Jaws III

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Jaws III

PG

1983

1h 37m

Mystery & Thriller

Horror

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After a young great white shark finds its way into a sea-themed park managed by Calvin Bouchard (Louis Gossett Jr.), workers try to capture it. But the facility's attempt to keep the shark in captivity has dire consequences: A much larger mother shark appears in search of its offspring. Among those who must battle the angry aquatic killing machine are marine biologist Kathryn Morgan (Bess Armstrong), her co-worker Mike Brody (Dennis Quaid) and a pair of friendly dolphins.

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Critics Consensus

A cheese-soaked ocean thriller with no evident reason to exist, Jaws 3 bellows forth with a plaintive yet ultimately unheeded cry to put this franchise out of viewers' misery.

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Matt Singer

ScreenCrush

10/14/2018

3/10

No movie with Dennis Quaid holding a basset hound's ears to keep them out of his water bowl while pouring himself some coffee can be all bad. Jaws 3-D comes pretty close.

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Variety Staff

Variety

12/10/2007

Surprisingly tepid.

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Derek Adams

Time Out

06/24/2006

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

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John Stark

Mac the Movie Guy

Jul 27

24/100

Jaws was like getting an expertly crafted chocolate cake from a Michelin star chef, and the third film is like getting one of those Lil Debbie Cosmic Brownies and pretending those two things are remotely similar in quality.

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Jesse Hassenger

Decider

Jun 24

Jaws 3 is a pretty bad movie.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Apr 27

1.5/4

Laughable.

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Dominic S

@Domdabom Mar 1

A great story idea wasted on trending gimmicks, horrible special effects, and corny dialog. Jaws 3, or Jaws 3-D, had the potential to surpass Jaws 2 as the definitive shark sequel due to its creative story line of an overgrown shark trapped in a marine park, devouring employees and tourists. The studio seems to hair thought that the audience just wanted cheap effects and green screen shark props. The worst thing for me, is the shrieking dolphin sound effect that was clearly dubbed in during post production. Bess Armstrong and Dennis Quaid lead the cast, and the acting is not bad, but can't compensate for the poorly written script. A couple of good kills do make this work as an 80s slasher, primarily the death of the British photographer, and the two trespassing teens who sneak into the park at night, as the shark is not seen at all in this scene. A few points for them not really showing the shark during the 1st act, they might have done better if it wasn't shown at all. 2 ½ at best.

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Dogcat T

@Dadogcat Feb 19

I can’t for the life of me give this movie a good review, but to me it’s the very definition of "so bad it’s good"

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Jack S

@JackSV Feb 15

Camera was out of focus throughout half this movie plus it sucks.

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Wendy K

@WendyK884 Jan 22

So boring and cheesy. The 3D is used badly. The arm in the water 😂 It needs remake

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Kyle H.

@Kylebh2015 Jan 11

This was one of the worst movies it’s in sea world are u kidding me me I bought it and this is the dumb thing a get this movie is terrible and don’t even get me started on the cgi 1 star

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Michael A.

@PhantomReviewer87 Nov 12

One of the most boring thrillers I've ever seen. Its bad when a Jaws movie doesn't even thrill you or give you anything remotely entertaining. And along with that with the worst 3-D effects of the 80s. Its a shame cause it has a fun concept that is poorly executed. This movie needs to be locked up in Davy Jones locker forever and off of Sea World's resume.

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Synopsis

After a young great white shark finds its way into a sea-themed park managed by Calvin Bouchard (Louis Gossett Jr.), workers try to capture it. But the facility's attempt to keep the shark in captivity has dire consequences: A much larger mother shark appears in search of its offspring. Among those who must battle the angry aquatic killing machine are marine biologist Kathryn Morgan (Bess Armstrong), her co-worker Mike Brody (Dennis Quaid) and a pair of friendly dolphins.

Director: Joe Alves
Producer: Rupert Hitzig
Screenwriter: Richard Matheson, Carl Gottlieb
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Universal Pictures, Alan Landsburg Productions
Rating: PG
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 22, 1983, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 11, 2015
Runtime: 1h 37m
Sound Mix: Surround

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