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Jaws 3 (1983)

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Reviews Counted:25

Fresh:3

Rotten:22

Average Rating:3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: The third film in the successful JAWS franchise follows yet another great white shark with a taste for humans, this time invading the opening ceremonies of a marine park in Florida. The brand new... The third film in the successful JAWS franchise follows yet another great white shark with a taste for humans, this time invading the opening ceremonies of a marine park in Florida. The brand new complex offers visitors the chance to view the undersea kingdom from the safety of glass tunnels on the seabed. When a 35-foot great white breaks into the structure--seemingly in revenge for the death of its progeny--a group of marine biologists must do battle with the mighty mother beast. [More]

Starring: Dennis Quaid, Bess Armstrong, Louis Gossett, Lea Thompson

Starring: Dennis Quaid, Bess Armstrong, Louis Gossett, Lea Thompson, Simon MacCorkindale, John Putch, P.H. Moriarty, Dan Blasko, Liz Morris, Lisa Maurer, Harry Grant, Andy Hansen, P.T. Horn, John Edson, Kaye Stevens, Archie Valliere, Alonzo Ward, Cathy Cervenka, Steve Mellor

Director: Joe Alves

Director: Joe Alves
Screenwriter: Richard Matheson, Carl Gottlieb
Producer: Rupert Hitzig
Composer: John Williams, Alan Parker

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Jun 3, 2003

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Surprisingly tepid.

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12/10/07
Variety Staff
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Since the wholly unimaginative series needed a gimmick at this point to stay afloat, the new but short-lived 3-D craze came along just in time.

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11/04/07
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
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Enough is too much...even in 3-D. The franchise sinks.

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06/01/07
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Video-Reviewmaster.com

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05/07/07
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
FulvueDrive-in.com

Put in a baking tray, gas mark 7, and enjoy a turkey.

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Derek Adams
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Time Out

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07/23/05
Emanuel Levy
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07/01/05
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

It's harmless but unsurprising.

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08/30/04
Janet Maslin
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01/29/04
Randy Shulman
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Metro Weekly (Washington, DC)

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01/08/04
Greg Maki
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

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07/29/03
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06/30/03
James O'Ehley
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06/06/03
Walter Chaw
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03/20/03
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

The best sequel in the series, if you're ranking it on cheese factor, alone.

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03/04/03
Alex Sandell
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No review available.

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11/12/02
Nicolas Lacroix
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Showbizz.net

Where's the three strikes and you're out rule for cinema when you need it. This bites!

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11/03/02
Bob Bloom
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Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

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10/03/02
John Urbancich
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Jaws must have ate the script too

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09/18/02
Clint Morris
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