You ever have a dream that lives in your bones for so long, it feels like a part of who you are? That’s what Jaws has been to me since I first saw it at eight years old. The music, the suspense, the characters — Brody, Hooper, Quin t—they’ve been my heroes for decades. I can confidently, and scientifically, say it’s the greatest movie ever made. And this year, it turns 50.

So yeah, this is a big one for me.

As a lifelong Jaws nut, I've celebrated in a million small ways. I’ve gone on all the tours, reenacted scenes when no one was watching, and yes, even gave my daughter the middle name “Ellen” after Chief Brody’s wife. But this June, I’m doing something that little Gabe—the one glued to the screen in 1987 — would’ve lost his mind over: I’m bringing my 1975 replica Amity Police Blazer to

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