When looking back at the impact of Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws,” which premiered in theaters on June 20, 1975, it’s easy to focus on the financial. Sure, “Jaws” made buckets of money, is widely ...

Peter Benchley has said that his classic novel "Jaws" – which went on to inspire the summer blockbuster starring Richard Dreyfuss – was not inspired by the very real story of the 1916 shark attacks on ...

In 1916, five shark attacks along the New Jersey coast left four people dead and one injured. The rare inland attacks sparked panic, beach closures, and widespread media coverage. The events helped ...

Fifty years ago, Jaws hit theaters with the force of a tsunami, and proceeded to scare the living daylights out of millions of viewers. Beach attendance plummeted in the months following the film’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fifty years ago, "Jaws" made many moviegoers afraid to get into the water. To celebrate its fear-inducing feat, the movie is ...

Fifty years after Steven Spielberg’s "Jaws" instilled fear in the hearts of many and the desire in others to wield a harpoon, the real-life Montauk charter fisherman forever tied to the fictional work ...