You're Gonna Need a Bigger TV: "Jaws" is Coming to Blu-Ray

Jaws remains one of the few classic Steven Spielberg films that I have yet to see in a movie theater.  However, even in home video form the movie is still scary as hell, which is pretty amazing considering that, as Marty McFly once pointed out, "the shark still looks fake."  And it does.  In fact, in some of its scariest scenes, you don't even see the damn thing.  I blame the John Williams theme music.  I'm still hoping to catch a theatrical re-release someday soon, but until then, I'm looking forward to the upcoming blu-ray edition, which arrives on August 14. 

Originally released in 1975, Jaws was the very first summer blockbuster, since obviously there was no better time to release a movie about a killer shark terrorizing a beach community then at the height of beach season.  And although the film did not do that tourism industry any favors - beach attendance actually dropped during that summer after the movie was released - Jaws went on to become the highest-grossing film of all time, until Star Wars took over that spot two years later. 

With the impending blu-ray release, Jaws is going through a major restoration, which you can get a look at in this video from the official Jaws blu-ray site:

Features on the blu-ray will include:

The Shark is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of Jaws - All-new feature-length documentary featuring never-before-seen footage and interviews with cast and crew including Steven Spielberg, Richard Dreyfuss and Roy Scheider.

The Making of Jaws: A feature-length documentary featuring interviews with key cast and crew

Jaws: The Restoration: An all-new in-depth look at the intricate process of restoring the movie.

Deleted Scenes

Outtakes

From the Set: An insider's look at life on the set of Jaws

Storyboards

Production Photos

Marketing Jaws

Jaws Phenomenon

Original Theatrical Trailer

BD-Live: Internet-connected features

My Scenes: Bookmark your favorite scenes

Pocket BLU App: App for smartphones and tablets. Take content on the go!

You can also watch this quick trailer for the blu-ray release, which remains a valid public service announcement as to why drunken skinny-dipping is just an awful idea: