This Day, That Year – June 20

This day in history we feature, Jaws. “Jaws“, based on the book by Peter Benchley, was released on this day in 1975.

Trivia – Jaws

The film was directed by Steven Spielberg, and starred Roy Scheider as police chief Martin Brody, Robert Shaw as shark fisherman Quint, and Richard Dreyfuss as oceanographer Matt Hooper.

The story of a great white shark that terrorizes a New England resort town became an instant blockbuster and the highest-grossing film in movie history until it was bested by 1977’s Star Wars.  The film, a breakthrough for director Spielberg, spawned several sequels.

Related read – National Aquarium will house the region’s largest Shark and Ray collection, showcasing over 200 animals from 25 species

Source – History

This day in history – Jaws