Steven Spielberg reflects on Jaws at 50: ‘I thought my career was over’

<p>Director, marking new exhibition in LA, tells of chaotic filming – and says he’s ‘never seen so much vomit in my life’</p><p>Before Jaws became a cinematic classic, and the very first American “summer blockbuster”, director Steven Spielberg thought the 1975 film would be the last one he would be allowed to make.</p><p>Spielberg, who was just 26, had decided to shoot his second film, a thriller about a killer shark, on location on the east coast island of Martha’s Vineyard.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/sep/12/steven-spielberg-jaws-film-50">Continue reading...</a>