Jaws

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Please note: The screening on Friday, August 21 has been canceled. Tickets are available for the screenings on August 16 and August 22. Screening in Dolby Atmos Dir. Steven Spielberg. U.S., 1975, 124 mins. DCP with Dolby Atmos. With Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary. The summer movie that started it all, this improbable, against-all-odds blockbuster about a New England vacation spot terrorized by a great white shark proved that Steven Spielberg was a force to be reckoned with. Adapting Peter Benchley’s hit novel, not only did he compose a technical masterpiece of Hitchcockian suspense by ingeniously working around an unwieldy rubber prop, he created an exhilarating film of existential horror that kept millions away from the beach. And with Scheider, Shaw, and Dreyfuss, he gave audiences a trio of unforgettable adventurers who, in great seventies fashion, went against the grain of American macho. For better or for worse, American cinema was never the same again. Tickets: $17.50 / $12 senior and students / $10 youth (ages 3–17) / free for MoMI members at the Senior/Student level and above. There is a $1.50 transaction fee per ticket for all online purchases. The cost of admission may be applied toward a same-day purchase of a membership. Order tickets for Sunday, August 16 Order tickets for Saturday, August 22 Please pick up tickets at the Museum’s admissions desk upon arrival. All seating is general admission.