The Jaws Obsession

Minute 8 watching Jaws in the Expanded Jaws Universe (EJU). Utilizing prequel novel, The Book of Quint to enhance our understanding of the characters in the film.

A super analysis of South Beach and the discovery of the Chrissie Watkins body. Mystery footsteps in the sand from that morning, and evidence of fresh fencing vandalism found. Jaws is revealing more to the story with every minute. Why does Polly assume Deputy Hendricks is up 'awfully early'? What time and date is Chrissie discovered? These answers and more discovered for further research into the expanded Jaws Universe.

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The Book of Quint

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Closing Song

Jammin on the Orca by Dapper Dog

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Minute 7 watching Jaws in the Expanded Jaws Universe (EJU). Utilizing prequel novel, The Book of Quint to pull out details and enhance our understanding of the characters in the film.

A continuation of the Spielberg fences theory for this part of Jaws. To get into the mindset of Steven Spielberg, we take a close look at Columbo: Murder By The Book (1971) and lock into Spielberg's direction vision when there are no effects and only dialogue. On-screen proof of fabricated fences to create a visual connection in these opening scenes.

A Wampanoag Tribe connection to Chrissie Watkins is revealed.

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The Book of Quint

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Closing Song

Jammin on the Orca by Dapper Dog

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HvhDJtHxxo

Minute 6 watching Jaws in the Expanded Jaws Universe (EJU). Utilizing prequel novel, The Book of Quint to pull out details and enhance our understanding of the characters in the film.

To further back up conclusions from the 5th minute, we now have the ultimate background details to the Brody family history on Amity Island. This helps lock in dates and times for our Jaws timeline and builds a larger story simmering in the background.

 - Listener topic of Summer Solstice 1974 is analyzed. 

 - Michael Brody and Sean Brody ages in the EJU

 - The Gene Klebe Tea Towel Calendar 1974

 - Deleted kitchen scene offers explanations to items seen in the final cut of the film. 

- Proving Brody was a plainclothes investigator detective third grade for the NYPD

 - Spielberg communicates through imagery without having to use dialogue - Jaws broken fences speak volumes.

 - Selective service telephone ring system and the Amity PD phone with two short rings.

 - The Brody shoulder towel device for characterization.

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The Book of Quint

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Minute 5 watching Jaws in the Expanded Jaws Universe (EJU). Utilizing The Book of Quint to draw out conclusions and context.

Waking up with Ellen and Martin Brody on Friday June 27, 1974 at 6:30 AM. An extreme look into the dialog and setting, as well as the use of filmmaking tools by Director Spielberg and Editor Verna Fields, to trace a backstory for the Brody family's move from New York City to Amity Island.

Updates on the Book of Quint progress from the UK to Connecticut and back to Martha's Vineyard in a month.

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Major Announcement to final appearance for the Book of Quint 2025 Jaws 50th Anniversary tour. 

Topics covered in Minute 5:

 - Dissolve edit by Verna Fields and the passage of time

 - When the Brody's bought their Amity house in the fall of 1973

 - Amity tourism at a 10 year high

 - When was Mayor Vaughn elected

 - Brody's uniform on call and ready for work

 - Brody's dogs are Spielberg's dogs

 - Brody bedroom decor and who's house was it before

 - Accents from Boston to New York

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The Book of Quint

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Minute 4 watching Jaws in the Expanded Jaws Universe (EJU).

Chrissie's final moments of life and what exactly is happening below the surface. Listener question regarding sunrise or sunset and a closer look at the map of Amity Island to show a true sunrise on this June 27, 1974.

A closer look at the sheer accomplishment by Susan Backlinie during this opening to Jaws. Is this the greatest stunt performance in the history of cinema? Another parallel between Spielberg and Hitchcock's The Birds is discovered.

Aug 16-17 Westhoughton, UK

Jaws 50th Anniversary/Robert Shaw Tickets, Sat 16 Aug 2025 at 11:00 | Eventbrite

Sept 6-7 Maritime Heritage Festival New London, CT USA

Connecticut OpSail Inc. – 2025 Connecticut Maritime Heritage Festival

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Video YouTube:

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Anniversary Exhibition Shirt — Living Sharks Museum https://www.livingsharks.org/museumshop/bookofquint

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The Book of Quint

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Midway point in the Book of Quint/Jaws 50th Summer 2025. Thoughts and reflections from the 80th anniversary memorial for the USS Indianapolis. Hollywood starting to get prequel fever for other legacy films and characters. A serious look into the great question: Can The Book of Quint, a Jaws prequel, remind the world that Steven Spielberg is the greatest blockbuster director of all time?

Aug 16-17 Westhoughton, UK

Jaws 50th Anniversary/Robert Shaw Tickets, Sat 16 Aug 2025 at 11:00 | Eventbrite

Sept 6-7 Maritime Heritage Festival New London, CT USA

Connecticut OpSail Inc. – 2025 Connecticut Maritime Heritage Festival

For all links to The Book of Quint: https://linktr.ee/bookofquint

For all the latest: https://www.instagram.com/bookofquint/

Video YouTube:

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The Book of Quint

Amity Point Publishing

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Email: [email protected]

Jawsob.com

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Jaws Obsession UK (@JawsObsessionUK) / Twitter

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Closing Song

Jammin on the Orca by Dapper Dog

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HvhDJtHxxo

Minute 3 watching Jaws in the Expanded Jaws Universe (EJU). Using details provided by The Book of Quint and the visuals in the third minute to lock in a definitive date and time as the first calendar day in the Jaws timeline.

Chrissie continues to prove she was not just another summer girl, while director Spielberg channels his inner Hemingway and the Iceberg Theory to add a larger story beneath the surface of what we are seeing.

For the 50th anniversary of the film, we are watching Jaws again for the first time utilizing the prequel novel The Book of Quint. There is something else going on in Jaws, we just need to look at the details.

Minute 3 Recap:

- Chrissie isn't worried about coming back

- Wide map of Amity Island from the Book of Quint gives us some scale

- Temperature of the water off Amity

- Sunrise off Amity leads to a specific time we are watching

- Jaws Timeline Calendar and the significance of Friday June 27, 1974

- Spielberg's use of direction between Chrissie and Cassidy

- Hemingway's Iceberg Theory

- Spielberg's Iceberg Theory for film is key to Jaws.

Author Ryan Dacko continues the Book of Quint summer book tour 2025.

July 29-30 Indianapolis, IN USA

Reunion | Indy.ORG site

Aug 16-17 Westhoughton, UK

Jaws 50th Anniversary/Robert Shaw Tickets, Sat 16 Aug 2025 at 11:00 | Eventbrite

Sept 6-7 Maritime Heritage Festival New London, CT USA

Connecticut OpSail Inc. – 2025 Connecticut Maritime Heritage Festival

For all links to The Book of Quint: https://linktr.ee/bookofquint

For all the latest: https://www.instagram.com/bookofquint/

Video YouTube:

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Anniversary Exhibition Shirt — Living Sharks Museum https://www.livingsharks.org/museumshop/bookofquint

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The Book of Quint

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Email: [email protected]

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Jon Tedder and Quint's Sharkin' Shack:

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Industrial-sized Ted Talk style, Book of Quint author Ryan Dacko presents the Jaws prequel novel during the 50th anniversary celebration. A lifetime of experience and following the signs to find your calling.

Recorded Friday June 27, 2025, from Martha's Vineyard in Carnegie Heritage Center Edgartown, MA as part of Amity Week 2025.

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The Book of Quint

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Minute 2 watching Jaws in the Expanded Jaws Universe (EJU). What are the motivations behind the actions of Chrissie Watkins? Can we find a haunting backstory to her last moments of life utilizing clues in the second minute of Jaws while factoring in the details provided by The Book of Quint?

Author and Host Ryan Dacko headed to Martha's Vineyard for Amity Week 2025 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Jaws with a Book of Quint presentation and book signing June 27 and 28, 2025.

A new edition of The Book of Quint is revealed and discussed.

For the 50th anniversary of the film, we are watching Jaws again for the first time utilizing the prequel novel The Book of Quint. There is something else going on in Jaws, we just need to look at the details.

***SPOILERS AHEAD*** This feature to The Jaws Obsession - breaks down elements, chapters, lines from The Book of Quint while watching Jaws one minute at a time. For best experience, listen to The Book of Quint audiobook (on all audiobook platforms) before the EJU episodes.

Minute 2 Recap:

- The Ocean calls Chrissie

- Chrissie's a loner and not with the group

- Outtakes to find out how Chrissie got to the island with the group

- Chrissie's age revealed

- Her clothing and actions reveal a different story and background

- Water Temperatures in June for Amity Island

- Maps of Amity and topography of South Beach

- Spielberg's use of fences and fencing in Jaws

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Anniversary Exhibition Shirt — Living Sharks Museum https://www.livingsharks.org/museumshop/bookofquint

Show notes & photos: https://t.me/jawsob

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The Book of Quint

Amity Point Publishing

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Email: [email protected]

Jawsob.com

BookofQuint.com

Jaws Obsession UK (@JawsObsessionUK) / Twitter

Jon Tedder and Quint's Sharkin' Shack:

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Onward we go through an Expanded Jaws Universe (EJU) viewing of Jaws with minute 1.

John Williams, Editor Verna Fields, Director of Photography Bill Butler, Screenwriter Carl Gottlieb and the water clarity off Amity Island are all discussed. Falstaff Beer cups and night temperatures are clues leading the way to discovery.

For the 50th anniversary of the film, we are watching Jaws again for the first time utilizing the prequel novel The Book of Quint. There is something else going on in Jaws, we just need to look at the details.

***SPOILERS AHEAD*** This feature to The Jaws Obsession - breaks down elements, chapters, lines from The Book of Quint while watching Jaws one minute at a time. For best experience, listen to The Book of Quint audiobook (on all audiobook platforms) before the EJU episodes.

Minute 1 Recap:

- Santa Catalina Island underwater filming

- Clarity north Atlantic diving underwater

- John Williams impact

- Editor Verna Fields - savior of Jaws

- Screenwriter Carl Gottlieb - comedy and improv

- Director of Photography Bill Butler and the waterbox

- ADR and improvisational dialogue recording invented by Spielberg and Gottlieb

- Night temperatures on the beach in June on Amity

- Clues to time and date and ages of characters.

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Anniversary Exhibition Shirt — Living Sharks Museum https://www.livingsharks.org/museumshop/bookofquint

Show notes & photos: https://t.me/jawsob

https://linktr.ee/bookofquint

Ryan Dacko (@bookofquint) • Instagram photos and videos https://www.instagram.com/bookofquint/

Show notes & photos: https://t.me/jawsob

The Book of Quint

Amity Point Publishing

amitypointpublishing.com

Email: [email protected]

Jawsob.com

BookofQuint.com

Jaws Obsession UK (@JawsObsessionUK) / Twitter

Jon Tedder and Quint's Sharkin' Shack:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/QuintsSharkinShack

ORCA REBUILD - Home (weebly.com)

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Music composed by Karl Casey and White Bat Audio

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