Episode 129: Jaws (1975)
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Written by: Peter Benchley & Carl Gottlieb
Score by: John Williams
Budget: $9 million
Gross: $472 million
Cast:
- Roy Scheider as Chief Martin Brody
- Robert Shaw as Quint
- Richard Dreyfuss as Matt Hooper
- Lorraine Gray as Ellen Brody
- Murray Hamilton as Mayor Larry Vaughn
- Carl Gottlieb as Meadows
- Jeffrey Kramer as Deputy Hendricks
- Susan Backlinie as Chrissie Watkins
- Lee Fiero as Mrs. Kintner
- Peter Benchley as Interviewer
Talking Points: Welcome to “Spielberg Summer!-ish Part 1
- What is our history with Steven Spielberg and Jaws specifically?
- What are your overall non-spoiler thoughts on this viewing?
Spoiler Talk:
- What themesare being explored in Jaws?
- What were some of your favorite moments?
- Final thoughts.
Next Episode:
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
