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The premiere of my first thriller film in 1975 was nothing else but a jaw-dropper ... "
Steven Spielberg

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jaw-dropping
adjective
causing great surprise or astonishment
jaw-dropper
noun
jaw-droppingly
adverb

Synonyms of jaw-dropping:
amazing
astonishing
astounding
blindsiding
dumbfounding
dumfounding
eye-opening
flabbergasting
jarring
jolting
shocking
startling
stunning
stupefying
surprising
mindboggling

Examples of jaw-dropping in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
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—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 9 Nov. 2023
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—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 27 Oct. 2023
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As jaw-dropping as Swift and Kelce’s unexpected appearances were, however, fans may have been even more excited to see the two holding hands on their way to the SNL afterparty.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2023
She’s always been a beauty, but this look is utterly jaw-dropping.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 2 Oct. 2023
Already striking from the front, the form-fitting, floor-length dress was even more jaw-dropping from the back.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
Doja’s earlier arrival set a standard for everyone who dared step on the carpet, forcing viewers to expect head-turning, jaw-dropping, out-of-the-box looks that would leave us wanting more.
—Kyle Lamar Rice, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2023


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Jaws is a 1975 American thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the 1974 novel by Peter Benchley. It stars Roy Scheider as police chief Martin Brody, who, with the help of a marine biologist (Richard Dreyfuss) and a professional shark hunter (Robert Shaw), hunts a man-eating great white shark that attacks beachgoers at a summer resort town. Murray Hamilton plays the mayor, and Lorraine Gary portrays Brody's wife. The screenplay is credited to Benchley, who wrote the first drafts, and actor-writer Carl Gottlieb, who rewrote the script during principal photography.

Shot mostly on location at Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, Jaws was the first major motion picture to be shot on the ocean and consequently had a troubled production, going over budget and schedule. As the art department's mechanical sharks often malfunctioned, Spielberg decided to mostly suggest the shark's presence, employing an ominous and minimalist theme created by composer John Williams to indicate its impending appearances. Spielberg and others have compared this suggestive approach to that of director Alfred Hitchcock. Universal Pictures' release of the film to over 450 screens was an exceptionally wide release for a major studio picture at the time, and it was accompanied by an extensive marketing campaign that heavily emphasized television spots and tie-in merchandise.

Regarded as a watershed moment in motion picture history, Jaws was the prototypical summer blockbuster, and won several awards for its music and editing. It was the highest-grossing film of all time until the release of Star Wars two years later; both films were pivotal in establishing the modern Hollywood business model, which pursues high box-office returns from action and adventure films with simple high-concept premises, released during the summer in thousands of theaters and advertised heavily. Jaws was followed by three sequels (none of which involved Spielberg or Benchley) and many imitative thrillers, and in 2001, the Library of Congress selected it for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.