Intense shark attacks including some bloody images, language, brief partial nudity/sexual references and drug use. "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 destroy the beast before it strikes again"--
Formatted Contents Note: Main titles -- Chrissie's last swim -- A feast for the crabs -- If you yell shark -- Blood on the beach -- The town meeting -- The shark & Sunday dinner -- The expert -- The wrong shark -- The dead of night -- July 4th -- Predator in the pond -- The shark hunters -- Face-to-face -- Scars -- The chase -- Hooper goes in -- Quint's last stand -- Brody & the beast -- End titles
Creation/Production Credits Note: Music, John Williams ; film editor, Verna Fields ; director of photography, Bill Butler.
Participant or Performer Note: Robert Shaw, Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Carl Gottlieb, Jeffrey C. Kramer, Susan Backlinie.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG.
Awards Note:
Golden Globe Awards, 1976: Best Original Score, Motion Picture (John Williams)
Academy Awards, 1976: Best Film Editing (Fields); Best Music, Original Score (Williams); Best Sound (Robert L. Hoyt, Roger Heman Jr., Earl Madery, and John R. Carter)