JAWS - The Rooftop Series

Showings

Ped Mall -Scene 1 Sun, Jul 5, 2015 8:00 PM
Film Info
Rating:PG
Runtime:124 Mins
Director:Steven Spielberg
Year Released:1975
Production Country:USA
Language:English

Description

The Rooftop Series presents well-loved classics, beneath the stars and above the streets of Iowa City. Cake, giveaways, karaoke, costume contests—you never know what we’ll add to each screening to butter up your Rooftop experience.

TICKET INCLUDES a complimentary Shark Bite! 

Spend your Fourth of July weekend with a classic. Get your tickets early, we're gonna need a bigger roof!

JAWS

"It may be the most cheerfully perverse scare movie ever made." -Pauline Kael, The New Yorker

"When it comes to this kind of thriller, no movie has been able to top Jaws, although many have tried. And, as the years go by, it seems increasingly unlikely that anything will come close." -James Berardinelli, ReelViews

"One of the most effective thrillers ever made." -Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Based on Peter Benchley's best-selling novel, Steven Spielberg's 1975 shark saga set the standard for the New Hollywood popcorn blockbuster while frightening millions of moviegoers out of the water. One early summer night on fictional Atlantic resort Amity Island, Chrissie decides to take a moonlight skinny dip while her friends party on the beach. Yanked suddenly below the ocean surface, she never returns. When pieces of her wash ashore, Police Chief Brody (Roy Scheider) suspects the worst, but Mayor Vaughn (Murray Hamilton), mindful of the lucrative tourist trade and the approaching July 4th holiday, refuses to put the island on a business-killing shark alert. After the shark dines on a few more victims, the Mayor orders the local fishermen to catch the culprit. Satisfied with the shark they find, the greedy Mayor reopens the beaches, despite the warning from visiting ichthyologist Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) that the attacks were probably caused by a far more formidable Great White. One more fatality later, Brody and Hooper join forces with flinty old salt Quint (Robert Shaw), the only local fisherman willing to take on a Great White--especially since the price is right. The three ride off on Quint's boat "The Orca," soon coming face to teeth with the enemy. (Rovi)