| Jaws 3-D | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster by Gary Meyer | |
| Directed by | Joe Alves |
| Screenplay by | Richard Matheson Carl Gottlieb |
| Story by | Guerdon Trueblood |
| Based on | Characters by Peter Benchley |
| Produced by | Rupert Hitzig Alan Landsburg |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | James A. Contner Chris Condon Austin McKinney |
| Edited by | Corky Ehlers Randy Roberts |
| Music by | Alan Parker |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $18 million[1] |
| Box office | $88 million[2] |
Jaws 3-D (titled Jaws III in its 2-D form) is a 1983 American horror film directed by Joe Alves and starring Dennis Quaid, Bess Armstrong, Simon MacCorkindale and Louis Gossett Jr. As the second sequel to Steven Spielberg's Jaws it was the third installment in the Jaws franchise. The film follows the Brody children from the previous films to SeaWorld, a Florida marine park with underwater tunnels and lagoons. As the park prepares for opening, a young great white shark infiltrates the park from the sea, seemingly attacking and killing the park's employees. Once the shark is captured, it becomes apparent that a second, much larger shark also entered the park and was the real culprit.
The film made use of 3D during the revived interest in the technology in the 1980s, amongst other horror films such as Friday the 13th Part III and Amityville 3-D. Cinema audiences could wear disposable cardboard polarized 3D glasses to create the illusion that elements penetrate the screen.[3] Several shots and sequences were designed to utilize the effect, such as the shark's destruction. Since 3D was ineffective in home viewing until the advent of 3D televisions in the late 2000s, the alternative title Jaws III is used for television broadcasts and home media.[1]
To a lesser degree than its predecessors, Jaws 3-D was still commercially successful despite overwhelmingly negative reviews. It was followed by Jaws: The Revenge in 1987, which retroactively ignores this film.[4]
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- ^ "Jaws 3-D (1983)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
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- ^ Downey 2022, pp. 66–67