Jaws : Summer 1975 …..

the REAL value of "Jaws" to me was that it so embellished Summer 1975 in my memoryjust as Summer 1977 belonged to Star Wars. I remember EVERYONE would be screaming "watch out for Jaws" as they drove past the beaches.
Summer 1976 did not have any movies that topped "Jaws" but "Logan's Run" was pretty popular with teens and audiences in general. Also from that summer Mel Brook's "Silent Movie" , and I think "Murder by Death". "Grizzly" a Jaws rip-off played that summer but was not a big hit movie. Oh- also "The Omen" that was the biggest hit of the year but I was not sure it it was a "summer" movie

"Grease" marked the summer of 1978 certainly.

I do not think 1979 had a single "blockbuster" .,maybe "Alien" and "Dawn of the Dead" come close.

And remember this was ALL before the phrase "Summer Movie" came into play!
I have no idea what was the "hit" for Summer 1980 ?


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I was 8 back in 1975 and remember going to see Jaws at the cinema. It was one of the first times I had ever been, Jaws scared the *beep* out if me back then, heck it still does. I watched it about a month ago and was still anxious through most of it even those I have seen it a million times. Now that's what a classic movie does to you. Alien does the same thing by the way.

The first (and quite possibly only) film I've ever seen twice in a theatre, that very summer.

1980?

Empire Strikes Back comes to mind and maybe The Shining were probably the biggies. Although Airplane was a big success but hardly a blockbuster.

In 1975 my little brother and I had only 1 rule: We will never swim in the ocean again! I think that lasted about 5 years.

Empire was naturally the blockbuster of the year. Looking at the other box office hits of 1980, Airplane was 4th for the year only Stir Crazy and 9 to 5 made more, and they were released near Christmas.

The Shining was 14th, which surprises meI thought it was a bigger hit, too.

Consider the film rating restrictions


All the little devils are proud of Hell.

True. My parents managed to talk the ticket seller into letting me in (I was 15). Back then in Ontario, restricted meant no one under 18 was allowed in, even if they were with an adult.

I did notice, though, that four of the top ten movies that year were rated R including Stir Crazy, which grossed over $100m.

Summer of '75 I was 10. We tried seeing Jaws on the Sunday after it opened. The road leading to the drive-in was chaos in both directions. People honking, inching along

Naturally, we didn't get in. The big "Lot Full" sign was put out well before we got close. We did see it the next weekend, though. Strangely enough, on the way home from the beach. Got there nice and early