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‘Jaws Turns’ 50: Why Movie Nearly Gave Steven Spielberg a Heart Attack
Steven Spielberg shares his emotional experience filming 'Jaws' for its 50th anniversary in National Geographic's 'Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story'
“When the film wrapped Martha’s Vineyard, I had a full-blown panic attack,” Spielberg, 78, recalls in National Geographic’s new documentary Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story. The three-time Oscar-winning filmmaker achieved his commercial breakthrough with his harrowing 1975 thriller about a man-eating shark terrorizing Amity Island’s quiet beach community. Jaws ultimately made more than $470 million at the box office, but its success was far from a lock given Spielberg went significantly over budget and ran “100 days behind schedule,” according to Entertainment Weekly.
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