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Matt Hooper (Character)
from Jaws (1975)

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Jaws -- When a gigantic great white shark begins to menace the small island community of Amity, a police chief, a marine scientist and grizzled fisherman set out to stop it.

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  1. Jaws (1975) Played by Richard Dreyfuss (as Hooper)
Archive Footage:
  1. Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (2011) Played by Richard Dreyfuss
  2. "20 to 1"
        - Our All Time Favourite Films (2010) TV episode, Played by Richard Dreyfuss
  3. "Rove Live"
        - Episode #10.36 (2009) TV episode, Played by Richard Dreyfuss (as Hooper)
  4. "MythBusters"
        - Jaws Special (2005) TV episode, Played by Richard Dreyfuss

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Genres:
Adventure / Horror / Thriller

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Quotes:
From Jaws (1975)
Brody: Is it true that most people get attacked by sharks in three feet of water about ten feet from the beach?
Hooper: Yeah.
Brody: And that... and that before people started to swim for recreation - I mean before sharks knew what they were missing - that a lot of these attacks weren't reported?
Hooper: That's right.
Brody: Now this shark that... that... that swims alone...
Hooper: Rogue.
Brody: What's it called?
Hooper, Brody: [together] Rogue.
Brody: Rogue, yeah. Now this guy, he... he keeps swimmin' around in a place where the feeding is good until the food supply is gone, right?
Hooper: It's called "territoriality". It's just a theory that I happen to... agree with.
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