"The shark is not working." These words rang across Martha's Vineyard in the mid-1970s. At the time, Steven Spielberg had set up shop on the small island to film a cinematic adaptation of Peter ...

"Jaws," which was released 40 years ago, will return to theaters. — -- Forty years ago today, the concept of the summer blockbusters was launched with the release of "Jaws." Based on the Peter ...

At a dock on Martha's Vineyard is the Orca, the boat from "Jaws." It's a replica, of course; the original one sank, weighed down by a five-ton man-eating shark. The guy next to the Orca, however, is ...

Jaws premiered in theaters on June 20, 1975, and the film industry was never the same. Essentially a slasher movie set on the high seas, many filmmakers wouldn’t dare to shoot such a movie, knowing ...

'Jaws' Documentary Airs Never-Before-Seen Footage for 50th Anniversary originally appeared on Parade. To this day, it's hard to think of a movie more influential than Steven Spielberg's immortal ...

The legacy of “Jaws” lives forever for Wendy Benchley. Benchley, the widow of “Jaws” author Peter Benchley and an executive producer on the new documentary “Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story,” ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X “When the film wrapped Martha’s Vineyard, I had a full-blown panic attack,” Spielberg, 78, recalls ...

ST. LOUIS – Today marks the 50th anniversary of “Jaws,” and the St. Louis Aquarium is paying homage to the blockbuster film ahead of “Summer of the Shark.” There have been shark sightings in St. Louis ...

Fifty years ago, Steven Spielberg’s iconic "Jaws" hit theaters and forever changed summer blockbusters. But did you know Roy Scheider — who played Chief Martin Brody — was a Franklin & Marshall ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Fifty years after director Steven Spielberg terrorized audiences with Jaws, the iconic summer ...

Caroline Blair is a writer for PEOPLE. She has been writing about celebrities, entertainment, reality TV stars and news for five years. Everett Collection Jaws became an instant classic when it ...