1975 Jaws Released On this day in 1975, Jaws, a film directed by Steven Spielberg that made countless viewers afraid to go into the water, opens in theaters. The story of a great white shark that terrorizes a New England resort town became an instant blockbuster and the highest-grossing film in movie history until it was bested by 1977's Star Wars. Jaws was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Picture category and took home three Oscars, for Best Film Editing, Best Original Score and Best Sound. The film, a breakthrough for director Spielberg, then 27 years old, spawned three sequels.
1953 Cyndi Lauper Born
Singer Cyndi Lauper is born on this day. Raised by her mother, a waitress, in Queens, New York, Lauper began her career singing with cover bands on Long Island. She released her debut album, She's So Unusual, in 1983, and Lauper became the first female artist in rock history to score four Top 10 singles off a debut album. She received five Grammy nominations, the most nominations received by any female artist since 1967. Lauper won the Grammy for Best New Artist that year.
9 comments:
I was 12 going on thirteen when this movie came out loved it scared the hell out of me.
Oh, I remember that movie. I still don't like going in the water because of it.
ohhhhh Jaws... that kept me out of the water for a bit.... and I love Lauper... or did.. don't hear much of her these days.
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Yup Jaws put the fear of God in all of us heehee ..love Jan xx
I saw Jaws when was only 7 or 8. It took a long time for me to go into the ocean after that movie.
Missie
That's one of Tom's all time favorite movies.....sure did peak the fear in all of us!
I would have been the heroine in JAWS if I had gone to the beach to show off my white legs. LOL
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Win =.)
PS... nice to hear Cyndi is older than moi. ha ha
Win =.)
JAWS was stupid and Cyndi was sweet.................
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