Well, this is not a boat accident. And it wasn't any propeller. It wasn't any coral reef. And it wasn't Jack the Ripper. It was a shark.

— Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss)

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15 seconds sound clip from the Jaws (1975) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:32:32 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Indicates the non-frenzy feeding of a large squalus possibly longimanus or Isurus glaucus.

- Now, the enormous amount of tissue loss prevents any detailed analysis.

- However, the attacking squalus must be considerably larger than any normal squalus found in these waters.

- Didn't you get out a boat and check these waters?

- No.

- Well, this is not a boat accident. And it wasn't any propeller. It wasn't any coral reef. And it wasn't Jack the Ripper. It was a shark.

- I wanna go AP and UPI. I want to get on the state wire services. See if Boston will pick it up and go national.

- Call Dave Axelrod in New York and tell him he owes me a favor, all right?

- This is the shot I want with everybody and the fish in it, okay?

- Guys, could we please get organized?

[...]

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