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.
Episodes
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? A...
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
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.
F...
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 S...
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 pres...
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...
A new window to Jaws exploration is opened. Expanded Jaws Universe (EJU) with minute zero of watching Jaws with The Book of Quint. For the 50th anniversary of the film, we will watch Jaws again for the first time. There is something else going on in Jaws, we just need to look at the details.
***SPOILERS AHEAD*** This is a new feature to The Jaws Obsession - breaking down elements, chapters, lines from The Book of Quint while watchi...
Celebrating the world-wide premiere for The Book of Quint Audiobook. One prequel to rule them all - for the 50th anniversary of Jaws, with this unique audiobook experience, the universe is expanded in the theater of your mind.
Narrator Jonathan Waters is on the show for a full interview, looking into his voiceover talents and performing over 22 different voices for the 14 hours and 23 minutes Book of Quint audiobook.
Watch Jaws Aga...
Happy New Year 2025!
Diving into Matt Hooper’s tech instruments seen on his boat and onboard the Orca in the second half of JAWS. Orca Rebuild specialist, Jon Tedder, joins the show to elaborate on the many questions we have left over from Episode 83. What exactly is Hooper doing with the strobe light and the electronic monitoring equipment? Some details into Hooper’s scientific boat are revealed.
Amity Point Publishing LLC is now ...
Jaws Obsession Listener Email Episode: Part 2 of 2
After almost 3 years, the mystery of the Brody shoulder towel has been solved. Back in Episode 8, we set out to figure out why Chief Brody is wearing a towel on his shoulder in the Amity PD office. A listener email shines a big light on the subject.
More emails from Jaws Obsession listeners around the world ask questions: what type of shark jaws is on the Orca flying bridge? What w...
Jaws Obsession Listener Email Episode: Part 1 of 2
Why didn't they just use Hooper's boat to track and kill the shark in Jaws? What happened to the missing Alex Kintner death scene footage? The Brody police filing dates explanation revisited. The Mrs. Kintner bounty reward and Quint contract adjusted for 2024 values. All these and so much more on this 3-year anniversary episode of The Jaws Obsession, as questions from Jaws Obsessio...
Selectmen Series: Part 5 of 5
Wrapping up our analysis of the Amity Selectmen, we take a new look at Mayor Larry Vaughn and the realignment of the Amity Selectmen after the events of Jaws. To do so, we go deep into Jaws 2 to unearth new clues and facts.
A look at the career of Murray Hamilton.
One of the most important episodes of the Jaws Obsession as we unveil an amazing revelation - what happens after the end credits in Jaws. Wh...
Selectmen Series: Part 4 of 5
"That's some bad hat, Harry."
It is Harry Keisel's turn in the spotlight, and we find out small details leading to a better understanding of this selectman who is left out of important meetings and seems to always be left outside of major events in Jaws. Why is Chief Brody frustrated with Harry's bad hat? What about Keisel's Bicycle Rental and the picket fences? So much more to the story waiting to be...
Selectmen Series: Part 3 of 5
Five scenes under a microscope with Selectman Denherder, played by Edward Chalmers Jr. and a conspiracy is unearthed. Why is a selectman sneaking around at night, behind Brody's back, trying to hook a large shark?
Utilizing multiple drafts of the Jaws screenplay, the 50th Anniversary publication of Peter Benchley's Jaws, and notes from Carl Gottlieb's The Jaws Log, answers and clues are discovered to ...
Selectmen Series: Part 2 of 5
Who was Mr. Posner and what was his political position on Amity Island? Analysis of the performance and life of Cyprian Phil Dube leads to conclusions that Mr. Posner was Mayor Vaughn's right-hand man when it came to controlling the political narrative.
In memory of:
Cyprian PR Dube (January 15, 1909 - December 19, 1999)
Updates from the Book of Quint tour 2024. Also, The Book of Quint to be included w...
Selectmen Series: Part 1 of 5
Who was the silent selectman at the center of the head desk in the Amity Townhall? Meet Mr. Polk with this deep analysis for an important character in Amity Island history.
How did Bob Carroll save the Jaws production back in the Summer of 1974 and did you know he saved the Orca before filming began? So much to learn about this Martha's Vineyard legend, who was an important businessman and political fi...
The Jaws Universe is mourning the loss of Susan Backlinie, the stuntwoman who played the doomed first shark victim, Chrissie Watkins in Jaws.
Can we frame Susan's performance as one of the greatest stunt performances in cinema history? Through articles and interviews, and the voice of Steven Spielberg, we aim to prove Susan Backlinie belongs in the stunt performance history books.
In memory of:
Susan Backlinie (September 1, 1946 ...
Can we prove Jaws takes place in 1974? On this episode, five different data points are extracted from within the movie Jaws to definitively prove the year is 1974. From calendars in the background to vehicle registration stickers, this is an extension of episode 16 to offer further proof of what year Jaws takes place.
The Book of Quint audiobook has been delayed, while a second printing is now starting to reach readers.
What antique shark books were on Martin Brody's desk in Jaws? The imagery used from these books can tell us a lot about how science viewed sharks during this era.
A continuation of Episode 74, shark expert Andrew Currie brings a volume of information to the show, and we have the most comprehensive take on the shark books featured in the movie.
The origins of the word 'shark' in the English language is discovered.
The Book of Quint...
Was he right? Was Matt Hooper right when he said he agrees with the theory of Territoriality? Utilizing antique books from the set of Jaws, we dissect conventional scientific information of that era to get inside the mind of Matt Hooper during the summer of 1974 when Jaws takes place.
Are sharks territorial? What about the rogue shark theory? What scientist invented the theory and what were the reasons? All the answers and more are...
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