Jaws 3-D (1983)

User Rating:

3.3/10   

Director:

Joe Alves

Writers:

Peter Benchley (novel)
Carl Gottlieb (writer)

Release Date:

22 July 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Reaching new depths of terror.

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.

Plot Keywords:

Shark | Sea | Sea World | Florida | Dolphin

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Jaws 3
Jaws 3 People 0 (USA) (original script title)
Jaws III

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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

Company:

Alan Landsburg Productions

Trivia:

Director Joe Alves was suggested to helm the film by veteran editor Verna Fields, who won an Oscar for editing the first film.

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.

Quotes:

Calvin Bouchard: No grenades.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in A Decade Under the Influence (2003)

Am I the only one in the world whom liked this movie?

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

***1/2 (stars)