OHMC Theme: Jawsploitation
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Some of the ones from the letterboxd list stray a bit far from my personal definition of Jawsploitation (I feel like they need to be set on/in the water, and/or involve water-dwelling creatures) but I have faithfully ported all entries over.
letterboxd
allhorror
Some of the ones from the letterboxd list stray a bit far from my personal definition of Jawsploitation (I feel like they need to be set on/in the water, and/or involve water-dwelling creatures) but I have faithfully ported all entries over.
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- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsRoy ScheiderRobert ShawRichard DreyfussWhen a killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Cape Cod, it's up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.
- DirectorJeannot SzwarcStarsRoy ScheiderLorraine GaryMurray HamiltonPolice chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.
- DirectorJoe AlvesStarsDennis QuaidBess ArmstrongSimon MacCorkindaleA giant thirty-five-foot shark becomes trapped in a SeaWorld theme park and it's up to the sons of police chief Brody to rescue everyone.
- DirectorJoseph SargentStarsLorraine GaryLance GuestMario Van PeeblesChief Brody's widow believes that her family is deliberately being targeted by another shark in search of revenge.
- DirectorAdriano StuartStarsHélio SoutoDionísio AzevedoMaurício do Valle"Jaws" spoof. The title means "Cod". A terrible monster threatens the beach season: the cod from Guinea. To catch the fish, local authorities count on the expertise of a Portuguese oceanographer, a fearless fisherman and baits made with Amália Rodrigues's records.
- DirectorWilliam A. GrahamStarsRichard YniguezPhillip ClarkJennifer WarrenA marine biologist and a shark hunter set sail to find a giant man-eating great white shark.
- DirectorWilliam GreféStarsRichard JaeckelJennifer BishopBuffy DeeA Vietnam veteran with a psychic connection to sharks discovers their exploitation by the local aquarium and begins an underwater reign of terror to avenge them. The movie action scenes were shot using real sharks.
- DirectorPeter YatesStarsJacqueline BissetNick NolteDick Anthony WilliamsIn Bermuda, two amateur treasure-hunting divers have a run-in with local criminals when they inadvertently discover the secret cargo of a World War II shipwreck.
- DirectorRené Cardona Jr.StarsSusan GeorgeHugo StiglitzAndrés GarcíaTwo shark hunters flirt with an attractive British lady while hunting down a large tiger shark terrorizing the Mexican East coast.
- DirectorLarry Fessenden
- DirectorEnzo G. CastellariStarsFranco NeroWerner PochathJorge LukeA crusty recluse on a Caribbean island who is dedicated to destroying sharks gets involved in a hunt for buried treasure.
- DirectorEnzo G. CastellariStarsJames FranciscusVic MorrowMicaela PignatelliJames Franciscus tries to save hundreds of swimmers in a coastal resort after a Great White Shark starts terrorizing the area.
- DirectorMichael JenkinsStarsDavid ReyneSally TaylerRon BecksDavid Reyne & Sally Tayler star in this classic 80's 'Ozploitation' classic. A mad man threatens to lure hundreds of sharks to the beach at Surfers Paradise Australia at the start of the tourist season, his price to hold off the sharks is $2 million. Our heroes do everything from escaping jail to risking death in a chemical factory, to stop him. Sharknado, eat your heart out!
- DirectorTonino RicciStarsTreat WilliamsJanet AgrenAntonio FargasDavid must fight for his life against the gangsters who killed his brother for a CD filled with proof of their illegal activities. When David gets possession of the CD they go down to Mexico where David lives as a shark hunter. Who will get David first, the gangsters or the shark?
- DirectorRaffaele DonatoJoe D'AmatoStarsFrank BaroniCort McCownKeith KelschSeveral young men have to stop an ancient native American evil in the form of a killer shark which is attacking a small beach community.
- DirectorBruno MatteiStarsDavid LutherGeorge Barnes Jr.Scott SilveriaA huge shark terrorizes a beach in Florida, and the locals try everything to kill it.
- DirectorPrem LalwaniDesh MukherjeeStarsNafisa AliRanjeet BediDharmendraJesu and Peter are childhood friends who live in a coastal village in India and depend on fishing as their livelihood. The community is oppressed by a powerful gangster named Alphonso. Jesu is an orphan, while Peter is brought up by his aunt and uncle, after the passing away of his mom. The community is all thrilled when Phillips finds black pearls off the coast. But then so does Alphonso, who asks his divers to get all the pearls, thus disturbing the ocean. Peter meets with Suzy D'Silva and they fall in love with each other, and get married. While enjoying a quiet swim on the sea-shore, Suzy disappears. A search is carried out, and a number of human body parts are recovered. With shock and horror this community finds that their livelihood is being threatened by a gigantic, virtually undestructible man-eating shark.
- DirectorRenny HarlinStarsThomas JaneSaffron BurrowsSamuel L. JacksonSearching for a cure to Alzheimer's disease, a group of scientists on an isolated research facility become the prey, as a trio of intelligent sharks fight back.
- DirectorBrian MeeceStarsKarolyn ArnoldWilliam ForsytheMatt LacyA pharmaceutical team visits a remote island to meet with the enigmatic scientist who lives there, but when they arrive they discover his experiments have created a monster.
- DirectorMatt CoddStarsAntonio Sabato Jr.Christian ToulaliGrand L. BushThis undersea thriller follows a man and his team of divers searching for a giant shark that has destroyed an entire research station.
- DirectorBob MisiorowskiStarsCordell McQueenCasper Van DienChris OlleyIn a once serene African fishing village, a marine biologist goes in search of some answers when his friend becomes a victim in one of a series of brutal shark attacks.
- DirectorDavid WorthStarsThorsten KayeNikita AgerDan MetcalfeThe mutant sharks from Dr. Craven's experiments in "Shark Attack 1" are back, this time choosing Cape Town, South Africa as their hunting ground.
- DirectorDavid WorthStarsJohn BarrowmanJenny McShaneRyan CutronaWhen two researchers discover a colossal shark's tooth off the Mexican coast, their worst fears surface: the most menacing beast to ever rule the waters is still alive and mercilessly feeding on anything that crosses its path.
- DirectorPhillip J. RothStarsLorenzo LamasSimmone MackinnonJeffrey GormanMoneyless, ocean-exploring gigolo and his worldly lady-friend are forced to take part in looking into the possibility that aggression - utilizing marine life - is being planned.
- DirectorCharles Robert CarnerStarsLou Diamond PhillipsKristy SwansonCoolioA group of oil workers being held hostage by a group of gangsters on a small oil rig are attacked by a freshwater bull shark.