Jaws
1975 film by Steven Spielberg · Released June 20, 1975
Jaws is a 1975 American thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the 1974 novel by Peter Benchley. It stars Roy Scheider as police chief Martin Brody, who with the help of a marine biologist (Richard Dreyfuss) and a professional shark hunter (Robert Shaw) hunts a man-eating great white shark that attacks beachgoers at a New England resort town. Murray Hamilton plays the town's mayor, and Lorraine Gary portrays Brody's wife. The screenplay is credited to Benchley, who wrote the first drafts, and actor-writer Carl Gottlieb, who rewrote the script during principal photography.
Cast ages when filming began (May 2, 1974)
- Roy Scheider: 41
- Robert Shaw: 46
- Richard Dreyfuss: 26
- Lorraine Gary: 36
- Murray Hamilton: 51
- Carl Gottlieb: 36
- Steven Spielberg: 27
- Craig Kingsbury: 61
- Susan Backlinie: 27
- Peter Benchley: 33
- Jeffrey Kramer: 28
- Lee Fierro: 45