Jaws Rip-offs
by TheSonomaDude | created - 05 Aug 2012 | updated - 05 Aug 2012 | PublicBack in 1975, Jaws blew the pants off worldwide cinema, grossing nearly 500 million dollars (at the time, the highest grossing film ever made) and was nominated for several Academy Awards, including BEST PICTURE. As result, it inspired people...very uninspiringly.
While most of these are bad, some of them are extremely enjoyable. While others...
NOTE: Just because it has killer sharks in it does NOT make it a Jaws rip-off. Some of these movies dont even have sharks in them! What makes it a rip-off are the clearly inspired plot points and writing. And also notice how many of these were released in the trail of Jaws, from 76 to 79.
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1. Jaws (1975)
PG | 124 min | Adventure, Mystery, Thriller
When 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.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary
Votes: 659,735 | Gross: $260.00M
The original classic film.
No, it isnt a rip-off of...itself, but I just wanted to tag the list with Jaws.
2. The Last Shark (1981)
PG | 88 min | Horror
James Franciscus tries to save hundreds of swimmers in a coastal resort after a Great White Shark starts terrorizing the area.
Director: Enzo G. Castellari | Stars: James Franciscus, Vic Morrow, Micaela Pignatelli, Joshua Sinclair
Votes: 3,111
3. Cruel Jaws (1995 Video)
Not Rated | 97 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A huge shark terrorizes a beach in Florida, and the locals try everything to kill it.
Director: Bruno Mattei | Stars: David Luther, George Barnes Jr., Scott Silveria, Kirsten Urso
Votes: 1,667
4. Devil Fish (1984)
Not Rated | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
A marine biologist, a dolphin trainer, a research scientist, and a local sheriff try to hunt down a large sea monster, a shark/octopus hybrid, that is devouring swimmers and fishermen off a south Florida coast.
Director: Lamberto Bava | Stars: Michael Sopkiw, Valentine Monnier, Gianni Garko, William Berger
Votes: 3,753
Or "Monster Shark"
5. Mako: The Jaws of Death (1976)
PG | 86 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
A 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.
Director: William Grefé | Stars: Richard Jaeckel, Jennifer Bishop, Buffy Dee, Harold Sakata
Votes: 1,063
6. Tintorera: Killer Shark (1977)
R | 126 min | Drama, Horror, Romance
Two shark hunters flirt with an attractive British lady while hunting down a large tiger shark terrorizing the Mexican East coast.
Director: René Cardona Jr. | Stars: Susan George, Hugo Stiglitz, Andrés García, Fiona Lewis
Votes: 1,523
7. Barracuda (1978)
PG | 98 min | Horror, Thriller
Little coastal town is being terrorized by deadly Barracudas.
Directors: Harry Kerwin, Wayne Crawford | Stars: Wayne Crawford, Jason Evers, Roberta Leighton, Cliff Emmich
Votes: 1,226
8. Up from the Depths (1979)
R | 85 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A giant shark-like creature preys on a Hawaiian tourist community.
Director: Charles B. Griffith | Stars: Sam Bottoms, Susanne Reed, Virgil Frye, Kedric Wolfe
Votes: 1,004
9. Orca (1977)
PG | 92 min | Adventure, Drama, Horror
A hunter squares off against a killer whale seeking vengeance for the death of its mate.
Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: Richard Harris, Charlotte Rampling, Will Sampson, Bo Derek
Votes: 13,292 | Gross: $14.72M
10. Grizzly (1976)
PG | 91 min | Adventure, Horror, Thriller
An eighteen-foot-tall grizzly bear terrorizes a state park, leaving it up to a Park Ranger to save the day.
Director: William Girdler | Stars: Christopher George, Andrew Prine, Richard Jaeckel, Joan McCall
Votes: 5,958
Okay, its about a bear and not a shark. But the plots are IDENTICAL (a scientist, a park ranger, and a hunter go into the unknown to find a beast) and the first victims include a naked lady and a young child.
11. Shark Zone (2003 Video)
R | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A man with a fear of sharks is forced by a Russian crime syndicate to find sunken treasure in the breeding ground for a shoal of man-eating Great Whites.
Director: Danny Lerner | Stars: Dean Cochran, Alan Austin, Brandi Sherwood, Velizar Binev
Votes: 1,040
12. Aatank (1996)
113 min | Action, Thriller
Jesu 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... See full summary »
Directors: Prem Lalwani, Desh Mukherjee | Stars: Nafisa Ali, Ranjeet Bedi, Dharmendra, Girish Karnad
Votes: 128
Turkish Jaws, everyone.
13. The Great Alligator (1979)
Not Rated | 89 min | Horror
Tourists on a tropical island anger an island god, who turns himself into a giant alligator and stalks them.
Director: Sergio Martino | Stars: Barbara Bach, Claudio Cassinelli, Mel Ferrer, Romano Puppo
Votes: 1,437
14. Shark Attack 2 (2000 Video)
R | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
The mutant sharks from Dr. Craven's experiments in "Shark Attack 1" are back, this time choosing Cape Town, South Africa as their hunting ground.
Director: David Worth | Stars: Thorsten Kaye, Nikita Ager, Dan Metcalfe, Caroline Bruins
Votes: 2,720
The first one sucks, dont get me wrong, but it is atleast original. The sequel just rip-offs every plot aspect to Jaws.
15. Red Water (2003 TV Movie)
R | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A group of oil workers being held hostage by a group of gangsters on a small oil rig are attacked by a freshwater bull shark.
Director: Charles Robert Carner | Stars: Lou Diamond Phillips, Kristy Swanson, Coolio, Jaimz Woolvett
Votes: 3,049
16. Cyclone (1978)
PG-13 | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After a surprise cyclone hits the area, tourists become stranded on a boat in the sea, and they have to do anything in order to survive. To make matters even worse, they're joined by the survivors of a plane crash and a sinking boat.
Director: René Cardona Jr. | Stars: Arthur Kennedy, Carroll Baker, Lionel Stander, Andrés García
Votes: 849
Actually a pretty decent movie.
17. Crocodile Fangs (1978)
R | 100 min | Horror
A giant crocodile is terrorizing Thai villagers. A group of adventurers set out by boat to track it down and kill it.
Director: Won-se Lee | Stars: Oo Min, In-il Shin, Eun-hie Wang, Am Park
Votes: 131
18. Cave of the Sharks (1978)
Not Rated | 92 min | Adventure, Crime, Fantasy
When Andres and his partner are hired to recover some valuables from an airplane that went down in the Bermuda Triangle, they face not only human treachery but also the mysterious powers of an underwater civilization.
Director: Tonino Ricci | Stars: Andrés García, Janet Agren, Arthur Kennedy, Pino Colizzi
Votes: 195
19. Raging Sharks (2005 Video)
R | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
After debris from an alien spaceship lands in the waters, great white sharks begin terrorizing marine researchers (Corin Nemec, Vanessa Angel, Corbin Bernsen) in the Pacific Ocean.
Director: Danny Lerner | Stars: Corin Nemec, Vanessa Angel, Corbin Bernsen, Todd Jensen
Votes: 1,178
Jaws...with aliens???
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