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    Jaws 3-D (1983)

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    Called simply Jaws 3 for television and stripped of the one gimmick (3-D) that made it – arguably – acceptable in theatres, this hapless opus stands as a testament to the law of diminishing returns.

    Sheriff Brody’s sons – Sean (John Putch) and Mike (a very young Dennis Quaid) – are working at a new marine park owned by controversial entrepreneur Calvin Bouchard (Louis Gossett Jr), where a captive infant great white shark is being groomed as the centre’s latest tourist attraction. However, no one has reckoned on the creature’s vengeful mother.

    Joe Alves, the production designer of Steven Spielberg’s great original and, therefore, the man responsible for creating the mechanical shark (“Bruce”) is at the helm here, but it’s quite clear from this effort that he’s no director. The special effects are dire, with a model shark used on several occasions, ‘swimming’ directly at the camera.

    Watch out for PH Moriarty (Hatchet Harry from Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels), but just feel sorry for the likes of jobbing Dennis Quaid and Louis Gossett Jr, both miscast and extremely under-directed.

    Jaws 3-D is dull, over-long and unceasingly dumb – but the Bess Armstrong romantic bits are quite watchable.

    Mike Brody
    Dennis Quaid
    Calvin Bouchard
    Louis Gossett Jr
    Kathryn Morgan
    Bess Armstrong
    Philip FitzRoyce
    Simon MacCorkindale
    Sean Brody
    John Putch
    Kelly Ann Bukowski
    Lea Thompson
    Jack Tate
    P H Moriarty
    Dan
    Dan Blasko
    Liz
    Liz Morris
    Ethel
    Lisa Maurer
    Shelby
    Harry Grant
    Silver Bullet
    Andy Hansen

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