What's the Difference between Jaws the Book and Jaws the Movie?
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In the Movie |
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Chief Brody's wife has an affair with Hooper. |
This doesn't happen. |
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Hooper goes into the shark cage to attempt to kill the shark with a boom stick. |
He wants to use a hypodermic needle to inject the fish with strychnine.
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Jaws crushes Hooper's cage and kills him. |
Jaws attempts to crush the cage and gets stuck in it's remains allowing Hooper to escape and live. |
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Quint harpoons the shark and then gets his foot tangled in some lines and is pulled under the water to his death. |
Jaws attacks the boat and Quint falls down into his mouth and is eaten.
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Each day Body, Quint and Hooper return to shore to try again the next day to kill the shark. |
They stay out on the water without returning. |