Playing Thursday at Linscott Park: Jaws

Jaws will be swimming on the town movie screen Thursday night.

Showtime is 8:30 pm or whenever it gets dark. The park is located next to Hadley School.

The movie was rated PG, parental guidance, under the rating system back in 1975. It lasts 2 hours and 5 minutes.

Over its lifetime the thriller has grossed almost a half billion dollars worldwide, according to Box Office Mojo. It cost $7 million to make.

Town Recreation Director Danielle Strauss chose Jaws for the summer series beacause Swampscott is a beach community, like the setting in the movie.

Many people bring pizza, picnic lunches, popcorn, chairs, blankets and insect repellent to the outdoor movies at Linscott.

This is the second of three movies thewill show this summer. The other one is The Lorax on August 16.

The first outdoor Swampscott Recreation Department movie this summer was Grown Ups, shown to a large crowd, about 300 people, on a nice night on July 12.

For more information about the movies call the Recreation Department @ 781-596-8854.