“Jaws,” which hit theaters 50 years ago next Friday, is known for making many splashes. It was the first hit for a 27-year-old Steven Spielberg, the man who’d go on to become one of Hollywood’s ...

When my late husband, Peter Benchley, and I celebrated our 40th anniversary, I had one wish: to go cage diving with great white sharks. After decades of ocean expeditions together, I’d often been the ...

Fifty years ago, "Jaws" made many moviegoers afraid to get into the water. To celebrate its fear-inducing feat, the movie is returning to theaters across the U.S. for its anniversary. Why not ...

Steven Spielberg’s movie “Jaws” hit theaters 50 years ago this month, in June 1975, and became a phenomenon almost instantly. In some ways that was no surprise: The Peter Benchley novel it was based ...

"Jaws" is 50 years old this week. In 1975, it launched the career of director Steven Spielberg and introduced the concept of the summer blockbuster. Hear Tom Shales' original review for NPR. It soon ...

Jaws is an American thriller based on Peter Benchley’s novel. Adapted by Steven Spielberg, the film weaves a terrifying tale of a great white shark and the horror it unleashed on a small New England ...

"You're gonna need a bigger boat": Celebrating 50 years of "Jaws." “Duh-dun ... duh-dun ... duh-dun.” Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water ...

The massive, ravenous shark in "Jaws" began chomping its way across movie screens — and into pop culture history — 50 years ago on June 20. It became the first summer blockbuster in 1975 and made ...

They were the two notes of terror heard around the world. They were the two notes of terror heard around the world. “I expected to hear something kind of weird and ...

This year marks the 50th anniversary of "Jaws," a classic film that has caused a fascination and terror around sharks. While shark attacks are fairly rare, sharks are ...