Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the movies comes the return of Jaws!

To celebrate the blockbuster’s 50th anniversary, Spielberg’s classic thriller returns to select theaters Labor Day weekend .

That same weekend, thousands of Rhode Islanders are planning to head to the beach.

Leo Bourque of Gloucester, Mass., has had a serious case of the jitters ever since he first saw that movie.

“When I go out to the water, the first thing I do is look for any fins,” he said.

This summer has brought no shortage of Rhode Island shark scares. In July, lifeguards briefly evacuated Third Beach in Middletown because of an unconfirmed fin sighting. In August, lifeguards took similar precautions at East Beach in Charlestown.

(Out of an abundance of caution, the Rhode Island Departmen

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