JAWS turns 50 June 20, 2025!

[LuvOrlando]

Tried to find shark glasses, like highballs but not seeing anything, it's such a popular movie I feel like there should be more merchandise. Picked up some amazing shark stuff from the Cape Cod small business Cape Shark for Fathers day, love the logo.


Might prepare food from the movie to celebrate. I found a person who made a list of foods spotted in the movie eliotseats but I'm pretty sure they were eating classic Shake n Bake chicken, a potato and string beans when Hooper stops in to visit Chief Brody at his home. The best scene for viewing the plate is the adorable one with Brody and his son at the table

 

[mylilnikita]

I watch it when I can after all this time . And I pretty much always try to avoid when Hopper sees Ben Gardeners head pop out from his boat or I jump lol


The scene when Quint talked a lot the USS Indianapolis always gets me.

I saw a documentary some years back and it was very interesting about how the sharks weren’t working and all the things that were going wrong etc. Richard Dreyfus and Roy said that when they would go in vacation they wouldn’t go in the water after the movie.

 

[LuvOrlando]

That is such a gruesome scene!

The Indianapolis scene is amazing, I totally agree - makes the audience connect with Quint who was mostly unlikeable up until that point.

We live near the Cape and are kicking around the idea of making our way to the Vineyard this summer. There was supposed to be a big 50th to do this year but I read it fell apart, shame.

 

[citruscurtis]

Wiki apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz... Richard Dreyfuss went from chasing Suzanne Sommer to being a shark to chasing shark

 

[PollyannaMom]

One of my favorite movies to watch every summer! I will have to think of something special to do next week.

 

[barkley]

love the movie.

the book was hugely popular when I was a teen- I remember some friends were disappointed that they did'nt include the whole large subplot about hooper and the sherriff's wife having an affair (pretty racy reading for a teen to get at the library in the early 70's ) but they liked the changes to hooper's character that made him more likeable.

 

[DodgerGirl]

I have never understood why Jaws became so popular when it first came out in the 70's. But my mom and I saw part of Jaws on Tubi and we thought it was unappealing but I think it started the fad of shark movies and I think Jaws became such a hit movie because of it's adventure and action. How Jaws 2 got made as a sequel i'll never ever understand because Jaws should've only been made and Jaws was never meant to have a sequel

 

[barkley]

I have never understood why Jaws became so popular when it first came out in the 70's. But my mom and I saw part of Jaws on Tubi and we thought it was unappealing but I think it started the fad of shark movies and I think Jaws became such a hit movie because of it's adventure and action. How Jaws 2 got made as a sequel i'll never ever understand because Jaws should've only been made and Jaws was never meant to have a sequel

as utterly terrible as they are I enjoy the 'sharknado' movies jaws inspired

 

[PollyannaMom]

I have never understood why Jaws became so popular when it first came out in the 70's.

I think part of it was the iconic John Williams music.

 

[AnnaS]

One of the movies I can watch over and over.

 

[clappyclaps]

This just makes me even more sad that they got rid of the ride such a good film.

 

[Minnie1222]

I got these as gifts for the toddlers in our family. Hopefully they will discover the significance one day.

 

[slo]

One of the movies I can watch over and over.

Same for me
Jaws is not my favorite Steven Spielberg movie, but it’s such a classic, so I will always enjoy watching it.

 

[slo]

This just makes me even more sad that they got rid of the ride such a good film.

I sadly never rode the ride. My DH and I went to US in 1993 shortly after they opened and the ride wasn’t complete yet . When we returned in 2019 it was gone

 

[dizneegirl]

I've never seen it.

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

I've never seen it.

Same here! I am almost afraid to.

I guess it was "Shark Week" or something that made me say it, but once we did one of those icebreaker things at some meeting. The 2 truths and a lie, I remember saying I never saw Jaws as one of the truths

 

[GAN]

Love Jaws! I primarily watch it now just to see my Uncle who passed away many years ago. He and both my cousins are in Jaws so it’s always good to see him on my tv every once and a while

 

[LuvOrlando]

This just makes me even more sad that they got rid of the ride such a good film.

When we went in the Fall I did miss the ride. I feel like space could have been made to keep a section of the shark and a part of the dock for a photo up out of nostalgia, so many rides are historic maybe some small nod could be saved.

 

[Kitty 34]

Jaws creeped me out so bad I was 2nd guessing having my waterbed.

Happy 50th!!

 

[citruscurtis]

never ever understand because Jaws should've only been made and Jaws was never meant to have a sequel

I get you... but there is always A NEW HOPE... that a sequel will manufacturer a cult following... Because you know that THE OCEAN STRIKES BACK