Jaws - Hooper "Half-Assed" Astronaut Gear

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Forgive the humorous title, but I'm curious as to know whether anyone has attempted to identify and maybe locate some of the gear Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) brought onto the Orca in Jaws. I know there is some ovious gear such as an Aqua Lung U.S. Divers Aluminum Scuba Tank, a Shark Dart Repeater (Poison Dart), an Aqua Lung Wrap Around Face mask, a "Anti-Shark" Cage. and various other pieces of gear that have probably been identified over time. But what about the other miscellaneous items seen brought on board before they set sail. Some items not really recognized by the average viewer. I'm one who is interested in smaller details of something and curious if every piece of gear can be identified. I'll include some descent screenshots below to try and help. I hope I don't "waste" anybody's time on this but I hope I and we can figure this out (if any of you are interested). Don't be afraid to comment.
Hooper Gear 7.jpgHooper Gear 5.jpgHooper Gear 2.jpgHooper Gear 4.jpg
 
There are numerous threads here about the gear.

Try doing a detailed search or maybe someone who remembers the exact title can bump it

Matdan97 said:
Very funny. I haven't gotten much from either Google or the RPF.
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To try and help, I'll list the gear that's been identified.
SDU-5 Strobe Distress Light, Shark Dart Repeater (Poison), Shark Dart Repeater (CO2), SMG Spear Gun, Aqua Lung U.S. Divers Professional Scuba Tank, Aqua Lung Wrap Around Face Mask, Aqua Lung U.S. Divers Knife, Scuba Pro Jet Fins (Black), Aqua Lung U.S. Divers Calypso Regulator (Black), and an Aqua Lung U.S. Divers Scuba Tank Hard Back.
 
Hooper Gear 8.jpg Uploaded another image of some of the gear in the Orca. I know what model of Distress Marker that is, the other items seen in the screenshot are of focus.
 
Matdan97 said:
Very funny. I haven't gotten much from either Google or the RPF.
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I have to tell you, you are coming off as a bit rude. When someone tries to help, it is customary to say "thank you", even if the information they gave you wasn't as helpful as you would have liked, at least someone tried to help.
You seem to have a sense of entitlement.
Personally, I'm not sure that I want to share my information with you.
 
Funky Jedi said:
I have to tell you, you are coming off as a bit rude. When someone tries to help, it is customary to say "thank you", even if the information they gave you wasn't as helpful as you would have liked, at least someone tried to help.
You seem to have a sense of entitlement.
Personally, I'm not sure that I want to share my information with you.
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Just to clear things up, he seemed like he was trying to be a bit "cute" (just how I saw the comment) and I honestly think he didn't factor in that I had done some searching on this site before. Which is also the reason why I created this thread since the others have been focused on the props seen clearly on screen in Jaws. Just because I'm rude to one person, doesn't mean I'm rude to everyone. Thank you though for bringing this up and your welcome to contribute or not.
 
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Meh, throw the kid a bone if you know something

Not everyone has maximum google-fu like me and you! :lol

He is chiming in and bumping some of the old threads, so it looks like he is trying to search the forums

Nothing wrong with spoon-feeding some of the young bucks from time to time.


Funky Jedi said:
I have to tell you, you are coming off as a bit rude. When someone tries to help, it is customary to say "thank you", even if the information they gave you wasn't as helpful as you would have liked, at least someone tried to help.
You seem to have a sense of entitlement.
Personally, I'm not sure that I want to share my information with you.
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Apollo said:
Meh, throw the kid a bone if you know something

Not everyone has maximum google-fu like me and you! :lol

He is chiming in and bumping some of the old threads, so it looks like he is trying to search the forums

Nothing wrong with spoon-feeding some of the young bucks from time to time.
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First, thank you for the bone. Second, there is nothing.
 
Your welcome, as I can see you took my advice and started the search, I see you asked a question in an old thread.

There are others some may have been lost in the hack or board migration.

Good luck, looks like you have your work cut out for you , let's see what you can come up with
 
I think that watch looking item in the third screenshot I posted is an Aqua Lung Calypso Depth Gauge. Entirely possible, anyone agree.
 
Matdan97 said:
Forgive the humorous title, but I'm curious as to know whether anyone has attempted to identify and maybe locate some of the gear Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) brought onto the Orca in Jaws. I know there is some ovious gear such as an Aqua Lung U.S. Divers Aluminum Scuba Tank, a Shark Dart Repeater (Poison Dart), an Aqua Lung Wrap Around Face mask, a "Anti-Shark" Cage. and various other pieces of gear that have probably been identified over time. But what about the other miscellaneous items seen brought on board before they set sail. Some items not really recognized by the average viewer. I'm one who is interested in smaller details of something and curious if every piece of gear can be identified. I'll include some descent screenshots below to try and help. I hope I don't "waste" anybody's time on this but I hope I and we can figure this out (if any of you are interested). Don't be afraid to comment.
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The third gear item mentioned as they load the boat was mentioned as SMG. The SMG, Sub Marine Gun, is a real speargun. I own two. Johnson-Tapmatic Spearguns are the most powerful speargun ever made. The speargun has been in the movie Salton Sea (Google plasticman-Salton Sea). Tapmatic sold the manufacturer rights back to a company in New Zealand and was later banned there as a firearm.
 

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Matdan97 said:
Forgive the humorous title, but I'm curious as to know whether anyone has attempted to identify and maybe locate some of the gear Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) brought onto the Orca in Jaws. I know there is some ovious gear such as an Aqua Lung U.S. Divers Aluminum Scuba Tank, a Shark Dart Repeater (Poison Dart), an Aqua Lung Wrap Around Face mask, a "Anti-Shark" Cage. and various other pieces of gear that have probably been identified over time. But what about the other miscellaneous items seen brought on board before they set sail. Some items not really recognized by the average viewer. I'm one who is interested in smaller details of something and curious if every piece of gear can be identified. I'll include some descent screenshots below to try and help. I hope I don't "waste" anybody's time on this but I hope I and we can figure this out (if any of you are interested). Don't be afraid to comment.
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The third gear item mentioned as they load the boat was mentioned as SMG. The SMG, Sub Marine Gun, is a real speargun. I own two. Johnson-Tapmatic Spearguns are the most powerful speargun ever made. The speargun has been in the movie Salton Sea (Google plasticman-Salton Sea). Tapmatic sold the manufacturer rights back to a company in New Zealand and was later banned there as a firearm
 

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