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The Last Word: Steven Spielberg on Debuting “Jaws” at a Dallas Theater in 1975
by David Seeley | Apr 2, 2025
The Medallion Theatre closed in 2001, but the Dallas moviehouse—once located in the Medallion Shopping Center at Skillman and Northwest Highway—hosted a key moment in film history. On March 26, 1975, it offered the first-ever public screening of "Jaws," the monster hit that invented the summer blockbuster. Now, with April here and summer looming, some are looking back at the screening that helped change Hollywood forever.
