Podcast
The Jaws Obsession
To share with you, prove to you, convince you, or remind you, that JAWS is the greatest movie of all time.
Let‘s make JAWS history.
- Film History chart
- #184
- Episodes
- 100
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- Every two weeks
- Typical length
- 1 hr 12 min
- On air since
- 2022
- Latest episode
- 3 weeks ago
Episodes
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1 hr 46 min
Jaws Obsession 105: Meet the Tafts | Amity Deception | Jaws Prequel Concept | EJU Minute 15
Episode 107
Show notes
Meet the Tafts in the 15th minute of Jaws and learn more about the Brody's. Fritzi Jane Courtney and Phil Murray remembered. Follow the cinematic language of Spielberg to draw conclusions.
Minute 15 watching Jaws in the Expanded Jaws Universe (EJU). Utilizing prequel novel, The Book of Quint, we enhance our understanding of the film.
The Book of Quint Teaser Trailer explained and special announcement of the Jaws Obsession event in Syracuse, NY. Genesys Efx amazing work on the Book of Quint pitch heard around the world:
https://www.instagram.com/genesysefx/
EVENT: 35mm Screening of Jaws and the Deep w The Book of Quint intro November 14, Syracuse, NY The Palace Theater 6 PM - Midnight
https://www.tix.com/ticket-sales/palaceonjames/7304/event/1483314
00:00 Opening Titles
02:47 Intro
10:13 Jean Cahna Backfloat
12:05 Cinema Language of Spielberg
17:00 Book of Quint shark history of Amity
20:30 Amity Beach Geography and Lifeguard Chairs
25:03 Amity Kids and Shark Fin Brothers
26:51 Underwater Topography Amity Deception
30:18 Martin's Nerves
32:40 Meet the Tafts
47:08 Red Zone
52:53 Why do all the kids go swimming at same time?
56:00 Shark Fin Brothers and Red Swimming Shorts
01:01:35 Carol Fligor and the other parents at party
01:04:05 The Book of Quint teaser trailer explained
01:27:30 Genesys Efx work on Book of Quint pitch
01:34:06 Special 35mm Jaws film event announcement
01:43:46 Closing
Show notes & photos:
For all links to The Book of Quint:
For all the latest:
https://www.instagram.com/bookofquint/
Special Edition Hardcover The Book of Quint - signed copies now at:
edgartownbooks.com
Phone orders only: 508-627-8463
To reach Genesys Efx:
https://www.instagram.com/genesysefx/
Amity Point Publishing:
amitypointpublishing.com
Email: JawsOB2025@gmail.com
Jawsob.com
BookofQuint.com
Jaws Obsession UK (@JawsObsessionUK) / Twitter
Jon Tedder and Quint's Sharkin' Shack:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/QuintsSharkinShack
Music composed by Karl Casey and White Bat Audio
https://karlcasey.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/c/WhiteBatAudio/
Closing Song Jammin on the Orca by Dapper Dog
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1 hr 28 min
Jaws Obsession 104: NEW Brody-Kintner Connection | Amity is a Third Island | EJU Minute 14
Episode 106
Show notes
Minute 14 watching Jaws in the Expanded Jaws Universe (EJU). Utilizing prequel novel, The Book of Quint, we enhance our understanding of the film.
Why were the Brody's at that beach on Sunday June 29, 1974? New discovery adds to the drama of Jaws. A small change by Lorraine Gary creates a layer of narrative we never saw before. Amazing moments happen when we slow the movie down, AND add the context of previous discoveries in past episodes.
A listener email allows us to recap and get on the same page in the Expanded Jaws Universe, and now we see a true connection between the Brody family and Alex Kintner.
Proof that Amity is one of three islands off the coast of Massachusetts heard on the radio.
00:00 Intro
04:50 USS Indianapolis Presentations Thanks
10:05 Listener Email and Brody Timeline Recap
32:09 Martin Brody needs a resolution
33:33 Minute 14 Analaysis
35:04 "When Do I Get to Become and Islander"
38:20 The New Discovery 1:00:18 New context for Ellen and Martin
1:06:28 Pipit and Stephen Potter
1:11:47 Pipit's Fate
1:14:13 Radio Announcer tells us Amity is a third island
1:24:41 Closing
Show notes & photos: https://t.me/jawsob .
For all links to The Book of Quint: https://linktr.ee/bookofquint
For all the latest: https://www.instagram.com/bookofquint/
Special Edition Hardcover The Book of Quint - signed copies now at: edgartownbooks.com
Phone orders only: 508-627-8463
Amity Point Publishing
amitypointpublishing.com
Email: JawsOB2025@gmail.com
Jawsob.com
BookofQuint.com
Jaws Obsession UK (@JawsObsessionUK) / Twitter
Jon Tedder and Quint's Sharkin' Shack: https://www.etsy.com/shop/QuintsSharkinShack
Music composed by Karl Casey and White Bat Audio https://karlcasey.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/c/WhiteBatAudio/
Closing Song Jammin on the Orca by Dapper Dog
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1 hr 5 min
USS Indianapolis Jaws History | Jim Belcher Jr. and Jaws Prequel The Book of Quint author Ryan Dacko
Episode 105
Show notes
Jaws brings the story of the USS Indianapolis and the 316 survivors to a new generation with a new prequel book.
Son of survivor James Belcher Sr, Jim Belcher Jr. takes us through more of the story that wasn't included in the famous Robert Shaw monologue in Jaws - like the Kamikaze attack that sent the Indianapolis on its path toward history.
Author Ryan Dacko uses best-seller The Book of Quint, a Jaws prequel novel, to show how Quint's character can pass the legacy of the Indianapolis to the next generation in 2026 and beyond.
Presentation from Zionsville, Indiana July 29, 2026 at American Legion Post 79
00:00 USS Indianapolis History
00:33 Kamikaze Attack to Start it All.
02:40 Survivors Guilt
05:55 Surviving in the water with Sharks
08:28 Why was Indianapolis Picked for the Secret Mission?
11:21 How was Indianapolis sunk by i58 Japanese Submarine
18:53 Captain McVay Court Marshal
19:34 History of Survivor James Belcher Sr.
21:16 Jaws impact on Survivors
24:00 Ryan Dacko Book of Quint intro
29:05 Howard Sackler architect of Indianapolis/Jaws connection
33:01 Jaws becomes Historical Fiction
41:19 Connections to History
43:04 Indianapolis survivors after court marshal
45:59 How did Ryan write Quint into reality?
49:47 Discovering your father was on the Indianapolis
54:00 Who was a major influence into The Book of Quint
55:03 Jaws evidence of Quint history
57:45 USS Indianapolis model history
01:01:17 Thoughts on Nuclear Bomb from Japanese Family
Special Edition Hardcover The Book of Quint - signed copies now at: edgartownbooks.com
Phone orders only: 508-627-8463
The Book of Quint audiobook - Best Seller on Audible and found on all audiobook platforms around the world.
More Information on USS Indianapolis Legacy Organization and Crew History: http://www.project888.org/
For all links to The Book of Quint:
For all the latest:
www.instagram.com/bookofquint/
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59 min
Surviving USS Indianapolis | Full Presentation Ryan Dacko & Jim Belcher Jr.
Episode 104
Show notes
Presentation from Hoosier Village Chapel 28 July 2026 Jim Belcher Jr. and the history of the USS Indianapolis, his father James Belcher Sr. surviving with a lifetime of healing.
Author Ryan Dacko and best-selling novel The Book of Quint: Can a Jaws prequel continue the USS Indianapolis dialogue and healing with future generations of families to those who survived and were lost at sea?
00:00 Survivor History
01:31 James Belcher Sr.
03:00 Half Japanese son of a survivor
07:32 16-foot Indy model history
11:04 Jaws impact on survivors
13:29 Earl Procai and the flag
14:33 Belcher Family history
18:58 Jaws helped to heal
21:23 Jaws Impact on Indianapolis Legacy
23:24 Ryan Dacko Introduction
29:10 Reason for a prequel to Jaws
31:28 Howard Sackler and origins of Quint's History
37:29 The Book of Quint
43:10 Heroes
47:49 Our Parent's Pain
48:37 Creating dialogue
50:25 Eugene Morgan burial at sea
52:23 Why did Jim join Air Force?
53:19 How deep is USS Indianapolis?
55:11 One clue helps to find ship
57:22 What sank the ship?
Special Edition Hardcover The Book of Quint - signed copies now at: edgartownbooks.com
Phone orders only: 508-627-8463
The Book of Quint audiobook - Best Seller on Audible and found on all audiobook platforms around the world.
More Information on USS Indianapolis Legacy Organization and Crew History: http://www.project888.org
For all links to The Book of Quint:
For all the latest:
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2 hr 48 min
Jaws Obsession 103: EJU Minute 13 | Mayor Vaughn Gaslighting | Kintner Pruned Fingers
Episode 103
Show notes
Minute 13 watching Jaws in the Expanded Jaws Universe (EJU). Utilizing prequel novel, The Book of Quint, we enhance our understanding of the film.
Mayor Vaughn is proven to be the best political tactician in cinema history with his epic gaslighting technique - he successfully gaslights Brody AND the audience.
Deleted Scenes are placed under a microscope to better understand Brody's position at the end of the ferry scene.
Alex and Mrs. Kintner and what is the significance of pruned fingers.
Book of Quint book tour updates from June 2026.
00:00 Intro
02:41 Book of Quint update
14:00 Vaughn's Gaslighting Technique
47:12 Amity Harbor Ferry
55:51 Deleted Ferry Scenes
01:03:35 Brody Shoulder Towel Conclusion
01:14:14 Cutting Room Floor Edits
01:20:38 Date and Timestamp Jaws Universe Timeline
01:27:50 Jean Canha Memorial
01:36:05 Alex Kintner Intro: Jeffrey Voorhees
01:43:55 Red Shorts Explanation
01:47:16 Mrs. Kintner: Lee Fierro
01:52:09 Pruned Fingers
02:03:19 Jaws Retcon 2027 Update Book tour 2026
02:17:47 Shark is Broken Montgomery Theater PA
02:22:50 Jaws Explored Documentary Update
02:37:13 Honor Watch July 30th USS Indianapolis
02:40:24 Jaws in 35mm November 14 Syracuse, NY!
02:42:04 Closing
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Show notes & photos: https://t.me/jawsob
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Jaws Explored Documentary Order Now Until August 9!
https://jawsexplored.com/?sca_ref=11823403.E5t22LnAuxACL
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RETURN TO AMITY: A JAWS Regatta & Amity After Dark Celebration June 20-21,2026 On Martha's Vineyard
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Special Edition Hardcover The Book of Quint - signed copies now at:
edgartownbooks.com
Phone orders only: Honor Watch 2025
For all links to The Book of Quint: https://linktr.ee/bookofquint
For all the latest: https://www.instagram.com/bookofquint/
https://youtu.be/SbLrH0AHbW8?si=L0hSINUCwnMv9r9Q
Quint Blend Coffee! https://www.thecrackedbeanroastery.com/product/quint-blend-coffee/131?cs=true&cst=custom
Anniversary Exhibition Shirt — Living Sharks Museum https://www.livingsharks.org/museumshop/bookofquint
Show notes & photos: https://t.me/jawsob
Ryan Dacko (@bookofquint) • Instagram photos and videos https://www.instagram.com/bookofquint/
amitypointpublishing.com
Email: JawsOB2025@gmail.com
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)
https://www.youtube.com/c/OrcaRebuild/featured
@orca_rebuild • Instagram photos and videos
Music composed by Karl Casey and White Bat Audio
https://karlcasey.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/c/WhiteBatAudio/
Closing Song
Jammin on the Orca by Dapper Dog
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1 hr 25 min
Jaws Obsession 102: EJU Minute 12 | It's Happened Before | New Jaws Documentary Jaws Explored |
Episode 102
Show notes
Minute 12 watching Jaws in the Expanded Jaws Universe (EJU). Utilizing prequel novel, The Book of Quint, we enhance our understanding of the film.
Mayor Vaughn meets with Brody on the Amity Harbor Ferry. We put an end to the myth of the bumbling Jaws mayor and prove he is a calculated and experienced political opponent. Going line by line, we see Mayor Vaughn and reporter Harry Meadows are revealing more to the story. With the Book of Quint, it is very clear what is going on.
"It's happened before." Did Harry Meadows, played by Carl Gottlieb, give us the biggest hint of Amity Island History in Jaws?
A Jaws Universe Timeline update. We isolate down to the minute when these events are happening.
A new documentary is in the making, and Host Ryan Dacko is on the advisory circle: Jaws Explored (http://www.jawsexplored.com) will be a documentary unlike any other Jaws documentary made over the years. CreatorVC is the production company behind Jaws Explored and we introduce the Jaws Obsession to them.
Take the survey by June 15th at http://www.jawsexplored.com
HOME | creatorvc http://www.creatorvc.com
Special Edition Hardcover The Book of Quint - signed copies now at:
edgartownbooks.com
Phone orders only: http://www.returntoamity.com/
June 22, 2026 - Edgartown, MA Edgartown Books
edgartownbooks.com
June 25, 2026 - Montgomery Theater @ 3 pm Shark is Broken
Souderton, PA
The Shark is Broken | Montgomery Theater
http://www.montgomerytheater.org
July 30, 2026 - Indianapolis, IN @ USS Indianapolis Monument
Honor Watch for sailors of USS Indianapolis
For all links to The Book of Quint: https://linktr.ee/bookofquint
For all the latest: https://www.instagram.com/bookofquint/
https://youtu.be/SbLrH0AHbW8?si=L0hSINUCwnMv9r9Q
Quint Blend Coffee! https://www.thecrackedbeanroastery.com/product/quint-blend-coffee/131?cs=true&cst=custom
Anniversary Exhibition Shirt — Living Sharks Museum https://www.livingsharks.org/museumshop/bookofquint
Show notes & photos: https://t.me/jawsob
Ryan Dacko (@bookofquint) • Instagram photos and videos https://www.instagram.com/bookofquint/
amitypointpublishing.com
Email: JawsOB2025@gmail.com
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)
https://www.youtube.com/c/OrcaRebuild/featured
@orca_rebuild • Instagram photos and videos
Music composed by Karl Casey and White Bat Audio
https://karlcasey.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/c/WhiteBatAudio/
Closing Song
Jammin on the Orca by Dapper Dog
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1 hr 34 min
Jaws Obsession 101: EJU Minute 11 Alex Kintner and the Shark-Fin Brothers-New Characters Introduced
Episode 101
Show notes
Minute 11 watching Jaws in the Expanded Jaws Universe (EJU). Utilizing prequel novel, The Book of Quint, we enhance our understanding of the film.
New characters are introduced in this minute which will have a deep impact on the EJU.
Jeff Voorhees, who played Alex Kintner, makes an appearance to provide the proof that Alex K is in the marching parade and we found him.
The Searle brothers, Stephen and Jonathan, changed Jaws forever after getting turned down to play the Brody Boys. There is a narrative building in the background, and after 3 years of research it's time to present the details.
Jaws Retcon 2027 Update #1 at the end of the show
Special Edition Hardcover The Book of Quint - signed copies now at:
edgartownbooks.com
Phone orders only: http://www.returntoamity.com
For all links to The Book of Quint: https://linktr.ee/bookofquint
For all the latest: https://www.instagram.com/bookofquint/
https://youtu.be/SbLrH0AHbW8?si=L0hSINUCwnMv9r9Q
Quint Blend Coffee! https://www.thecrackedbeanroastery.com/product/quint-blend-coffee/131?cs=true&cst=custom
Anniversary Exhibition Shirt — Living Sharks Museum https://www.livingsharks.org/museumshop/bookofquint
Show notes & photos: https://t.me/jawsob
Ryan Dacko (@bookofquint) • Instagram photos and videos https://www.instagram.com/bookofquint/
Show notes & photos: https://t.me/jawsob
The Book of Quint
amitypointpublishing.com
Email: JawsOB2025@gmail.com
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)
https://www.youtube.com/c/OrcaRebuild/featured
@orca_rebuild • Instagram photos and videos
Music composed by Karl Casey and White Bat Audio
https://karlcasey.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/c/WhiteBatAudio/
Closing Song
Jammin on the Orca by Dapper Dog
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1 hr 49 min
Jaws Obsession 100: Jaws Retcon 2027
Episode 100
Show notes
100 Episodes of Jaws Obsession presents a new mountain to climb.
The great Jaws Retcon of 2027 has started.
We have a path forward to restore the legacy of Jaws with an expanded Jaws universe. The Book of Quint and the Jaws Obsession research has opened the door to something amazing.
Steven Spielberg will turn 80 in December 2026, and for 2027, on the 40th anniversary of the studio killing the Jaws franchise with a failed 4th film in 1987, we all can present him with this gift--a new book. A book to go back in time and take care of Jaws with the characters we all love.
Our trip to Los Angeles and the Jaws Exhibition at the Academy of Motion Pictures Museum provides inspiration and context into why Jaws Retcon 2027 is more important than ever.
Jaws turned 50 and we can't let this moment go into history by sitting on our hands. "Gotta get to work!" - Quint
Show notes & photos: https://t.me/jawsob
Book Events:
March 26, 2026
Winter Speaker Series: Inspired by Jaws and the USCG — Lowell's Boat Shop
https://www.lowellsboatshop.org/events/winter-speaker-series-inspired-by-jaws-and-the-uscg
June 20 and 21, 2026
RETURN TO AMITY: A JAWS Regatta & Amity After Dark Celebration June 20-21,2026 On Martha's Vineyard
returntoamity.com
Special Edition Hardcover The Book of Quint - signed copies now at:
edgartownbooks.com
Phone orders only: Orca: A New Tide of Adventure
For all links to The Book of Quint: https://linktr.ee/bookofquint
For all the latest: https://www.instagram.com/bookofquint/
https://youtu.be/SbLrH0AHbW8?si=L0hSINUCwnMv9r9Q
Quint Blend Coffee! https://www.thecrackedbeanroastery.com/product/quint-blend-coffee/131?cs=true&cst=custom
Anniversary Exhibition Shirt — Living Sharks Museum https://www.livingsharks.org/museumshop/bookofquint
Show notes & photos: https://t.me/jawsob
Ryan Dacko (@bookofquint) • Instagram photos and videos https://www.instagram.com/bookofquint/
Show notes & photos: https://t.me/jawsob
The Book of Quint
amitypointpublishing.com
Email: JawsOB2025@gmail.com
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)
https://www.youtube.com/c/OrcaRebuild/featured
@orca_rebuild • Instagram photos and videos
Music composed by Karl Casey and White Bat Audio
https://karlcasey.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/c/WhiteBatAudio/
Closing Song
Jammin on the Orca by Dapper Dog
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1 hr 13 min
Jaws Obsession 99: EJU Minute 10
Episode 99
Show notes
Minute 10 watching Jaws in the Expanded Jaws Universe (EJU). Utilizing prequel novel, The Book of Quint, we enhance our understanding of the film.
Brody gives us a new resolve in his march through town, and we are shown new details backing up our conclusions from Episode 98. Details in the background show Mayor Vaughn's influence, and a very interesting hardware store display foreshadows Quint.
Was the paint brush jar crash a mistake or intentional? Let us know!
Summer Ginks - the meaning and history behind the term
Cut and Retie podcast interview with host/author Ryan Dacko
Cut and Retie: Episode 170 w Ryan Dacko
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1UbfjGwvSXFnDZO7EQjgNW?si=02f5ec1fe06b4777
Edgartown Tour Company with Mike Currid
Martha's Vineyard Tour | Edgartown Tour Company | Amity Island Tour
https://www.edgartowntours.com/
Special Edition Hardcover The Book of Quint - signed copies now at:
edgartownbooks.com
Phone orders only: Orca: A New Tide of Adventure
For all links to The Book of Quint: https://linktr.ee/bookofquint
For all the latest: https://www.instagram.com/bookofquint/
https://youtu.be/SbLrH0AHbW8?si=L0hSINUCwnMv9r9Q
Quint Blend Coffee! https://www.thecrackedbeanroastery.com/product/quint-blend-coffee/131?cs=true&cst=custom
Anniversary Exhibition Shirt — Living Sharks Museum https://www.livingsharks.org/museumshop/bookofquint
Show notes & photos: https://t.me/jawsob
Ryan Dacko (@bookofquint) • Instagram photos and videos https://www.instagram.com/bookofquint/
Show notes & photos: https://t.me/jawsob
The Book of Quint
amitypointpublishing.com
Email: JawsOB2025@gmail.com
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)
https://www.youtube.com/c/OrcaRebuild/featured
@orca_rebuild • Instagram photos and videos
Music composed by Karl Casey and White Bat Audio
https://karlcasey.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/c/WhiteBatAudio/
Closing Song
Jammin on the Orca by Dapper Dog
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2 hr 4 min
Jaws Obsession 98: EJU Minute 9
Episode 98
Show notes
Minute 9 watching Jaws in the Expanded Jaws Universe (EJU). Utilizing prequel novel, The Book of Quint, we enhance our understanding of the film.
So much can be discovered into Brody's character by observing the facts left on screen in this 9th minute of Jaws. For decades, it was disregarded as a production continuity error, but actually a key piece of evidence showing a larger story in the background. This episode took 3 years and two prior episodes to reach a final conclusion to the dates Brody is typing into his report on Chrissie Watkins.
A new understanding has been reached by discovering more to the story.
Also, we discover published proof: Steven Spielberg pitched his idea for Jaws 2 as a Jaws prequel around the USS Indianapolis back in 1977. This proves The Book of Quint is aligned with Spielberg's original vision 49 years ago.
The Real Reason Why Steven Spielberg Didn't Direct 'Jaws 2'
https://collider.com/why-steven-spielberg-did-not-direct-jaws-2/
Cut and Retie podcast interview with host/author Ryan Dacko
Cut and Retie: Episode 170 w Ryan Dacko
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1UbfjGwvSXFnDZO7EQjgNW?si=02f5ec1fe06b4777
Special Edition Hardcover The Book of Quint - signed copies now at:
edgartownbooks.com
Phone orders only: Orca: A New Tide of Adventure
For all links to The Book of Quint: https://linktr.ee/bookofquint
For all the latest: https://www.instagram.com/bookofquint/
https://youtu.be/SbLrH0AHbW8?si=L0hSINUCwnMv9r9Q
Quint Blend Coffee! https://www.thecrackedbeanroastery.com/product/quint-blend-coffee/131?cs=true&cst=custom
Anniversary Exhibition Shirt — Living Sharks Museum https://www.livingsharks.org/museumshop/bookofquint
Show notes & photos: https://t.me/jawsob
Ryan Dacko (@bookofquint) • Instagram photos and videos https://www.instagram.com/bookofquint/
Show notes & photos: https://t.me/jawsob
The Book of Quint
amitypointpublishing.com
Email: JawsOB2025@gmail.com
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)
https://www.youtube.com/c/OrcaRebuild/featured
@orca_rebuild • Instagram photos and videos
Music composed by Karl Casey and White Bat Audio
https://karlcasey.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/c/WhiteBatAudio/
Closing Song
Jammin on the Orca by Dapper Dog
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1 hr 5 min
Jaws Obsession 97: EJU Minute 8
Episode 97
Show notes
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.
Special Edition Hardcover The Book of Quint - signed copies now at:
edgartownbooks.com
Phone orders only: Orca: A New Tide of Adventure
For all links to The Book of Quint: https://linktr.ee/bookofquint
For all the latest: https://www.instagram.com/bookofquint/
https://youtu.be/SbLrH0AHbW8?si=L0hSINUCwnMv9r9Q
Quint Blend Coffee! https://www.thecrackedbeanroastery.com/product/quint-blend-coffee/131?cs=true&cst=custom
Anniversary Exhibition Shirt — Living Sharks Museum https://www.livingsharks.org/museumshop/bookofquint
Show notes & photos: https://t.me/jawsob
Ryan Dacko (@bookofquint) • Instagram photos and videos https://www.instagram.com/bookofquint/
Show notes & photos: https://t.me/jawsob
The Book of Quint
amitypointpublishing.com
Email: JawsOB2025@gmail.com
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)
https://www.youtube.com/c/OrcaRebuild/featured
@orca_rebuild • Instagram photos and videos
Music composed by Karl Casey and White Bat Audio
https://karlcasey.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/c/WhiteBatAudio/
Closing Song
Jammin on the Orca by Dapper Dog
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1 hr 26 min
Jaws Obsession 96: EJU Minute 7
Episode 96
Show notes
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.
Special Edition Hardcover The Book of Quint - signed copies now at:
edgartownbooks.com
Phone orders only: Orca: A New Tide of Adventure
For all links to The Book of Quint: https://linktr.ee/bookofquint
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Closing Song
Jammin on the Orca by Dapper Dog
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1 hr 9 min
Jaws Obsession 95: EJU Minute 6
Episode 95
Show notes
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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Phone orders only: Orca: A New Tide of Adventure
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The Book of Quint
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Jon Tedder and Quint's Sharkin' Shack:
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ORCA REBUILD - Home (weebly.com)
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1 hr 12 min
Jaws Obsession 94: EJU Minute 5
Episode 94
Show notes
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.
Autographed books now available at Edgartown Books - order today before they sell out.
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
Special Edition Hardcover The Book of Quint - signed copies now at:
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Phone orders only: Orca: A New Tide of Adventure
For all links to The Book of Quint: https://linktr.ee/bookofquint
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https://youtu.be/SbLrH0AHbW8?si=L0hSINUCwnMv9r9Q
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The Book of Quint
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Email: JawsOB2025@gmail.com
Jawsob.com
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Jon Tedder and Quint's Sharkin' Shack:
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ORCA REBUILD - Home (weebly.com)
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Music composed by Karl Casey and White Bat Audio
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49 min
Jaws Obsession 93: EJU Minute 4
Episode 93
Show notes
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
For all links to The Book of Quint: https://linktr.ee/bookofquint
For all the latest: https://www.instagram.com/bookofquint/
https://youtu.be/SbLrH0AHbW8?si=L0hSINUCwnMv9r9Q
Quint Blend Coffee! https://www.thecrackedbeanroastery.com/product/quint-blend-coffee/131?cs=true&cst=custom
Anniversary Exhibition Shirt — Living Sharks Museum https://www.livingsharks.org/museumshop/bookofquint
Show notes & photos: https://t.me/jawsob
Ryan Dacko (@bookofquint) • Instagram photos and videos https://www.instagram.com/bookofquint/
Show notes & photos: https://t.me/jawsob
The Book of Quint
amitypointpublishing.com
Email: JawsOB2025@gmail.com
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)
https://www.youtube.com/c/OrcaRebuild/featured
@orca_rebuild • Instagram photos and videos
Music composed by Karl Casey and White Bat Audio
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1 hr 13 min
Jaws Obsession 92: Summer of Jaws 2025
Episode 92
Show notes
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/
https://youtu.be/SbLrH0AHbW8?si=L0hSINUCwnMv9r9Q
Quint Blend Coffee! https://www.thecrackedbeanroastery.com/product/quint-blend-coffee/131?cs=true&cst=custom
Anniversary Exhibition Shirt — Living Sharks Museum https://www.livingsharks.org/museumshop/bookofquint
Show notes & photos: https://t.me/jawsob
Ryan Dacko (@bookofquint) • Instagram photos and videos https://www.instagram.com/bookofquint/
Show notes & photos: https://t.me/jawsob
The Book of Quint
amitypointpublishing.com
Email: JawsOB2025@gmail.com
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)
https://www.youtube.com/c/OrcaRebuild/featured
@orca_rebuild • Instagram photos and videos
Music composed by Karl Casey and White Bat Audio
https://karlcasey.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/c/WhiteBatAudio/
Closing Song
Jammin on the Orca by Dapper Dog
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43 min
Jaws Obsession 91: EJU Minute 3
Episode 91
Show notes
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
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/
https://youtu.be/SbLrH0AHbW8?si=L0hSINUCwnMv9r9Q
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Anniversary Exhibition Shirt — Living Sharks Museum https://www.livingsharks.org/museumshop/bookofquint
Show notes & photos: https://t.me/jawsob
Ryan Dacko (@bookofquint) • Instagram photos and videos https://www.instagram.com/bookofquint/
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The Book of Quint
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Email: JawsOB2025@gmail.com
Jawsob.com
BookofQuint.com
Jaws Obsession UK (@JawsObsessionUK) / Twitter
Jon Tedder and Quint's Sharkin' Shack:
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ORCA REBUILD - Home (weebly.com)
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@orca_rebuild • Instagram photos and videos
Music composed by Karl Casey and White Bat Audio
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1 hr 11 min
Jaws Obsession 90: Amity Week 2025
Episode 90
Show notes
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.
https://youtu.be/SbLrH0AHbW8?si=L0hSINUCwnMv9r9Q
The Book of Quint (Print)
-Paperback Sold Out Third Printing
-New Limited Special Edition Hard Cover only available https://www.edgartownbooks.com/
To order by Phone: 508-627-8463
(Audiobook and eBook)
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The Book of Quint
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ORCA REBUILD - Home (weebly.com)
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Music composed by Karl Casey and White Bat Audio
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58 min
Jaws Obsession 89: Expanded Jaws Universe Minute 2
Episode 89
Show notes
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
For all links to The Book of Quint: https://linktr.ee/bookofquint
For all the latest: https://www.instagram.com/bookofquint/
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Anniversary Exhibition Shirt — Living Sharks Museum https://www.livingsharks.org/museumshop/bookofquint
Show notes & photos: https://t.me/jawsob
Ryan Dacko (@bookofquint) • Instagram photos and videos https://www.instagram.com/bookofquint/
Show notes & photos: https://t.me/jawsob
The Book of Quint
amitypointpublishing.com
Email: JawsOB2025@gmail.com
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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@orca_rebuild • Instagram photos and videos
Music composed by Karl Casey and White Bat Audio
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46 min
Jaws Obsession 88: Expanded Jaws Universe Minute 1
Episode 88
Show notes
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.
For all links to The Book of Quint: https://linktr.ee/bookofquint
For all the latest: https://www.instagram.com/bookofquint/
Quint Blend Coffee! https://www.thecrackedbeanroastery.com/product/quint-blend-coffee/131?cs=true&cst=custom
Anniversary Exhibition Shirt — Living Sharks Museum https://www.livingsharks.org/museumshop/bookofquint
Show notes & photos: https://t.me/jawsob
Ryan Dacko (@bookofquint) • Instagram photos and videos https://www.instagram.com/bookofquint/
Show notes & photos: https://t.me/jawsob
The Book of Quint
amitypointpublishing.com
Email: JawsOB2025@gmail.com
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)
https://www.youtube.com/c/OrcaRebuild/featured
@orca_rebuild • Instagram photos and videos
Music composed by Karl Casey and White Bat Audio
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