Spielberg relished Jaws reaction

Jaws movie maker Steven Spielberg was thrilled the horror movie scared millions of people out of swimming - it was exactly what he hoped to achieve.

The 1975 blockbuster shocked audiences and emptied beaches full of bathers, suddenly scared of shark attacks.

But a defiant Spielberg insists: "I was impishly pleased. The reactions of the public showed me that the film worked and was touching the primeval fears of the audience."