Based on a novel by Peter Benchley, what movie was released on June 20, 1975 with Martha's Vineyard being used as the fictional Amity Island setting?
Answer:
The movie was Jaws.
7AM:
What was the name of the boat owned by Quint, played by Robert Shaw, which is used by Quint, Brody and Hooper to hunt the shark?
Answer:
It's called Orca.
8AM:
In Jaws what actor played Matt Hooper, a marine biologist, hired by the town to evaluate the seriousness of the shark attacks and whether a Great White was involved?
Answer:
Richard Dreyfus played Matt Hooper.
9AM:
At the end of Jaws what does Police Chief Brody, played by Roy Scheider, jam into the shark's jaws and then detonate, blowing up the Great White shark?
Answer:
He gets an airtank into the shark's mouth.
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