Jaws 3-D (1983)

Directed by

Joe Alves

Genre

drama film, horror film, action film, mystery film, adventure film, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

PG

Rating

4.5 of 10 from 1,427 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The Brody children work at SeaWorld as it prepares to open. A young great white shark gets into the park and kills employees. They capture it but then realize a second bigger shark is also inside the park.

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What happens

Jaws 3-D, also known as Jaws III and Jaws 3, is a 1983 American horror film directed by Joe Alves and starring Dennis Quaid, Bess Armstrong, Simon MacCorkindale and Louis Gossett Jr. As the second sequel to Steven Spielberg's Jaws it was the third installment in the Jaws franchise. The film follows the Brody children from the previous films to SeaWorld, a Florida marine park with underwater tunnels and lagoons. As the park prepares for opening, a young great white shark infiltrates the park from the sea, seemingly attacking and killing the park's employees. Once the shark is captured, it becomes apparent that a second, much larger shark also entered the park and was the real culprit. The film made use of 3D during the revived interest in the technology in the 1980s, amongst other horror films such as Friday the 13th Part III and Amityville 3-D. Cinema audiences could wear disposable cardboard polarized 3D glasses to create the illusion that elements penetrate the screen. Several shots and sequences were designed to use the effect, such as the shark's destruction. Since 3D was ineffective in home viewing until the advent of 3D televisions in the late 2000s, the alternative title Jaws III is used for television broadcasts and home media. To a lesser degree than its predecessors, Jaws 3-D was still commercially successful despite overwhelmingly negative reviews. It was followed by Jaws: The Revenge in 1987, which retroactively ignores this film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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