50 Years Later, Steven Spielberg Films Something New for Iconic Movie That Influenced Tarantino and Scorsese

Fans are celebrating 50 years of Jaws this month, as the beloved film will officially turn 50 on June 20. That same day, NBC will celebrate the occasion with a three-hour airing of Jaws, complete with an all-new special introduction filmed by director Steven Spielberg.

The special screening will air on Friday, June 20, at 8 p.m. ET/PT. It serves as a part of a “watch-at-home plan” for the 50th anniversary, which will begin with Jaws first hitting Peacock for streaming on June 15. It will remain on Peacock until July 14, and it will be joined by all three of its sequels. Spielberg’s special introduction will also be featured for the Peacock streaming version of Jaws.

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The iconic creature feature will celebrate its golden anniversary soon, and the occasion comes with a documentary.

On June 17, the Jaws 50th Anniversary Edition release will arrive on Digital and Combo Pack (4K / Blu-ray / Digital), courtesy of Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. This release will include the never-before-seen documentary, Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story, which provides a brand new look at the making of the film. It is directed by Laurent Bouzereau and comes from National Geographic in partnership with Spielberg’s Amblin Documentaries, Nedland Media, and Wendy Benchley.

Additionally, NBCUniversal will bring the celebration to fans through a seris of in-stadium activations at Major League Baseball (MLB) games. Between June 20 and 22, themed home games will be hosted by the San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees, and Philadelphia Phillies. This will include custom scoreboard content, exclusive fan giveaways, and more.

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Quentin Tarantino was hardly the only person to see the film’s potential.

Jenny Storms, the Chief Marketing Officer for NBCUniversal Television & Streaming, said in a statement, “Universal is home to the biggest movies in the world and it doesn’t get any bigger than Jaws. We want to celebrate 50 years of this enduring film that has captured the public imagination for generations by bringing it to audiences at home in all the ways they love to watch.”

Jaws Is One of Movie History’s Most Influential Titles

Jaws has now been one of the most influential movies in history for five decades, playing a big part in inspiring some of cinema’s most revered filmmakers. Quentin Tarantino is one who has gone on record as declaring Jaws the “greatest movie ever made,” an opinion he is certainly not alone with. Martin Scorsese is another director who said that the bar had been “set at a certain level” with Jaws, changing the way movies are made. The movie’s influence still holds up, as the Duffer Brothers have also cited Jaws as inspiring the hit Netflix show Stranger Things.

Stream Jaws on Peacock starting on June 15, and the film will also be airing on NBC on Friday, June 20, at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Both include the new intro from Spielberg.

Source: NBCUniversal

Jaws

Release Date

June 20, 1975

Runtime

124 minutes

Director

Steven Spielberg

Writers

Peter Benchley, Carl Gottlieb

Producers

David Brown

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