Completed despite production problems, equipment malfunctions and budget adjustments, the movie proved an enduring, thrilling work of popular filmmaking that virtually invented the summer blockbuster as we know it.

From a primetime special to screenings across the country, Steven Spielberg's 1975 classic is taking a victory lap this week.

Spencer Cain was born a “Jaws” fan — literally. His parents, Nicky and Jimmy Cain of Covington, chose to air a Blu-ray 25th anniversary director’s cut of the movie in Nicky’s birthing suite at Ochsner Medical Center in 2001. The show even attracted hospital staffers unconnected to the blessed event.