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Content Advisory: Violence, Graphic Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1987 DVD Release: 05/01/2001 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 31 mins Studio: GT Media Total Copies: 1 Genres: Horror, Creature Film See Also: Jaws: The Revenge

This third sequel to the 1975 mega-hit Jaws returns Lorraine Gary to the role of Ellen Brody, widow of the Roy Scheider character from the first two films. When her son Sean, the current police chief of shark-plagued Amity Island, is killed by the beast, Ellen goes to the Bahamas to comfort her surviving son. Michael Brody (Lance Guest) and his friend Jake (Mario Van Peebles) are marine biologists there to help, but in the end it is up to Ellen and her new beach-bum love -- played by Michael Caine -- to put a halt to the fishy horror. Director Joseph Sargent concludes the series with an ending chosen from several alternate possibilities. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide

Michael Caine - Hoagie
Lorraine Gary - Ellen Brody
Lance Guest - Michael
Mario Van Peebles - Jake
Karen Young - Carla

Surprisingly, Goodtimes provides a very good-looking picture with the DVD of Jaws: The Revenge. Even though, on occasion, there is some aliasing, it is not constant. The colors are very bright, rendering the tropical locations beautifully. To their credit, they have included the 2.35:1 widescreen version of the film. The packaging states the film is shown in "the 1.85:1 aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition," but this is simply wrong. The sound is a Dolby Digital Surround mix that centers the dialogue up front and provides some sound in the back speakers. Goodtimes titles are usually pretty sparse on extra features. This disc is a perfect example, as it has nothing. Other discs from this company at least have brief production notes with some interesting information, but not here. As is the case with all their discs, the price is low enough that it's difficult to expect too much. ~ Trent Fordham, All Movie Guide