Based on the best-selling book by Peter Benchley, “Jaws” sparked a surge of interest in studying the ancient apex predator — and an obsession with hunting sharks as trophies. “When ‘Jaws’ came out, ...

The cast and crew of Jaws have chronicled the countless challenges the production faced in a variety of ways over the years, ...

In the new National Geographic documentary “Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story,” Steven Spielberg spoke about how the success of his 1975 shark movie was harmful to marine life. “One of the bad ...

The film, which turns 50 Friday, fueled fears of the then-unknown creatures but also sparked a curiousity that has led to a better understanding of sharks’ role in the ecosystem. NBC 7’s Derek ...

While it isn’t hard to guess that Jaws directly affected how the population viewed beaches, it also had a lingering effect on ...

Perhaps only the Martian scare of 1938, generated by the radio broadcast of "War of the Worlds," is more notorious than the shark scare that was unleashed by "Jaws" in the summer months of 1975.

As a groundbreaking critical and commercial success that has now been around for five decades as of this year, I did not ...