About
Jaws Poster Parodies refers to parodistic imitations of the iconic poster of the 1975 thriller film Jaws. It typically consists of replacing the swimmer and/or the shark with a well-known character, and often includes a name pun on the word “Jaws”.
Origin
The original Jaws movie poster was created in 1975 by artist Roger Kastel to advertise the release of the film.[1] Featuring an image of a shark surging upwards through the water towards an oblivious swimming woman with the word Jaws printed above in bold red letters, it has become an iconic example of advertising.
Spread
The earliest known example of the poster being parodied was in the music video of the Cartoon Network Groovies song Jabberjaw by the band Pain.[2][4] On August 3rd, 2011, Acid Cow published a compilation article.[3]
Notable Examples
