The Original Shark Tank
Summer of 1975. The summer blockbuster movie was Jaws, the original shark movie that had vacationers staying out of the water in droves. Veteran actor Robert Shaw played old school shark hunter Quint, forced by circumstances to work together with the professional student of sharks Matt Hooper (played by Richard Dreyfuss) to catch the Great White Shark that was the ruination of the summer season on Amity Island. Needless to say, the grizzled angler had no patience for the book-smart “expert”.
After Hooper explains how the shark cage would work, Quint has a good laugh, singing a song that best expresses how he feels about Hooper’s chances against the Great White Shark.
Always a fun tune to remember when someone gives you their goofy idea for success.
No spoiler alert here, but it’s always fun to see who (or what) gets the last laugh at the end of the movie.