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

1. What is our history with Steven Spielberg and Jaws specifically?
2. What are your overall non-spoiler thoughts on this viewing?

Spoiler Talk: 

1. What themes are being explored in Jaws?
2. What were some of your favorite moments?
3. Final thoughts.

Next Episode: 

• Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)