JAWS in IMAX at Paramount Summer Classic Film Series

Ready to go back in the water… or swear it off forever? The Paramount Summer Classic Film Series is unleashing Jaws in a special IMAX screening that turns one of the greatest thrillers ever made into a massive, nerve-shredding big-screen experience.

This one-night event drops you into Amity Island like never before, with the Bullock Museum IMAX Theatre’s towering screen and thunderous sound giving every dorsal fin, every scream, and every ominous note of John Williams’ score extra bite.

• Event: Paramount Summer Classic Film Series Presents Jaws – Special IMAX Screening

• Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2026

• Doors: 6:30 pm

• Showtime: 7:30 pm

• Runtime & Year: 1975 · 124 minutes · Color · IMAX presentation

• Cast: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss

• Director: Steven Spielberg

• Venue: The Bullock Museum IMAX Theatre, presented as part of the Paramount Summer Classic Film Series

• Parking: Free onsite parking available at the Bullock Museum Garage

This is the film that put Steven Spielberg on the map and basically invented the modern summer blockbuster. Half a century later, it’s still a master class in tension: the slow reveals, the clever use of camera angles to hide the shark until just the right moment, and that legendary two-note theme that somehow makes your heart rate spike before anything even happens.

Watching Jaws at home is fun. Watching it on one of the biggest screens in Texas is a full-body experience. The scale of the IMAX screen makes the ocean feel endless, the shark look enormous, and the boat seem terrifyingly small. You’ll catch details in the performances, the editing, and the production design that get lost on smaller screens—precisely why this screening is being hyped as “if you can’t afford film school, just buy a ticket.”

Movie buffs will appreciate how beautifully this print showcases classic ’70s filmmaking: practical effects, lived-in characters, and long, patient scenes that build dread instead of jump scares. First-timers, meanwhile, get to experience spoiler-proof tension in a crowd, which is easily the best way to watch any horror-thriller.

Expect an enthusiastic audience, lots of nervous laughter, and at least one moment where the entire theater screams in perfect unison. Whether you’re returning to Amity Island for the twentieth time or finally confronting the shark for the first time, this is the definitive way to see Jaws.

Pro tip: arrive when doors open to grab your ideal seat, hit concessions, and settle in before the dread starts rolling in with the tide. Once those first notes of the score hit, you won’t want to miss a frame.

Just don’t schedule a beach trip right after.