It was 50 years ago this summer that Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws” terrorized moviegoers and became an instant classic. Filmed on Martha’s Vineyard and adapted from Peter Benchley’s bestseller about a man ...

Of all the movies from the past half century, there’s one that has arguably had the most lasting cultural impact—and with nothing to do with cinema. Before Jaws, not a lot of people who went to the ...