Jaws (1975) - The Indianapolis Speech Scene (7/10) | Movieclips

CLIP DESCRIPTION:
Quint (Robert Shaw) reveals to Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) and Brody (Roy Scheider) the chilling shark-infested nightmare of his past.

FILM DESCRIPTION:
Based on Peter Benchley's best-selling novel, Steven Spielberg's 1975 shark saga set the standard for the New Hollywood popcorn blockbuster while frightening millions of moviegoers out of the water. One early summer night on fictional Atlantic resort Amity Island, Chrissie decides to take a moonlight skinny dip while her friends party on the beach. Yanked suddenly below the ocean surface, she never returns. When pieces of her wash ashore, Police Chief Brody (Roy Scheider) suspects the worst, but Mayor Vaughn (Murray Hamilton), mindful of the lucrative tourist trade and the approaching July 4th holiday, refuses to put the island on a business-killing shark alert. After the shark dines on a few more victims, the Mayor orders the local fishermen to catch the culprit. Satisfied with the shark they find, the greedy Mayor reopens the beaches, despite the warning from visiting ichthyologist Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) that the attacks were probably caused by a far more formidable Great White. One more fatality later, Brody and Hooper join forces with flinty old salt Quint (Robert Shaw), the only local fisherman willing to take on a Great White--especially since the price is right. The three ride off on Quint's boat "The Orca," soon coming face to teeth with the enemy.

CREDITS:
TM & © Universal (1975)
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw
Director: Steven Spielberg
Producers: Richard D. Zanuck, David Brown
Screenwriters: Peter Benchley, Carl Gottlieb

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[kaguth]

This is probably the scariest part of the movie and its just a guy talking. Great performance.

[MrRifftheref]

Robert Shaw deserved an Oscar for this role. He stole every scene he was in. An absolutely brilliant performance.

[theseageek]

No cgi, no jump scares, just pure master-class acting from the great Robert Shaw.
This movie is magic

[TylerPCoyne]

Fun fact: Richard Dreyfuss admitted that during the scene he wasn’t acting, he was in genuine awe over Robert Shaw giving the monologue.

[RichardTetta]

"Lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll's eyes..." remains one of my favorite lines ever

[captainh]

"That was the time I was most frightened....waiting for my turn."

Incredible acting by Robert Shaw. He made you believe he was there.

[BoydsofParadise]

RIP Cleatus Lebow (Feb 8th, 1924- Sept 29, 2022), the last USS Indianapolis survivor of the horrifying WW2 incident that inspired this memorable scene.

[wolvves]

The way he deliveres "June the 29th, nineteen forty fiii-ve." Really conveys a TON of emotion. Like he's just barely struggling to finish the story. One of the greatest movie scenes ever

[titaniacrawley]

Best scene in the movie. It's a 4 freaking minute long monologue, no action, just a drunk guy talking. And it's the best scene in a masterpiece movie. What a magnificent piece of writing and acting.

[goodgollymisspolly]

Possibly the best monologue of all time... ""I'll never put on a life jacket again."

[goodideas]

This man is a genius
One of the rarest moments in cinema history where you don’t know wether he is acting or he was really on that vessel 1945.

[alanhaynes]

I think this is possibly one of the best instances in cinema of an actor telling an anecdote. There is no point where you don't believe he wasn't really there. Its genius

[patrickmautner]

“Sometimes the shark go he wouldn’t go away....”

Chilling

[mistamisty]

“I’ll never put a life jacket on again” Drowning is the easier way to go than being eaten alive by a shark. Very chilling indeed.

[LVEVL]

This is a lesson to learn in creating tension before a major set piece. Yeah he’s just talking, but like a gripping novel, he takes you on a ride of pure emotion and fear, and makes the big bad even bigger and badder with mere words.

Take note Hollywood. You’ve forgotten this.

[andyboerger]

this is without question one of the most unforgettable scenes in motion picture history.

[shawnthompson]

scariest part is: "Sometimes the shark goes away....

Sometimes, he doesnt go away."

[mako]

todays directors would be tempted to do a flashback with a cgi scene with sharks swimming all around or some shit- but this- a great actor delivering great dialogue. thats storytelling.

[eyecontactleadsto]

The way he keeps seemingly getting excited, speaking more rapidly and awkwardly smiling, it’s heart wrenching. It’s the true definition of ‘laughing to stop yourself from crying’, the rush of emotions he’s getting from reliving the story by telling it.

[thatguyfromcetialphaV]

Robert Shaw rewrote this scene himself. He was an accomplished author in his own right and he knocked it out of the park, despite the fact that he was drunk when he did it. RIP