Overview

• Jaws @50: The Definitive Inside Story will feature new interviews and archival footage detailing the mechanical shark’s malfunctions and Spielberg’s inventive in-camera solutions.
• Steven Soderbergh praises Spielberg’s decision to film on open water without CGI, saying no other director could have survived Jaws’s chaotic production.
• Despite earning three Oscars and a Best Picture nomination, Jaws’s 1976 run saw Spielberg bypassed for a Best Director nomination.
• A Washington Post analysis contends that while Jaws didn’t invent blockbusters, it perfected the summer tentpole formula by fusing character drama with spectacle.
• Fifty years on, Jaws remains celebrated for John Williams’s iconic score, immersive cinematography and its blueprint for emotionally driven action films.