Fifty years ago, this week, people started thinking twice about taking a dip in the ocean. (SOUNDBITE OF LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA & JOHN WILLIAMS' "THEME (FROM 'JAWS')") FADEL: 1975's "Jaws" scared ...

Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws” arrived on movie screens 50 years ago Friday. It was no sleeper hit — the director’s second feature, a thriller that focused just as much on the people of Amity Island as its ...

When "Jaws" was first released in June of 1975, I doubt anyone really knew what it would start. "Jaws"is such a ubiquitous film that it’s hard to fully appreciate in the modern day. Unless you watched ...

Aug. 27 (UPI) --Jaws is credited with inventing the modern blockbuster, which has defined summers for 50 years. Returning to theaters Friday, the movie exemplifies the ideal to which new tentpole ...

Steven Spielberg’s 1975 movie Jaws has a number of different reputations to maintain as it turns 50 this summer. First and perhaps foremost, it’s considered the first modern blockbuster, one that ...

"Jaws" is 50 years old this week. In 1975, it launched the career of director Steven Spielberg and introduced the concept of the summer blockbuster. Hear Tom Shales' original review for NPR. It soon ...

Fifty years ago, this week, people started thinking twice about taking a dip in the ocean. It soon became clear that the filmmakers were going to need a bigger boat to carry all the money they made.