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‘Jaws’ Also Devoured Small-Screen Competitors in Its Broadcast TV Premiere

When ‘Jaws’ premiered as the ABC Sunday Night Movie in 1979, it gobbled up massive audiences and led the network to a decisive “sweeps” week win.

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‘Jaws’ Was Almost Even Scarier: Deleted Scenes Show Bloody, Violent First Cut

Deleted scenes and concept images for attack sequences show how much more horrifying the movie almost was.

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Did These ‘Jaws’ Stars Really Hate Each Other? Inside the Dreyfuss-Shaw Feud Rumors

Making one of the greatest films of all time wasn’t easy.

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‘Jaws’ Returns to Theaters for Its 50th Anniversary

The film will screen for a very brief time.

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Birth Of The Summer Blockbuster: The Premiere of ‘Jaws’ Made the World Safe for Hollywood Hits

The first “Summer Blockbuster” made us afraid to go in the water in 1975 and the rest, as they say, is history.

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TCM’s Summer Under the Stars 2024: When to Watch Grace Kelly, Jerry Lewis & 11 Other SUTS First-Timers

TCM’s annual August programming event is back in 2024, with a lot of stars being featured during SUTS for the first time — including big names like Grace Kelly, Jerry Lewis and Julie Andrews.

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August Days & Nights Are Star-Filled Again With TCM’s ‘Summer Under The Stars’

The fan favorite annual event is back and is including some new stars for 2024.

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Why ‘Jaws’ Almost Didn’t Get Made (It Wasn’t Just the Worst Place in the World to Shoot)

While few of us can imagine a world without ‘Jaws,’ it’s actually something of a miracle that the film was ever completed.

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TCM’s July 2024 Star of the Month Celebration of Eva Marie Saint Kicks Off on the Icon’s 100th Birthday

One of the last surviving legends of Hollywood’s golden age, Eva Marie Saint turns 100 on July 4, 2024. Beginning that day, TCM celebrates the icon as its Star of the Month.

20 Classic War Films That Continue To Touch Our Hearts & Minds

Sampling of the best wartime movies that continue to thrill, commemorate and inspire.

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Nostalgic Films Getting Their Own Broadway Musicals (‘Jaws’ Has One…)

Some of these are wild!

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‘Jaws’ Swam Into Movie Theaters in June 1975 & We Are Still Afraid of the Water

On June 21, 1975 we got out of the water as ‘Jaws’ was one of the truly great summer blockbusters.

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Back in the Water With ‘Jaws 2’ 45 Years Later

The 1978 follow-up to Steven Spielberg’s 1975 classic was certainly unnecessary, but isn’t as bad as some may think — especially when compared with the Jaws entries that followed.

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Historical Films on TCM’s 31 Days of Oscar

A Man for All Seasons (1966), Julius Caesar (1953), Nicholas and Alexandra (1971), Cleopatra (1934), and Marie Antoinette (1938) are featured on March 7.