A scene was scripted and shot, but not included in the theatrical print, where Hendricks and Red took Tom Andrews out to the "Orca" wreck in search of the missing divers. It is during this scene that the camera is found.
Scripted and shot, but never included in the final print, are more exchanges of dialogue between the teenagers, mostly between the not so introduced teens such as Lucy, Polo, Patrick, and Brook.
The 2001 DVD release and VHS re-releases change the "Featured Players" credit during the opening scene to "Featuring", and insert the previously uncredited Cyprian R. Dube (Posner) and Oneida Rollins (ambulance driver) into the end credits.
There are five scenes edited from the theatrical cut of the film that were re-added to the Television Version:
Ellen, adding wine to the fruit punch, and tells the waitress to smile and look cute.
Brody, given Peterson a parking ticket because, he was parking at a "No Parking" zone. Peterson tries to talk Brody out of giving him the ticket, and a half-exasperated half-joking Brody tells Peterson to just "pay the two dollars."
The Council argues about the incident at the beach.
The Council goes into Mayor Vaughn's office to take a vote to fire Brody; Mayor Vaughn alone votes against Brody's firing.
The shark attacks the helicopter pilot, after capsizing it underwater.