Jaws the Revenge

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Jaws the Revenge

PG-13

1987

1h 29m

Mystery & Thriller

Horror

Adventure

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The family of widow Ellen Brody (Lorraine Gary) has long been plagued by shark attacks, and this unfortunate association continues when her son is the victim of a massive great white. In mourning, Ellen goes to visit her other son, Michael (Lance Guest), in the Bahamas, where she meets the charming Hoagie Newcombe (Michael Caine). As Ellen and Hoagie begin a relationship, a huge shark appears off the coast of the island, and Ellen's trouble with the great whites begins again.

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Critics Consensus

Illogical, tension-free, and filled with cut-rate special effects, Jaws: The Revenge is a sorry chapter in a once-proud franchise.

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

08/06/2017

'Jaws: The Revenge' bears the marks of its rushed production, from the seemingly first-draft screenplay to its sloppy execution to the slender running time (under 90 minutes without credits) to the generally cheap look and feel.

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Tribune

04/30/2014

1/4

Jaws is looking a bit long in the tooth these days.

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Sheila Benson

Los Angeles Times

04/30/2014

Dumb beyond belief, hollow, bloody and nonsensical, it's Universal Studios' vanity movie, a way of providing employment yet again for its Great White icon.

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John Stark

Mac the Movie Guy

Jul 29

23/100

Jaws never needed a sequel, and with diminishing returns with each film, it’s easy to see why. The true revenge Jaws got wasn’t on the Brody family, but on moviegoers.

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Jesse Hassenger

Decider

Jun 24

We should all be thankful for Jaws: The Revenge killing off this series once and for all; it’s the rare blockbuster franchise that has never been revived after its initial run. That gratitude should not extend to actually watching it, however.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

Jun 20

2/5

…an unforgettable film, a true masterpiece of the so-bad-it’s good genre. It’s got more laughs than most comedies, …arguably the Godfather of the Sharknado spin-offs, Jaws 4 is a film which literally has to be seen to be believed…

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Josh H

@LazyZombie25 Jan 22

Often derided, the supernatural elements are the most interesting aspect of the movie. Lance Guest and Mario Van Peebles have good chemistry. They should have kept the original ending.

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Kyle H.

@Kylebh2015 Jan 11

It’s ok I guess like Esther put more shark attacks or don’t kill Sean but right now it’s

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Michael A

@Tomato547 Jan 8

Well, personally I think this movie's highly overhated and was well... Okayish. It definitely wasn't as good as 1 or 2. But hey, for a 4th movie that was rated terribly I thought it was okay. But they definitely could've done a lot better for many reasons.

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Laura B

@DustinBalacio Nov 30

While not the worst of the unnecessary franchise, Jaws the Revenge is still a tacky, boring mess that is only slightly enjoyable due to how obnoxious and bizarre it is.

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Michael A.

@PhantomReviewer87 Nov 12

One of my biggest guilty pleasures. Its a film that is soo fascinatingly bad that it needs to be studied, and at the same time its concept is so batshit insane that I can't look away. And it's moments of insanity just add to its "so bad, its good" entertainment value.

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Tommy D

@Thomas005 Oct 9

This movie killed the franchise definitely. Orrible, trash and noise with interminable 90 minutes

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Synopsis

The family of widow Ellen Brody (Lorraine Gary) has long been plagued by shark attacks, and this unfortunate association continues when her son is the victim of a massive great white. In mourning, Ellen goes to visit her other son, Michael (Lance Guest), in the Bahamas, where she meets the charming Hoagie Newcombe (Michael Caine). As Ellen and Hoagie begin a relationship, a huge shark appears off the coast of the island, and Ellen's trouble with the great whites begins again.

Director: Joseph Sargent
Producer: Joseph Sargent
Screenwriter: Michael de Guzman
Distributor: Universal Pictures, MCA/Universal Pictures [us]
Production Co: Universal Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Horror, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 17, 1987, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 11, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $18.8M
Runtime: 1h 29m
Sound Mix: Surround

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