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Quint (Robert Shaw)’s Timeline and Summary

Quint (Robert Shaw)’s Timeline and Summary

  • Quint offers his services at the town meeting.
  • He watches in amusement as lesser fishermen try to catch the shark.
  • He agrees to kill the shark with Brody and Hooper as crew, despite his contempt for Hooper.
  • He belittles and argues with Hooper for much of the first day of hunting.
  • Later, though, he bonds with Hooper over their scars and tells the unbelievable story of the USS Indianapolis.
  • He tries to repair the Orca from the shark's battering, then clobbers the radio when Brody disobeys his orders.
  • He fails to beat the shark using his usual methods, loses his confidence, and finally agrees to retreat to shallower water.
  • Despite Hooper's warnings, Quint pushes the boat's engine to the max. Now they're stranded in the ocean with the shark circling.
  • After Hooper fails to kill the shark and it leaps up on the deck, Quint falls into its mouth and gets chomped dead and dragged into the water.