Jaws 3-D
Jaws 3-D (titled Jaws III in its 2-D form) is a 1983 American horror film directed by Joe Alves and starring Dennis Quaid, Bess Armstrong, Simon MacCorkindale and Louis Gossett Jr. As the second sequel to Steven Spielberg's Jaws it was the third installment in the Jaws franchise. The film follows the Brody children from the previous films to SeaWorld, a Florida marine park with underwater tunnels and lagoons. As the park prepares for opening, a young great white shark infiltrates the park from the sea, seemingly attacking and killing the park's employees. Once the shark is captured, it becomes apparent that a second, much larger shark also entered the park and was the real culprit.
| Directed by | |||
| Produced by | |||
| Written by |
 written by
|
||
| Screenplay by | |||
| Story by | |||
| Based on | Characters
by Peter Benchley |
||
| Starring | |||
| Narrated by |
narrated by
|
||
| Music by | |||
| Cinematography | |||
| Edited by | Corky Ehlers
Randy Roberts |
||
| Animation by |
animation by
|
||
| Layouts by |
layouts by
|
||
| Backgrounds by |
backgrounds by
|
||
| Color process |
color process
|
||
| Production company |
|
||
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures
|
||
| Release date |
|
||
| Running time | 98 minutes
|
||
| Country | United States
|
||
| Language |
language
|
||
| Budget | $18 million
|
||
| Box office | $88 million
|
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
| Type | |||
| Class |
|
||
| Theme |
|
||
| Tone |
|
||
| Mood |
mood
|
| Artist |
artist
|
||
| Album type |
album type
|
||
| Released |
released
|
||
| Recorded |
recorded
|
||
| Venue |
venue
|
||
| Studio |
studio
|
||
| Genre |
genre
|
||
| Length |
length
|
||
| # of tracks |
# of tracks
|
||
| Language | English
|
||
| Label |
label
|
||
| Director |
director
|
||
| Producer |
producer
|
||
| Compiler |
compiler
|
ALBUM CHRONOLOGY
| Previous album |
previous album
|
||
| Next album |
next album
|
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
| Theme |
theme
|
- David Brown and Richard D. Zanuck, producers of the first two films, originally pitched this as a spoof under the title of "National Lampoon`s Jaws 3, People 0". This was based on a suggestion by Matty Simmons and John Hughes and was about a movie studio trying to make a second sequel to Jaws (1975). It opened with author Peter Benchley being eaten in his pool by a shark and included a naked Bo Derek and shark-costumed aliens. Joe Dante was attached as director. The idea was crushed by Steven Spielberg, who threatened to walk from his deal with Universal. As it was, when Zanuck and Brown learned that their comedy was halted, they quit the studio.
- Director Joe Alves was suggested to helm the film by veteran editor Verna Fields, who won an Oscar for editing the first film.
- This film features the largest of the sharks featured in the "Jaws" movies. It was 35 feet long compared with its predecessors which were about 25 feet.
- Dennis Quaid would later refer to this movie in an interview as "I was in Jaws what?"
- It is a fictional Sea World as featured in the film as the real one is in Orlando, a landlocked city.
More...
This page is the FamousFix profile for Jaws 3-D. Content on this page is contributed by editors who belong to our editorial community. We welcome your contributions... so please create an account if you would like to collaborate with other editor's in helping to shape this website.
On the Jaws 3-D page you will be able to add and update factual information, post media and connect this topic to other topics on the website. This website does skew towards famous actors, musicians, models and sports stars, however we would like to expand that to include many other interesting topics.