Matt Hooper

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fictional character marine biologist oceanographer

Matt Hooper is the marine biologist in the film "Jaws" who helps hunt the great white shark terrorizing Amity Island.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character → marine biologist → oceanographer →
advises	Amity town officials about shark danger →
analyzes	remains of shark attack victims →
appearsIn	Jaws → Jaws (film) → Jaws (novel) →
appearsInGenre	horror film → thriller film →
associatedWith	Amity Island → Martin Brody → Quint →
basedOn	Matt Hooper (Jaws novel character) →
collaboratesWith	Chief Martin Brody → Quint the shark hunter →
creator	Peter Benchley →
enemy	great white shark →
fictionalUniverse	Jaws franchise →
filmDebut	Jaws (1975 film) →
filmDirectorOfAppearance	Steven Spielberg →
firstAppearance	Jaws (1974 novel) → Jaws (1975 film) →
gender	male →
helps	investigate shark attacks on Amity Island →
languageOfWork	English →
medium	film → novel →
nationality	American →
notableFor	expertise in sharks → participation in the Orca shark-hunting expedition →
novelAuthorOfAppearance	Peter Benchley →
occupation	marine biologist → shark expert →
partOf	Orca crew →
personalityTrait	brave → intelligent → sarcastic →
portrayedBy	Richard Dreyfuss →
role	helps hunt the great white shark terrorizing Amity Island →
settingOfActivity	Atlantic Ocean near Amity Island →
species	human →
survivesEvent	attack by the great white shark in the shark cage →
travelsOn	Orca (Quint's boat) →
usesEquipment	scuba gear → shark cage →
worksFor	Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Jaws → Jaws (novel) →	character
Martin Brody →	ally
Quint →	allyOf
Matt Hooper ("Matt Hooper (Jaws novel character)") →	basedOn
Mayor Larry Vaughn →	conflictsWith
Richard Dreyfuss ("Matt Hooper in Jaws") →	notableRole