Jaws | Opening Shark Attack in 4K | Own it now on 4K UHD

Steven Spielberg's Jaws is being released on 4K Ultra HD for the first time ever to celebrate its 45th annviersary. Watch how the first blockbuster started it all with the unforgettable opening shark attack!
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Directed by Academy Award® winner Steven Spielberg, Jaws set the standard for edge-of-your-seat suspense, quickly becoming a cultural phenomenon and forever changing the movie industry. When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town’s chief of police (Roy Scheider), a young marine biologist (Richard Dreyfuss) and a grizzled shark hunter (Robert Shaw) embark on a desperate quest to destroy the beast before it strikes again. Featuring an unforgettable score that evokes pure terror, Jaws remains one of the most influential and gripping adventures in motion picture history.
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Includes 4K UHD, Blu-ray and a digital copy of Jaws (Subject to expiration. Go to NBCUCodes.com for details.)
Features Dolby Vision and HDR10+ for Brighter, Deeper, More Lifelike Color
The Making of Jaws
The Shark is Still Working: The Impact and Legacy of Jaws
Jaws: The Restoration
Deleted Scenes and Outtakes
From the Set
Theatrical Trailer
The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of Jaws
Storyboards
Production Photos
Marketing Jaws
Jaws Phenomenon
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[@hon28ney]

One of the most powerful scene that ever made in a movie. A lot of people got scared to go to the open water due to this scene.

[@williamshorter8712]

Very

[@leebeardshall2888]

Exactly very powerful 👏. The music is very scary.

[@GringoLatino941]

I included. In 1975, summer, I used to go for couple years in a row, WAY WAY THE F**K OUT in the water, FAR from the beach at Point lookout on Long Island, New York; I would swim out so far that the people on the shore, were miniscule, I could hardly see anybody on the shore; that's how far I was out in the ocean. In December 1975, I saw this movie at Sunrise Mall (Massapequa Mall), in Massapequa, Long Island, New York, at age 15; after watching this movie with sold-out crowd in Theatre # 3 at United Artists (UA) theatre in the mall, scared the sh*t out of me! Was SOOOO INTENSE! I had to walk around the mall couple times to relax. Anyway, after 1975, I NEVER EVER SWAM IN THE OCEAN AGAIN! If I did enter the water, stayed near the shore, up to my waist. AND ALWAYS WATCHED THE WATER! (I did go swimming in Australia near BIG GREEN ISLAND in Cairns, in May 1989, but stayed near the shore and kept watch). I heard couple years ago, heard there were sharks being sighted AROUND -AT- THAT Point Lookout BEACH , here in NY! I am glad I was born and raised when I was, and did what I did when I did. LOTS of things I would not be able to do today and could not do today, like get into the actual Academy Awards-Oscars ceremony like I did in March 1986 and walk the red carpet in 1987 (I found out later I was on ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT the next day but thanks to my best friend, I had the TV on as I was watching "E.Tonight", and my a**hole friend came to visit with his then girlfriend and told me to "shut the sh*t off". So I did but found out I was on it! And Paramount said I could not get a copy, not see it. And after 43 years, thanks to politics, hence, TRUMP, we are now EX-friends). ANYWAY, I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS MOVIE "JAWS"! I saw it 35 times or so in the movie theaters, before on video. And I own every edition that has been issued: LASERDISC (CLV), LASERDISC (CAV: which you can stop and look,, frame by frame)), DVD, SPECIAL EDITION DVD, COLLECTORS EDITION DVD, BLURAY, BLURAY WITH BOOKLET, and now recently lately: the 4K BLURAY EDITION with the Dolby ATMOS sound (which the sound also comes from the speakers on the ceiling). I have seen this movie now like 50 times or so. TO ME, THIS IS THE BEST MOVIE OF ALL TIME. AND MY #1 FAVORITE....OF ALL TIME. My second favorite is SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT (1977). And I met Burt Reynolds. Side note: both movies are UNIVERSAL pictures. I also have every issued edition of SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT: laserdisc, dvd, special edition dvd, bluray, and come June, I will get the 4K bluray edition which will feature ATMOS sound! LOVE JAWS, JAWS IS THE BEST! Ever! Period, to quote Spicer! Thanks for reading. For now, stay healthy, stay safe, Goodbye.

[@elizabethafton6848]

@@GringoLatino941 that’s crazy I mean I have been in the ocean but it was cold so I didn’t go far out sharks don’t normally attack so rare thing I’m not too scared I know what I gotta do to stay protected SLAP DEM GILLS HARD AS I CAN

[@davidfrost2819]

@@leebeardshall2888 I wasn't scared at all simple reason I can't swim if god had intended me to swim he would have given me fins. The film didn't scare me either when I went too see it at the ABC cinema in Dover when I was 11

[@EivNordic]

RIP Susan Backlinie 😢 You delivered one of the best and most memorical opening scenes of all time in one of the best movies ever made!😎

[@bjwatson1348]

I can’t believe that she died 😭

[@harrystoller4147]

@@EivNordic you mean in reality she died? 😮

[@EivNordic]

@@harrystoller4147 yes :(

[@katelynthewhitewerewolf6376]

@@bondseanbond5190 I didn't know she was already dead

[@josephmccarthy453]

What makes this opening so intense is that we don’t see the shark at all. Spielberg leaves the audience to interpret what’s happening beneath the surface of the water through the sharks point of view, only seeing Chrissie being dragged around, the intense music indicating how brutal this beast is going to be. JAWS will forever be, one of the greatest movies ever made!👏🏻

[@Howlingburd19]

Yep, the musical score of Jaws is so incredible, and it plays such a big part in the movie. The music starts slow, and it increases in intensity as you can suspect that the shark is nearby or approaching. The eerie music mixed with the camerawork is tension and suspense at its finest. Jaws is as one of the very few movies where the music alone can scare the audience, and no other movie really does that quite as well And this movie’s still a total masterpiece in 2024 :)

[@richardoakley8800]

The music played the most amazing tricks in your head..but was fortunate see it re released in our local cinema 10 years ago.. despite knowing exactly what was going to come and when a state of the art cinema surround sound system had grown men and women jumping up and screaming like children

[@theprinceoftides6836]

Yup, that's the genius of Spielberg at work.

[@lostanfound3573]

@@theprinceoftides6836 Jaws was The OG shark Movie of all time

[@GoofyGamer14-x5k]

your wrong, it's not one of the best movies ever, it's THE best movie ever

[@richardadkin7226]

RIP Susan Backlinie The most terrifying opening scene in movie history.

[@ad3mn]

Looking at this scene i always think about that russian tourist who died in Egypt like 2 years ago. Sharks eat you while crying for help, the others just record with their phones. Terrifying video.

[@johndaniels7609]

​@@ad3mnyeah, that was the closest thing to this ever captured. I instantly thought of this when I saw him get killed.

[@lolilikefrogs8509]

​@@johndaniels7609I keep seeing this talked about everywhere suddenly.....what is it? Should I watch it or will I regret it? Also like...I need general context 💀

[@Marie-fm9oi]

Except I for titanic sinking same idea supposed

[@alanstevens1296]

Don't go swimming in the ocean while you are having your period. The blood may attract sharks.

[@benhammel9886]

One of the best openings in movie history.

[@boxinghistorian2629]

One of the best films in movie history

[@besteverepicmillennial5927]

whats with the "history" part. everybody says it for every film lol

[@Titan52berg]

@@besteverepicmillennial5927 Really? "The Giant Claw"...

[@besteverepicmillennial5927]

@@Titan52berg then it would be the worst "in movie history" or "of all time" hahahaha

[@romerjusu3804]

Like the shower scene in Psycho .

[@labyrinthmind2951]

This actress had less than 4 minutes of screen time and delivered one of the most iconic scenes in movie history. Props.

[@marktrigg467]

She's recently passed away 😢😢 may she RIP

[@jimmyo1123]

Fosho

[@romerjusu3804]

She had three lines. "' Chrissy , swimming and come on in the water. ".

[@davidwarda5616]

at some point in the video. she almost sounds as if she was saying sweet stuff.

Use your commas will you!​@@romerjusu3804

[@Angela-wo7lv]

Amazing acting from this actress. The, "Oh God help me, it hurts!” sends chills up my spine every time.

[@its_rick_james_bich2575]

3:49- 3:54 -“I’m going to die with no panties on” Strange thing to say as your last words..would she have been more comfortable being eaten alive whilst wearing a ball room dress?

[@Angela-wo7lv]

@@its_rick_james_bich2575 did she really say that?? Lmao.

[@its_rick_james_bich2575]

@@Angela-wo7lv yes honestly!!..if you listen to that scene she says that! Although I’m not sure if that was part of the script or not. It’s been mentioned online too. Better to listen with headphones. I honestly think it wasn’t scripted and only with better picture and sound it’s got picked up!

[@Angela-wo7lv]

@@its_rick_james_bich2575 Had to be unscripted because who would actually care about dying naked while you were getting ripped to shreds by an apex predator?

[@its_rick_james_bich2575]

@@Angela-wo7lv I will be honest…I wouldn’t want to die and be found naked. A dignity thing?

[@SLAYERSWINE1]

JAWS will ALWAYS be my all time favorite movie. Just the whole experience seeing it in '75 at 10 years old in the theater is something I will never forget & cherish until I die...

[@SLAYERSWINE1]

@James I bought the 30th anniversary edition on DVD with the documentary enclosed on the making of the film. Donated it to the library of the Illinois village I was living in. So I don't know what you think of that but I have no regrets sharing something I still enjoy with people that may be seeing it for the first time.

[@nycinstyle]

@@SLAYERSWINE1 I was also 10 years old when I first saw this movie when it came out into theaters. My dad and mom were in theater with me. The head coming out of underwater boat, that scene, only time I ever saw my dad get scared in my life. He reacted with surprise, a bit of shock. This is a very thrilling, entertaining movie. Mostly, I think, because its real. You swim in ocean, yes, sharks are in ocean. After this movie, people began to think about it. lol Before movie, hardly anyone went to the beach worrying about sharks. Then this movie came out. / Only app. 4 people or less out of millions and millions in the world who go in ocean (to swim and have fun, etc., like so many people do near the shore) die from shark attacks per year. Still, if you have seen this movie, you will think about sharks just about every time you go into water. Way, way less than 1 in a million chance that you will die from a shark if you go swimming at the beach. So? lol They are still out there, and you never know. This movie plays off that fear. Yes, it can really happen.

[@GringoLatino941]

TOTALLY AGREE! MY FAVORITE ALSO! OF ALL TIME! THE BEST! SHOULD HAVE WON BEST PICTURE. I HAVE THE SOUNDTRACK ON VINYL. AND ALL EDITIONS OF THE MOVIE, FROM COUPLE EDITIONS ON LASERDISC TO 3 OR 4 DVD ISSUES TO 3 VARIOUS EDITIONS ON BLURAYS I SAW IT AT AGE 15 IN 1975.

[@mikebockey4125]

i was also 10 in the summer of ‘75. i haven’t gone into the ocean yet.

[@handsomeDRAC]

I had a similar experience with Jurassic Park. I was 10 when I saw it in the theater, the T Rex break out was edge of your seat terrifying stuff, especially at such a young age. Coincidentally enough, also a Spielberg film.

[@jdtractorman7445]

The movie that started the "summer block busters". An amazing movie even after all these years. Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, and Richard Dreyfuss were outstanding in this movie.

[@troyandrew6154]

Quint was the best one since he reminded me of a pirate

[@laurababyyy1]

One of the best things about the movie in my opinion, is the fact we don’t know what the shark does to chrissie ,Alex and the other victims, I also like that the camera is on the mechanical sharks head, it makes it feel like we are the shark, going up to kill the enemy. As said in Alien,nothing’s scarier than your own imagination.alien did it perfectly,and jaws does it great as well, you have to speculate what happened .

[@jn7sky]

70's & 80's were magical decades. Hasn't been the same since.

[@Tsobanian]

Do you realize that when we will get in the 2040s and 2050s, people will be saying the same "the 2000s and 2010s were magical decades, hasn't been the same since..."

[@marypatry7750]

CHRISSIE, S LAST SWIM ON THE BEACH AND SHE'S HAVE HER BOOBS ARE WILD AND SHE WAS SCREAMING SWIMMING AROUND NAKED IN THE BEACH

[@Labyriiint]

@@Tsobanian It's an endless cycle lol

[@NoirFan84]

@@Tsobanian Nah I don't think they will. There was a freedom & ambition particularly in the 70's like no other decade. We also saw the beginning of a golden generation of filmmakers a number of which are still prominent today. It was a magic time for movies. Why do you think they're still churning out so many remakes & sequels to movies from back then, the film industry lacks enough new ideas. It's true that in 20 or 30 years they'll likely look back on this time more fondly in comparison to what's current by then but even in 20/30 years they'll still look back at the 70s & 80s as a period where cinema was at its pinnacle.

[@ajzepp8976]

Jn: so true...I wouldnt trade being born in the 70s and growing up in the 80s for anything. So many amazing memories.

[@flixsymmetry]

Saw this in the theater when it came out. I was 9. I’m now a police chief and Brody’s pic has a place on my office wall...

[@flixsymmetry]

Flick Flick Review Thank you! One more year makes 30 and then I’ll find something else to do 🤣

[@nameslastnames3332]

@Mike Studmuffin How dare, the weekend is sacred!

[@doomsdaystudios473]

not bad, not bad..but do you live near a popular beach or two?

[@joshsteinjohnston3887]

THAT'S AWESOME!!

[@ANTONIOZILLA]

Tim F thank you for your service !! 😎

[@joshsteinjohnston3887]

For me, the moment that chills me to the bone is when she is pulled under for the final time and then........silence. 🦈🦈

[@nedraleggett9088]

In the book it reads she felt down her leg to find her foot gone before the shark re catches her and finishes her off.that just stuck in my head after reading the book.

[@cooperbourke7717]

When she gets pulled under for the Final time, you just know the Shark is finishing her off, but you can't see it, that's why it's still Terrifying to this day.

[@megacrashthehedgehog5377]

I think we don't give enough credit to Susan Backlinie, the actress who played Chrissie. Her screams still send chills down my spine.

[@dswhit64]

Her gasping for air is so scary.

[@leonardclay4804]

Back the in the day this was one of the scariest movies.

[@jordanhicks5131]

Her screams are real, she was being badly injured by the rig used to jerk her around in the water, she thought she was gonna die

[@romerjusu3804]

The audio was destroyed by the salt water so they had to over dub it in a recording studio. They had Susan lay in a table and poured water on her face as she screamed .

[@frankmcnally01]

Not to mention her fabulous figure.

[@douglandfair1154]

RIP Lady. Thank you for helping make THE WORLD scared of the water.

[@AustinNGrayson]

Susan Backlinie 100% delivered one of the best death performances in cinematic history. I get teary eyed every time I watch it. Her hyperventilating after the first bite and then her pleading for help. And finally in her last moment pleading to god. It’s so disturbing and heartbreaking. This and Casey Becker’s death in Scream’s opening scene are the two death scenes in the horror genre that always break me.

[@4861elise]

When Casey tries to scream "Mooooooom!!"

[@Artist82664]

And Psycho shower scene of course :)

[@AustinNGrayson]

@@Artist82664 I haven’t watched it in years but coincidentally I was planning on rewatching Psycho (and Psycho II for the first time which is apparently actually good) this weekend. We’ll see if I cry or not. Lol

[@Vejur9000]

Not to mention Alex Kintner’s death. Spielberg knew horror, and suspense, and went on to become the greatest director of all time.

[@KiraTheGoodGurll]

​@@Vejur9000omg his death scared me out of all deaths 😭

[@johnhoblock5872]

When she's pulled away from the buoy and cries out "Oh God, I'm gonna die!" it just wrenches you. She did an amazing job with such a small part that it's still iconic and always will be.

[@jimmymack1973]

I must have watched that scene about a hundred times and never noticed that line. 😞Poor Chrissie.

[@enterprisecreations1492]

@@jimmymack1973 I still don't here that line. Not at all.

[@shawnastephens1536]

When she said it hurts I felt it.

[@denverlilly3669]

​@@enterprisecreations1492It's not very distinct. She kind of says it in the same breath.

[@almiraraspado3599]

When she's pulled away from buoy and cries out Oh God gonna de! it just

[@myenemysenemy1043]

Who’d have thunk, 45 years ago, that a film about a great white shark would be regarded as one of the best movies of all time?

[@superjackster0165]

It’s my #1 favorite movie of all time

[@LITTLE1994]

But also inaccurate, about the real species.

[@Beltzer0072]

@@LITTLE1994 Not entirely. There's a video I saw recently about a marine biologist who does actually state there are behaviors the shark does in the movie that are actually real.

[@DTB1995]

@@Beltzer0072 yep like with Alex Kitners death his raft and him paddling and kicking resembled that of a sea animal such as a seal turtle etc. The Shark simply mistakenly identified what it was going for

[@DusktilDawn-xq8rl]

They would have studied shark behaviour before this movie was released. One of the most realistic, animal horror movies ever.

[@VRmission38]

In most horror movies you usually don't care about the "first victim". Someone has to die set the stage for everything that follows. But Chrissie's death is so SERIOUS, so brutal, and her desperate cries for help so despairing. You can't help but feel for her. Spielberg did a great job of capturing this moment, it put the movie goer right in the middle of it. The only other shark film I ever respected for it's visceral attack scenes was the Shallows.

[@douglasgriffiths3534]

The little boy Alex's death was worse for me, both in the book and the film. How heartbreaking for his mom. Alex was only 6 years old. (Jan Griffiths).

[@VRmission38]

@@willzimjohn Wow, didn’t know that.

[@Flynno19]

@@willzimjohn that’s not true

[@marvincorre4783]

@@Flynno19 it is true lol

[@andycross9840]

@@Flynno19 Again...it is true. Spielberg apparently didn't tell Susan Backlinie 'when' he was going to pull her under initially, so the shock and terror on her face was genuine. Also what Alex said about the harnesses is true too because the actress is quoted as saying she had hip and rib problems during and after the shoot.

[@jc12568]

Just like there are Christmas traditions, this is my Summer tradition. Every Memorial Day, I kick off the beginning of summer by watching Jaws.

[@deniocoelho6934]

A mulher tá pelada ?

[@julianfab4ever1]

This is my favorite movie ever! I watched it many times.

[@jspresents]

Jean-Claude Robinson I watch it every Fourth of July.

[@Joshua_Quinzel_Isley]

It can't be a good summer without watching summer hit movies like this.

[@drewdrewski4188]

Show this to your kids every memorial day, and you'll be able to go all summer without them begging you to take them to the beach or pool.

[@hansoosterhout2214]

Hooper: That's a 20 footer. Quint: 25. Three tons of him.

[@MrPirreE]

So little he knew. If a Great White is that big it is surely a she...

[@lyndoncmp5751]

@@MrPirreE Well back then the maximum size was thought to be 30ft or more so they assumed males could be 25ft.

[@douglasgriffiths3534]

@@MrPirreE In the book it was a male shark. A big one. In Jaws 2, that shark was even bigger, and was a female. She was also pregnant. The Jaws 2 book mentioned she had mated with a big male while in the area. (Jan Griffiths).

[@davidwillard7334]

Brody : And Mechanical ! Too !!

[@marie.bernardi.de.caesteker]

@@douglasgriffiths3534was she pregnant ? But usually, sharks don't keep their babies inside them before giving birth ! They gave birth to eggs

[@citadelgrad87]

The sudden transition from screams to quiet, and the water just goes back to calm. What a way to open a movie.

[@aaronkenyon7112]

It's almost like it never even happened

[@rosebyanyothername2464]

Really makes you terrified of what could just be lurking beneath the surface 👀

[@PeterButterworth-y9v]

Spielberg GENIUS at work. The camera angles..the music..sound effects..

[@Alexander-ix2jp]

They sure don't make movies like this anymore. Great film.

[@Kashif314]

If they do the lads of today won't like it because they are so used to the cgi and explosions.

[@truthhurts7742]

Didnt you hear? They are making a remake replacing all the men with woman. Lol.

[@Whoopdido777]

@@Kashif314 They did make a movie like this. It was called The Meg and it was atrocious. And yes...it had an abundance of CGI.

[@richardlahan7068]

One of my favorites!

[@dannyspitzer1267]

So true

[@Dirty_Squirrell]

RIP Susan Backiline. That was a magnificent performance.

[@preving]

The one time alcohol saves your life

[@jimbothompson6540]

I like to get drunk and watch stuff related to jaws

[@海霖ブルー]

訳:一時の飲酒があなたの命を救います

[@chine62]

Hahaha

[@jessicavilt7583]

Lol

[@jedrusk3702]

I like to know what alcohol taste like

[@denisefreitas6727]

One of the best movies ever made! This opening is amazing, never gets old!

[@patrickkyteler5585]

What makes this scene so effective is the sheer brutality. You don't see the shark but between the "music", her screams, and thrashing, you KNOW the woman is being ripped open by that Great White. The lines "God help me! It hurts! It burns!! OMG, I'm going to die!" says it all. I saw this film as a kid and I still don't like going into the ocean because of it.

[@thehorrorcounselors4747]

This is without a doubt one of the best “horror” openings ever...and that’s to do with the realness of it...some people go in the ocean never to return, the one thing jaws gets right is that you can’t deny what you see...you Can very well deny ghosts and demons, Michael Myers isn’t real Freddy Kruger isn’t real...but great white sharks very well are real and that’s what makes this scene absolutely terror inducing

[@BobHershey]

"None of Man's fantasies of evil...can compare with the reality...of 'Jaws'"! - Percy Rodrigues, "Jaws" movie trailer

[@thehorrorcounselors4747]

Spookychris01 welllll not really, Godzilla is a monster movie but even down to the jaws theme is horror it’s almost a warning that the shark is coming and there’s even jumpscares...all of these are tropes of a horror movie

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

Can someone explain to me why it's dark when they are at the fire and then when the girl runs to the water the sun is above the horizon but it's still dark? Are we supposed to think that's the moon?

[@anthonywinn9651]

She needed a Oscar for that one scene and I haven’t seen anyone do a acting death scene better yet

[@ryanmurdoch9581]

Jaws reminds me of the first terminator. Were they relied on acting ability first. That’s why you can easily enjoy Jaws today as they did back in the 70s. Got to love the underwater camera work, made you feel part of the action.

[@nelliesilvers1210]

Her time on-screen is so extremely minimal but raw, realistic and unnerving. Definitely one of the most short lived characters deserving of an award in movie history👌🏻. Such a timeless, yet classic, masterpiece.

[@LiirThropp2687]

Still just as effective as ever. We see nothing. No shark, no blood, not even a fin. Just that incredible music, her screams, and our imaginations taking over. Very sad to hear that Susan recently passed away. Her role in this film may have been short but it was legendary. She'll never be forgotten. RIP, Susan Backlinie 💔🌹

[@ThisisDanBell]

It looks absolutely gorgeous!!! Great work, Universal!!!

[@King_Colombia_Inc]

Blessed by the Top! :)

[@rodolfosilva2334]

Pobre chica

[@kyeterrance6288]

A tip: watch movies on kaldroStream. Been using it for watching all kinds of movies during the lockdown.

[@vincentshepard9304]

@Kye Terrance yup, been using kaldrostream for years myself :)

[@waynedevin4789]

@Kye Terrance Yup, have been watching on Kaldrostream for since december myself :)

[@GroovusX]

"You're gonna need a bigger boat...." Favorite movie growing up as a kid! 5 star!

[@mitcha1986]

"Here's to swimmin' with bowlegged women!"

[@manillashirley4029]

OMG!!!! LMAO

[@andycross9840]

@@manillashirley4029 He can't take credit for that my dear....that was a line from Quint during the movie. Also...."Here lies the body of Mary Lee, died at the age of 103, for fifteen years she kept her virginity.....not a bad record for this vicinity"!!

[@manillashirley4029]

@@andycross9840 I didn't give anybody credit for anything. I read what he wrote and laughed about it. I know where that's from, all too well. It's from Jaws.

[@susanmalinowskimd4599]

RIP Susan Backlinie..iconic forever

[@JD0124]

You can feel her sheer panic once she realizes what is happening. The fact that we never see the shark, during this first attack by the shark, makes it all the more terrifying. I read the book, and the description of this scene is equally chilling.

[@rickywrenn]

She is gone but will never be forgotten…,,

[@GraysonRogers-f2h]

Never, ever❤

[@TocadaLeitura]

Best openings ever, man! The view from under sea to a beach party to a furious attack to a very domestic scene. That's amazing!

[@its_rick_james_bich2575]

3:49- 3:54 -“I’m going to die with no panties on” Strange thing to say as your last words..would she have been more comfortable being eaten alive whilst wearing a ball room dress?

[@guydixon231]

The 70's were the decade of classic movies.

[@nassauguy48]

Classical pop music, classical styles, etc.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

@@nassauguy48 Led Zeppelin and Jaws. Works for me.

[@DerekMcAdam2023]

Guy Dixon I think it’s was 60s because of Psycho, Rosemary’s baby, The haunted, and Black Sunday still scare the hell out of me til now a day lol 😂

[@jimmyo1123]

Mos def!!👊🏽👊🏽

[@laurababyyy1]

@@nassauguy48can’t forget Elvis Presley’s Las Vegas tours in the Westgate hotel.

[@Vejur9000]

One of the most terrifying movies of all time, is a masterpiece of primal terror. All hail, Jaws.

[@MGMOZfan]

I was 9 years-old when I first saw "JAWS" in the summer of '75. The tag line "May Be Too Intense For Younger Children" couldn't have been more accurate! It scared the crap out of me then but as I grew up it became one of my all-time favorite films.

[@a.jthomas6132]

You do know that female sharks are bigger than males. There are real life 20 foot great white sharks out there. But the things is that they aren’t man eaters as seen in the movie and the large females are heavily pregnant.

[@TheRivrPrncess]

@@a.jthomas6132 This movie did not portray sharks as man eaters, nor was this shark one. The sharks actions were based on the now debunked theory of territoriality-that a shark will stake a claim on a certain space and stay there to feed.

[@TheRivrPrncess]

Some have reported seeing sharks at up to 23 feet-two feet less than the shark in this movie.

[@johndunkle472]

All us neighborhood kids in Cape Cod went as a large group to watch it. Some of us had to talk our parents into letting us go see it. The next day we all went swimming at the neighborhood beach.

[@a.y.7738]

Same here. Quint’s death scene messed me up too.

[@Robert-zx2ir]

One of my favorite movie moments in cinema history.

[@GraysonRogers-f2h]

Susan (Chrissie) was such a graceful swimmer❤. I could watch her swim all day. I was so sad to hear about her passing😔😢😭

[@pspboy7]

The best part of Spielberg's movies is that you can hear everyone's conversation, no background silencing, no focus on just one actor. Great!

[@GraysonRogers-f2h]

There’s also no theme music playing in the background, but once we’re given a glimpse of the underwater atmosphere and see Chrissie swimming from up above, the music kicks in, and we already know what’s about to transpire.

[@HowieFeltersnatchMD]

My mom said growing up reading the book and this opening scene had everyone terrified of the water. It’s terrifying now, I can’t imagine how much more it was back then

[@wgtails1456]

Her acting was phenomenal in this scene… the way she keeps repeatedly saying ‘ oh god it hurts’ is really bone chilling. What a disturbing delivery

[@lyndoncmp5751]

And she later re-dubbed her voice in the studio with a bowl of water.

[@osca31]

I love the detail of her running through the “bite” shape in the fence exactly as she shouts swimming, he falls under it .

[@GraysonRogers-f2h]

I just now noticed that too. Excellent detail. And it foreshadows what is to come.

[@Ixapter]

Happy 45th, Jaws. You'll always be the greatest shark movie ever.

[@Nanu67-e9j]

Greatest movie ever made not just shark..

[@ΜπιθικωτσικοςΗρακληδέας]

Yes best movie ever

[@dianalee3059]

I just looked up Susan Backlinie, “Chrissy.” She’s indeed alive and well and is 75 now. She spent many years being a stuntwoman. She did a great job scaring us all to death back in the 70s

[@sylentknight]

Ironically I'm here because she passed away and wanted to watch this scene again.

[@DLROWOLL3H]

​@@sylentknight Same here. I have this movie on DVD packed away.

[@marymcmenemy2287]

That scene did it for me. It took me three years to go back in the ocean. The scariest scene ever.

[@tripod1532]

Might be the greatest opening to a movie ever.

[@LPJack02]

RIP Susan Backlinie (September 1, 1946 - May 11, 2024), aged 77 My condolences go to her family and friends.

[@Camilla550]

The way she gets pulled under mid-scream and then there’s just……… silence with that shot of the calm ocean is just so sinister. I can’t imagine what people thought when they first saw it back in 1975! Also, because people kept throwing it around as a ‘fun fact’, the actress who played Chrissy was NOT in pain while filming this. A rumour went round that she was screaming, “It hurts! It hurts!” because the harnesses pulling her about were too tight and the crew didn’t realise. But the actress herself said that she was totally fine and was just acting the whole time 😊

[@BaldwinVoice]

That's a testament to good acting when you can't be sure if they're not in absolute pain. That actress nailed this scene.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

Yeah, it was a sound man who wasn't even there who came up with the myth about her breaking some bones, in a 1997 documentary. And unfortunately it stuck.

[@steve7858]

Yes, and a lot of her screams were actually added in post-production.

[@haunteddreams7856]

When she got dragged around from what I read she wasn't told when it would happen which made her screams less fake and more just in the moment

[@susanmctavish6639]

This performance by the actress deserves an award alone no matter how short the scene is. Still scares people to this day and you don't even see the shark.

[@joshrayfield4365]

Rest in Peace, Susan Backlinie, This film is a classic!

[@josephmora5230]

Just saw it on my 4K TV... WOW. Amazing clarity, vibrant colors and the audio is rich as ever.

[@Tha-King-Arthur]

This movie is still better then 95% of the movies today!

[@michaelgonzalez1042]

R.I.P. Susan Backlinie, please spread some love and heartfelt condolences to her family. Backlinie was a nationally ranked swimmer and professional diver who had performed as a mermaid and worked as an animal trainer.

[@Howlingburd19]

The musical score of Jaws is so incredible, and it plays such a big part in the movie. The music starts slow, and it increases in intensity as you can suspect that the shark is nearby or approaching. The eerie music mixed with the camerawork is tension and suspense at its finest. Jaws is as one of the very few movies where the music alone can scare the audience, and no other movie really does that quite as well And this movie is still a masterpiece in 2023

[@leoc9721]

La musique de l’exorciste peut-être 🤔 aussi…mais Jaws est un film qui a marqué sans aucun doute. Malheureusement les populations de requin, ont souffert du succès du film et de la détestation de ces animaux qui en a découlé.. Mais ça c’est une autre histoire. Cordialement.

[@shaunpenne1840]

45 years later and it looks amazing! The visual quality has been touched up but the acting, writing, directing and music are eternally flawless! A perfect film!!!

[@Artist82664]

All Jaws are top of film craft. Absolutely breathtaking opening sequence.

[@GraysonRogers-f2h]

What I love most about this scene is how all of these teenagers are enjoying their time of freedom, while knowing that they will eventually have to grow up and enter a life of responsibility and commitment. Chrissie going skinny dipping in the beautiful ocean waters was her way of escaping all the worries and troubles that come with adulthood, and chose to just live in the moment. She was just a young girl wanting to have a fun time while she could. That’s what makes her death even more tragic.

[@txmoney]

I was eight years old when I first saw this movie in the theater. Waited on line outside the theater for over an hour and a half with my family on a hot summer day in June. I was a part of history!

[@diegofavaratozfilms962]

Were you scared?

[@jasonbournesburner3845]

Scariest scene of all time..classic. The Unknown always gets it done.

[@roquefortfiles]

When i saw this on a midnight screening in 91 everybody cheered and howled and applauded as the shark theme comes in at 2:52.

[@ughugh351]

Scariest scene of all time lmao

[@danielwiltshire8131]

@@roquefortfiles when the composer told Spielberg the track consisted of two notes..he couldnt take any more bad news...hindsight is a wonderful thing. The making of jaws is so interesting, so over budget, out of time they nearly pulled the plug. I was around 12 when I saw it first and ironically was too scared to bath for a week.😂😂

[@danielwiltshire8131]

@@ughugh351 They broke her ribs during filming..those screams were real..so was her unscripted words " Make it stop"

[@roquefortfiles]

@@danielwiltshire8131 Yeah I pretty much know all the stories. My favorite film. Went to Jawsfest in 2012

[@rafemanrafeman6705]

The greatest opening scene in movie history

[@konstantinoskaragiannis1596]

"Jaws"(1975) is a Shark action adventure horror movie masterpiece! This is the best movie of all time for this Kind!

[@Ozziemick]

This should have won the Oscar for Best Picture....by a mile! The judges for the Oscar must been on some weed and tripping...

[@lyndoncmp5751]

Should have won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Script and Best Cinematography. Best actor would be tough as there were three stellar performances.

[@Whoopdido777]

@@lyndoncmp5751 One of them should have won best supporting actor. I honestly can’t say who gave the best performance of the 3 though. Probably Shaw just for his Indianapolis speech alone.

[@Ozziemick]

John Cornell yes totally. I really felt for a long time that Steven Spielberg should’ve won oscars more a few times like for this movie and Saving Private Ryan ...but then maybe there were better movies that same year competing. Hmm I wonder..still Jaws was a colossal impacting picture!

[@Whoopdido777]

@Kellbag 1975 was a tough year as far as awards go. There were so many deserving candidates. Jaws is my all time favorite movie, but Cuckoo’s Nest is right up there too.

[@AcornSmokes420]

Hey bro weed the best don’t diss the cancer curer, Hollywood is full of methheads and cocaine

[@cirnosnumberfan6449]

The only bad thing about this movie is that it started to make people believe that sharks were actually like this, increasing the amount of times they would get killed, to the point where even the creator of Jaws had to step in and say "Hey it's just a movie"

[@Pinki2019]

The thing that makes me laugh is that my mom took me to see this in 1975 when I was just 5 and a half years old. And I loved it. I had an older brother who I didn't want to get scared of a movie around, so I was psyched up for it. Mind you, by the time we got to the movie I'd already been playing with a Jaws toy in the bathtub for weeks, which may have helped. Anyway, the fisherman's final scene is the one I thought about a lot afterwards. It was the first realistic death I'd ever seen. I remember kind of obsessively thinking about it when I was laying in bed. I admire that Spielberg is willing to make these sorts of movies have some content that's a little on the harsh and intense side for a family movie. Jurassic Park is like that, too. Part of what makes 'em great. As well as I can remember, every kid saw this movie back then. Because it was a topic in school. Even in nursery school. lol

[@MWhite1481]

“Hey Brody start that chum line again will ya?” “Let Hooper take a turn!” “Hooper drives the boat chief!” 🤣🤣 my favorite line..

[@BullRoarer_]

I love the scene with the nails on the chalkboard, “10 thousand for me by myself, and for that you get the head, the tail, the whole damn thing”

[@MWhite1481]

JAMES SMYTH it’s on HBO and I just watched that scene 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TheVODfathers]

"If ya see a shark, Hooper. Swallow!"

[@DMDvideo10]

"Stop playin' with yourself Hopper!"

[@MWhite1481]

Hooper: “can you tell me if there’s good restaurant or hotel on the island?” fat fisherman: “yeah, you walk straight ahead!” 🤣

[@lauriefaithprescott]

Susan gave such a thrilling chilling performance and made us all scared of ever going into the water she will be missed but she is also immortalized. She had beautiful hair too. Lol

[@TylerHines-dy8yg]

A shark attack in the dark. That’s gotta be terrifying and sinister.

[@paulmartin6249]

The bell on the bouy does it for me. For whom the bell tolls.

[@shevandy55]

This is by far better than most movies that have come out back then and since. Just very well done story telling and the best pace to tell it.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

And it was filmed in a real setting with real locals, which convinces us even more 👍.

[@TheRivrPrncess]

@@lyndoncmp5751 And those local people did such good acting. My favorite was the medical examiner who I believe was one of the locals and had only two possible movies to his credits.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

@@TheRivrPrncess Yes that's right. Dr Robert Nevin was the real life doctor in Edgartown Martha's Vineyard. I believe they wanted him back in Jaws 2 but he was unable to do it. The harbour master with the funny eyebrows was the real harbour master too. Cheers.

[@rickyrackey7930]

No matter how shark movies there are, none of them will top Jaws.

[@diegofavaratozfilms962]

Agreed

[@katelynthewhitewerewolf6376]

​@@diegofavaratozfilms962 My favorite Shark movies are this one Jaws 2 Jaws 3 The Meg Meg 2 The Trench Amityville Island Nightmare Shark Avalanche Sharks Sand Sharks Snow Shark Ancient Snow Beast Ghost Shark and others.

[@doorkicker8507]

I remember going to see this with my parents in 1975. If you older folks remember. This movie was SO BIG. Everyone saw it. And there were iron on’s of sharks that came in the newspaper. Everywhere you looked there was something to do with sharks. I lived in Chicago. This movie really launched Summer Blockbusters. Still my favorite ❤️

[@futureplays6060]

Rest in Peace The Actor who played Brody Jaws and Jaws 2

[@Buasop]

Roy Schreider

[@07foxmulder]

Roy Scheider*

[@Titan52berg]

He also played a great part in "The French Connection."

[@jeromestracks108]

Charlton Heston wanted the roll of Brody, but Stephen Spielberg wanted the shark to be the star, so Roy Scheider got the nod. Very good choice

[@marlonclark-pp9wg]

and rest in peace to Susan backlinie who played the opening skinny-dipping victim

[@TonyWeaving]

RIP Susan Blacklinie. May you rest in Eternal peace. xx

[@Lunchladydoyle]

Saw this at the drive-in with our babysitter Lisa Henry. I was 7 years old and this messed me up bro 😅 I could not go deeper than my knees in the ocean for like 20 years after seeing Jaws. For Gen X kids this movie was a milestone event.

[@pato7528]

I think that they will never do a movie like Jaws again, every second is so striking, until today is my favourite one.

[@Vejur9000]

Every shot is like a painting. Then John Williams begins. Next thing you know, this movie traumatizes you. Every shot every scream, every motion. Legendary, iconic movie moment.

[@moragag9307]

One of Spielberg’s biggest masterpiece

[@GraysonRogers-f2h]

I consider Raiders, Last Crusade, and Saving Private Ryan three of his biggest masterpieces, but this is also one of them✅

[@dyates6380]

All these years later, and I still love this movie.

[@TheProphegy]

This looks gorgeous. Such a great film. I think it’s why I’m afraid of the deep ocean.

[@chotzrary]

Vernal Field's editing was on point!!! She deserved the Oscar. RIP What's your name again? Chrissy!!! Where we're going? Swimming!!!

[@razorshark9320]

The greatest shark movie ever made. It can not be beaten or eaten. In the book the girl lost her leg first and then got dragged around.

[@michaelbruns449]

When this was originally released in 1975, my mother let me go see this in a big screen theater (the way movies are made and meant to be seen) when i was nine years old and it was the most thrilling experience of my life! Until two years later when i went to go see the original release of Star Wars in 1977 and was even more blown away!

[@reb-dom1ne]

Yes!!! Universal still knows what Jaws is!!! Love you universal!

[@superjackster0165]

How would they forget about it? It’s one of their most popular movies ever

[@mehchocolate1257]

@@superjackster0165 the girl swimming gets eaten by Jaws

[@zachery2759]

Never enter the ocean at dusk or dawn, sharks are most active at these times.

[@agd29ifi]

I remember when Susan Backlinie spoofed this scene in 1941 which was also directed by Steven Spielberg. Only it was a Japanese submarine that menaces her and not a shark. RIP Susan Backlinie. 😥 Additionally we also lost legendary producer Roger Corman and KTLA anchor and entertainment reporter Sam Rubin.

[@dianalee3059]

This movie never gets old! Scary! And the music by John Williams is EPIC

[@rodtaylor5476]

Easily one of the best opening scenes of all time

[@LITTLE1994]

And the crazy thing is this was 𝟭𝟵𝟳𝟱. This scene aged so well, but it must be 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 to people in theaters when Jaws 1 was new.

[@thomaspeake6448]

I live near a beach and I tell ya....I was 5 when I seen this movie at the drive in and I've never ever have gone in the water....EVER!!!

[@pcs56]

I already own this on VHS, DVD, Blu-Ray, and Ultraviolet Digital. Now they have released it in 4K? Of course they did. So exactly how many different versions of Jaws will I end up buying? Probably all of them.

[@TboneTenEighties]

Not probably..definitely! Haha

[@sisulart]

This is the one that matters though. :)

[@flixsymmetry]

Don’t forget the numerous Laserdisc releases! I have those but no longer a player.

[@vlcheish]

@@sisulart Im waiting for the 8k version in 2030

[@gwarguts]

I have VHS Laser Disc DVD Blu Ray and soon the 4k

[@werdna1969]

SHE made this movie the hit it became.

[@roselahuerita]

R.I.P Susan Backlinie 🕊️ Because of her I stayed out of the water everytime I would go to the beach delivered the most iconic and memorable scene of all time

[@LPTV84]

45 years ago, cinema truly was changed ... And so was going into the water ...

[@Matuatay]

Anyone else think Polly is just awesome? I've always loved the way she speaks. Especially when she's talking about how the 9 year olds have been 'karate-ing' the picket fences while making that little karate chop gesture. 😂

[@woodsmen9844]

RIP Susan Backlinie

[@magicstu]

Now I wanna watch the whole film again for the 50 millionth time! lol! :)

[@GraysonRogers-f2h]

You’ve definitely seen it more times than I have😂👍✅