This is a movie poster for the film Jaws. The words “The terrifying motion picture from the terrifyin No. 1 best seller” are printed inside of the black border. Also the word “Jaws” is printed in red above the picture of a large shark swimming up towards a swimmer. The film’s credits are printed in blue on the bottom. Jaws is a 1975 American thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on Peter Benchley’s novel of the same name. The police chief of Amity Island, a fictional summer resort town, tries to protect beachgoers from a giant great white shark by closing the beach, only to be overruled by the town council, which wants the beach to remain open to draw a profit from tourists during the summer season. After several attacks, the police chief enlists the help of a marine biologist and a professional shark hunter. The film was followed by three sequels, none with the participation of Spielberg or Benchley: Jaws 2 (1978), Jaws 3-D (1983) and Jaws: The Revenge (more…)