Inside world’s deadliest shark attack that inspired Jaws where 150 sailors were eaten alive after US warship sank

THE heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis had raced across the Pacific with components of the first atomic bomb. But two torpedoes ...
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Shark movies existed before Jaws, but they were never the same after it arrived

In 1936, an Australian film called White Death made nary a splash. American adventure novelist Zane Grey (starring as himself) bets that he can catch a “bigger fish” than a six-foot shark displayed on ...
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Is Murray Hamilton’s Mayor in Jaws Actually Mr. Death from Twilight Zone?

While the shark certainly steals the show in Jaws, the great white predator of the deep isn't the villain of director Steven Spielberg's OG summer blockbuster. That less-than-enviable honor goes to ...
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‘Jaws’ at 50: One critic’s complicated love of shark movies

SEATTLE — When looking back at the impact of Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws,” which premiered in theaters on June 20, 1975, it’s easy to focus on the financial. Sure, “Jaws” made buckets of money, is widely ...
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Stream It or Skip It: ‘Jaws’ on Peacock, the Original Shark Thriller Classic

Steven Spielberg’s 1975 movie Jaws has a number of different reputations to maintain as it turns 50 this summer. First and perhaps foremost, it’s considered the first modern blockbuster, one that ...