r/Jaws

Unlike other italian Jaws rip-offs like Orca or The Last Shark, this movie's the least talked about rip-off, but it did get featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000 and ended up being the inspiration for the infamous Syfy film "Sharktopus".

This movie follows a mysterious sea creature, that was secretly genetically engineered by the military, terrorizing a Florida tourist town.

Despite it's alternative title of "Monster Shark", this movie's antagonist is a hybrid between an octopus and the Dunkleosteus, a prehistoric placoderm.

The movie is directed by Lamberto Bava, who also directed the 1985 movie "Demons" (or "Dèmoni") and it's sequel, and was also an assistant director for Cannibal Holocaust, but the movie recieved bad reviews.

What are your thoughts on Devil Fish? Or Monster Shark, whatever it's called.

Does anybody else wish they had a lake or a pond just so you could put one of these in them?

JAWS: BRUCE AND THE MEG by JES86 on DeviantArt

Surprised at the Jaws 3 love…

I imagine, even if George wasn't his friend he would have sent this.

Jaws had an impressive box office. And when you adjust for inflation it was a billion dollar movie.

But Star Wars...

Star Wars is so common place it is easy to forget how massive and game changing it was. When adjusted for inflation I think Star Wars has a 3.5 billion dollar box office (Jesus).

If Jaws invented the summer blockbuster, Star Wars proved it was no fluke.

I love A New Hope, but Jaws just has more rewatchability for me.

Gen Xers were spoiled when it came to blocks cinema. Imagine getting movies this gargantuan back to back...and they are actually GOOD

I got this along with one for Jurassic Park back in the 2nd so I’m a bit late on this. Regardless these are probably one of the coolest gifts I’ve ever gotten

Watching Alton Brown today and he has a 1970s Bruce the shark from the board game on his set.

JAWS: BENCHLEY AND BRUCE 3D by JES86 on DeviantArt

Quint's monologue is so iconic and well acted that most people overlook how well the subsequent scene is.

After that spooky story you hear whales bellow. Almost as if they are singing a song for Quint's dead men.

Quint starts singing his shanty. Then all three men start singing. Then of course the shark shows up

All of them stop and hear the ramming. At this point even the whales have stopped singing.

Then the lights go out and Quint fruitless shoots at the shark.

It was almost as if the shark was going there just to fuck with the men. Or if all that singing conjured its presence.

This shark is so terrifying it made the other ocean life go silent.

It almost makes the animal borderline supernatural.

Went to see Jaws today at a local imax in Guangzhou, China. Completely uncut, including our skinny dipping first victim.

They also gifted viewers with a poster and commemorative ticket, which changes colour under UV.