Jaws (50th anniversary) — Release Date Rewind
Release Date Rewind

Jaws (50th anniversary)

August 31, 2025 · 2 hr 4 min

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Two film lovers who attended the actual 50th anniversary weekend break down why Jaws still rules.

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In this episode

  • A firsthand account of the Martha's Vineyard anniversary celebration
  • What Richard Dreyfuss said at the screening that caught everyone off guard
  • The unexpected connection between Wes Craven and Martha's Vineyard
  • A Jaws trivia game that puts real film knowledge to the test

About this episode

Get out of the water... so you can listen to this episode! Summer isn't over yet, so Mark celebrates 50 years of the first summer blockbuster: Jaws! Joining him for a chat at sea is longtime friend, screenwriter, and film lover C.C. Webster, who also was with him in Martha's Vineyard earlier this summer for the Spielberg movie's big anniversary weekend. They discuss how their visit to the island was, show off their swag, and share what weird thing Richard Dreyfuss said on the mic at the screening. Plus, Mark puts C.C. to the test with a trivia game! And the great Wes Craven, who also has a Martha's Vineyard connection, gets a shout-out 10 years after his passing. 


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Movie nerd, filmmaker, and anniversary celebrator Mark J. Parker brings a friend on each episode to discuss movies (and sometimes TV shows) that are hitting milestone anniversaries of release that month. Think 20th anniversary, 25th, 30th, 40th, 50th, you get it!

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