Quint (Jaws character)

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fictional character film character

Quint is a grizzled, obsessive shark hunter from the film "Jaws," known for his intense demeanor, haunting USS Indianapolis monologue, and fatal pursuit of the great white shark.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Quint (Jaws character) canonical	3
Quint in Jaws	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ
addiction	alcohol ⓘ
allyOf	Martin Brody NERFINISHED ⓘ Matt Hooper NERFINISHED ⓘ
appearsIn	Jaws NERFINISHED ⓘ Jaws (1975 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Jaws (franchise) related media and homages ⓘ
basedOnWork	Jaws (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ
createdBy	Peter Benchley NERFINISHED ⓘ Steven Spielberg NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalImpact	iconic shark-hunter archetype in popular culture ⓘ subject of numerous film analyses and tributes ⓘ
diesIn	Jaws (1975 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
enemyOf	the Amity Island great white shark NERFINISHED ⓘ
fictionalUniverse	Jaws franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstAppearance	Jaws (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
genre	horror ⓘ thriller ⓘ
mannerOfDeath	killed by great white shark ⓘ
nationality	American ⓘ
notableFor	USS Indianapolis monologue ⓘ hunting the great white shark threatening Amity Island ⓘ
occupation	fisherman ⓘ shark hunter ⓘ
owns	the Orca NERFINISHED ⓘ
personalityTrait	grizzled ⓘ intense ⓘ obsessive ⓘ
portrayedBy	Robert Shaw NERFINISHED ⓘ
quote	"Farewell and adieu to you fair Spanish ladies" ⓘ "Here's to swimmin' with bow-legged women." ⓘ "You all know me. Know how I earn a livin'." ⓘ
rankInBackstory	U.S. Navy sailor ⓘ
residence	Amity Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
scene	USS Indianapolis story in the Orca cabin ⓘ nails-on-chalkboard introduction at town meeting ⓘ
scriptWriterOfMonologue	John Milius (contributor) NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Shaw (uncredited polishing) NERFINISHED ⓘ
trauma	survivor of USS Indianapolis sinking (in film backstory) ⓘ
vehicle	the Orca NERFINISHED ⓘ
weapon	M1 Garand rifle NERFINISHED ⓘ harpoon gun ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Orca (Quint's boat) → owner → Quint (Jaws character) ⓘ

Orca (Quint's boat) → usedBy → Quint (Jaws character) ⓘ

Orca (Quint's boat) → crewMembersInStory → Quint (Jaws character) ⓘ

Robert Archibald Shaw → portrayed → Quint (Jaws character) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Quint in Jaws