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Jaws 3-D
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Overview

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Director:
Joe Alves
Writers:
Peter Benchley (novel)
Carl Gottlieb (writer)
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Release Date:
22 July 1983 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror | Thriller more
Tagline:
Reaching new depths of terror. more
Plot:
The sons of police chief Brody must protect civilians at a Sea World theme park after a gigantic 35-foot shark becomes trapped in the park. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
5 nominations more
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(2 articles)
The Most Notable 3-D Movies Of All Time
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Am I the only one in the world whom liked this movie? more (221 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Dennis Quaid ... Michael 'Mike' Brody

Bess Armstrong ... Kathryn Morgan
Simon MacCorkindale ... Philip FitzRoyce

Louis Gossett Jr. ... Calvin Bouchard

John Putch ... Sean Brody

Lea Thompson ... Kelly Ann Bukowski
P.H. Moriarty ... Jack Tate
Dan Blasko ... Dan
Liz Morris ... Liz
Lisa Maurer ... Ethel
Harry Grant ... Shelby Overman
Andy Hansen ... Silver Bullet
P.T. Horn ... Funnel Guide
John Edson ... Bob Woodbury (as John Edson Jr.)
Kaye Stevens ... Mrs. Kellender
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Jaws 3
Jaws 3 People 0 (USA) (original script title)
Jaws III
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Runtime:
99 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Norway:15 (DVD) | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | Netherlands:16 | Australia:M | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | UK:12 (DVD rating) (2000) (uncut) | UK:15 (video rating) (1987) (cut) | UK:PG (original rating) (cut) | USA:PG | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-16 (cut) | Finland:K-18
Filming Locations:
Orlando, Florida, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Director Joe Alves was suggested to helm the film by veteran editor Verna Fields, who won an Oscar for editing the first film. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Sharks can't swim backwards. It's physically impossible. Their fins are not flexible like other fish. They can go backwards by stopping and falling backwards. However, the shark in this movie backs out of a vent pipe, and it's stated that it used the pipe as a hiding spot. There's no way it could get in and out. more
Quotes:
Calvin Bouchard: No grenades. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in A Decade Under the Influence (2003) more

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Is this available on DVD in 3-D?
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27 out of 42 people found the following comment useful.
Am I the only one in the world whom liked this movie?, 24 January 2005
Author: Prolox from Canada

Those poor Brody kids, every time they try to get on with their life another Shark comes in & makes life miserable for them. However instead of all the action taking place on the shores of Amity like the first two, the action switches over to a theme park called Sea World, that has a labyrinth of tunnels underneath the sea, in order for visitors to get a closer look at the underwater sea kingdom like never before. Not to mention a variety of other shows & fun things for them to do. However unlike most parks, this one also happens to carry a very mean, 35 foot great white shark, that has gotten into the park through an unlocked gate & decides to eat up the guests & make things miserable for the Brody boys. I appear to have been the only one to have enjoyed this film. I mean sure there was a lot of silly things in the movie, but at least it was better than most killer shark movies released today. Besides look at it this way, at least the film made sense & didn't have that plot line about the original shark from the first movie coming back from the dead, in order to kill the entire Brody clan, as payment for it's death years prior, the plot line of which was in the sequel, JAWS: THE REVENGE

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