Summary
1916: Matawan Creek, New Jersey. This time, the shark’s victim is a child and the entire town is up in arms. Cut to: 1963: The Kennedy Assassination precipitates a frightening encounter on a dusty California mountain road – an encounter that leads to the thrilling Man vs. Big Rig fable Duel. This is Spielberg’s ticket to fame and fortune. Even if the truck doesn’t explode into a network-satisfying fireball, and even if Universal plucks choice scenes for an episode of The Incredible Hulk. The stage is set for Spielberg’s next project, based on a book by Peter Benchley and called JAWS.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey Prime members, you can listen to Inside Jaws, ad free on Amazon Music, download the app today. |
| 0:07.0 | The following contains mature content. You've been warned. |
| 0:17.0 | From Wondry, I'm Mark Ramsey, and this is part three of Inside Jaws. July 11, 1916, 2016, Madawan, New Jersey. |
| 0:45.4 | Everybody was talking about the Domino Tournament |
| 0:50.7 | and the New Town Library 3,000 books strong. |
| 0:55.0 | This was Main Street where you can find whatever you need, |
| 0:59.0 | matches, pianos, candy, bottles, and across the hill factories dot the horizon. |
| 1:07.0 | But the heart and soul of Madawan was its creek. |
| 1:11.6 | It was far from the ocean and the shore, but it was ours. There, |
| 1:15.6 | locals and visitors would lounge on its banks and relax as the sunset twinkled over the creek's peaceful waters. |
| 1:26.5 | Picnics, romantic embraces, graceful canoes. |
| 1:31.9 | It was an oasis, especially on a hot summer day like today. |
| 1:38.7 | And if you were lucky enough to be a kid in Madawan on this day, then you were spending this fine afternoon cooling off, skinny dipping |
| 1:46.7 | in the swimming hole. |
| 1:50.9 | Rennie Carton was 14. For Rennie, a dip in the creek was a daily afternoon |
| 1:56.0 | tradition in the summer. |
| 1:58.0 | Hey guys, look, I can balance on the dock on one leg. |
| 2:02.0 | Rennie was unsteady, swaying left and right. |
| 2:06.0 | Beneath him, the dark of the creek. |
| 2:09.0 | He could see his reflection, shimmering and swaying in the water. He couldn't see much |
| 2:17.9 | else down there. The creek was shallow and only 30 feet wide and 200 feet across, but it seemed |
| 2:25.9 | darker than usual. |
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