge of your seat everytime you hear that music. One of the all time greatest movies ever made.
Submitted by tharealest0431 (Greensburg, PA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Spielberg at his best
Jaws has often been noted as the first Hollywood Blockbuster film and I agree completely. It is one of the highest box office films ever and the first and greatest shark movie of all time. I never thought watching a film about a man-eating shark would make me scared to go into the deep end of the beach. That's exactly what it has done. Spielberg juggles humour with suspense and plenty of scary scenes which make this film one of the most appreciated films ever made which can be enjoyed by the whole family. This film made Spielberg famous and revolutionised film into the adventure era where summer Blockbusters were becoming a big hit. Spielberg has directed some of the greatest films in history. Jurassic Park, E.T, Saving Private Ryan, A.I, still nothing comes close to this classic. This was and will always be his greatest film based on the simple fact of its tremendous contributions to cinema and the impact it has had on modern cinema and summer Blockbusters. It has also made the beach very popular with people playing shark games all the time. I highly advice this film for anybody who appreciates cinema. The music score alone is enough for you to want to buy this film. DA DUM DA DUM DA DUM.
Submitted by Joey 34 (L.A California)
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Jaws is one of the greatest films of all time. I consider this to be Steven Spielbergs greatest movie and the actors were truly great in this film. This film made huge money and is considered to be the greatest shark flick of all time. It will always remain that way. There have been so many shark movies which try to impersonate Jaws, such as all of its sequals, Deep Blue Sea, Open Water, still nothing comes close to the suspence and thrill of Jaws. OWN THIS DVD
Submitted by Kenny (New York, New York)
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The characters were great,the shark was great.I've watched this movie dozens of times and I loved how the shark died at the end.Roy Schieder,
RobertShaw,and Richard Dreyfuss fascinated me with this movie,I
thank Steven Spielberg for this movie.
Submitted by Landon (Morganfield,KY,U.S.A.)
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Jaws DVD Region 1
Snap Case
Single Side - Dual Layer
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Letterbox - 2.35
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Subtitles - English - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Making Of
Behind the Scenes
Alternate Scenes: Deleted Scenes/Outtakes
Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer
Parental Control
Documentary: SHARK WORLD
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Trivia Game
Text/Photo Galleries:
Production Art
Stills/Photos: Production Stills
Publicity
Storyboard
DVD-ROM Features:
Weblinks
Screen Saver
Jaws Video Action Collection 3-Pack, Anaconda, Birds, Deep Blue Sea, Hooked: Monster Fish, Jaws 2, Jaws 3, Lake Placid, Moby Dick, Open Water, Open Water 2: Adrift, Orca: The Killer Whale, Perfect Storm, Primeval, Rogue, White Dog Jaws DVD | Jaws (1995) Original Soundtrack; Anniversary Collector's Ed |  | $11.35 |
Purchase Jaws Movie To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Sleepy Hollow DVD (1999) Widescreen
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In Tim Burton's stylish, creepy retelling of the classic Washington Irving story, SLEEPY HOLLOW, Ichabod Crane (Johnny Depp) is a squeamish, bookish 18th century New York City investigator sent to a small town in lower Westchester county to look into three mysterious decapitations. When the always rational Crane arrives at the little Dutch village, he finds that most of the townsfolk believe the culprit to be the Headless Horseman, the ghost of a monstrous Hessian soldier (Christopher Walken), who seems to be mysteriously tied in to one of the town's most prominent families. Burton's natural instincts for campy humor, combined with the hauntingly gorgeous technical work (Emmanuel Lubezki's cinematography and Danny Elfman's score included), collide to create a work of exhilarating entertainment and poetic storytelling. Miranda Richardson, Casper Van Dien and Christina Ricci help make up an ensemble cast that, combined with the historically accurate village sets and dreamlike magic of the haunted Western Woods--created on the largest sound stage in film history--makes SLEEPY HOLLOW a visually stunning, gripping, and, at times, chilling film.
Closed Captioned; Additional Footage; Bio/Filmographies; Soundtrack English; Soundtrack French; Academy Awards; English Subtitles; Director's Comments
| | Sixth Sense DVD (1999) Widescreen
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In M. Night Shyamalan's THE SIXTH SENSE, Bruce Willis plays Dr. Malcolm Crowe, a successful Philadelphia child psychologist who is haunted by the sudden reappearance and suicide of a former patient. Months later Dr. Crowe encounters Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment), a troubled, withdrawn young boy who bears a striking similarity to his earlier patient. Dr. Crowe is compelled to help Cole, not only for the boy's sake, but for his own redemption. As Dr. Crowe struggles to determine what torments Cole, he must also come to terms with his increasingly distant relationship to his wife (Olivia Williams). Meanwhile, Cole is unable to describe the horrible things he sees even to his worried mother (Toni Collette). The scene where Cole finally tells Dr. Crowe about his supernatural secret is one of the 1990s most quoted and well-known cinematic moments.
A gripping ghost story with a stunning finale, THE SIXTH SENSE became a surprise blockbuster shortly after its release. The film features Oscar-nominated performances by the startlingly intense Osment and the fiercely maternal Collette, as well as a subtle, subdued turn by Willis. Shyamalan directs his intriguing script with almost clinical precision, using carefully framed visuals to create the film's distinctly chilling atmosphere. On the strength of its pitch-perfect acting and direction, THE SIXTH SENSE has become the most successful thriller of all time.
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| | Fight Club DVDs (1999) Widescreen; Collector's Edition; Dubbed; Subtitled; Digipak
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FIGHT CLUB is narrated by a lonely, unfulfilled young man (Edward Norton) who finds his only comfort in feigning terminal illness and attending disease support groups. Hopping from group to group, he encounters another pretender, or "tourist," the morose Marla Singer (Helena Bonham Carter), who immediately gets under his skin. However, while returning from a business trip, he meets a more intriguing character--the subversive Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt). They become fast friends, bonding over a mutual disgust for corporate consumer-culture hypocrisy. Eventually, the two start Fight Club, which convenes in a bar basement where angry men get to vent their frustrations in brutal, bare-knuckle bouts. Fight Club soon becomes the men's only real priority; when the club starts a cross-country expansion, things start getting really crazy.
Like Tyler Durden himself, director David Fincher's FIGHT CLUB, based on the novel by Chuck Palahniuk, is startlingly aggressive and gleefully mischievous as it skewers the superficiality of American pop culture. Outstanding performances by Norton and Pitt are supported by a razor-sharp script and an arsenal of stunning visual effects that include computer animation and sleight-of-hand editing. One of the most unique films of the late 20th century, FIGHT CLUB is a pitch-black comedy of striking intensity.
This is a 139 minute special editon feature film DVD starr ing Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, and Helena Bonham.
| | Jaws 2 DVD (1978) Widescreen
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Amity police chief Brody discovers that there's more than one fish in the sea--the great white shark he destroyed in the first film has a hungry mate ready to wreak havoc on the community. This action-packed sequel features the welcome return of Roy Scheider and Lorraine Gary reprising their roles from the original blockbuster that did for ocean beaches what PSYCHO did for showers.
117 minute feature film DVD. The heart-pounding follow-up to one of the most successful films of all time has returned with exclusive bonus features including a "making of" documentary with gehind-the-scenes footage, interviews with the cast and crew and deleted scenes.
| | Jaws 3 DVD (1983) Widescreen; Subtitled
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The third film in the successful JAWS franchise follows yet another great white shark with a taste for humans, this time invading the opening ceremonies of a marine park in Florida. The brand new complex offers visitors the chance to view the undersea kingdom from the safety of glass tunnels on the seabed. When a 35-foot great white breaks into the structure--seemingly in revenge for the death of its progeny--a group of marine biologists must do battle with the mighty mother beast.
Closed Captioned; Soundtrack English
| | Jaws- The Revenge DVD (1987) Widescreen; Dubbed; Subtitled
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The now widowed Ellen Brody leaves Amity after her son is eaten by a shark. Then her granddaughter is attacked. It's a cross-species feud between the Brodys and the Great Whites, and it's up to her to finish it off.
Closed Captioned; Soundtrack English; Soundtrack French; Soundtrack Spanish
| | Women In Fury DVD (1984) Dubbed
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Set in the fictional country of Labare, located somewhere in South America, WOMEN IN FURY is a classic women in prison movie, full of violence and gratuitous nudity. It stars Suzanne Carvalho as Angela Duvall, a beautiful young woman who takes the fall for her sleazy brother after he kills the local coke kingpin. Sentenced to 18 months in San Antonio prison, Angela does her best to avoid the lecherous inmates and sadistic guards who covet her beauty as well as a group of women who believe she murdered their boss. Angela finds a champion in the prison doctor, who after being convinced of her innocence, sets about getting her freed. However, before he succeeds, a full scale prison riot begins, providing Angela an opportunity to escape.
Covering for her brother, who killed a Brazilian drug lord, Angela Duvall is sent to a women's prison. Trapped behind bars, Angela's beauty excites the passions in her fellow prisoners and the guards alike. Unfortunately, she also catches the eye of a group of inmates who work for the man her brother murdered. In order to live long enough for her brother's confession to arrive, she must escape with her fellow prisoners into the dark Brazilian jungle!
| | Any Given Sunday DVDs (1999)
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Oliver Stone's hard-hitting look at the adrenaline-fueled world of pro football stars Al Pacino as Miama Sharks coach Tony D'Amato. Having just lost his star quarterback, Jack Rooney (Dennis Quaid), he's forced to use the erratic Willie Beamen (Jamie Foxx) off the bench, hoping he can resuscitate his team, which is floundering on the field and in attendance figures. If not, Christina Pagniacci (Cameron Diaz), the team's new owner, may be drop-kicking him to a new destination.
157 minute feature film DVD starring Al Pacino and Jamie Foxx.
| | Twelve Kingdoms - Vol. 5: Forgotten DVD (2003)
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Based on the popular series of fantasy novels by Fuyumi Ono, TWELVE KINGDOMS is the story of Youko Nakajima, a young student. When she meets a blond stranger one day, Youko is told that it is her destiny to travel to a distant world. In these episodes (19-22), Taiki must choose a new ruler, and scores of people have come in hopes that Taiki will choose them. No one in the crowd seems to Taiki to be ordained by the Heavens, but General Gyousou inspires great emotion in Taiki! Could the General be the chosen one?
Animated; Standard Screen; English Subtitles; Dolby Digital 5.1 Re
| | Idomeneo DVD (2004)
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Composed by Mozart, IDOMENEO tells the story of the King of Crete, Idomeneo, who is rescued by Neptune after his boat sinks on returning from the Trojan War. In return for saving his life, Idomeneo must sacrifice the first human he meets, who unfortunately turns out to be his son, Idamente. With a difficult decision on his hands, Neptune intervenes further and offers to save Idomeneo's son, but only if the throne is relinquished by the King and given to Idamente instead. Trevor Nunn directs this interpretation of Mozart's epic opera, and draws on the traditions of Japanese theater to add a unique new twist to the tale.
This production of Mozart's tragic opera marked the operatic debut of Trevor Nunn. Bernard Haitink conducts and London Philharmonic in a forceful account of the music.
| | Pinocchio DVD (1992) Dubbed; Spanish
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A delightful version of the classic tale of Pinocchio.
Closed Captioned; Standard Screen; Soundtrack English
| | Macross - Vol. 1: Upon The Shoulders Of Giants DVD (2005)
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A landmark sci-fi anime of intergalactic spaceship warfare, ROBOTECH was specifically created for American audiences by cobbling together three different Japanese series, one of which was MACROSS. Long available only in an English-subtitled version, MACROSS finally gets the deluxe treatment it deserves with uncut, digitally restored video and a surround-sound English dub that includes original voice actor Mari Iijima. This first of seven volumes kicks off the superb MACROSS redux with six episodes.
2009. Ten years of furious conflict and frenzied construction have turned an alien wreck into a human triumph: the colossal space battleship Macross. On the day of the ship's launch, the world waits with bated breath to witness mankind's next giant leap. Hovering above the planet, though, the Zentradi, a merciless warrior race, seek to advance its agenda of destruction and conquest. When long-dormant systems aboard the Macross suddenly fire upon the alien fleet, the ship meant to preserve humanity may become its undoing. A war of attrition erupts, taking mankind across the solar system and beyond in a fight to justify its existence!
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Based on Henrik Ibsen's play, this 1941 film stars Charlton Heston in his acting debut. Extras include bios and photo gallery.
| | Sesame Street: Learning To Share/Learning About Numbers DVDs (2007) Full Frame
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Closed Captioned; Standard Screen; Soundtrack English; Amaray Case
Filled with musical interludes and humorous sketches, this compilation features two episodes from the SESAME STREET: KID'S GUIDE TO LIFE educational series. LEARNING TO SHARE guest stars news anchor Katie Couric, who encourages Elmo to share his toys with other kids. In LEARNING ABOUT NUMBERS, Count Von Count reprises his Number of the Day skit when he teaches Big Bird and his friends basic mathematical skills.
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