It’s a ’70s-era film that traumatized a generation.

Following the release of “Jaws,” many a beachgoer thought twice about going in the water.

But 50 years later, the blockbuster is a fan favorite — a screening Sunday night at Baby Beach in the Dana Point Harbor drew about 250 people to watch the Steven Spielberg film on a big temporary screen under the stars.

Friends and Dana Point residents Tyler Adkins, left, and Jesse Mendoza sit together on inflatable shark floaties in the water of Baby Beach in Dana Point Harbor during a city-sponsored free screening of the classic 1975 film JAWS on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (Photo by Jeff Antenore, Contributing Photographer)

Brave moviegoers float just offshore at Baby Beach in Dana Point Harbor as they prepate to watch a screening of JAWS, projecte

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