Jaws 3-D

Jaws 3-D
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Directed by	Joe Alves
Written by	Carl Gottlieb, Richard Matheson
Produced by	Rupert Hitzig
Starring	Dennis Quaid, Bess Armstrong, Simon MacCorkindale, Louis Gossett Jr., John Putch
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Running time	99 min.

Jaws 3-D (aka Jaws 3) is a 1983 horror movie and the second sequel to the 1975 classic Jaws.

Three dimensions

There was a revived interest in 3-D film in the 1980s, with a handful of other movies (e.g. Friday 13th Part 3 and Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare) being released. The cinema audience had to wear red/green anaglyph spectacles to experience the effects. The film tried to maximise the potential of the technology: the opening credits and the shark's final approach to the control tower being notable examples.

The 3-D effect does not transfer to television broadcasts, VHS and DVD, when the alternative title Jaws 3 is used.

Plot

The two Brody brothers from the original films now work for SeaWorld in Florida, which is preparing for its launch. A shark is captured and exhibited as being the first Great White in captivity. The shark's mother, however, has also breached the gates of the park. When a fatal error by park manager Calvin Bouchard results in the death of the baby, the mother shark prepares for some revenge of her own. Bouchard, Brody, marine biologist Kathyrn Morgan, wealthy adventurer Philip Fitz Royce, and his British man-servant Jack Tate must act now to stop the Great White terror before it's too late!

Trivia

• David Brown and Richard Zanuck, the producers for the first two films, originally pitched this second idea as a spoof, named Jaws 3, People 0. They were advised that they would be "fouling their nest," according to Brown in the documentary on the Jaws 2 DVD.
• This film features the largest of the four Jaws sharks. Whereas the previous and succeeding sharks measured at about 25 feet, the shark in Jaws 3-D was 35 feet.

Quotes

Calvin Bouchard: You talkin' bout some damn shark's mutha?

Calvin Bouchard: Well...this afternoon, at the main gate...we be pleased to announce the welcoming, of Mr. Philip Fitz Royce! HAHA! That's right boys and girls, he gon' be he-yah! Now we got drinks at the bar. Dey free