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CNN on MSN · 3h

‘Jaws’ turns 50. It changed pop culture and our perception of sharks

The toothy villain of “Jaws” terrified audiences in 1975. Offscreen, the hit film — which is celebrating its 50th anniversary — impacted sharks in unexpected ways.

KTXL-TV Sacramento on MSN · 5h

How ‘Jaws’ Inspired Wave of Shark Research and Conservation

Jaws,” made real-life beachgoers a little nervous about jumping in the water but the blockbuster film actually launched a wave of shark research and conservation. NBC's Joe Fryer reports for TODAY.

The Washington Post · 9h

‘Jaws’ made people fear sharks. 50 years later, can it help save them?

After 450 million years of evolutionary history, shark populations are collapsing, and more than a third of shark species and their relatives face extinction. Now scientists are trying to use the lure of “Jaws” to advance shark conservation efforts.

Shark That Ate Hollywood

“Jaws” is 50! Ranking the 19 best shark movies with the most bite

Between the swingin' bed-hopping, its sweaty disco vibe, and the presence of a third-tier star in Priscilla Barnes (future Three's Company roommate Terri), this is a movie that seems tailor-made for a '70s drive-in double feature. By which I mean, it's a hoot. — C.N.

The Shark That Ate Hollywood: Jaws at 50

He was behind schedule, his actors were fighting, the crew were mutinous and worst of all, his shark was broken. It looked like Jaws was destined for failure, but the movie that came out defined the Hollywood blockbuster.

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette · 20h

GREAT MOVIES | OPINION: ‘Jaws’ at 50 — Shark that ate the movies

When the summer of 1975 cracked open its jaws — on June 20, to be exact — a 27-year-old Steven Spielberg gave us a perfect monster: sleek, unstoppable and so deeply American it practically had a mortgage.

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Jaws helped spur a fishing frenzy—so how have the world's sharks fared since the 1975 release?

Steven Spielberg's Jaws opened across North America on June 20, 1975, and immediately tapped into the primal human fear of ...

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Barely half of this generation has seen ‘Jaws,’ as Spielberg classic celebrates 50 years

Steven Spielberg’s pulse-pounding shark thriller — which first struck fear into the hearts of beach-goers exactly 50 years ...

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Think you know ‘Jaws’? Test your knowledge with this trivia ahead of the movie’s 50th anniversary

When author Peter Benchley’s 1974 book was going to print, he needed to choose a title. He has juggled various titles — ...

What happened to the shark from Jaws? The complicated history of ‘Bruce the Shark’

Rather than making an attempt to save the three crumbling mechanical sharks which were used in the film for posterity, the ...

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AP WAS THERE: 'Jaws' and the parental debates it set off

To help answer that, The Associated Press went to the film's star, Roy Scheider. Legendary AP Special Correspondent Linda ...

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'Jaws' live: Celebrating film's 50th and the thrill of its eternal score

This weekend marks 50 years since “Jaws” first opened in theaters in 1975. Tomorrow in Edgartown, an outdoor screening will ...

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Long Island’s ‘monster’ shark hunter legend may have inspired ‘Jaws,’ iconic Capt. Quint

Although Steven Spielberg’s epic “Jaws,” which turns 50 Friday, depicts unprecedented terror and calamity offshore in the ...

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‘Jaws’ and the parental debates it set off

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It didn’t take long for “Jaws” to make an impression. The movie that launched the summer blockbuster ...

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‘Jaws’ at 50: How ‘perfect film’ drove public fascination with sharks and still makes us afraid to swim

Film critics and Wendy Benchley, the wife of late "Jaws" author Peter Benchley, told Fox News Digital about what made the ...

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