Title: Jaws

Date: 1975
Type: Drama
Rating: 4/5
Colour: Yes
Director: Steven Spielberg
Producer: David Brown / Richard Zanuk

Comment
As sharks start attacking people in a holiday resort, police chief Roy Scheider has to decide what to do, whilst being given advice from shark expert Richard Dreyfuss and fisherman Robert Shaw. Steven Spielberg produced a great film for its shocks and effects for the time, that was a hugh box office success. One of the most memorable highlights of the film is the haunting and very effective John Williams score, which is one the defining pieces of film music. There are good performances from the three lead characters and these ae enhanced by good production and a good script. This is a very good example of how the use of music can enhance a film and build the drama and suspense of a scene.
Actors
Robert Shaw
Roy Scheider
Richard Dreyfuss
Lorraine Gary
Murray Hamilton
Oscars
Won - Best Music - John Williams
Nomination - Best Picture
Music
John Williams
Novel / Screenplay
Peter Benchley
Quote
You're gonna need a bigger boat
This was not in the original script but ad-libbed by Roy Scheider and was part of a running joke during filminging about how small the boat being used actually was.