Jaws

Steven Spielberg's thriller, starring Roy Scheider

A New England seaside town's tourist season is turned into a nightmare by a giant killer shark. The local police chief's efforts to protect the public are thwarted by the greedy mayor, forcing him to join forces with a grizzled fisherman and an enthusiastic marine biologist to hunt and kill the monster predator. Steven Spielberg's blockbusting thriller, starring Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss and Robert Shaw, with an Oscar-winning score by John Williams. The film also won Academy Awards for Best Sound and Best Film Editing