The Last Shark (1981)
"L'ultimo squalo" (original title)

An enormous and angry 35 foot Great White Shark takes revenge on humans when they build a beach just for swimmers by a coastal town. After several shark attacks, and the Mayor does nothing ... See full summary »

Director:

Enzo G. Castellari

Writers:

Vincenzo Mannino (screenplay), Marc Princi,

Stars:

James Franciscus, Vic Morrow, Micaela Pignatelli

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James Franciscus	...	Peter Benton (as James Francicus)
Vic Morrow	...	Ron Hamer
Micaela Pignatelli	...	Gloria Benton (as Micky Pignatelli)
Joshua Sinclair	...	Mayor William Wells
Giancarlo Prete	...	Bob Martin (as Timothy Brent)
Stefania Girolami Goodwin	...	Jenny Benton (as Stefania Girolami)
Gian Marco Lari
Chuck Kaufman
Gail Moore
Joyce Lee	...	Kelly Michaels, fourth victim
Don Devendorf
Bill Eudaly
Bill Starks
Rita Martin
Lance Hilliard

Storyline

An enormous and angry 35 foot Great White Shark takes revenge on humans when they build a beach just for swimmers by a coastal town. After several shark attacks, and the Mayor does nothing to stop it, James Franisscus and Vic Morrow sail in pursuit to stop it.

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Plot Keywords:

shark | shark attack | mayor | giant animal | blood stain | 

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Taglines:

A quiet, restful summer in the lazy coastal town of Port Harbor is abruptly about to end.

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Genres:

Adventure | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

English

Release Date:

March 1982 (USA)

Also Known As:

Great White

Filming Locations:

Malta

Company Credits

Production Co:

Film Ventures International (FVI), Horizon Film, Last Shark

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A clip of this movie is on "The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made" DVD Region 1 NTSC.

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Connections

Edited into Double Target (1987)

User Reviews

Abysmal. Good for maybe one laugh...

Holy CRUD! I couldn't wait to see this flick since I heard it was yanked from theatres by Universal for being such a Jaws rip-off. Good Lord... if they even LET it play it wouldn't have cut the mustard. There ARE some cool directorial elements (like the wide slo-mo) but I think they belong elsewhere...like >another movie. This film is so bad, with an awful Soundtrack, that I kept my finger on the fast forward button after the first 8 minutes. James Franciscus looks as great as ever... he and Morrow both try...Morrow a bit TOO much with an overly acted "Quint" impersonation. There is a great scene on a shattered dock and part of the finale is not to be missed because it's so damned hysterical; But despite it's one or two laughs and it's serious attempts by the director and editor to save it, The Last Shark is bad to The Last Frame. A combination of Tentacles, Piranha and Jaws all rolled up into one hell of a rotten script. As usual, though, an "A" for effort.