Jaws Clip - Tiger shark caught. Hooper tells Brody, "It's a hundred to one..."

After the locals catch a tiger shark. Hooper explains to Brody that the chances "these bozos" caught the exact same shark is 100:1. Great display of Dreyfuss' talent in getting the timing and delivery right on, and to do it so convincingly. Roy Scheider's expression is also perfect -- at first dismissive, but then slowly realizing the reality.

[@genesisfrost8627]

"Ahhh waaaat"?

[@thatguyoverthere6063]

Genesis Frost what kindh what kindh o shak???

[@Drw357]

Thomasdude 105 a tiger shark

[@thatguyoverthere6063]

Lightning Productions Aahhh whattt???

[@codyerickson3550]

Genesis Frost “That scene shouldn’t be in the fucking movie. Who was that, Spielberg’s uncle?”

[@Mtbker456]

Cody Erickson “hey Stevie, ya gonna put me in ya movie.”

[@sergiogzz4334]

Who’s here after seeing Pete Davidson stand up joke

[@mr.threehornssmarterbrothe1864]

Me

[@christopherfarrell6440]

Me 😂😂😂😂

[@clashkid83]

Christopher Farrell me

[@anonymousamerican8831]

Me

[@alexojideagu]

What joke

[@hisdudeness8328]

I like how you can start to see the gears working in Brody’s head the second Hooper mentions the bite radius. It’s like he immediately goes into city cop mode and starts analyzing all the facts he has up to this point. On the beach, he only caught a glimpse of the shark, but it was enough to know that it was way bigger than the one that’s hanging in front of him. And he also realizes that this Tiger Shark was way too damn small to rip out an entire portion of a dock and drag it out to sea. That’s why he automatically backs up Hooper’s idea of cutting the Tiger Shark open, to confirm what he instantly knows. That it’s not the right shark.

[@curtrupp4259]

Exactly good eye never noticed it before

[@DBarns7]

Exactly. When Hooper mentioned the bite radius, you could see Brody's hopes were immediately dashed. Another great scene by great actors.

[@JarodFarrant]

That experience saved his butt

[@antoniozilla9060]

A whaaat? 5 seconds later in much deeper voice: *what is this bite radius crap*

[@SJB2000]

The way the fat guy says "a whaat?" Gets me everytime 😂

[@mkaplan1383]

That was way before Minions.....

[@diegofavaratozfilms962]

He sounds like a girl the way how he says it

[@chiefscheider]

@@diegofavaratozfilms962 or a gay fellow

[@KD-qs5pt]

A comedic moment to lighten up the mood.

[@SovereignStatesman]

Then his voice totally changes when bitching at Hooper

[@mikeshirleyforever]

Dreyfuss was perfect casting. He was absolutely superb.

[@curtrupp4259]

💯 agree another was close encounters good bye girl which originally was Bob De Niro

[@JohnMartin-oh6bf]

Yet he wasn’t Spielberg’s first choice,in fact none of the actors were. Hooper….Timothy Bottoms Brody……Sterling Hayden Quint….Lee Marvin. Bottoms and Marvin would have been great.

[@TheMaabusAdmiral]

I like how Brody loses all humor when Hooper tells him the bite radius is wrong

[@dmmchugh3714]

Science, baby !

[@m.e.d.7997]

I was still surprised to see him have any humor at all since that boy died.

[@mcqueenfanman]

Its like hearing the ballistics don't match.

[@stellarwind1946]

Because that’s when he knew it wasn’t the right shark.

[@DBarns7]

I don't think it was humor, but rather jubilation. He was very happy when they caught the shark and thought the nightmare was over. However, when Hooper mentioned the difference in the bite radius, that sobered him up to reality. I loved Scheider's facial expressions in this movie. They spoke volumes of what the character thought and felt in every scene.

[@misserinjane6629]

" I am not going to stand here and see that thing cut open and see that little Kintner boy spill out all over the dock." One of the many lines that I've always remembered from this movie

[@emburtte]

Erinjane Ok The only time he was ever the “smartest guy in the room”.

[@CNR666]

Erinjane Ok and he was very much right too. After all at that point they didn’t know what shark killed him. Alex Kintner spilling out over the dock would be horrifying to see.

[@kgunitkeese17]

666 Only problem is he made a judgement call. Just because they caught A shark doesn’t mean they caught THE shark. The only thing that was missing was Hooper and Brody not telling the mayor that they cut open the shark to determine if it was responsible for the Kitner boy only to discover that it was not the shark that was responsible for killing and eating him.

[@maxi6542]

I repeat this line all the time.

[@BinaryRex18]

Roger ebert observed that this line sums up the mayor character perfectly.

[@bejaranofamily4109]

Pete Davidson is right. That scene shouldn't be in the movie.

[@soggypastaaa2172]

jahdai y julia bejarano L I T E R A L L Y

[@DanJackson1977]

Nah fuck that. It's one of the best goddamn things in the movie. All of this scene is perfect.

[@ZosKia523]

@@DanJackson1977 "uhh whuuut?" Gets me every time

[@AlbieStarr]

This is the scene that made them realise they caught the wrong shark. It's a pretty important scene

[@ryanbrugh7982]

Did you know that they in fact a real tiger shark in this scene and stunk the place up real bad.

[@alexkrycek21]

I love how when it cuts to Hooper saying 'Tiger Shark', in the background you see the Orca passing by with Quint looking across at them.

[@blakeplaysMCnation]

Never noticed that before

[@bloodyrose1985]

Quint was laughing after seeing the whole scene

[@jonnocotton48]

Oh man you're right! Never noticed that o.O

[@superjackster0165]

I also never noticed that he’s smiling because he knows that they caught the wrong shark

[@maxi6542]

Never noticed that before.

[@alexayers9463]

Richard Dryfus's delivery is one-of-a-kind. Anyone who grew up watching this film knows all his lines by heart and has said stuff like this---"a-hundred-to-one---a-hundred-to onnne..."---out loud in one conversation or another when he's had the opportunity.

[@NeilGartshoreFifeFlickFanatic]

You can see how much Brody relies on Hooper's expertise here. They've only basically just met and his word is instantly trusted when Brody is told it's the wrong shark. Brody was all happy the town was safe again, even for an instant, and reality came crashing down like a ton of bricks. It's one of the things I love about the movie. Act 1 is Brody's leadership and authority which instantly goes away when Hooper arrives in the second act and the third is arguably Quint's authority we hang on.

[@m.e.d.7997]

But he gives him false hope telling him.."it probably is" the shark when he knows it is not and the bite radius is different.

[@SovereignStatesman]

@@m.e.d.7997 He says "it probably is" after he says "it's 100:1." Hooper may be an expert in sharks, but he really sucks at understanding probability.

[@SovereignStatesman]

"They've only basically just met and his word is instantly trusted when Brody is told it's the wrong shark." Hooper was called in as the top shark-expert from the federal Oceanographic Institute; and Brody had already seen him peform an analysis on the remains of the girl, and call out the city coroner for his lying to cover it up, after Brody trusted him to leave the beaches open, resulting in the death of Alex Kitner. Of COURSE Brody's going to trust Hooper.

[@m.e.d.7997]

@@SovereignStatesman It was either a goof in the script that no one picked up on or deliberate but it was a flaw and it bothered me a lot. Of course it may have been said to get Brody on his side. Movie is such a classic that endures.

[@curtrupp4259]

Not just that his wife has am affair with hooper

[@joewhitehead3]

That tiger shark sure picked a terrible time to visit waters it wouldn’t normally go near

[@patriciogonzaga3101]

Probably drawn by the scent of blood. They were chumming the waters.

[@joewhitehead3]

Patricio Gonzaga Even so, it was extremely rare for those waters, just like he said

[@captmurdock]

I always figured that when Mr. Whitey AKA Bruce swam up the Gulf Stream to Amity Island, the tiger shark followed the trail of blood Bruce left as he made his way.

[@bezoticallyyours83]

I'll say.

[@drewharding]

Good point there Mr Whitehead but remember the great white shark main antagonist might have tried to attack and force it to go near the shark hunters to try and get the island people duped so he could get his human dinners going again the moment they start going into the sea again it’s possible the shark sending this fake target tiger shark to get humans fooled remember this great white shark is intelligent we must think he tried to get this fake shark to head to them so he can fool them all that this tiger shark is him right Mr Whitehead you know it’s possible couldn’t it right sir!

[@JoeLikesTrains]

0:08 when hooper says a tiger shark, in the background you can clearly see quint and his boat driving by

[@Trig242]

How have i never noticed that?!?

[@CC-Cobalt-1043]

Quint was probably cackling with laughter when he said that

[@originalacousticguitar]

This whole movie is a masterclass in acting and dialogue. Everyone seems so natural like they’re not acting at all.

[@dylangeltzeiler946]

0:42 “Martin, there are all kinds of sharks in the waters you know. Hammerheads, White-tips, Blues, Makos.”

[@jamesroboyle]

The mayor actually had a good point for the one and only time in this movie .

[@MisterMcKinney]

At least he kept the beaches open, damnit!

[@rippingtons60]

I like how Quint sails by in his boat during this scene observing the event. Rather than look disappointed that he missed his chance, he just smiles wisely. He KNEW He didn't even have to see it up close to know that they got the wrong shark.

[@curtrupp4259]

Exactly like he was laughing at them 😂

[@TrailerTrashThorne]

He knew because you can take the character of Quint as a representation of alcoholism. It's not so much as this IS the wrong shark as much as Quint's like the harbinger just passing by and smiling like, "Yeah, we've still got demons to battle." I like to believe the shark is just the guilt the Brody feels from his drunk driving accident that got him transferred, that by all means this is the shark that killed the woman and boy. Jaws is a very interesting book and movie.

[@demarcuscousins1394]

"A tiger shark." "A whattttttttt"

[@deanhall4002]

“I’ll stuff your friggin head in there, we’ll find out if it’s a man eater” cracks me up every time!

[@roquefortfiles]

Nothing worse than idiots who don't like being reminded, That they're idiots.

[@Mattyic31997]

Pete Davidson brought me here

[@delusionfx6848]

Amen

[@Mobolosnacks]

I went and watched that clip since people here are refering to it. So is he meant to be a comedian because that was fucking awful. Like another Dane Cook appears every few years or something

[@Waken4Productions]

@@Mobolosnacks Comedy is subjective but I haven’t laughed at any of his jokes sadly. His snl pool boy skit was kinda funny but thats it. True comedians to me are like Louis Ck or Pablo Francisco but again that just my f’ed up perspective

[@randywilson6768]

Facts had to see it too

[@oseiroachbenn6908]

Ah whatttttt???

[@coylio33ify]

1:31 part of why this is such a great movie. Even the secondary villain gets to make a good point, as that was absolutely not the time or the place.

[@m.e.d.7997]

Murray Hamilton was so good in this as the Mayor. Such a fine actor.

[@EATSLEEPDRIVE2002]

I love how the guy accidentally slips out of the closet for the "A whaAaAaAat??"

[@SovereignStatesman]

"I'm not saying that this is not the shark; it PROBABLY is, it PROBABLY is... but it's 100 to 1." Brody: "You keep saying this word. I think it does not mean what you think it means."

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

*Grown man with thick accent:* "But what kind? What kinda shark?" "Tiger shark." *Back up pubescent personality:* "...A whaaaat?"

[@skar8009]

0:08 I realized yesterday that was Quint in the boat. There is a clear shot of him right before this clip.

[@matta.5363]

This scene, along with "Indianapolis" and the "It's a great white..." scenes are the top takes in the movie.

[@evilwillhunting]

I love how Hooper snaps out of his oceanography spiel when he realizes these yahoos are about to kick his ass.

[@roquefortfiles]

A bunch of fucking bozos. !! Like dealing with Trumps crowd.

[@roquefortfiles]

@Nickhead87 Friends with Donald?

[@doomsdaymachine619]

Look fellas, let's be reasonable, this is neither the time or the place to preform some half ass autopsy on a fish 😆 I'm using that line the next time I'm at Red Lobster.

[@mkaplan1383]

And I am not going to stand here, and see this thing cut open, and see that little Kintner boy spill out all over the dock! You should conclude with that too...

[@bezoticallyyours83]

😆

[@Lancer21]

Has anyone ever noticed that the guy behind Richard Dryfess is blowing at his head at 0:23

[@nolackin60617]

Wtf?

[@vinceniederman]

My Stepdad Didn’t Noticed That At All Like Me Until About 5-10 Minutes Ago!

[@bezoticallyyours83]

Noo. Lolol

[@Mafia-Zilla99]

@@nolackin60617 yeah those fishermen are creeps

[@trich30]

I've watched this film a hundred times and never noticed that. Brilliant, and hilariously funny.

[@olivialavanga7182]

a whaaaat😂

[@velvetcherrylips]

Their all chuffed “ we can start breathing again” then Matt Hooper drops the bombshell, Murray Hamilton is moving in closer he can tell things have gone “tits up”!!!

[@LordBloodraven]

I know we look back at the mayor as something of a tool, but here he should proper prudence to not risk exposing the community to the remains of a partially digested child.

[@callumoconnor2972]

I think the better answer is that he wants this whole thing to go away. He's saying "Let's not investigate any further. We've got the shark, let's move on"

[@lewis7515]

0:04 Oh my...so many decades later, but it's only, now, that I notice the subtle but distinct echo they added to the line, "S'gotta deep throat crack!"...... Masterful.

[@jamlym4974]

The ultimate shark movie.

[@retrogameraaron4778]

Knowing the way the mayor is, the real reason he didn't want them to cut the shark open was because he was worried they would NOT see the boy's body spill out over the dock, confirming in front of a crowd of people and reporters that they still have a shark problem.

[@brucebudka]

The Mayor is great, true Politician at work. Great scene.

[@Trig242]

Re-elected for Jaws 2! A true incumbent

[@brucebudka]

@@Trig242 lol👍🇺🇸

[@roflmows]

you can't say the phrase "tiger shark" in our house EVER. you WILL be met with a chorus of "a whaaaaat??" 😂

[@astinbudakov7867]

Love the part when when Quint drives by and chuckles knowing damn well they got the wrong shark

[@rationallogo]

The expression on Dryfuss' face at 0:23 is priceless, my favorite in any movie I've ever seen. The frustration that a person of reason experiences when dealing with folks who aren't thinking was perfectly depicted by the actor.

[@cosmojairzinho14]

That bite radius bit and its effect on the joyful atmosphere... mind-blowing!!!!

[@asleandere8852]

I think this scene was well-chosed; I like ensemble pieces anyway, and here you have a fine cast working together to form several powerful narratives adding depth and weight to the overall drama. Both Ray Schnieder and Richard Dreyfuss were of course excellent in this film, with Robert Shaw in one of his finest ever performances completing the boat trio. I would just like to add Murray Hamilton's performance as the Mayer, and his excellently nuances evolution of emotions, recations and overall state as it progresses though the enveloping crisis. His skill shinces though were in his facial expressions and generally non-verbal reactions reinforcing the lines he delivers, so you already know how he feels and why he said what he said.

[@robertsmith8876]

I just love the interaction talking over each other brilliant speilberg and actors at the top of there game

[@guntag2409]

0:22 What's up with the guy behind Hooper blowing on his neck ? Was it a fly or something ?

[@brucedunkle9136]

Stupid, local yokel humor.

[@kgunitkeese17]

He was probably just being an antagonizing asshole

[@paulzecharia]

I never noticed that before and now I can’t unsee it.

[@ryanschacht_]

0:16 lmao that was always my favourite scene of this part of the movie😂

[@AfricanoOSO]

''ahh whaat?'' lmao

[@robbiereilly]

The guy who caught it goes from Josh Gad to Tony Soprano in seconds. Lol. "A what?..." to "...stuff yer friggin head in there, man, and find out if it's a man eatah!."

[@mikehunt3463]

"A whaaaat?" XD

[@scott1564]

"and the chances that these bozos got the exact shark..." was one of the best lines in the movie!

[@nicktrainotti125]

Without a doubt

[@OhYeaMista]

Those odds went from 100-1 to “probably is” really quick.

[@Fire28SA]

he didn’t wanna get beaten up over it

[@SovereignStatesman]

Hooper's an expert in sharks, not math.

[@ZephaniahL]

If I had been listening to Hooper, I would have interpreted him to mean we should do the cutting-open back at a lab, of course not right there on the dock as the fool mayor imagines.

[@JoeLikesTrains]

0:08, there's quint in the background driving his boat

[@grigori9061]

The thing is I hate to admit it but in this scene the mayor actually has a justifiable point. It is not the time or the place to cut open the shark and see the human remains of a child spill out in front of over 100 people. What they should’ve done however was just push everyone away and tell them ‘hey hey hey we have to confirm that this is a shark’ perform the autopsy and then tell everyone ‘hey we got the wrong shark’ that’s what they should’ve done.

[@macklee6837]

0:08 ha! Never noticed the Orca in the background of that shot

[@ericdeloza4258]

Little known fact. Before the video cuts, they all look to the left in shock. That's because the shark, "Jaws O'Michael" has returned from the war and no one is ready to tell him his wife remarried. Truly an amazing turn in the film only Spielberg could have accomplished.

[@Gilmaris]

Hooper: "The chance that these bozos got the exact shark is a hundred to one, a hundred to one." Also Hooper: "Now, I'm not saying that this isn't the shark, it probably is, Martin, it probably is!"

[@John-ct9zs]

I was born in 1975, the year this movie came out. It's sobering to know that I am now the same age or older than Brody and the old sea salt Quint, and much older than the young 20 something punk ass marine biologist Hooper. They were all adults to me when I saw this movie on TV in the 80s, but it's weird how you outgrow the characters and actors of a famous movie when you came into this world. That's my old man late 40s rant for now.

[@shawnthompson2303]

A WhAaAaAaAaAaT? A Tiger Shark. A WhAaAaAaAaAaT? A Tiger Shark.... A WhAaAaAaAaAaT? You know what? Nevermind. - James A Janisse

[@clintonnagy1662]

The fact is... "the bite radius of this shark is different then that on the victim."

[@chadiyoob155]

Pete brought me here. Uh-Whuuh!

[@swampgas258]

For some reason, I feel like watching 'Close Encounters of a Third Kind" while eating mash potatoes.

[@TimNye850]

"Tiger shark!" lol

[@jv3938]

Exactly how Pete described it

[@turnttaco7661]

Pete Davidson is wrong that scene should %1000 belongs in the film lol

[@kiddetroit8403]

Comparing the bite radius of a tiger shark to Jaws is like comparing a chevette to an m1 Abrams😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@michaelsong5555]

That might be an adult tiger shark, but it's a small adult tiger shark. Tiger sharks can grow up to 20 feet (some say 25, but that's too rare). Based on its head size, that thing was only about 9 ft (at most). 9 ft shark may attack humans, but it wouldn't be able to destroy the human corpse like the chunky salsa in such short time.

[@kgunitkeese17]

Tiger sharks average size is between 12-15 feet. The chances of finding one at 20 is at least 1000 to 1. Even finding great whites at 20 feet is rare. They’re usually 16. But this tiger I agree looks at least 9 feet.

[@katelynthewhitewerewolf6376]

​@@kgunitkeese17 He looks like he could be a juvenile.

[@RamiroBelmaresJr]

Spielberg's Uncle: "Stevieee! You gonna put me in your movie??"

[@mcs-bl6sg]

"24 hours is like three weeks!" "$3,000 divided four ways is what?" "A whaaaat?" God, I love this movie

[@SovereignStatesman]

It was THREE thousand dollars, remember? Mrs. Kitner only had that much, and the city wasn't putting up any more.

[@davidlafleche1142]

"$3000.00 divided four ways is what?" $750.00.

[@geoffwilliams4478]

​@@davidlafleche1142I can only imagine what I'd do with $750 during those days

[@davidlafleche1142]

@@geoffwilliams4478 An AMC Hornet cost about $3,000.00 in those days.

[@tyrkuclub6398]

Has anyone noticed, that the "A what?" Guy with not much of an attitude and had a light-pitched voice turned into a guy with a huge attitude with a serious-pitched voice.

[@AG-ci7rl]

Great line: "the chance that these Bozos". Classic.

[@Firemarioflower]

Those fishermen were annoying. The one standing behind Hooper even started blowing his hair, what a jerk.

[@GoldPhantomZ]

Poor shark, he was minding his own business and then, "GET EM, CMON SHOOT, HARPOON EM" *squeal* *kick* *stab* *kick* kick*

[@taneishagranderson590]

Covid 19 brought me here. Open up the world...Summer is coming.

[@natg.2614]

does nobody else see the actual arrows sticking out of that tiger shark? Who goes shark hunting and thinks, "You know what'll be helpful out there? my kids bow and arrow set! that'll kill a man-eating shark!"

[@misterfunnymanguy]

Exactly. Maybe someone on the set thought the arrows would add to the terror, or maybe it was added to poke fun at the amateur fishermen... sort of portraying them as fools. 🤔

[@TheAmateurEditor]

@@misterfunnymanguy Perhaps with all those people out on the hunt, the arrows were meant to 'tag' the kill as theirs. There were a lot of people out there with guns and I doubt Amity has a ballistics lab to run bullets recovered from the kill and match them to a particular rifle. With arrows you can at least show you have the same brand/colour in your weaponry and claim you were the party that killed it.

[@aliceandreassen2203]

Pete Davidson made me expect too much of this scene, hahah, honest to say I was a bit disappointed

[@andrewhawkins8616]

I feel Hooper. That's how it is in South Carolina: "You done did used them thar big college words!"

[@brahitsethan1120]

Anyone here from Pete ?

[@Throwmethewhip]

Looks as if the shark is taking all of this personally.

[@alexherskovits4583]

0:11 best part of the film

[@SJB2000]

😂😂😂 classic

[@Christian4life95]

Pete got me again. Lol

[@aav903]

I'm not saying this is not the shark, it probably is Martin, it probably is.. It's a man eater which is extremely rare for this waters...But the fact is that this movie is two hours long and we're only half an hour into it.

[@SoldierOfFate]

If that's a Tiger Shark, it's a tiny one. Fully grown ones can easily be 12 feet in length.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

It was 11ft and 850 pounds.

[@sirbutternugget4719]

A whaaaaaat?

[@kittie4886]

no idea why he said "a what?" like that but i'm grateful

[@jensilver6535]

Thanks Pete 😂

[@misterfunnymanguy]

No, I think he says "it's got a deep throat, Pratt. I think the guy on the right is named Pratt, who says "I think it's a Mako (pronounced poorly). Then the fat guy with the blue jacket looks into the shark's mouth, and in an attempt at humor replies, "I don't know, it's got a deep throat, Pratt!"

[@karatefella]

He says "It's got a deep throat, Frank" FRANK ! F. R.A.N.K. FRANK !

[@Firemarioflower]

PRATT PRATT P R A T T @@karatefella

[@gwenbradshaw2194]

No body listens to Brody and Hopper..... except themselves

[@vccstudents]

I wonder whose idea it was to stick an arrow into the shark!

[@mattlupo6383]

vccstudents Lol. Always thought the same. I’m sure the crew had a good laugh over that. By the way... that was a real shark, not a prop.

[@anicamorin5196]

yo he really does say it like pete said 😭

[@evilphantom457]

Pete davidson brought me here

[@DanJackson1977]

JawsPoser

[@ChrisManley1994]

A WHHHHHAAAAATTTTTT????? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@georgemather9082]

A WHHHAAAAATTTT?!?!

[@tracypanavia4634]

How HD do you want this clip? - Yes.

[@dakotawalker7117]

The mayor had a point about the boy spilling out on the dock. That'd be extreme

[@joewhitehead3]

Especially the fact that the boy’s death was on him, cus he kept the beach open

[@Jormatic]

Who's here because of Pete Davidson?

[@Laufield]

I always feel bad for innocent tiger shark 🦈

[@joewhitehead3]

Killed on account of the actions of a not-so-innocent shark

[@greatestnitemare6626]

Tiger sharks are dangerous af, man eaters and predators

[@philipmancera5796]

They caught and killed Undertow. Morgana's gonna be upset.

[@mgabor6936]

Jeez, this tiger shark is a baby shark compared to Bruce, lol.

[@jmjfanss]

Even though the tiger shark is one of the most dangerous sharks.

[@joewhitehead3]

Well how big are fully grown tiger sharks?

[@josephspadavecchia9265]

Kind of sad that innocent shark was killed