“I was seven years old and far too young to see ‘Jaws.’ I was still completely obsessed with it.” Dorothy Woodend, Tyee culture editor, writes for the Weekender. Published July 4, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/07/04/Jaws-Turns-50/

How ‘Jaws’ Ate the Box Office

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