Ep 714 - Jaws, by Peter Benchley

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Craig Getting, Arts, Books, Podcasts, Literature, Comedy, Andrew Cunningham

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🗓️ 4 August 2025

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

The first blockbuster movie started with a blockbuster book about a fish busting up blocks in a small seaside town. Anyone familiar with Steven Spielberg's movie will recognize the basic plot of Benchley's original novel Jaws -- there's just a lot more chum in the water.

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0:00.0	This is a headgum podcast.
0:05.7	While Andrew and Craig believe the joy of discovery is crucial to enjoying any well-told tale,
0:11.5	they will not shy away from spoiling specific story beats when necessary.
0:16.3	Plus, these are books you should have read by now. Hey everybody. Welcome to Overdo. It's a podcast about the books you've been meaning to read. My name is Craig.
0:49.9	My name is Andrew just when you thought it was safe to listen to another podcast.
0:57.0	That's a riff on the tagline for Jaws 2.
0:59.7	Oh, is that what it is?
1:01.1	Not as successful.
1:02.0	Yes.
1:02.4	I don't know much about the other Jawses.
1:05.2	Is one of them as dad?
1:06.7	I was surprised to hear, okay, I don't know if there's a relationship between the sharks in the subsequent
1:12.2	Jaws movies.
1:13.0	It's not a Grendel situation.
1:14.9	I know, I don't know.
1:15.7	Like, maybe.
1:16.8	More of the original actors than I expected.
1:21.3	Okay.
1:21.6	popped up in the second movie.
1:23.3	Okay.
1:24.0	Richard Dreyfus was not there, but many of the other principles reprised their roles.
1:29.6	And John Williams scored it.
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