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James Franciscus tries to save hundreds of swimmers in a coastal resort after a Great White Shark starts terrorizing the area.James Franciscus tries to save hundreds of swimmers in a coastal resort after a Great White Shark starts terrorizing the area.James Franciscus tries to save hundreds of swimmers in a coastal resort after a Great White Shark starts terrorizing the area.
James Franciscus
- Peter Benton
- (as James Francicus)
Micaela Pignatelli
- Gloria Benton
- (as Micky Pignatelli)
Giancarlo Prete
- Bob Martin
- (as Timothy Brent)
Stefania Girolami Goodwin
- Jenny Benton
- (as Stefania Girolami)
Massimo Vanni
- Jimmy
- (as Max Vanders)
Ennio Girolami
- Matt Rosen
- (as Thomas Moore)
Alessandro Maspes
- Helicopter Pilot
- (as Alex Maspes)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaShortly before the film's release, "Universal Pictures" sued the producers, claiming it plagiarized "Jaws (1975)," and the Australian distributors, for breach of copyright regarding Peter Benchley's book "Jaws." "Universal" won an injunction, and the film was pulled from theaters.
- GoofsJames Franciscus' trouser keeps changing from light blue to dark red in the same scene.
- Quotes
Peter Benton: [looking at a chewed up surf board] One thing's for sure, it wasn't a floatin chainsaw.
- ConnectionsEdited into Double Target (1987)
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L'ultimo squalo: Oh come on, it's not that bad
The Last Shark otherwise known as Great White was quite a controversial movie around the time of it's release.
Considered a Jaws (1975) ripoff and even released as a faux Jaws sequel in Japan (Complete with Jaws in the title) a lawsuit unsurprisingly hindered it.
Ranked in many worst movies ever made lists I expected something a lot worse than this. In fact truth be told it looks about on par with Jaws itself and almost managed to spawn a sequel.
Telling the story of a coastal resort that comes under attack from a great white shark during a wind surfing contest it's pretty generic stuff but not all that awful.
The effects are considerably better than I expected, the performances are okay and if it weren't for the fact it was so unoriginal it might be considered a passable film.
In a world awash with terrible shark movies, this isn't actually one of them.
The Good:
SFX are great for its time
The Bad:
No originality
Soundtrack keeps sounding like Dolly Parton is about to regale us with 9 to 5
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
The confederates were big wind surfing enthusiasts
By walk out of the hospital I'm pretty sure he meant that she'd hop
Helicopters can't land on water
Considered a Jaws (1975) ripoff and even released as a faux Jaws sequel in Japan (Complete with Jaws in the title) a lawsuit unsurprisingly hindered it.
Ranked in many worst movies ever made lists I expected something a lot worse than this. In fact truth be told it looks about on par with Jaws itself and almost managed to spawn a sequel.
Telling the story of a coastal resort that comes under attack from a great white shark during a wind surfing contest it's pretty generic stuff but not all that awful.
The effects are considerably better than I expected, the performances are okay and if it weren't for the fact it was so unoriginal it might be considered a passable film.
In a world awash with terrible shark movies, this isn't actually one of them.
The Good:
SFX are great for its time
The Bad:
No originality
Soundtrack keeps sounding like Dolly Parton is about to regale us with 9 to 5
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
The confederates were big wind surfing enthusiasts
By walk out of the hospital I'm pretty sure he meant that she'd hop
Helicopters can't land on water
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- Platypuschow
- Aug 28, 2018
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- The Last Jaws
- Filming locations
- Savannah, Georgia, USA(many exterior locations)
- Production companies
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- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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