| Overall: | C+ |
|---|---|
| Violence: | D+ |
| Sexual Content: | C |
| Language: | B- |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | D |
| Run Time: | 124 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 14 Aug 2012 |
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Jaws is rated PG:
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss
Studio: 2000 Universal Studios
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Destined to become the first major calling card of Steven Spielberg's incredible career, Jaws wowed 1975 audiences with its mechanical shark, helped by John William's famous score.
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Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for The Parent's Television Council in Los Angeles. He and his wife Donna have four children.
