1975
After a series of deadly shark attacks on Amity Island, Police Chief Brody's attempts to close the beaches are overruled by the mayor due to economic concerns. Marine biologist Matt Hooper confirms a massive great white shark is responsible, and despite warnings, the beaches remain open, leading to another attack that injures Brody's son. Brody, Hooper, and shark hunter Quint embark on a perilous hunt aboard the Orca, where the shark attacks, destroying the boat and killing Quint. Stranded, Brody shoots a scuba tank lodged in the shark's mouth, causing it to explode and killing the shark, allowing Brody and Hooper to swim back to shore.
Save the Cat beat sheet
A seaside town’s carefree summer is shattered when a young woman is killed by a shark.
Open full beat sheetMartin Brody is listed as Chief of Police. A cautious, responsible man who recently moved to Amity Island with his family. In the parsed data, Martin Brody is connected to 42 scenes, 42 dialogue lines, 42 text mentions, first appearing around scene 3.
42 scenes / 42 dialogue linesMatt Hooper is listed as Marine Biologist. A bearded, bespectacled, and intense expert from the Oceanographic Institute. In the parsed data, Matt Hooper is connected to 30 scenes, 43 dialogue lines, 44 text mentions, first appearing around scene 18.
30 scenes / 43 dialogue linesQuint is listed as Professional Shark Hunter. A rough, scarred, and experienced fisherman with a showman's personality. In the parsed data, Quint is connected to 21 scenes, 84 dialogue lines, 88 text mentions, first appearing around scene 9.
21 scenes / 84 dialogue linesLenny Hendricks is listed as Deputy. A local police officer working under Brody. In the parsed data, Lenny Hendricks is connected to 10 scenes, first appearing around scene 5.
10 scenes / 0 dialogue linesEllen Brody is listed as Martin's Wife. A tall, attractive blonde woman who is supportive of her husband. In the parsed data, Ellen Brody is connected to 9 scenes, 4 dialogue lines, 4 text mentions, first appearing around scene 3.
9 scenes / 4 dialogue linesLarry Vaughn is listed as Mayor of Amity. A politician concerned with the town's summer economy. In the parsed data, Larry Vaughn is connected to 8 scenes, 5 dialogue lines, 5 text mentions, first appearing around scene 8.
8 scenes / 5 dialogue linesTom Cassidy is listed as Beachgoer. A young man present during the first attack. In the parsed data, Tom Cassidy is connected to 6 scenes, 4 dialogue lines, 4 text mentions, first appearing around scene 1.
6 scenes / 4 dialogue linesMichael Brody is listed as Brody's Son. The oldest son of Martin and Ellen. In the parsed data, Michael Brody is connected to 6 scenes, first appearing around scene 4.
6 scenes / 0 dialogue linesBen Meadows is listed as Editor of the Amity Gazette. A stylish man in his late thirties. In the parsed data, Ben Meadows is connected to 5 scenes, first appearing around scene 8.
5 scenes / 0 dialogue linesMrs. Kintner is listed as Grieving Mother. The mother of Alex Kintner, a shark attack victim. In the parsed data, Mrs. Kintner is connected to 4 scenes, 1 dialogue line, 1 text mention, first appearing around scene 21.
4 scenes / 1 dialogue linesPolly is listed as Secretary. Brody's sixty-one-year-old secretary. In the parsed data, Polly is connected to 2 scenes, 2 dialogue lines, 3 text mentions, first appearing around scene 10.
2 scenes / 2 dialogue linesSean Brody is listed as Brody's Son. The younger son of Martin and Ellen. In the parsed data, Sean Brody is connected to 2 scenes, first appearing around scene 11.
2 scenes / 0 dialogue linesA group of young people are partying on the beach at night.
Tom CassidyChrissie runs into the water and is attacked by a shark.
Tom CassidyMartin and Ellen Brody wake up and discuss their morning routine.
Martin Brody, Ellen BrodyThe Brody family prepares for the day; Martin receives a call about the beach.
Martin Brody, Ellen Brody, Michael BrodyBrody and Hendricks investigate the remains of the shark attack victim.
Martin Brody, Lenny Hendricks, Tom CassidyBrody processes the accident report and decides to close the beaches.
Martin Brody, Lenny Hendricks, Polly, Tom CassidyBrody gathers supplies to close the beaches while encountering townspeople.
Martin Brody, Lenny HendricksMayor Vaughn and others confront Brody to prevent him from closing the beaches.
Martin Brody, Larry Vaughn, Lenny Hendricks, Ben MeadowsQuint visits the music store to buy piano wire.
QuintQuint buys piano wire from a shopkeeper and leaves.
Quint, PollyA birthday party for Michael Brody takes place on the beach while Martin Brody watches the water nervously.
Martin Brody, Ellen Brody, Michael Brody, Sean Brody, Mrs. Kintner, Tom CassidyMrs. Kintner leaves the courthouse after the shark attack; Quint enters.
Quint, Mrs. KintnerA town meeting is held to discuss the shark threat and the bounty.
Martin Brody, Quint, Larry Vaughn, Ben MeadowsBrody researches sharks while Ellen checks on him.
Martin Brody, Ellen BrodyTwo men attempt to catch the shark from a pier, resulting in the pier being destroyed.
A chaotic scene at the pier as bounty hunters prepare to hunt the shark; Matt Hooper arrives.
Martin Brody, Matt Hooper, Lenny HendricksHooper arrives at the dock, meets Ben Gardner, and observes Brody managing the chaotic boat traffic.
Matt Hooper, Martin Brody, Lenny Hendricks, Tom CassidyBrody and Hooper meet properly in the dock shed.
Martin Brody, Matt Hooper, Lenny HendricksThe armada of boats hunts for the shark, resulting in chaos and collisions.
QuintHooper examines the remains of the shark attack victim.
Martin Brody, Matt HooperThe town celebrates the catch of a tiger shark, but Hooper remains skeptical.
Martin Brody, Matt Hooper, Larry Vaughn, Ben Meadows, Mrs. KintnerHooper visits the Brody home to discuss the shark situation.
Martin Brody, Ellen Brody, Matt Hooper, Michael Brody, Sean BrodyBrody and Hooper perform an autopsy on the shark while Quint watches from the shadows.
Martin Brody, Matt Hooper, QuintBrody and Hooper patrol the waters at night, discussing the shark and the electronics on board.
Martin Brody, Matt HooperHooper and Brody discover Ben Gardner's wrecked boat.
Martin Brody, Matt HooperBrody and Hooper confront Mayor Vaughn about closing the beaches.
Martin Brody, Matt Hooper, Larry Vaughn, Ben MeadowsA montage of tourists arriving on the ferry for the Fourth of July weekend.
Martin Brody, Ellen Brody, Matt HooperBrody addresses the patrol forces on the morning of the Fourth of July.
Martin Brody, Matt Hooper, Lenny HendricksThe Fourth of July beach scene with media coverage and patrols.
Martin Brody, Matt Hooper, Larry VaughnVaughn encourages people to swim, leading to a panic when a fake shark fin is spotted.
Larry Vaughn, Martin Brody, Ben Meadows, Michael Brody, Lenny Hendricks, Matt HooperA real shark enters the estuary and attacks a boater.
Matt Hooper, Larry Vaughn, Michael Brody, Martin BrodyBrody and Ellen visit Michael; Brody decides to hire Quint.
Martin Brody, Ellen Brody, Michael Brody, Larry VaughnBrody and Hooper hire Quint to hunt the shark.
Martin Brody, Matt Hooper, Quint, Lenny HendricksThe crew prepares the Orca and departs.
Quint, Matt Hooper, Martin Brody, Ellen BrodyThe crew hunts for the shark, chumming the water.
Quint, Martin Brody, Matt HooperQuint, Brody, and Hooper drift while waiting for the shark; Brody accidentally causes a mess with the gear.
Martin Brody, Matt Hooper, QuintThe men bait the lines and discuss the shark's behavior while Brody suffers from seasickness.
Martin Brody, Matt Hooper, QuintThe line goes taut and a chaotic struggle ensues to reel in the catch.
Martin Brody, Matt Hooper, QuintThe men spot the massive shark for the first time.
Martin Brody, Matt Hooper, QuintQuint receives a radio call from Ellen Brody and dismisses it.
Martin Brody, Ellen Brody, Matt Hooper, QuintQuint harpoons the shark, but the barrel is lost.
Martin Brody, Matt Hooper, QuintThe men share stories and compare scars while waiting for the shark.
Martin Brody, Matt Hooper, QuintQuint finishes his story about the USS Indianapolis, and the men hear a whale.
Martin Brody, Matt Hooper, QuintThe men sing together until the shark attacks the hull.
Martin Brody, Matt Hooper, QuintThe men attempt to repair the boat while the shark circles.
Martin Brody, Matt Hooper, QuintQuint destroys the radio to prevent Brody from calling for help.
Martin Brody, QuintThe Orca sinks as Brody climbs to the flying bridge and shoots the air tank in the shark's mouth, causing it to explode.
Martin BrodyThe shark's carcass sinks while the Orca begins to submerge.
Hooper surfaces and reunites with Brody; they swim toward shore using barrels.
Martin Brody, Matt HooperBrody and Hooper swim ashore.
Martin Brody, Matt HooperYeah. The U.S.S. Indianapolis. June 29th, 1945, three and a half minutes past midnight, two torpedoes from a Japanese submarine slammed into our side. Two or three. We was still under sealed orders after deliverin' the bomb...the Hiroshima bomb...we was goin' back across the Pacific from Tinian to Leyte. Damn near eleven hundred men went over the side. The life boats was lashed down so tight to make the bomb run we couldn't cut a single one adrift. Not one. And there was no rafts. None. That vessel sank in twelve minutes. Yes, that's all she took. We didn't see the first shark till we'd been in the water about an hour. A thirteen-footer near enough. A blue. You measure that by judgin' the dorsal to the tail. What we didn't know... of course the Captain knew...I guess some officers knew... was the bomb mission had been so secret, no distress signals was sent. What the men didn't know was that they wouldn't even list us as overdue for a week. Well, I didn't know that -- I wasn't an officer -- just as well perhaps. So some of us were dead already -- in the water -- just hangin' limp in our lifejackets. And several already bleedin'. And the three hundred or so laying on the bottom of the ocean. As the light went, the sharks came crusin'. We formed tight groups -- somewhat like squares in an old battle -- You know what I mean -- so that when one come close, the man nearest would yell and shout and pound the water and sometimes it worked and the fish turned away, but other times that shark would seem to look right at a man -- right into his eyes -- and in spite of all shoutin' and poundin' you'd hear that terrible high screamin' and the ocean would go red, then churn up as they ripped him. Then we'd reform our little squares. By the first dawn the sharks had taken more than a hundred. Hard for me to count but more than a hundred. I don't know how many sharks. Maybe a thousand. I do know they averaged six men an hour. All kinds -- blues, makos, tigers. All kinds. In the middle of the second day, some of us started to go crazy from the thirst. One fella cried out he saw a river, another claimed he saw a waterfall, some started to drink the ocean and choked on it, and some left our little groups -- our little squares -- and swam off alone lookin' for islands and the sharks always took them right away. It was mainly the young fellas that did that -- the older ones stayed where they was. That second day -- my life jacket rubbed me raw and that was more blood in the water. Oh my. On Thursday morning I bumped up against a friend of mine -- Herbie Robinson from Cleveland -- a bosun's mate -- it seemed he was asleep but when I reached over to waken him, he bobbed in the water and I saw his body upend because he'd been bitten in half beneath the waist. Well Chief, so it went on -- bombers high overhead but nobody noticin' us. Yes -- suicides, sharks, and all this goin' crazy and dyin' of thirst. Noon the fifth day, Mr. Hooper, a Lockheed Ventura swung around and came in low. Yes. He did that. Yes, that pilot saw us. And early evenin', a big fat PBY come down out of the sky and began the pickup. That was when I was most frightened of all -- while I was waitin' for my turn. Just two and a half hours short of five days and five nights when they got to me and took me up. Eleven hundred of us went into that ocean -- three hundred and sixteen got out. Yeah. Nineteen hundred and forty five. June the 29th. Anyway, we delivered the bomb.
My Alex was a beautiful little boy and you killed him. Did you know that? You knew there was a shark out there. You knew a girl got killed here last week. I just found that out. But you knew. You knew it was dangerous, but you let people go swimming anyway. You knew all those things, and still my boy is dead now and there's nothing you can do about that. My boy is dead. I wanted you to know that.
They caught a shark, not the shark. Big difference. I could've proved it this afternoon, by cutting that one open and examining his stomach contents. Also, his bite was too small.
Brody... yeah, what's up... mmm... Well, what do they usually do, float or wash up? Really?... okay, I'll meet both of you at the beach in 20 minutes, okay? Okay.
I'm pleased and happy to repeat the news that we have, in fact, caught and killed a large predator that supposedly injured some bathers here.
Some great idea! Now where are we? Some goddamn skipper you are. You're certifiable, y'know that? You're a real treat! Certifiable! Bananas!
If this is going to work, you've got to keep current stuff out here, and put 'closed' files in there. The 'Pendings' stay on my desk, okay?
...Mako. Fell out of the tail rope and onto the deck. You don't get bitten by one of those bastards but twice -- your first and your last.
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