Jaws (1975)
When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town's chief of police, a young marine biologist, and a grizzled shark hunter embark on a desperate quest to kill the beast before it strikes again.
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#121225
SYSK's 12 Days of Christmas… Toys: What Makes a Must-Have Christmas Toy?
"Before Jaws came along, there wasn't such a thing as the summer blockbuster."
— Josh
Referenced as the film that established the summer blockbuster concept.
Dec 12, 2025
#102825
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre: Masterpiece
"Quentin Tarantino apparently listed it among six perfect movies, among the likes of Jaws, Exorcists, Young Frankenstein."
— Chuck
Chuck mentions Jaws as one of six perfect movies according to Quentin Tarantino.
Oct 28, 2025
#092625
SYSK’s Fall True Crime Playlist: The Hinterkaifeck Axe Murders
"It's like jaws or something up in there. Right. Amity Island, Fourth of July."
— Josh
Referenced to describe how crowded the beach was on July 4th weekend.
Sep 26, 2025
#071525
The Great Big Yarn of Mel's Hole
"Anyone who's seen Jaws knows that those are sturdy reels."
— Chuck
Chuck references shark fishing reels from the movie Jaws when describing the equipment Mel used to test the hole's depth.
Jul 15, 2025
#032624
Love Canal: Even Dirtier Than It Sounds
"Donahue compared him to the mayor from Jaws, who only cared about keeping the beaches open"
— Josh
Josh compares the mayor of Niagara Falls to the mayor character in Jaws who prioritized tourism over public safety.
Mar 26, 2024
#081723
The Mysterious Disappearance of the Franklin Expedition
"it was sort of like in jaws, you know, all these, all these people had money on their mind, they had their mind on their money and the money on their minds, right?"
— Josh
Josh compares the motivation of search expeditions to the famous Jaws line about money.
Aug 17, 2023
#090322
Selects: How the Pony Express Worked
"like the shark dies. A bunch of people came to my defense."
— Josh
Josh discusses spoiling old movies like Jaws and mentions that people defended him for revealing plot details about the film.
Sep 3, 2022
#093021
All About Alligators
"the description of the Great White Shark in Jaws, like all it does is swim and eat"
— Josh
Josh compares alligator behavior to the Great White Shark from Jaws as killing machines.
Sep 30, 2021
#070821
SYSK Live: Koko, the Gorilla Who Talked
"kind of like jaws with sharks. Right. They two very huggable animals. Movies ruined it."
— Chuck
Chuck makes a comparison between how Jaws negatively portrayed sharks similarly to how King Kong portrayed gorillas.
Jul 8, 2021
#063021
Short Stuff: Beast of Gevaudan
"It was very much like Jaws. But the fact that they couldn't find it makes this problem take on supernatural proportions."
— Chuck
Chuck compares the Beast of Gévaudan story to Jaws, noting the parallel of a red herring killing and continued attacks.
Jun 30, 2021
#062221
The Mystery of Damascus Steel
"Yeah. So this one guy, there was a Russian metallurgist named P. Anasoff... Yeah, the guy from Jaws."
— Josh
Josh references the character Quint from Jaws when discussing someone who cares about function over appearance.
Jun 22, 2021
#031920
What was the Falkland Islands War all about anyway?
"May the 2nd, 1982, 1,095 men went into the water, 772 come out, the sea took the rest."
— Josh
Josh references the famous Jaws monologue from the USS Indianapolis speech when describing casualties from the sinking of the General Belgrano.
Mar 19, 2020
#021820
The Unsolved Indiana Dunes Disappearances
"It's like Jaws or something up in there. Right. Amity Island, 4th of July."
— Josh
Josh compares the crowded beach scene to the setting of the movie Jaws.
Feb 18, 2020
#112119
What Makes a Must-Have Christmas Toy?
"there wasn't such a thing as the summer blockbuster until Jaws came along"
— Josh
Josh argues that Jaws created the concept of the summer blockbuster phenomenon.
Nov 21, 2019
#012619
SYSK Selects: Bioluminescence: A Bright and Shiny Fish
"in the case of jaws, you see like the silhouette of the lady's legs on the raft. Right. You know, that's good eating."
— Josh
Josh references the famous opening scene from Jaws to explain how predators see silhouettes of prey from below.
Jan 26, 2019
#073118
How the Pony Express Worked
"Like Jaws, like the shark dies? Like a bunch of people came to my defense."
— Josh
Josh discusses spoiling old movies on the Movie Crush Facebook page and mentions Jaws as an example.
Jul 31, 2018
#101816
What's the What with Fish Fraud?
"I've seen jaws. Right. They buckle at the first sign of trouble"
— Josh
Josh jokingly references Jaws when discussing whether fear would deter fishermen from committing fish fraud.
Oct 18, 2016
#081116
Evel Knievel Part II
"he saw Jaws, the movie, and said, just like, he kind of reminds me of my dad"
— Chuck
Evil Knievel was inspired by the Jaws movie to plan a stunt jumping over a tank of sharks.
Aug 11, 2016
#050316
How Megalodon Worked
"Smile, you son of a boop. We should shout out Gordon Hubbell."
— Josh
Josh references the famous Jaws line while discussing shark characteristics and lampriform sharks.
May 3, 2016
#022516
(Approximately) 10 Things That Vanished Mysteriously
"They went, oh my God, it's Richard Dreyfuss. I love Jaws."
The hosts mention Richard Dreyfuss and reference Jaws, and Josh later mentions rewatching Jaws multiple times.
Feb 25, 2016
#043015
How Spiders Work
"So they brought in the spider version of Quint from Jaws?"
— Josh
Josh compared bringing in academics to deal with the spider infestation to bringing in the shark hunter character Quint from the movie Jaws.
Apr 30, 2015
#090612
Bioluminescence: A Bright and Shiny Fish
"or in the case of jaws, you see like the silhouette of the lady's legs on the raft"
— Josh
Josh mentioned Jaws when explaining how predators can see silhouettes from below in the ocean.
Sep 6, 2012
#081412
The Shark Diaries
"This is the story that inspired Jaws, Peter Benchley."
— Chuck
Chuck mentions that the 1916 shark attacks in New Jersey were the inspiration for the movie Jaws.
Aug 14, 2012
#080912
How Shark Attacks Work
"The thing about a shark is he's got lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll's eyes."
— Chuck
Chuck quoted the character Quint from Jaws to illustrate how sharks appear during attacks.
Aug 9, 2012
#073009
How Whale Sharks Work
"There's an obituary typed as if it was from an old newspaper of Chief Martin Brody from Jaws fame"
— Chuck
Chuck was describing promotional materials from Discovery's Shark Week that included a fake obituary for the main character from Jaws.
Jul 30, 2009
#051209
What causes rigor mortis?
"look at the contents of your stomach just like they did in Jaws"
— Josh
Josh referenced the scene where they cut open the shark to examine stomach contents as an example of how forensic investigators determine time of death.
May 12, 2009
Cast
Roy Scheider
Brody
Robert Shaw
Quint
Richard Dreyfuss
Hooper
Lorraine Gary
Ellen Brody
Murray Hamilton
Vaughn
Carl Gottlieb
Meadows
Jeffrey Kramer
Hendricks
Susan Backlinie
Chrissie
J
Jonathan Filley
Cassidy
Ted Grossman
Estuary Victim
Chris Rebello
Michael Brody
J
Jay Mello
Sean Brody
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