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/

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

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: 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

(7) Orca Rebuild | Facebook

@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/

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

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: 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

(7) Orca Rebuild | Facebook

@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/

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 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 Zero Recap:

- Nautical synth sounds over Universal intro and Birds correlation

- Robert Shaw's influence on the unique main actor billing

- Jaws POV from original early storyboards by Thomas J. Wright

For all links to audiobook and paperbacks 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 —

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: 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

(7) Orca Rebuild | Facebook

@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/

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 Again for the First Time 2025 campaign has launched. The Book of Quint audiobook can be heard world-wide on all audiobook platforms: Audible, Spotify, Apple, Google Play Books, Kobo, etc.

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

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

Jon Waters media and narration: https://www.jonwatersvoiceover.com/

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: 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

(7) Orca Rebuild | Facebook

@orca_rebuild • Instagram photos and videos

Graphic Art by Carlos Loyz:

Loyz Studio - Official Website

https://www.instagram.com/carlosloyz/

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

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

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 the new home for the Book of Quint. Official announcement and what to expect in 2025.

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: 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

(7) Orca Rebuild | Facebook

@orca_rebuild • Instagram photos and videos

Graphic Art by Carlos Loyz:

Loyz Studio - Official Website

https://www.instagram.com/carlosloyz/

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

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

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 were the guys eating during the Orca dinner scene? What about the famous dolly shot on Brody during the Alex Kintner attack?

Also, last minute Book of Quint and Jaws gift ideas for Christmas. The Book of Quint in a collaborative partnership with the Living Shark Museum: The Book of Quint — Living Sharks Museum https://www.livingsharks.org/bookofquint

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

By Ryan Dacko

ISBN: 9781398122475

Amberley Publishing

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

(7) Orca Rebuild | Facebook

@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

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

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 Obsession listeners around the world are answered.

All new video analysis is added to the show for the first time and viewed on Jaws Obsession Telegram: https://t.me/jawsob

Big plans for 2025 as we approach the Jaws 50th anniversary. Updates on The Book of Quint availability and audiobook.

Marty Milner - Construction Foreman on the set of Jaws - Personal Postcard prints of his watercolor art available to commemorate 50th anniversary of the making of Jaws.

Cafe Cat

www.cafecat.com

The Book of Quint in a collaborative partnership with the Living Shark Museum.

The Book of Quint — Living Sharks Museum

Anniversary Exhibition Shirt — Living Sharks Museum

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

https://linktr.ee/bookofquint

Ryan Dacko (@bookofquint) • Instagram photos and videos

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

The Book of Quint

By Ryan Dacko

ISBN: 9781398122475

Amberley Publishing

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

(7) Orca Rebuild | Facebook

@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

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

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. What happens to Martin Brody and Matt Hooper? Using Jaws 2 and The Book of Quint - more of the story is discovered.

Further proof is discovered to lock in dates of events within the Jaws universe and cement our official Jaws timeline.

In Memory of:

Murray Hamilton (March 24, 1923 - September 1, 1986)

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

Wishing a Happy Halloween to all in the Jaws Obsession!

Marty Milner - Construction Foreman on the set of Jaws - Personal Postcard prints of his watercolor art available to commemorate 50th anniversary of the making of Jaws.

Cafe Cat

www.cafecat.com

The Book of Quint in a collaborative partnership with the Living Shark Museum.

The Book of Quint — Living Sharks Museum

Anniversary Exhibition Shirt — Living Sharks Museum

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

https://linktr.ee/bookofquint

Ryan Dacko (@bookofquint) • Instagram photos and videos

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

The Book of Quint

By Ryan Dacko

ISBN: 9781398122475

Amberley Publishing

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

(7) Orca Rebuild | Facebook

@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

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