Cruel Jaws
90s Cult
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1h 34m
1995 • Italy • Directed by Bruno Mattei
This time it’s even more personal than last time!
Mid-90s sharksploitation that’s cooler than a dozen Sharknados, Cruel Jaws is directed by Bruno Mattei (Shocking Dark) and contains enough “borrowed” footage from Jaws (as well as Jaws 2, Deep Blood and ARROW favourite Enzo Castellari's The Last Shark) that Peter Benchley gets a writing credit. This shameless and amazing Italian “remake” of Jaws sees a tiger shark bred by the Navy as a killing machine wreaking havoc on the sleepy tourist town of Hampton Bay and also features a very familiar piece of music, but not the one you're thinking of…
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