Quint and The USS Indianapolis | Jaws (1975) | First Time Watching

The crazy part of this is how many people didn't know about the USS Indianapolis, and ask if this is true.

Shaw should've gotten an Oscar for this.

"Anyway . . . we delivered the bomb." Delivering the first atomic bomb becomes a side note in this story. Robert Shaw was an incredible actor.

In case anyone is wondering why the other Jaws movies dont compare to the first. I have two words for you: Robert Shaw

True story. Told impeccably by Quint. My grandfather was one of the survivors. He never talked about it until his last days in hospice. The most touching scene for me and my family.

To me: this was the scariest scene of the movie. That deranged look in his eyes... finally explained. SERIOUS PTSD!!!

To see the reactors slowly be mesmerized by Robert Shaw's monologue the same way we were in the theaters 50 years ago is extremely gratifying. Even after nearly 50 years this monologue makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up, because it's a true story and Shaw's masterful bare bones telling of it packs all the agony and horror of it into a less than 4 minute speech. Easily in the top ten of all time great monologues and only Shaw could have done it.

Best scene in the movie. Amazingly shot in two days. Shaw was drunk for the first day, stone sober the second day and they edited it perfectly so you couldnt tell. Shaw was a tremendous actor.

I love how Hooper's energy shifts from giggling his ass off to dead serious in about 10 seconds, this is one of the best scenes in the whole movie.

The worst part, this was a true story from a survivor of the Indianapolis from years later. That shows how terrifying the experience was. That the sailor who told this story could remember so many details of his survival.

He shows all the signs of a man struggling to hold himself together. He tries laughing things off as he talks, giving an empty smile. His eyes seem to rarely blink and often become unfocused, as if mentally drifting back in time. His voice cracks. Robert Shaw nailed it.

This is without a doubt one of best monologues ever written and put on film. It makes Quint's death all the more tragic. Poetic in a dark sense...yes, but tragic.

Just a dude telling a sad story for 5 minutes and it's one of the best scenes in movie history.

I remember seeing this in 1975 when I was a kid, this scene is still one of the eeriest "audience laughing to chillingly quiet” transitions I've ever experienced in a theater...

Robert Shaw could've won an Oscar on this speech alone.

Just a great Oscar worthy performance. Shaw doesn’t blink while telling the story. Chilling

Yes, the USS Indianapolis story is real....and terrifying.

Quint's story, man... To me, this was the most frightening part of the movie. This scene alone caused nightmares that lasted for years. Also the eerie music that John Williams provides is perfection for this story-telling. I love the collective tone of this audience. I think the reason it resonates with people is because it's a true story. Even if they didn't know it at the time, it feels real and it's spine-tingling. It's my understanding that Robert Shaw (Quint) wrote this himself. His delivery is beyond words.

Not only was that story true. But Robert Shaw was considered one of the BEST Shakespearean actors ever. And his delivery was flawless He died on the side of the road in the UK just 3 years after this movie was released of a massive heart attack while driving with his wife

RIP Robert Shaw (August 9, 1927 – August 28, 1978), aged 51 And RIP Roy Scheider (November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008), aged 75 You both will be remembered as legends.