Jaws 3-D (1983)

User Rating:

3.3/10   

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 | 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
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
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)

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

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:

David Brown and Richard D. Zanuck, producers of the first two films, originally pitched this as a spoof under the title of "National Lampoon's Jaws 3, People 0". This was based on a suggestion by Matty Simmons and John Hughes and was about a movie studio trying to make a second sequel to Jaws (1975). It opened with author Peter Benchley being eaten in his pool by a shark and included a naked Bo Derek and shark-costumed aliens. Joe Dante was attached as director. The idea was crushed by Steven Spielberg, who threatened to walk from his deal with Universal. As it was, when Zanuck and Brown learned that their comedy was halted, they quit the studio.

Goofs:

Continuity: The shark is said to be 35 feet in length. In almost every shot it appears no more than 10 feet in length. (the only real 35-foot length is at the end with its body sticking out of the control room and its head inside)

Quotes:

Calvin Bouchard: No grenades.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in A Decade Under the Influence (2003)

Mediocre, but Oscar worthy compared to part IV.

Saw this one in all its 3D glory in the theater back in 1983, and it really scared the heck out of me. (I was ten) This film furthers the saga of the Brody family as sons Sean and Mike are now fully grown and moved away from Amity Island. Sean does something in Colorado if I recall, and Mike is (heh, heh, heh,) an underwater welder who just finished construction of an undersea kingdom at Sea World in Florida. Just when the park is about to have a grand opening, some uninvited guests show up. They being a 35-foot great white shark and her offspring. Needless to say, some people get eaten.

This film was originally going to be made as spoof of the previous two films. I'm not sure if any type of a finished script to that effect exists, but it would be worth a look. Jaws 3D ends up being another serious monster movie with a disaster movie subplot. Not only does the shark eat a bunch of people, it also traps several others in the underwater part of the park. The race is on to save the people and kill the mother shark. Her baby dies midway through after it is captured and hastily put on display in the park. The conclusion is fairly exciting, and full of bloody carnage.

The cast is one of the stronger points of the film. Dennis Quaid is the fearless Mike Brody. Bess Armstrong plays the park's head biologist and Quaid's love interest. (The real sparks were apparently flying between Quaid and Lea Thompson off camera, though!) Thompson plays a water skier at the park, and John Putch plays Sean Brody who falls for her. Simon MacCorkindale and P.H. Moriarity play a couple of Aussies who show up and help battle the sharks. By far the best performance is turned in by Louis Gossett Jr., fresh off his Oscar for An Officer and a Gentleman. He plays the owner/manager/president (I'm really not sure which) of the park. He has a terrific moment as he addresses the park guests in the underwater tunnels over the p.a. system. He turns on the fake executive public relations charm and asks them all to calmly exit the park just as the giant shark is bearing down on them.

The individuals who play Dan and Liz left a lot to be desired. Since no other film credits are listed for them, one would have to conclude that they actually worked at Sea World and were given these roles since this is what they do on a daily basis. Maybe they still work there. Anyone know? The sharks look pretty good in most of the scenes. Except at the very end when the shark is lodged into the control room and its tail is sticking out. That looked incredibly fake. In addition, sharks must always stay moving in the water or they'll die. They can't just lay low in huge underwater structures waiting to pounce on their victims. They usually strike from directly underneath their victims in most attack scenarios. The big shark in this film also has the ability to growl and roar, but not as loudly as the one in part IV! The 3D effect looked very good in the theater, but films like this lose quite a bit of their luster on the TV screen. You're only left with a bunch of gag shots that were supposed to scare viewers in the theater, but now look ludicrous and forced.

This film made some pretty decent $ in its theatrical run, and is still shown regularly on television. If nothing else is on, and you find yourself in front of a TV for an extended period, give this film a try. But be forewarned: Part IV is perhaps the worst film ever made. Don't waste your time on that one! 5 of 10 stars.

The Hound.