Steven Spielberg’s classic thriller Jaws is the film that started what we now call summer event films in 1975. It’s hard to believe it has been 40 years since the film scared people out of the world’s oceans and left an indelible mark on cinema goers. Turner Classic Movies is bringing Jaws back to select theaters for two days only this June 21 and 24 only! Read on to get more details and hit up the link to find out where it will be playing at a theater near you.
Date: Sunday, June 21 and Wednesday, June 24
Time: 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. (local time)
Run Time: 2 hours and 15 minutes (approximate)
Ticketing: Tickets are available by clicking on the orange “Buy Tickets” button. If online ticketing is not available for your location, you can purchase your tickets by visiting the box office at your local participating movie theater.
Special Fathom Feature: Enjoy a specially produced introduction from TCM host Ben Mankiewicz that will give insight into how this classic still makes us think twice about jumping in that water!
Dare to relive the terrifying masterpiece? Fathom Events, Turner Classic Movies and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment invite you to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the one of the most popular American thrillers of all time when Jaws (1975) returns to select cinemas nationwide for a special two-day only event on Sunday, June 21 and Wednesday, June 24 at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. local time.
It’s a hot summer on Amity Island, a small community whose main business is its beaches. When new Sheriff Martin Brody discovers the remains of a shark attack victim, his first inclination is to close the beaches to swimmers. This doesn’t sit well with Mayor Larry Vaughn and several of the local businessmen. Brody backs down to his regret as that weekend a young boy is killed by the predator. The dead boy’s mother puts out a bounty on the shark and Amity is soon swamped with amateur hunters and fisherman hoping to cash in on the reward. A local fisherman with much experience hunting sharks, Quint, offers to hunt down the creature for a hefty fee. Soon Quint, Brody and Matt Hooper from the Oceanographic Institute are at sea hunting the Great White shark. As Brody succinctly surmises after their first encounter with the creature, they’re going to need a bigger boat.
This film is rated MPAA PG. Bonus content not rated.
This film will be shown in the same aspect ratio as when it was originally released in cinemas.
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