Jaws the Revenge

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Jaws the Revenge

PG-13

1987

1h 29m

Mystery & Thriller

Horror

Adventure

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The family of widow Ellen Brody (Lorraine Gary) has long been plagued by shark attacks, and this unfortunate association continues when her son is the victim of a massive great white. In mourning, Ellen goes to visit her other son, Michael (Lance Guest), in the Bahamas, where she meets the charming Hoagie Newcombe (Michael Caine). As Ellen and Hoagie begin a relationship, a huge shark appears off the coast of the island, and Ellen's trouble with the great whites begins again.

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Critics Consensus

Illogical, tension-free, and filled with cut-rate special effects, Jaws: The Revenge is a sorry chapter in a once-proud franchise.

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

08/06/2017

'Jaws: The Revenge' bears the marks of its rushed production, from the seemingly first-draft screenplay to its sloppy execution to the slender running time (under 90 minutes without credits) to the generally cheap look and feel.

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Tribune

04/30/2014

1/4

Jaws is looking a bit long in the tooth these days.

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Sheila Benson

Los Angeles Times

04/30/2014

Dumb beyond belief, hollow, bloody and nonsensical, it's Universal Studios' vanity movie, a way of providing employment yet again for its Great White icon.

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John Stark

Mac the Movie Guy

Jul 29

23/100

Jaws never needed a sequel, and with diminishing returns with each film, it’s easy to see why. The true revenge Jaws got wasn’t on the Brody family, but on moviegoers.

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Jesse Hassenger

Decider

Jun 24

We should all be thankful for Jaws: The Revenge killing off this series once and for all; it’s the rare blockbuster franchise that has never been revived after its initial run. That gratitude should not extend to actually watching it, however.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

Jun 20

2/5

…an unforgettable film, a true masterpiece of the so-bad-it’s good genre. It’s got more laughs than most comedies, …arguably the Godfather of the Sharknado spin-offs, Jaws 4 is a film which literally has to be seen to be believed…

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Samuel G

@RT17024543 2d

I would have to say 100% nostalgic

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love H.

@horrorfan123 2d

Second best Jaws Movie.

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Canon W.

@RT40847707 6d

Absolutely god awful. The only thing it has going for it is that the shark looks a little bit more realistic, and that's barely even present. Probably the worst move I've ever seen. I cant even fathom rewatching it. Do not waste your time watching this garbage.

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John K

@WQCMI May 27

They were right, its really bad. This offended me 15 minutes into the movie before I just gave up and stopped watching it altogether. Who in their right mind greenlit this? Not even Michael Caine could save this and neither can Lorraine Gary.

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Gregory C.

@RT29704414 May 26

It’s so bad, it’s good.

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Josh R

@MilesP-93 May 15

Does this film suck? Yes it really does. Everyone who worked on this film at some point has admitted that it was just a paycheck. But hear me out, consider this movie as a sci-fi thriller and don't take it too seriously and you can actually have some fun with it. Ellen Brody seemingly has a psychic connection to the shark in this film, a shark that must have been buddies with the sharks from the first 2 films (as unbelievable as that is). If you are struggling to watch the whole film, which is a completely normal reaction, watch the last 15-20 minutes and you will surely get a laugh out of some of the questionable dialogue, or perhaps the laughable special effects, which are somehow worse than those of the original 1975 film.

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Joseph Sargent

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Lorraine Gary

Ellen Brody

Lance Guest

Michael Brody

Mario Van Peebles

Jake

Karen Young

Carla Brody

Michael Caine

Hoagie Newcombe

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Synopsis

The family of widow Ellen Brody (Lorraine Gary) has long been plagued by shark attacks, and this unfortunate association continues when her son is the victim of a massive great white. In mourning, Ellen goes to visit her other son, Michael (Lance Guest), in the Bahamas, where she meets the charming Hoagie Newcombe (Michael Caine). As Ellen and Hoagie begin a relationship, a huge shark appears off the coast of the island, and Ellen's trouble with the great whites begins again.

Director: Joseph Sargent
Producer: Joseph Sargent
Screenwriter: Michael de Guzman
Distributor: Universal Pictures, MCA/Universal Pictures [us]
Production Co: Universal Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Horror, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 17, 1987, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 11, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $18.8M
Runtime: 1h 29m
Sound Mix: Surround