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:

You're what's for dinner

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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

Referenced in Secret Cinema (2007)

User Reviews

Decent cash-in on Jaws

Enzo G. Castellari, once again delivers quite a piece of cinema. The story is rather dull and uninspired (except by JAWS of course), but Castellari remedies that with very energetic direction, an excellent musical score by Guido and Maurizio De Angelis, and a lot of his mouth-watering wide angle use of slow motion. Lots of cult film actors (Including Vic Morrow, James Franciscus, and Giancarlo Prete) and a lot of goofy effects and stock footage, make this film completely silly and enjoyable rather than disturbing or shocking as most horror films set out to be. That's probably the opposite of what ZOMBIE producer Ugo Tucci wanted, but this film is quite fun to watch and worth repeat viewings.