Jaws / Universal Pictures ; a Zanuck/Brown production ; screenplay by Peter Benchley and Carl Gottlieb ; produced by Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown ; directed by Steven Spielberg.
In the ocean surrounding Amity, a small tourist resort off the coast of New England, a 25-foot man-eating predator stalks any human foolish enough to get in the water. At first, the only believer in the shark's existence is the town's chief of police, Martin Brody. Brody enlists the help of scientist Matt Hooper and Quint, a crusty old seaman whose life is devoted to hunting sharks. The threesome sets off in Quint's boat to kill the leviathan. The film that originated the 'summer blockbuster' in Hollywood.
Record details
- ISBN: 0783244398
- ISBN: 9780783244396
- ISBN: 0783244401
- ISBN: 9780783244402
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Anniversary collector's edition, anamorphic widescreen.
- Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal, [2000]
- Copyright: ©2000
Content descriptions
General Note: | Based upon the novel by Peter Benchley. Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1975. Special features: The making of Jaws [featurette] (60 min.); Deleted scenes (10 min.); Outtakes (2 min.); Get out of the water! trivia game [interactive feature]; Shark world [text feature]; Production photographs [slide show]; Storyboards [slide show]; Theatrical trailers (6 min.); Production notes [text feature]; Cast & filmmakers [text feature]; Recommendations [text feature]; Screen saver [DVD-ROM feature requires a DVD-ROM drive]; DVD newsletter [text feature]. |
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: | Director of photography, Bill Butler ; film editor, Verna Fields ; music by John Williams ; production designer, Joseph Alves Jr. ; special effects, Robert A. Mattey ; underwater photography, Rexford Metz. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Robert Shaw (Quint), Roy Scheider (Brody), Richard Dreyfuss (Hooper), Lorraine Gary (Ellen Brody), Murray Hamilton (Vaughn), Carl Gottlieb (Meadows), Jeffrey C. Kramer (Hendricks), Susan Backlinie (Chrissie). |
Target Audience Note: | MPAA Rating: Rated PG. |
System Details Note: | DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround ; dual layer. |
Language Note: | In English with optional subtitles in French; closed-captioned. |
Awards Note: | Winner, 1976 Golden Globe Award: Best Original Score, Motion Picture--John Williams; 1976 Academy Awards: Best Film Editing--Verna Fields; Best Music, Original Score--John Williams; Best Sound--Robert L. Hoyt, Roger Heman Jr., Earl Madery, and John R. Carter. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Sharks > Drama. Islands > Drama. Summer resorts > Drama. Male friendship > Drama. American fiction > Film adaptations. New England > Drama. |
Genre: | Feature films. Action and adventure films. Fiction films. Horror films. Monster films. Film adaptations. Films for the hearing impaired. |
Available copies
- 14 of 16 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at De Soto.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 16 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
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De Soto Public Library | DVD JAW 15-063 (Text) | 33858000094917 | DVD | Available | - |
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245 | 0 | 0. | ‡aJaws / ‡cUniversal Pictures ; a Zanuck/Brown production ; screenplay by Peter Benchley and Carl Gottlieb ; produced by Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown ; directed by Steven Spielberg. |
250 | . | ‡aAnniversary collector's edition, anamorphic widescreen. | |
264 | 1. | ‡aUniversal City, CA : ‡bUniversal, ‡c[2000] | |
264 | 4. | ‡c©2000 | |
300 | . | ‡a1 videodisc (approximately 125 min.) : ‡bsound, color ; ‡c4 3/4 in. | |
336 | . | ‡atwo-dimensional moving image ‡btdi ‡2rdacontent | |
337 | . | ‡avideo ‡bv ‡2rdamedia | |
338 | . | ‡avideodisc ‡bvd ‡2rdacarrier | |
500 | . | ‡aBased upon the novel by Peter Benchley. | |
500 | . | ‡aOriginally produced as an American motion picture in 1975. | |
500 | . | ‡aSpecial features: The making of Jaws [featurette] (60 min.); Deleted scenes (10 min.); Outtakes (2 min.); Get out of the water! trivia game [interactive feature]; Shark world [text feature]; Production photographs [slide show]; Storyboards [slide show]; Theatrical trailers (6 min.); Production notes [text feature]; Cast & filmmakers [text feature]; Recommendations [text feature]; Screen saver [DVD-ROM feature requires a DVD-ROM drive]; DVD newsletter [text feature]. | |
505 | 0 | . | ‡aMain 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. |
508 | . | ‡aDirector of photography, Bill Butler ; film editor, Verna Fields ; music by John Williams ; production designer, Joseph Alves Jr. ; special effects, Robert A. Mattey ; underwater photography, Rexford Metz. | |
511 | 1 | . | ‡aRobert Shaw (Quint), Roy Scheider (Brody), Richard Dreyfuss (Hooper), Lorraine Gary (Ellen Brody), Murray Hamilton (Vaughn), Carl Gottlieb (Meadows), Jeffrey C. Kramer (Hendricks), Susan Backlinie (Chrissie). |
520 | . | ‡aIn the ocean surrounding Amity, a small tourist resort off the coast of New England, a 25-foot man-eating predator stalks any human foolish enough to get in the water. At first, the only believer in the shark's existence is the town's chief of police, Martin Brody. Brody enlists the help of scientist Matt Hooper and Quint, a crusty old seaman whose life is devoted to hunting sharks. The threesome sets off in Quint's boat to kill the leviathan. The film that originated the 'summer blockbuster' in Hollywood. | |
521 | 8 | . | ‡aMPAA Rating: Rated PG. |
538 | . | ‡aDVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround ; dual layer. | |
586 | . | ‡aWinner, 1976 Golden Globe Award: Best Original Score, Motion Picture--John Williams; 1976 Academy Awards: Best Film Editing--Verna Fields; Best Music, Original Score--John Williams; Best Sound--Robert L. Hoyt, Roger Heman Jr., Earl Madery, and John R. Carter. | |
546 | . | ‡aIn English with optional subtitles in French; closed-captioned. | |
650 | 0. | ‡aSharks ‡vDrama. | |
650 | 0. | ‡aIslands ‡vDrama. | |
650 | 0. | ‡aSummer resorts ‡vDrama. | |
650 | 0. | ‡aMale friendship ‡vDrama. | |
650 | 0. | ‡aAmerican fiction ‡vFilm adaptations. | |
651 | 0. | ‡aNew England ‡vDrama. | |
655 | 7. | ‡aFeature films. ‡2lcgft | |
655 | 7. | ‡aAction and adventure films. ‡2lcgft | |
655 | 7. | ‡aFiction films. ‡2lcgft | |
655 | 7. | ‡aHorror films. ‡2lcgft | |
655 | 7. | ‡aMonster films. ‡2lcgft | |
655 | 7. | ‡aFilm adaptations. ‡2lcgft | |
655 | 7. | ‡aFilms for the hearing impaired. ‡2lcgft | |
700 | 1 | . | ‡aBenchley, Peter, ‡escreenwriter, ‡eauthor. |
700 | 1 | . | ‡aGottlieb, Carl, ‡eactor, ‡escreenwriter. |
700 | 1 | . | ‡aZanuck, Richard D., ‡eproducer. |
700 | 1 | . | ‡aBrown, David, ‡d1916-2010, ‡eproducer. |
700 | 1 | . | ‡aSpielberg, Steven, ‡d1946- ‡edirector. |
700 | 1 | . | ‡aShaw, Robert, ‡d1927-1978, ‡eactor. |
700 | 1 | . | ‡aScheider, Roy, ‡eactor. |
700 | 1 | . | ‡aDreyfuss, Richard, ‡eactor. |
700 | 1 | . | ‡aGary, Lorraine, ‡d1937- ‡eactor. |
700 | 1 | . | ‡aHamilton, Murray, ‡eactor. |
700 | 1 | . | ‡aKramer, Jeffrey C., ‡d1945- ‡eactor. |
700 | 1 | . | ‡aBacklinie, Susan, ‡d1946- ‡eactor. |
700 | 1 | . | ‡aBenchley, Peter. ‡tJaws. |
710 | 2 | . | ‡aUniversal Pictures (Firm) |
710 | 2 | . | ‡aZanuck/Brown Productions (Firm) |
902 | . | ‡MY8 ‡b12/08/2021 ‡cMerged | |
904 | . | ‡aMARCIVE 2018 | |
901 | . | ‡a1144374 ‡bISxN ‡c1144374 ‡tbiblio |