But still to this day, one of its child stars is making a pretty penny off his role, having been just 12 years old at the ...

Based on Peter Benchley’s 1974 novel of the same name, "Jaws" follows what happens on an island off the coast of New England after a great white shark wreaks havoc on their beach. Steven Spielberg ...

Given all this chaos, it shouldn't come as a surprise that a young Spielberg thought Jaws might be his exit from Hollywood. After all, the filming had gone on for more than 100 days over schedule.

Steven Spielberg can laugh now, but he has the proverbial bite marks to show for it after directing Jaws just over 50 years ago. Filming the classic was a disaster-plagued adventure for Spielberg ...

Steven Spielberg, Bill Butler, and crew on the set of “Jaws” in 1974. Courtesy of Universal Studios Licensing LLC “Star Wars” creator George Lucas recalled: “It was reported everywhere.

The whole enterprise seemed doomed. “’Jaws’ should never have been made,” Spielberg admitted to Time the Monday after the film opened in 1975. “It was,” he said, “an impossible ...

Steven Spielberg, director of "Jaws" and Director Laurent Bouzereau are pictured during an interview for National Geographic's "Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story." ...

“Jaws” isn’t a monster movie. It’s a people movie, says Laurent Bouzereau, the director of “Jaws @ 50,” a documentary about the blockbuster.

This year, the Steven Spielberg movie Jaws is celebrating its 50th year. And long before Roy Scheider starred in that film ...