Cruel Jaws

Cruel Jaws
Directed by Bruno Mattei
Story by Robert Feen
Bruno Mattei
Linda Morrison
Starring David Luther
George Barnes, Jr.
Scott Silveria
Kirsten Urso
Richard Dew
Sky Palma
Music by Michael Morahan
Cinematography Luigi Ciccarese
Ben Jackson
Distributed by VPS Video
Beam Entertainment
Teliwa
DMEG
Release dates
  • September 26, 1995 (1995-09-26)
Running time
93 minutes (USA)
96 minutes (Japan)
Language English

Cruel Jaws, also known as The Beast, is a 1995 direct-to-video Italian thriller film shot in Florida including the Theater of the Sea.[1] The film stars Richard Dew and David Luther and was directed by Bruno Mattei (under the name of William Snyder). It was released on VHS and DVD in relative obscurity, mostly outside of the United States. While marketed in many areas as Jaws 5: Cruel Jaws, it is actually not part of the Jaws franchise.[2]

Plot

The coastal town of Hampton Bay is threatened when a 35-foot great white shark starts chomping up their vacationers. Days before the annual Regatta celebration, the townspeople are faced with financial ruin if something isn't done about their newfound shark problem. If that wasn't enough, the owners of the local amusement park have been subject to a hostile takeover from a prospective businessman looking to cash in on their prized property. It's then up to the sheriff, the park's owner, and a shark expert to head out and kill the shark before the summer economy is slashed and the park is demolished.

Production

The film utilizes footage from the Jaws film series, Deep Blood and Great White.[2]

Cast

Home media

The film was released on DVD in United States and Europe in 2009.[3] A Blu-ray release from Scream Factory was planned (packaged as a double feature with Exterminators of the Year 3000), but ultimately cancelled due to the film's unauthorized use of footage from the Jaws franchise and other shark movies as noted above.[4]

See also

References

  1. http://mondoexploito.com/?p=10922
  2. 1 2 Begg, Ken (2012-08-27). "Cruel Jaws (1995)". Jabootu's Bad Movie Dimension. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
  3. Amazon Italy
  4. Cruel Jaws - Blu-ray Release Cancelled

External links

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