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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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Remembering Pipit the Dog — the Unsung Second Victim of ‘Jaws’

The stick-chasing black Labrador retriever named Pipit factored into a key scene in ‘Jaws’ but may too often be overlooked among the film’s other horrific moments.

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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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‘The Pier Incident’ Is the Scariest Scene in ‘Jaws’

Steven Spielberg’s classic 1975 thriller Jaws is filled with suspenseful and scary moments, but the most terrifying one of all comes in a scene where a potential shark victim actually gets away.

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

Some of these are wild!

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The ‘Jaws’ Franchise Jumped the Shark With ‘Jaws 3-D’

Released to theaters in 1983 and capitalizing on the early ’80s revival of 3-D movies, this second ‘Jaws’ sequel is pretty ridiculous in 2-D, too (and still not the worst entry in the franchise).

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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.