But starting with Jaws in 1975, the '70s also ushered in the era of the summer blockbuster--movies released on thousands of screens all over the country simultaneously.
Broke into entertainment as a TV director for Universal, directed his first movie, Duel, in 1971, but it only reached TV screens in the U.S. His third film, Jaws(1975), set the template for the modern blockbuster.