May 29--He's baaaaaaack!
"Jaws" will return to the big screen in select movie theaters, including more than 10 in the Chicago area, next month for the film's 40th anniversary.
Steven Spielberg's 1975 thriller will be shown at various AMC and Cinemark theaters June 21 and June 24 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
The screening, which will include an introduction by Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz, will be hosted by Fathom Events, Turner Classic Movies and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
"Jaws" was released June 20, 1975. At the time, Tribune film critic Gene Siskel wrote that "'Jaws' is a qualified success. The picture does develop a sense of fear and trembling in the audience. We are afraid of the mammoth Great White shark attacking persons who live on fictional Amity Island along the New England coast."
The movie earned $7 million in its opening weekend and went on to gross more than $470 million worldwide. The shark tale has been credited with starting the trend of the summer blockbuster.
tswartz@tribpub.com
