Cruel Jaws

Jaws 5:Cruel Jaws
Directed by	Bruno Mattei
Story by	Robert Feen Bruno Mattei Linda Morrison
Based on	Characters: Peter Benchley
Starring	David Luther George Barnes, Jr. Scott Silveria Kirsten Urso Richard Dew Sky Palma
Music by	Michael Morahan
Cinematography	Luigi Ciccarese Ben Jackson
Distributed by	VPS Video Beam Entertainment Teliwa DMEG
Release date(s)	September 26, 1995 (1995-09-26)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	Italy United States
Language	English

Cruel Jaws, also known as The Beast and Jaws 5: Cruel Jaws, is a 1995 mockbuster, based on the 1975 classic, Jaws and its sequels. The film stars Richard Dew and was directed by infamous Italian filmmaker Bruno Mattei (under the name of William Snyder). The movie utilizes footage from from the Jaws series, Deep Blood, and The Last Shark. While marketed in many areas as Jaws 5: Cruel Jaws, it is actually not part of the Jaws franchise.

Plot

The coastal town of Hampton Bay is threatened when a tiger shark starts chomping up their vacationers. Days before the annual Regatta celebration, the townspeople are faced with financial ruin if something isn't done about their newfound shark problem. If that wasn't enough, the owners of the local amusement park have been subject to a hostile takeover from a prospective businessman looking to cash in on their prized property. It's up to the sheriff, the park's owner, and a shark expert to head out and destroy the killing fish before the summer economy is slashed and the park is left for the bulldozer.

Cast

• Richard Dew as Dag Snerensen
• David Luther as Francis Berger
• George Barnes, Jr. as Samuel Lewis
• Scott Silveria as Bob Snerensen
• Kirsten Urso as Susy Snerensen
• Sky Palma as Glenda
• Norma J. Nesheim as Vanessa
• Gregg Hood as Bill Morrison
• Carter Collins as Ronnie Lewis
• Natasha Etzer as Gloria Lewis
• Larry Zience as Larry
• Jay Colligan as Tommy
• Perry Pirkanen as (unknown character)

Home Media

As of 2011, the film has still not been officially released in the United States in any home video format. The film was released on DVD in its native Italy in 2009.^[1]

References

1. ^ [1]

• "El Portal lends aura to Cruel Jaws crew: Shady hamlet is thriller's backdrop" (Registration required to read article). The Miami Herald (The McClatchy Company): p. 2 (Neighbors). December 4, 1994. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MH&s_site=miami&p_multi=MH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB4D0F254753773&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved November 6, 2010. 

External links

• Cruel Jaws at the Internet Movie Database
• Cruel Jaws at Rotten Tomatoes