James Franciscus, Vic Morrow, Joshua Sinclair

An enormous and angry 35 foot Great White Shark takes revenge on humans when they build a beach just for swimmers by a coastal town. After several shark attacks, and the Mayor does nothing to stop it,...( read more  read more... ) James Franisscus and Vic Morrow sail in pursuit to stop it.

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PG, 88 min.

Directed by: Enzo G. Castellari

Release Date: April 2, 1981

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  • October 14, 2008
    Stupid yet somehow enjoyable mess that rips off not only Jaws but it's sequel too! Universal Pictures banned the film from being released in US theaters for being such a blatent pilferage but if they were smart or at least had a sense of humor they should have let it go sinc...( read more)e all it really does is make the Spielberg film look even better.
    Shark enthusiasts will find alot to laugh at also as the Great White's stand-ins are stock footage of everything froma a Mako to a White Tip shark to even a shot of a bottle-nosed dolphin.
  • September 1, 2008
    Jaws rip off that frequently cuts away to stock footage of sharks, and uses the same fake shark head over and over in other shots. Unintentionally hilarious, I'm not so sure why Universal remains so adamant about it not being released in the states. It's impossible to take seri...( read more)ously.

    This film is a must-see for anyone who has ever wanted to see a shark go up against a helicopter.
  • March 30, 2009
    This movie was actually sued by Universal for how similar it was to Jaws. Universal won and the movie was actually never released North America. I actually saw this on a bootleg that I got on ebay. It is a a pretty bad rip off with Vic Morrow as Quint Jr. The special effects are ...( read more)pretty bad and the whole movie feels dubbed even though it isn't.
  • November 30, 2008
    More guts n' gore that Jaws.
  • November 7, 2008
    Yes It's a rip-off of 'Jaws'
    Yes it feautures the organisation of a regatta though several people already been eaten by one angry big fish.
    Yes it has a story about stupid kids that wanna surf, party and hang out on small rafts in angry fish-land
    Yes It has got that old wise fish...( read more)erman who has seen all before that no-one is listening to.

    As a bonus this film also has got a guy that under a panic scene constantly is shouting "Don't panic"
    I's simply awfully fun
  • September 10, 2008
    Few JAWS rip-offs can hold the distinction that this film does--it was so similar to its inspiration, that Universal sued it out of American theaters. Sadly, about the only way to get ahold of it these days is online or on bootleg video. It's a real shame, because while the film ...( read more)is certainly no classic, it is very entertaining. Universal probably would not have sued the makers had the titular menace not been a giant Great White because honestly, the plot has a wide number of divergences from the film it is ripping off. For instance, the hero this time is not the chief of police but an author named Peter--oddly giving the impression that this film is about Peter Benchley fighting a giant shark! Critics of the film often criticize it for its poor special effects and, while they are certainly not very good, it should be pointed out that the prop shark head used is often actually more convincing than ol' Bruce in JAWS! Maybe someday this will get the proper video release it deserves--it's certainly deserves it more than JAWS 3!
  • April 3, 2008
    An OK rip-off, which borrows its entire storyline and most of its characters from the first two JAWS films. The first hour is kind of boring and predictable, but it picks up a bit after that with more action, including the gigantic Great White shark (which is designed fairly well...( read more)) taking down a helicopter and chomping off the corrupt mayor's legs.
  • August 5, 2007
    Not too bad shark movie, considering this is probably the most blatant 'jaws' rip-off I have ever seen. Couple o' guys sets out to kill rampant shark, when mayor does nothing to prevent tourists from getting eaten.
    The good thing is the cheesyness of the movie though. The kills...( read more) are over the top, and theres a lot of shark action, so the pace is pretty fast. You barely have enough time to get bored before the movie is over.

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