Jaws 3-D (1983)

Director:

Joe Alves

Writers:

Peter Benchley (novel)
Carl Gottlieb (writer)
(more)

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 | Underwater

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
Rich Valliere	...	Leonard Glass (as Archie Valliere)
Alonzo Ward	...	Fred
Cathy Cervenka	...	Sherrie
Jane Horner	...	Suzie
Kathy Jenkins	...	Sheila
Steve Mellor	...	Announcer
Ray Meunnich	...	Ray, Paramedic
Les Alford	...	Reporter
Gary Anstaett	...	Reporter
Scott Christoffel	...	Workman
Debbie Connoyer	...	Screaming Skier
Mary Davis Duncan	...	Reporter at Party
Barbara Eden	...	Anxious Tunnel Lady
John Floren	...	Workman
John Gaffey	...	Rick
Joe Gilbert	...	Mr. Brit
Will Knickerbocker	...	Man in Crowd
Jackie Kuntarich	...	Skier
Edward Laurie	...	Tourist Dad
Holly Lisker	...	Girl in Tunnel
M.J. Lloyd	...	Pirate Girl
Carl Mazzocone	...	Stand-off Player
Ken Olson	...	Rad
Ronnie Parks	...	Clyde
Al Pipkin	...	Mr. Bluster
Barbara Quinn	...	Anxious Tunnel Lady
Irene Schubert	...	Reporter
August Schwartz	...	Ted
Sandy Scott	...	Concessionaire
Tony Shepherd	...	Beer-Bellied Man on Beach
Dolores Starling	...	Charlene Tutt
Daniel Stewart	...	Ed
Roxie Stice	...	Mermaid
Laurie Thomas	...	Shark Tour Guide
Carol Tracy	...	Tourist Mom
Laura Tracy	...	Girl in Tunnel
Patrice Wallace	...	Skier
Doreen Weese	...	Mrs. Brit
Jim Wilhelm	...	Randy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jon Freda	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Guy Messenger	...	Rotunda person (uncredited)
Kevin Tyson	...	Bar Patron / Beach Spot (uncredited)

Directed by
Joe Alves

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Peter Benchley		novel "Jaws"
Carl Gottlieb		writer
Michael Kane		writer
Richard Matheson		writer
Guerdon Trueblood		story

Produced by
Rupert Hitzig	....	producer
Ed Horwitz	....	line producer
David R. Kappes	....	associate producer
Alan Landsburg	....	executive producer
Howard Lipstone	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Alan Parker

Cinematography by
Chris J. Condon		(as Chris Cordon)
James A. Contner
Austin McKinney

Film Editing by
Corky Ehlers
Randy Roberts

Casting by
Randy Stone

Production Design by
Woods Mackintosh

Art Direction by
Paul Eads
Christopher Horner		(as Chris Horner)

Costume Design by
Dresden Urquhart

Makeup Department
Kathryn Bihr	....	makeup department head
David Forrest	....	hair styles supervisor

Production Management
Martin J. Gold	....	production manager: second unit
Grady Jones	....	post-production supervisor
David R. Kappes	....	unit production manager
John Mattias	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rupert Hitzig	....	second unit director
Alan Hopkins	....	first assistant director (as J. Alan Hopkins)
Deborah Love	....	second assistant director
Scott Maitland	....	first assistant director
David Sosna	....	first assistant director

Art Department
James R. Bilz	....	painter
Donald E. Chandler	....	sculptor
Johnny Graham	....	labor foreman
Thomas Lee Hall	....	chief set builder
Scott Jacobson	....	props
Mark Konkel	....	painter
Tony Kupersmith	....	construction coordinator (as A.I. Kupersmith)
C.J. Maguire	....	property master
Wayne Smith	....	scenic chargeman

Sound Department
Sandy Berman	....	sound designer
Sandy Berman	....	special shark sound effects
Sandy Berman	....	supervising sound editor
David Berry	....	sound assistant
Robert Bradshaw	....	sound editor (as Robert L. Bradshaw)
Gordon Ecker	....	supervising sound editor
Stan Gilbert	....	dialogue editor
Jack C. Jacobsen	....	sound mixer
Bob Johnston	....	sound editor (as Robert Johnston)
Randy Kelley	....	sound editor
Bill Koepnick	....	sound engineer
David Koppel	....	sound assistant
Andrew London	....	dialogue editor
Richard Mader	....	boom operator (as Richard A. Mader)
Vince Melandri	....	sound editor
Anthony Milch	....	sound editor
Bob Minkler	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lee Minkler	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael Minkler	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bob Newlan	....	sound editor
Donald Ortiz	....	sound assistant
John Roesch	....	foley effects
Joan Rowe	....	foley effects
Lionel Strutt	....	adr mixer
Roger Sword	....	sound editor
Mark Weber	....	sound mixer: second unit
Michael D. Wilhoit	....	sound editor
Ken Zimmerman	....	sound assistant

Special Effects by
James Cummins	....	sculptor
Greg Curtis	....	special effects (as Gregory Curtis)
Tom Del Genio	....	special effects (as Thomas Delgenio)
Guy Faria	....	special effects
Elmer Hui	....	special effects
Bill Lee	....	special effects
David Simmons	....	special effects
Bruno Van Zeebroeck	....	special effects
Brian Wade	....	special shark effects artist
Diana Allen Williams	....	miniature model maker
Dick Wood	....	special effects (as Richard Wood)
Gary Zink	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Phil Abramson	....	visual design consultant
Roy Arbogast	....	visual creative consultant
Robert Blalack	....	optical effects
Chuck Comisky	....	visual effects producer
Austin McKinney	....	visual effects
Rexford L. Metz	....	3D visual effects cinematography
Christopher Nibley	....	visual effects director of photography
Mark M. Pompian	....	visual effects cinematographer
Chris Regan	....	optical supervisor
Jay Riddle	....	visual effects coordinator
Robert Skotak	....	visual effects
Gary Wagner	....	visual effects cinematographer
Christopher Dusendschon	....	3D stereovision optical compositing: Praxis Filmworks (uncredited)
David Emerson	....	optical lineup (uncredited)
Ted Rae	....	stop motion animation (uncredited)

Stunts
Bobby Angelle	....	dive double
Courtney Brown	....	stunt coordinator
M. Cliff Kemp	....	dive double
Pamela R. Lawrence	....	dive double
Betty Raymond	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
M.J. Bogdanowicz	....	camera consultant (as Mitch Bogdanowycz)
Michael J. Delaney	....	electrician
James Dillinger	....	electrician
Gene Engels	....	gaffer
James Etheridge	....	camera operator
Jack Lee Gary	....	second assistant camera
Adam Glick	....	set lighting technician
Jordan Klein Jr.	....	camera operator: third unit
Jordan Klein Sr.	....	camera operator: second unit
Jordan Klein Sr.	....	director of photography: open ocean
Dave Lowry	....	best boy
Edward W. Lowry	....	dolly grip
J. Michael McClary	....	assistant camera
Fred L. McLane	....	assistant camera
Ron Phillips	....	still photographer
Don Piel	....	camera operator
Robert T. Prate	....	grip
Tom Prate	....	key grip
Pete Romano	....	underwater camera designer
Keith Sherer	....	electrician
Stephen J. Shiekman	....	video operator
Jeff Simon	....	underwater camera operator
John Smith	....	best boy

Casting Department
Robert Boehme	....	extras casting
Shari Rhodes	....	additional casting
Joyce Welton	....	extras casting
Kira Willoughby	....	extras casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mary Amlund	....	wardrobe handler
Elin Bjorkman	....	wardrobe handler
Elaine Saussotte	....	wardrobe handler
Dresden Urquhart	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Robert J. Ball	....	assistant editor
Kay Hoffman	....	post-production executive
Cecilia Reyes	....	first assistant film editor
Jonathan P. Shaw	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Alan Parker	....	conductor
Alan Parker	....	music arranger
Roy Prendergast	....	music editor
Curtis Roush	....	music editor
Graham Walker	....	music coordinator
Graham Walker	....	music producer

Transportation Department
Willie C. Battles Jr.	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Bob Ames	....	production controller
David Auerbach	....	supervising executive
Larry Bash	....	assistant auditor
Warren Glen Chidester	....	production assistant (as Warren Chidester)
Chris J. Condon	....	3-D consultant (as Chris Cordon)
Rob Corn	....	intern
Debra A. Crowingshield	....	liaison: Sea World
Michael James Edling	....	production assistant
Kevin Franklin Gieb	....	production assistant
Wendi Haas	....	production office coordinator
Jackie Hamilton	....	production assistant
Ed Horwitz	....	production associate (as Edward J. Horwitz)
John Isabeau	....	production services
Paul Kenworthy	....	3-D consultant
Jordan Klein Sr.	....	director: open ocean sequences
Marilyn Lassen	....	assistant: Mr. Lansburg
Eleanor Ling	....	auditor
Ted Lin	....	production assistant
Jane Lipstone	....	public relations executive
Stan Loth	....	3-D consultant
Cherylanne Martin	....	production assistant
Lisa Mason	....	production assistant
Carl Mazzocone	....	location manager
Janet Merwin	....	script supervisor
Steve Miller	....	dive master
Steve Miller	....	underwater coordinator
Neal Nordlinger	....	production executive
Andrew M. Parks	....	production assistant
Claire M. Parks	....	assistant production office coordinator
Ronnie Parks	....	production assistant
Laura Petticord	....	production assistant (as Laura Ann Petticord)
Patricia Sibley	....	assistant to producer
Max Snow	....	assistant auditor
Joseph Spiegel	....	screening coordinator
Jonathan Taylor	....	production assistant
Caroline Thompson	....	unit publicist
Bradley Jay Thornton	....	production services
Randy L. Turtle	....	business affairs liaison
Ward Welton	....	technical advisor
James Wilberger	....	equipment manager

Production Companies

• Alan Landsburg Productions
• MCA Theatricals
• Universal Pictures

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (1983) (USA) (theatrical)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (1984) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Victor Company of Japan (JVC) (1985) (Japan) (video) (VHD)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• CIC Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1988) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (????) (USA) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Praxis Film Works
• Private Stock Effects Inc.

Other Companies

• Angel Recording Studios  music recorded at
• Bruel & Kjaer Instruments  underwater hydrophones
• Celestial Mechanix  title design: main titles
• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• Ferco  electrical equipment
• Garage Recording Studios  music remixed at
• Intrada  score album released by (limited edition)
• Lion's Gate Sound  engineered at
• Music Design Group  music edited at
• Panaorama Food Services Inc.  catering
• Praxis Film Works  special photographic and optical effects
• Sound City Studios  engineered at
• Stereovision  additional 3-D
• TAJ Soundworks  foley effects
• Welle Works  sound post-production

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:

Lea Thompson's feature film debut.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The first shark's head noticeably compresses about 6" back into its fake body when it hits the lagoon gate.

Quotes:

Calvin Bouchard: No grenades.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Typisch van Duin: (#1.2)" (2006)

Stupid plot, rubbish effects and almost no tension to speak of

Mike Brody appears to be totally over the events that struck his family in his youth and now works in Florida's newest underwater attraction – Seaworld. His brother, Sean is less sure and never goes in the water – although a visit to see Mike and a new girlfriend help him confront his fear if not get over it. Meanwhile, something is picking off staff and swimmers getting Mike and the staff out on a shark hunt. They capture a small great white and take it into captivity, only for it to die when it is put in too small a tank. They think their problems are over until an examination of the bite marks on some bodies and they realize that the shark that did the killing is much, much bigger than the one they caught.

I saw this film as a child but couldn't remember if it was any good or not – my childish fears may have made it scary even if the film was poor, so I decided to give it a go again recently. The first thing that struck me was the sheer rubbishness of the effects. In the original Jaws, Spielberg had hidden the shark as much as he could because the effects didn't work (and also therefore upping the tension); however here the makers just decide to show anything – a poorly superimposed image, a rubber shark, fake severed arms and so on – none of them are concealed, they are all shown up in all their rubbish glory. I could forgive it this due to its age but two other films had already managed to handle this issue before this film so I don't see why they went this route when it so clearly didn't work. Some shots are so bad that they could have been mistaken for being a spoof (witness the shark swimming towards the control room).

Of course, after the poor effects the second thing that hits you is the laughable plot. True it is not as bad as part 4 in terms of plausibility but it is still pretty thin. No attempt is made to really give the characters any sort of, well, character and the very basic sea world plot just about manages to give the shark enough high profile feeding scenes to keep the film moving – just don't hold your breath for any logic or sense. In fact, the opposite is true and this film does deliver some moments that make you wonder what the writers were thinking when they conceived some of this stuff! The manner of Jaws' death here would be hilarious if it wasn't so darn pathetic. Even with the plot being poor the film should still have had at least a few moment of fear and tension – many of us fear being eaten alive so it isn't hard to draw on that, but this fails to have any tension or excitement to speak of. The effects suck a lot of this out – but a director who's name is listed in the dictionary alongside the work 'workmanlike' didn't do anything to stop the rot either.

Without characters the cast are set adrift with nothing to do – how Quaid must have envied Roy Schnieder in the first films, at least he was a good character. Quaid runs around the place, Armstrong screams, Putch broods, Thompson screams and Gossett tries to act tough in the middle of a script that gives him nothing to do. I don't blame the cast but I am disappointed that nobody mention how very bad taste it was to make a happy ending out of the dolphins surviving while so many other people had not!

Overall this is just a bad film. I'm not a big one for lists so I'll not play that game here but it is pretty much without any value at all. The plot is poor, the effects are rubbish, the direction is weak, the script just a load of nonsense and there is a total lack of tension, thrills or excitement. The original is a classic and this film is further proof that sometimes classics should be just left alone.