Jaws: The Revenge (1987)

User Rating:

2.6/10   

Director:

Joseph Sargent

Writers:

Peter Benchley (characters)
Michael De Guzman (written by)

Release Date:

17 July 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

This time... It's personal.

Plot:

Ellen Brody still lives in the island resort town of Amity, and her sons Sean and Michael don't work at Sea World anymore...

Plot Keywords:

Shark | Boat | Sea | Marine Biologist | Bahamas

Awards:

1 win & 7 nominations

Cast

Lorraine Gary	...	Ellen Brody
Lance Guest	...	Michael Brody
Mario Van Peebles	...	Jake
Michael Caine	...	Hoagie Newcombe
Karen Young	...	Carla Brody
Judith Barsi	...	Thea Brody
Lynn Whitfield	...	Louisa
Mitchell Anderson	...	Sean Brody
Jay Mello	...	Young Sean Brody (archive footage)
Cedric Scott	...	Clarence
Charles Bowleg	...	William
Melvin Van Peebles	...	Mr. Witherspoon
Mary Smith	...	Tiffany
Edna Billotto	...	Polly
Fritzi Jane Courtney	...	Mrs. Taft

Also Known As:

Jaws 4 (USA) (working title)
Jaws the Return (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

89 min | Sweden:91 min (video version) | USA:91 min (video version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Iceland:16 | Sweden:15 | Netherlands:12 | Australia:M | UK:12 (DVD rating) (2001) (uncut) | UK:15 (video rating) (1988) (cut) | UK:PG (original rating) (cut) | USA:PG-13 (Certificate #28688) | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-16

Filming Locations:

Bahamas

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Michael Caine explained the infamous continuity error of his dry clothing after climbing onto the boat out of the water (see Goofs), that they waited so long for the camera to turn over that his shirt and pants dried in the sun.

Goofs:

Continuity: Michael was looking through binoculars at his mom and Hogie as they were walking on the beach, Ellen was wearing white sneakers. The next scene on the beach she was not wearing any shoes.

Quotes:

Jake: [to Michael and his crewmates] If mediocrity were fat, you'd all be whales!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Angry Video Game Nerd: Chronologically Confused About Sequel Titles (#1.15)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

You Got It All

Utter claptrap... and that's being generous

Please...I have heard some nonsense in my time, but the defence of such a monstrous production is well...indefensible. Spouting claptrap about Shakespeare doesn't dignify what is a ridiculous and feeble offering of a motion picture.

This movie was so bad it virtually spoofed itself. Hey I know, why not on top of the shark following them all to the Bahamas doesn't it learn to walk too, and then it could follow them if they decided to move inland.

Michael Caine is a very good actor who has a habit of appearing in bad movies. In this one was impressive as he managed to keep a straight face throughout.

So bad it's beyond redemption of any kind and richly deserves it's place at #33 in the bottom rated IMDb movies. It's amazing it did that well.

I'm glad the director has taken the time to submit his review though.