The terrifying motion picture from the terrifying No. 1 best seller.
When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town's chief of police, a young marine biologist, and a grizzled shark hunter embark on a desperate quest to kill the beast before it strikes again.
HorrorThrillerAdventuredying and deathbeachbased on novel or bookbathingshipwreckfishingatlantic oceanshark attackpolice chiefferry boatanimal attacklong island, new york
- Harm to children
- Animal harm
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Character
Earnest, classical in form, resolved and grave.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- gravecomic
- rawmeticulous
Who loves it, who doesn't
91 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Provocateurs.
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Cast
- Roy ScheiderBrody
- Robert ShawQuint
- Richard DreyfussHooper
- Lorraine GaryEllen Brody
- Murray HamiltonVaughn
- Carl GottliebMeadows
- Jeffrey KramerHendricks
- Susan BacklinieChrissie
- Jonathan FilleyCassidy
- Ted GrossmanEstuary Victim
Crew
- Steven SpielbergDirector
- Carl GottliebScreenplay
- Peter BenchleyScreenplay
- Peter BenchleyNovel
- Wilmer ButlerDirector of Photography
- John WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
- Verna FieldsEditor
- David BrownProducer
- Richard D. ZanuckProducer
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The Dirty Dozen 196778% alikeBoth classical in form, earnest, resolved.
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