Jaws isn’t just a movie—it’s a cultural tidal wave. Released in the summer of 1975, this Steven Spielberg classic gave us our first taste of blockbuster terror and made sharks the stuff of nightmares.

With a menacing score, razor-sharp tension, and one very big fish, Jaws turned every beachgoer into a shoreline detective. Whether you’re rewatching it poolside or quoting it at a bonfire, it’s the ultimate summer horror flick.

Here are the 10 best quotes from Jaws:

1.

Brody (Roy Scheider): “You’re gonna need a bigger boat.”

2.

Quint (Robert Shaw): “Anyway… we delivered the bomb.”

3.

Brody (Roy Scheider): “That’s some bad hat, Harry.”

4.

Quint (Robert Shaw): “Y’all know me. Know how I earn a livin’. I’ll catch this bird for you, but it ain’t gonna be easy. Bad fish. Not like going down the pond chasin’ bluegills and tommycods. This shark, swallow you whole. Little shakin’, little tenderizin’, an’ down you go.”

5.

Quint (Robert Shaw): “I don’t want no volunteers, I don’t want no mates, there’s just too many captains on this island. $10,000 for me by myself. For that you get the head, the tail, the whole damn thing.”

6.

Brody (Roy Scheider): “Smile, you son of a BITCH!”

7.

Quint (Robert Shaw): “Cage goes in the water, you go in the water. Shark’s in the water. Our shark.”

8.

Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss): “I’m not going to waste my time arguing with a man who’s lining up to be a hot lunch.”

9.

Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss): “This was no boat accident.”

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