Jaws is about to turn 50 years old—and the community of Martha’s Vineyard is pulling out all the stops. The iconic Steven Spielberg film was released by Universal Pictures on June 20, 1975 ...

Jaws always told us Amity means friendship, but Richard Dreyfuss is taking it to another level. Fans aren't the only ones flocking the Martha's Vineyard for the 50th anniversary of Jaws.

To the people making "Jaws," during an arduous summer on Martha's Vineyard in 1974, it was a series of delays, frustrations, cost overruns and mechanical problems, embodied by the sharks that kept ...

Key Points Jaws turns 50 this month, having premiered on June 20, 1975. Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, and Robert Shaw led a cast rounded out by Martha's Vineyard locals.

Though Spielberg shot "Jaws" on Martha's Vineyard, off Cape Cod, it was the neighboring island, Nantucket, that inspired Benchley's novel. He has spent time fishing there with his father.