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Summer hasn’t been the same since Jaws took a bite out of the box office in 1975. Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster about a killer great white shark had everyone looking at the water in a whole new way. Nearly 50 years after it premiered, Jaws has become a classic and earned its spot on the list of must-watch Fourth of July movies (the movie takes place over Independence Day weekend).

Jaws helped launch Spielberg’s career, spawned multiple sequels, and changed the way we think about sharks. But what about the show’s cast? In the years since the movie’s release, several of its core cast members have died, but a few are still with us.

Roy Scheider (Chief Martin Brody) Roy Scheider in ‘Jaws’ | Getty Images

Roy Scheider plays Amity Island police chief Martin Brody, who causes a stir when he closes the town’s beaches after a fatal attack.

Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg, battling to emerge as the choice among moderates in the Democratic primary, are heading to Los Angeles next week to tap Hollywood and Los Angeles donors for badly needed campaign cash in advance of the Nevada and South Carolina contests followed by the juggernaut of Super Tuesday.

Also set to return to L.A., on Tuesday, is President Donald Trump, whose support from Hollywood has been scant compared to potential Democratic rivals.

With Bernie Sanders reaping a haul in small-dollar donations and Michael Bloomberg already investing $250 million in TV and radio ads for his presidential bid, other Democratic candidates are under the gun to raise tens of millions to remain viable through March 3, when 14 states vote and more than 1/3 of the delegates are allocated.

Klobuchar is scheduled to headline a fundraiser on Monday at the home of Lorraine Sheinberg, the activist and actress, with tickets starting at $500 per person.