Jaws: The Revenge (1987)

User Rating:

2.6/10   

Director:

Joseph Sargent

Writers:

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

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
Cyprian R. Dube	...	Mayor
Lee Fierro	...	Mrs. Kintner
Moby Griffin	...	Man in the boat (as John Griffin)
Diane Hetfield	...	Mrs. Ferguson
Daniel J. Manning	...	Jesus
William E. Marks	...	Lenny
James Martin Jr.	...	Minister (as James Martin)
David Wilson	...	Tarkanian
Romeo Farrington	...	Romeo
Anthony Delaney	...	Charles Townsend
Heather Thompson	...	Shirley
Levant Carey	...	Houseman
Darlene Davis	...	Irma
Barbara Alston	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Tina Lifford	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Marilyn Schreffler	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Doris Hess	...	Additional Voices (voice)
J.D. Hall	...	Additional Voices (voice)
John Lafayette	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Dominic Hoffman	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Charles Bartlett	...	Additional Voices (voice)
David McCharen	...	Additional Voices (voice)
LaGloria Scott	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Kaleena Kiff	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Rocky	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Elden Henson	...	Additional Voices (voice) (as Elden Ratliff)
Shauna McCoy	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Joanna Lipari	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Terrence Beasor	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Jan Rabson	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Barbara Harris	...	Additional Voices (voice) (as Barbara Iley)
Cathy Cavadini	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Judi M. Durand	...	Additional Voices (voice) (as Judi Durand)
Lillian Garrett	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Larry Moss	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Daamen J. Krall	...	Additional Voices (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Kann	...	High School Band member (uncredited)
Roy Scheider	...	Chief Martin Brody (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
Joseph Sargent

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Peter Benchley		characters
Peter Benchley		novel "Jaws" (uncredited)
Michael De Guzman		written by (as Michael de Guzman)

Produced by
Frank Baur	....	associate producer
Joseph Sargent	....	producer

Original Music by
Michael Small

Cinematography by
John McPherson		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Michael Brown

Casting by
Nancy Nayor

Production Design by
John J. Lloyd

Art Direction by
Donald B. Woodruff		(as Don Woodruff)

Set Decoration by
John M. Dwyer
Hal Gausman

Makeup Department
Christine Lee	....	hair stylist (as Chris Lee)
Tony Lloyd	....	makeup artist
Daniel C. Striepeke	....	makeup artist (as Dan Striepeke)

Production Management
Frank Baur	....	unit production manager
Francine Fleishman	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Karen Miller Ehrlich	....	second assistant director
James W. Gavin	....	director: aerial unit
Lynda Gilman	....	second assistant director (as Linda Gilman)
Jordan Klein Sr.	....	director: underwater unit (as Jordan Klein)
Michelle Marx	....	first assistant director: aerial unit
Wesley J. McAfee	....	first assistant director (as Wes McAfee)
Stephen Southard	....	first assistant director: underwater unit
Stephen Southard	....	second assistant director
Ted Swanson	....	first assistant director: underwater unit

Art Department
Carl Aldana	....	production illustrator
Jim Callan	....	stand-by painter
Jerry Moss	....	property master
Ken Peterson	....	assistant property master
Steve Purdy	....	construction painter
Steven Schwartz	....	set designer (as Steve Schwartz)

Sound Department
Willie D. Burton	....	sound mixer (as Willie Burton)
Lettie Doney	....	supervising adr editor
Michael H. Ford	....	sound editor (as Michael Ford)
George Fredrick	....	sound editor
Robert Gravenor	....	adr editor
Robert W. Harris	....	utility sound technician (as Bob Harris)
Paul Holzborn	....	foley artist
Marvin E. Lewis	....	boom operator (as Marvin Lewis)
Donald J. Malouf	....	sound editor (as Don Malouf)
James Moriana	....	foley artist (as Jim Moriana)
Colin C. Mouat	....	supervising sound editor
Lettie Odney	....	supervising adr editor
Joe Parker	....	sound editor
Daniel Payton	....	assistant sound editor
Sam Reynolds	....	sound editor
B. Tennyson Sebastian II	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tanya Sharp David	....	adr mixer
John Stacy	....	supervising sound editor
John J. Stephens	....	supervising re-recording mixer
Robert Thirlwell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dan Thomas	....	sound editor (as Daniel Thomas)
Denise Whiting	....	adr editor
David A. Whittaker	....	sound editor
Paul Wittenberg	....	adr editor
Steve Kohler	....	foley recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Dave Hubbard	....	special effects coordinator
Doug Hubbard	....	special effects coordinator
Henry Millar	....	special effects supervisor
Mike Millar	....	special effects coordinator (as Michael J. Millar)
Michael A. Tice	....	special effects technician
Ted Rae	....	stop motion: blue screen underwater plate composites (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Tom Gleason	....	model maker (uncredited)
Michael Lawler	....	visual effects cameraman (uncredited)
Ted Rae	....	motion control (uncredited)

Stunts
Ray Baum	....	stunts
Deborah Bryan	....	stunts
Roydon Clark	....	stunts (as Roydon E. Clark)
Diane Hetfield	....	stunts
Kevin McAfee	....	stunts
Gavin McKinney	....	underwater stunts
Tom Morga	....	stunts
Paul Sherrod	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Wayne Baker	....	first assistant camera: underwater unit
Nigel Bower	....	second assistant camera: aerial unit
Philip Caplan	....	camera operator (as Phil Caplan)
Jimmy Fine	....	lamp operator
Frank M. Holgate	....	additional photographer: second unit
Frank M. Holgate	....	cinematographer: aerial unit
Norman G. Langley	....	camera operator
To Lee	....	second assistant camera
Ned Martin	....	second assistant camera: underwater unit
E. Scott Mayhugh	....	second grip (as Scott Mayhugh)
Jack McKenney	....	camera operator: underwater unit
Riggs Murdock	....	first assistant camera
Patrick Murray	....	chief lighting technician: underwater unit (as Pat Murray)
Ralph Nelson	....	still photographer (as Ralph Nelson Jr.)
Reggie Newkirk	....	first assistant camera
Michael Orefice	....	rigging technician
Nik Petrik	....	first assistant camera: aerial unit
Brent Poe	....	lamp operator
Alberto S. Ramos	....	dolly grip (as Albert Ramos)
Ron Record	....	key grip (as Ronald Record)
Pete Romano	....	camera operator: underwater unit
Alan B. Samuels	....	video operator
Jack S. Schlosser	....	chief lighting technician (as Jack Schlosser)
Jim Shelton	....	grip
Cary Vignal	....	grip
Rod Weaver	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Jack Anderson	....	additional camera operator (uncredited)
Adam Glick	....	set lighting technician (uncredited)
Jordan Klein Jr.	....	underwater camera operator (uncredited)
Jordan Klein Sr.	....	director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Jordan Klein Sr.	....	underwater director of photography (uncredited)
Phillip Silver	....	video operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Darlene Davis	....	casting: Bahamas
Janice Hull	....	casting: Martha's Vineyard
Valerie McCaffrey	....	casting coordinator
Nancy Nayor	....	casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Hugo Peña	....	costume supervisor: men
Marla Denise Schlom	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Patsy Bouge	....	assistant editor
Bob Hagans	....	color timer
Jack Hooper	....	negative cutter
Timothy O'Neill	....	assistant editor (as Tim O'Neill)

Music Department
Dan Carlin Sr.	....	supervising music editor
Christopher Dedrick	....	orchestrator
Jack Hayes	....	orchestrator
Michael Small	....	music arranger

Transportation Department
Richard Austin	....	transportation coordinator (as Dick Austin)
Dana Crocker	....	transportation coordinator
Gary Dally	....	transportation captain
Jim Johnson	....	transportation captain
Lawren McDonald	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Jay Albury	....	diver: underwater unit
Dick Anderson	....	dive master: underwater unit
John Bensberg	....	craft service
Karen Bragg	....	production assistant
Courtney Brown	....	diver: underwater unit
Peter R. Bruno	....	security consultant
Joan Carroll	....	location contact
Lars Carroll	....	diver: underwater unit
Steve Claridge	....	dive master: underwater unit
Devon Clark	....	assistant: Mr. Baur
Walt Clayton	....	diver: underwater unit
Judi Dolan	....	location projectionist (as Judi M. Dolan)
Thomas H. Friedkin	....	pilot (as Thomas Friedkin)
James W. Gavin	....	pilot
Eureka Glinton	....	location contact
Jimmy Griffin	....	assistant marine coordinator
Moby Griffin	....	marine coordinator (as John 'Moby' Griffin)
Rob Harris	....	unit publicist
Don Hathaway	....	craft service
Virginia Jones	....	production assistant
Willie Kapahu	....	location auditor
Marty Klein	....	production assistant
Adria Later	....	studio teacher
Jo Ann Mathue	....	production coordinator
Dan McAlpen	....	assistant marine coordinator
John E. McCosker	....	scientific consultant
John McLaughlin	....	diver: underwater unit
Sherry Meller	....	associate to Mr. Sargent
Paul Nelson	....	production assistant
Liz Roberts	....	production assistant: underwater unit
June Samson	....	script supervisor
Nanette Siegert	....	production coordinator
Sally Southard	....	production assistant
Paul van Name	....	production assistant
Chuck Wentworth	....	pilot
Ruth Whittle	....	location auditor
Karl A. Wickman	....	pilot (as Karl Wickman)
Michael Wild	....	location contact
Jack Zahniser	....	aircraft mechanic: aerial unit

Thanks
E. John Deleveaux	....	special thanks
John E. McCosker	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures

Distributors

• GoodTimes Home Video (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• MCA (video)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (USA) (DVD)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (2002) (Japan) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures

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: Near the end of the movie the shark makes its appearance known to Ellen by lifting itself out of the water so its head is over the ledge of the ship. In the next cut we see that part of the boat is missing. About a minute and a half after the shocker is eaten by the beast, it reappears behind the boat. You can see that the damage to the boat has now disappeared.

Quotes:

Michael Brody: [when shark's chasing him through tunnels] JESUS CHRIST!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden? (2008)

Soundtrack:

Nail it to the Wall

So there is a category beneath 'so bad it's good'...

There seems little point in writing a review for such a film as Jaws: The Revenge, as those who have made it past the tagline and still given it an iota of consideration have likely already made up their minds as to whether or not they can stomach such an overwhelming inundation of garbage. With that in mind, as no reader could feasibly read with the intent of deciding whether the film is bad or good, this review will focus on a more comprehensive breakdown of the film's countless flaws. And rest assured that no matter how many innumerable detractions the movie has garnered, its atrocities becoming almost over-hyped, the film still manages to astound by the numerous fronts in which it completely fails to register any vestige of quality whatsoever.

Even those seeking the film as an entertainingly terrible comedy will find themselves disappointed, as the film somehow manages to avoid the pitfall of usual B movie melodramatic hysteria, emerging as simply dull and all the more terrible as consequence. The film's complete lack of quality becomes instantly clear from the chaotically choppy cinematography and editing, betraying the film's seemingly near non-existent budget. Similarly, the creative black hole of a script somehow bests its own storyline absurdities by shamelessly stealing elements from Spielberg's classic original through clunky, senseless flashbacks (Ellen Brody recalls her husband killing the shark, despite not having been there to witness it) and in certain cases blatant plundering and rehashing of scenes (the charming interplay between Roy Scheider and his son from the first Jaws is leeringly plagiarized, devoid of any redeeming values whatsoever).

All of which goes without mentioning the most glaring absurdities of the very premise: a shark seeking vengeance against family members of one who once killed a completely unrelated shark, enough so to track them to the Bahamas shows such a staggering lack of logic that one wonders how the film could possibly have been greenlit in the first place. But in this twisted reality, such qualms are easily explained away, as is the shark's outracing planes, standing on its tail, roaring and spontaneously combusting - it is difficult to imagine anything sealing the film's utter absence of quality any further.

While Spielberg masked the clunky falsities of his mechanical shark by mostly obscuring it with subjective point of view camera work, director Joseph Sargent appears to positively revel in his antagonist's foibles, keeping his obviously fake shark in plain view to a comical extent. Similarly, viewers are even denied a high body count of entertainingly poor shark attacks, as the film's near non-existent carnage is devoid of any campy gruesomeness, resorting to extreme close-ups of the absurdly unconvincing attacks, generating less menace than watching a snail crawl.

As a secondary character, the relatively poor acting of Lorraine Gary's Ellen Brody was for the most part easy to miss, but thrust into a lead role and her complete lack of a performance is unmistakable. Embarrassingly melodramatic or completely devoid of emotion depending on the scene, the banality of Gary's imbalanced attempted character is one of the film's weaker points, which is saying a lot. As her allegedly heroic son, Lance Guest's height of emotional intensity appears to be a slightly bewildered stare, proving comical at best, but little more. The hilariously ill-advised Michael Caine (the only cast member to escape with his career intact, and must have collected a considerable paycheque) usually appears to be reading his lines from a teleprompter offscreen with the same lack of emotion one would expect, and the absurdity of his sporadic romance with the far older Ellen Brody only furthers the stupidity. Finally, Mario Van Peebles is simply inexcusable; his atrociously bad Jamaican accent is a constant tarnish on the film's already consistently sullied quality, and once again, he fails to be over the top bad enough to prove enjoyable, simply resulting as noisy and pathetic.

Astoundingly horrible only scratches the surface of what can be considered no less than a masterpiece of lapsed logic and catastrophic film-making, even failing on the front of being overblown enough to make a suitable unintentional comedy. While the film's atrocious quality is hardly a surprise, it still boggles the mind simply how bad an outcome it was possible to achieve. In fact, the film's laughably ludicrous tagline "This time it's personal" could well apply to the audiences watching the film: this time the franchise is not only resoundingly poor, but a personal insult to every last viewer unfortunate enough to find themselves watching it.

-1/10