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Jaws III

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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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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. Go to Full Review
Variety Staff Variety 12/10/2007
Surprisingly tepid. Go to Full Review
Derek Adams Time Out 06/24/2006
Put in a baking tray, gas mark 7, and enjoy a turkey. Go to Full Review
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. Go to Full Review
Jesse Hassenger Decider Jun 24
Jaws 3 is a pretty bad movie. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Apr 27
1.5/4
Laughable. Go to Full Review
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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. See more 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" See more Jack S @JackSV Feb 15 Camera was out of focus throughout half this movie plus it sucks. See more Wendy K @WendyK884 Jan 22 So boring and cheesy. The 3D is used badly. The arm in the water 😂 It needs remake See more 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 See more 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. See more Read all reviews
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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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