When "Jaws" was released June 20, 1975, it paved the way for the next half-century in Hollywood filmmaking by teaching studios to go all-in on high-stakes blockbuster programming.

For a single weekend, the director seriously considered taking over the sequel-and he was going to take a page from history.

Steven Spielberg's film adaptation of Jaws leaves out a substantial subplot from Peter Benchley's original novel, and the movie is all the better for it.