"We're gonna need a bigger boat"...

Rating: 10/10 (6 August 2019)

It is remarkable that this iconic line was ad-lobbed by Roy Scheider!!
As a very young boy I was obsessed with Benchley's novel. And waited with bated breath for this film's release that summer. There aren't enough adjectives to describe my, and all those 1975 audiences', rapturous response.
A rare case where a film adaptation of a fascinating novel is equal to, if not better than, the book.
And that score!!! So Hitchcockian. The 4th character in the movie! I actually went out and bought the soundtrack ALBUM :)
Seeing it countless times, it's brilliance never pales. Perfect viewing on a warm August afternoon...