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Film Saturday 12 September, 2026 5:00pm

Jaws (1975) (12A)

What better way to spend an early summer Saturday evening? – Steven Spielberg’s shark thriller, and the sound of Quint singing, “Farewell and adieu to you fair Spanish ladies”

A commercial and cultural juggernaut, this film is still griping audiences half a century after the Mayor of Amity Island first set the table for his unwitting guest.

Even if you’ve never watched Steven Spielberg’s 1975 classic, its legacy is inescapable: the menacing two-note theme, the unforgettable image of a colossal predator surging from the deep toward an unsuspecting swimmer, and that endlessly quoted line, “You’re gonna need a bigger boat.”

It stands as a benchmark for blockbuster cinema—proof of what can be achieved when a bold, high-concept idea is brought to life by masterful craftsmanship. Decades on, it hasn’t dulled; it still thrills, still unsettles, and still holds its audience in a vice-like grip.

Jaws is a classic, designed to be experienced on the big screen!

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Reviews

“Watching that movie was a rite of passage. A rite of passage that would mark the beginning of a fifty-year love affair that’s never lost an ounce of its primal, white-knuckle power.”

Esquire

"I love that even though I have watched it so many times I still get scared,"

Kate Fitzpatrick, senior programmer, Melbourne International Film Festival

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