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1981·Horror·1h 28m
7.0
When a 35-foot great white shark begins to wreak havoc on a seaside town, the mayor, not wanting to endanger his gubernatorial campaign, declines to act, so a local shark hunter and horror author band together to stop the beast.
Directed by Enzo G. Castellari
beach
exploitation
shark attack
gore
surf
scuba diving
b movie
massacre
shark
great white shark

Cast

James Franciscus
James Franciscus
Peter Benton
Vic Morrow
Vic Morrow
Ron Hamer
Micaela Pignatelli
Micaela Pignatelli
Gloria Benton
Joshua Sinclair
Joshua Sinclair
Mayor William Wells
Giancarlo Prete
Giancarlo Prete
Bob Martin (as Timothy Brent)
Stefania Girolami Goodwin
Stefania Girolami Goodwin
Jenny Benton
Bill Eudaly
Bill Eudaly
Chris Olsen
Massimo Vanni
Massimo Vanni
Jimmy (as Max Vanders)
Ennio Girolami
Ennio Girolami
Matt Rosen (uncredited)
Romano Puppo
Romano Puppo
Briley (uncredited)
Charles Lawlor
Charles Lawlor
(uncredited)

Crew

Enzo G. Castellari
Enzo G. Castellari
Director
Gianfranco Amicucci
Gianfranco Amicucci
Editor
Maurizio Amati
Maurizio Amati
Producer
Guido De Angelis
Guido De Angelis
Music
Maurizio De Angelis
Maurizio De Angelis
Music
Larry Dolgin
Larry Dolgin
ADR & Dubbing
Gregory Snegoff
Gregory Snegoff
ADR & Dubbing
Giuseppe Giglietti
Giuseppe Giglietti
First Assistant Director

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damfino196
damfino196
The Last Shark
Needed more of the goofy shark animatronics but still fun
Needed more of the goofy shark animatronics but still fun
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Rebecka Winter
Rebecka Winter
The Last Shark
I remember Jaws differently 🤔
I remember Jaws differently 🤔
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poltergeist27
poltergeist27
The Last Shark
the last shark is basically just the first two jaws movies made into one shitty movie.

the acting was not the greatest, the plot was practically stolen off jaws, but i can see how it could be somewhat enjoyable. to be honest, it was okay, but you never got the chance to feel any connection to any of the characters and just kind of don't give a fuck as the shark picks them off one by one.

you can also see major influence from the first two jaws movies throughout the whole movie, especially with the sailboats (which were a big part of jaws 2). besides the shark and decent fx, this movie doesn't have much else to offer that is worth watching for. the whole movie is practically, shark terrorises small area, people panic, mayor refuses to close beaches and continues with their sailboat competition bs, and shark kills people. so literally jaws and jaws 2.

extra half a star just for the soundtrack which was amazing but id say not fitting where it was used, where it shouldve been tense, and horrifying, it was rather just funny because the music didn't add to the atmosphere at all.

overall a boring watch but decently made for the time and budget.
the last shark is basically just the first two jaws movies made into one shitty movie.

the acting was not the greatest, the plot was practically stolen off jaws, but i can see how it could be somewhat enjoyable. to be honest, it was okay, but you never got the chance to feel any connection to any of the characters and just kind of don't give a fuck as the shark picks them off one by one.

you can also see major influence from the first two jaws movies throughout the whole movie, especially with the sailboats (which were a big part of jaws 2). besides the shark and decent fx, this movie doesn't have much else to offer that is worth watching for. the whole movie is practically, shark terrorises small area, people panic, mayor refuses to close beaches and continues with their sailboat competition bs, and shark kills people. so literally jaws and jaws 2.

extra half a star just for the soundtrack which was amazing but id say not fitting where it was used, where it shouldve been tense, and horrifying, it was rather just funny because the music didn't add to the atmosphere at all.

overall a boring watch but decently made for the time and budget.
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Ghost
Ghost
The Last Shark
Will say I wasn’t expecting there to be confederate flags being waved
Will say I wasn’t expecting there to be confederate flags being waved
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Micah Lara
Micah Lara
The Last Shark
The only reason this gets a somewhat decent rating from me is I liked the Quint and Mayor Vaughn understudies. That is, if this were Jaws, which it totally isn’t. Wink.
The only reason this gets a somewhat decent rating from me is I liked the Quint and Mayor Vaughn understudies. That is, if this were Jaws, which it totally isn’t. Wink.
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