Jaws 3-D (1983)

Director:

Joe Alves

Writers:

Peter Benchley (novel)
Carl Gottlieb (writer)

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

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:

Although most scenes in this film were actually shot in Sea World, where the film takes place, some environments depicted in the film do not exist at the actual theme park.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the skiers shown after the credits are practicing on the ocean, there are no boats to be seen apart from the one towing them. When they pass Shelby Overman ("the clown in the jockey shorts") and Kelly waves, there are plenty in the background.

Quotes:

Calvin Bouchard: It's what we like to call marine segregation.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Typisch van Duin: (#1.2)" (2006)

3rd demension IS terror!

By far, this is the most innovative of the whole series! I mean, come on! SEA WORLD! Terror at Sea World! You don't get any better than this, and I must say, the acting, the score, and the development, all written with intellect! I do not care what any one says, this film is a true piece of work. With the same type of opening, of a P.O.V. shot in the deep blue ocean, which was missed in Jaws 2, this one has a creepy feeling from the beginning. Admittingly, the first two films preceeding this have it beat in many areas, but not all! The very idea of not one, but TWO sharks in Sea World as its grand opening takes place...is just freaky! Special effects will suffer when viewed with out 3-D glasses, however, the film is still enjoyable to watch. Alan Parker povides the film with a new kind of shrieking score that makes the feel a little eerie as the original shark theme is put to the test, and brought to a new level of scary. What most call boring, is the intellectual discussions that the main characters speak of as they, being adults, must deal with the water crises in the most mature way they can. Different ideas of murder, explosions, and captivity are all the order of the evening as the exposition is revealed. Later, the film takes a plunge when hungry mamma is let out, and all hell breaks loose, literally. Not so much the scares, as the shocks, are what draws me to this film, and every minute is worth while. Never trust the ocean, it is always full of suprises, and in all the wrong ways. Yes, the 3rd demension is pure terror, and Jaws 3-D will not fail to serve audiences with a real bang and boom! 9/10