Cruel Jaws

When a crashed military ship named the Cleveland crashes, two divers named Paco and Jose search it and are killed by a large tiger shark. The shark also kills their captain Ramone.

Meanwhile in Hampton Bay, Florida, aquarist Dag Soerenson, who runs the aquarium alongside his sons Bob and Larry, is trying to stop bigwig Samuel Lewis from shutting down the place due to months of unpaid rent. On the beach, one of the divers body is discovered and police chief Francis Berger and fish expert Bill Morrison bring it into autopsy where they determine that a large shark indeed attacked the diver, but Lewis and the Mayor Godfrey disagree and don’t bother to postpone the upcoming Regatta. One night, at Old Beach, a woman, Katie Adams, and her boyfriend Jan go swimming and Katie is killed by the shark. Berger tries to reason with the mayor but he still refuses.

A few shark proof gates are placed and the shark is apparently killed but Bill doesn’t agree. Even when Ramone’s broken boat shows up they still go on with the Regatta. The shark breaks through and kills many surfers. When it breaks the pier, it kills nearly everyone that falls in. It also causes Dag’s wheelchair-bound daughter Susy to fall in. Bill’s girlfriend Vanessa jumps in to safe her and is devoured. Lewis offers up a reward and is revealed to be working with the Mafia. His son Ronnie goes out and tries to kill it but is terrified of the shark which causes him to fall in and the shark eats him. His friends die by blowing up the boat by accident. Berger goes out to kill the shark but the shark is revealed to be too large to kill using the helicopter. The shark takes the helicopter out of the sky and devours Berger and the pilot. Bill explains that the Cleveland, that crashed in an area called Cape Farrows, was carrying the shark which was trained as top-secret navy material to attack the enemy. The Mafia boss sends two thugs out to kill the shark, but they go to Cape Farrows to explore the Cleveland when they steal Bill’s map to the wreck’s location. During this, they are both devoured.

Dag, Bill, Bob and Larry sail to the Cleveland where they load the wreck with dynamite and blow it up which kills the shark. Dag wins the reward which allows him to pay rent for the aquarium.

Due to the low budget, the movie heavily utilizes footage from all 4 movies of the Jaws film series, as well as the Italian films Deep Blood (basically the entire climax of the movie) and Great White.[3] In some airings (for example, in Germany), one scene even utilized the theme from Star Wars.

• Richard Dew as Dag Soerensen
• David Luther as Francis Berger
• George Barnes, Jr. as Samuel Lewis
• Scott Silveria as Bob Soerensen
• Kristen Urso as Susy Soerensen
• 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

The film was released on DVD in Europe in 2009.[4] A Blu-ray release from Scream Factory was planned (packaged as a double feature with Exterminators of the Year 3000), but ultimately cancelled due to the film's unauthorized use of footage from the Jaws franchise and other shark movies.[5] The film was officially released on Blu-ray and DVD in the US on September 29, 2020 by Severin Films.

• List of killer shark films

• "El Portal lends aura to Cruel Jaws crew: Shady hamlet is thriller's backdrop". The Miami Herald. The McClatchy Company. December 4, 1994. p. 2 (Neighbors). Retrieved November 6, 2010.

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