The sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis occurred in 1945. The film Jaws takes place in 1975 (or 1974 the year it was filmed). If Quint was the bare minimum of 18 when he entered the Navy, 29-30 years later would make him 47-48 years old, which is exactly how old the actor Robert Shaw was when he portrayed the character Quint (Shaw was born in 1927). So I think you’re safe to guess he was supposed to be about 46-48 years old in the film.
Fuck this makes me feel old! I saw Jaws for the first time when I was around 5 years old. Now I'm as old as the mean old man who owns the boat that the shark sank!
The sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis occurred in 1945. The film Jaws takes place in 1975 (or 1974 the year it was filmed). If Quint was the bare minimum of 18 when he entered the Navy, 29-30 years later would make him 47-48 years old, which is exactly how old the actor Robert Shaw was when he portrayed the character Quint (Shaw was born in 1927). So I think you’re safe to guess he was supposed to be about 46-48 years old in the film.
Thank you for this, I had a point to prove to someone now I can prove it to them
Now you can get your name in the National Geographic.
I looked up the crew list of the Indianapolis on Google Search. There was no Herbie Robinson.
Baseball player
Fuck this makes me feel old! I saw Jaws for the first time when I was around 5 years old. Now I'm as old as the mean old man who owns the boat that the shark sank!
In the book, Brody estimated him anywhere between 40 and 60