The Best Films You've Never Seen: JAWS (M), 1975

The Best Films You've Never Seen: JAWS (M), 1975

  • 25 Feb 2026
  • 06:00pm - 08:30pm
  • $10
  • The Capitol, 113 Swanston St, Melbourne
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Join us to celebrate the film that launched the blockbuster era, as ‘Jaws’ returns to the big screen at The Capitol - RMIT.

Fifty years after its original release, Stephen Spielberg's razor-sharp thriller, starring Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss and Robert Shaw, remains as nerve-jangling as ever. Adapted from Peter Benchley's best-selling novel and incorporating John Williams' iconic score, the film is a masterclass in expertly managed suspense, proving that what we don't see can be just as terrifying as what's on screen. Through its groundbreaking wide theatrical release and cutting-edge promotional campaign, the film defined the contemporary Hollywood blockbuster as we know it.  

A RMIT cinema studies academic will open the screening with a contextual introduction, framing the film within mid‑1970s America and exploring how its craft, themes and impact reshaped popular cinema.   

For long-time fans or curious first‑timers, come and experience Jaws on the grand scale it deserves. 

Presented by RMIT University.


 

Country: USA 

Year: 1975 

Duration: 124 minutes 

Language: English 

Rating: M 

Format: DCP

Image credit: Still from ‘Jaws’ (1975), courtesy of Universal Pictures.

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