In the first episode of Inside Jaws, you learned that the inspiration behind the iconic movie was a series of brutal shark attacks in 1916 that terrified residents of coastal New Jersey. Fast forward to Arizona in the 50s and a young Steven Spielberg was struggling to find his way. He was bad at school, sports, and just about everything else. But that all changed when he discovered the uncanny brilliance he had for making movies.

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In 1916 a killer shark terrorized the New Jersey shore in one of the inspirations for the movie JAWS. Cut to: Phoenix, AZ in the 1960’s, where a young Steven Spielberg is an outsider struggling to fit in. He’s ashamed of his heritage, bad at school, bad at sports, bad at everything. And then he discovers the magic of moving images on an oversized screen. It turns out he’s good at something after all.

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You've been warned. Inside Jaws premieres on June 26.

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