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Jaws 3 (1983)

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An ocean-themed Florida amusement park comes under attack from an angry Great White shark in this third installment of the horror series. The film maintains only a loose relationship to the original Steven Spielberg hit, centering on Mike (Dennis Quaid) and Sean (John Putch), the sons of police chief Martin Brody (originally played by Roy Scheider). Mike works at Sea World, where a baby Great White shark has accidentially been let into the park. Soon, the baby's vicious and extremely powerful

PG, 1 hr. 38 min.

Action & Adventure, Horror, Mystery & Suspense

Directed By: Joe Alves

Written By: Richard Matheson, Carl Gottlieb

In Theaters: Jul 22, 1983 Wide

On DVD: Jun 3, 2003

MCA Universal Home Video

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Cast

Dennis Quaid
Mike Brody
Bess Armstrong
Kathryn Morgan
Simon MacCorkindale
Philip FitzRoyce
Louis Gossett Jr
Calvin
John Putch
Sean Brody
Lea Thompson
Kelly Ann Bukowski
P.H. Moriarty
Jack Tate
Dan Blasko
Dan
William Bramley
Mary Duncan
Barbara Eden
Harry Grant
Shelby Overman
Andy Hansen
Silver Bullet
P.T. Horn
Guide
Will Knickerbocker
Man in Crowd
Lisa Maurer
Ethel
Liz Morris
Liz
Ken Olson
Rad
Barbara Quinn
Anxious Tunnel Person
Kaye Stevens
Mrs. Kallender
Randy Stone
John Edson
Bob Woodbury
Dolores Starling
Charlene Tutt
Laura Tracy
Girl in Tunnel
Joe Gilbert
Mr. Brit
Louis Gosset Jr.
Louis Gossett Jr.

Critic Reviews for Jaws 3

All Critics (25) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (22) | DVD (7)

Surprisingly tepid.

December 10, 2007 Full Review Source: Variety

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Variety Staff

Variety

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It's harmless but unsurprising.

August 30, 2004 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Janet Maslin

New York Times

Top Critic

So hokey and so incredibly incompetent in execution that it feels less wicked in its ignorance and more like a comic relief hillbilly, of the sort seen in this very movie's water-skiing interludes.

January 12, 2012 Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

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.

December 10, 2007 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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TV Guide's Movie Guide

Enough is too much...even in 3-D. The franchise sinks.

June 1, 2007 Comment

Steve Crum

Video-Reviewmaster.com

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

June 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Derek Adams

Time Out

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

March 4, 2003 Comment (1)

Alex Sandell

Juicy Cerebellum

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

November 3, 2002 Comment

Bob Bloom

Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

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Jaws was a good blockbuster, Jaws 2 was an Ok blockbuster. This is an excuse to cash in on the first one. The 3D in the cinema was as bad as this movie overall.

October 30, 2011

Michael Miller

Super Reviewer

It's not terribly awful, but through about 80% of the film, we are mentally shrieking, "Why didn't they keep it in Amity!? And it would have looked a lot more organized if they had just done a little more work to keep the 3D effect!!!"

June 14, 2011

Alexander Diminiano

Super Reviewer

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