Jaws 1975 facts
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The Silence of the Lambs is the first (and so far only) Best Picture winner widely considered to be a horror film, and only the third such film to be nominated in the category, after The Exorcist in 1973 and Jaws in 1975.
In 1975 Steven Spielberg directed the cult classic film Jaws. The film grossed over $470 million at the box office and made him famous as a director.
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As of 2015, The Silence of the Lambs is the only horror film to win an Oscar for Best Picture. Only two others have been nominated: The Exorcist (1973) and Jaws (1975)
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The only remaining prop shark from "JAWS" (1975) resides in a junkyard in Sun Valley, CA
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Richard Dreyfuss initially refused the role of Hooper in Jaws (1975), but aggressively pursued the role after believing his performance in The Apprenticeship Of Duddy Kravitz (1974) to be "career-ending"
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Jaws (1975) Composer John Williams conducted the orchestra during the 1976 Academy Awards, so when it was announced that he won the Oscar for Best Score, he had to run up to the podium to accept his Oscar and then run back to continue conducting the orchestra
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The year that the original Jaws movie came out (summer 1975), visitors to the Grand Canyon rose by ~40% over the previous year.
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As of 2015, The Silence of the Lambs is the only horror film to win an Oscar for Best Picture. Only two others have been nominated: The Exorcist (1973) and Jaws (1975).
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In Jaws (1975), the shark doesn't make its full onscreen appearance until 81 minutes into the 124-minute movie
