OHMC Theme: Jawsploitation
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Some of the ones from the letterboxd list stray a bit far from my personal definition of Jawsploitation (I feel like they need to be set on/in the water, and/or involve water-dwelling creatures) but I have faithfully ported all entries over.
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allhorror
Some of the ones from the letterboxd list stray a bit far from my personal definition of Jawsploitation (I feel like they need to be set on/in the water, and/or involve water-dwelling creatures) but I have faithfully ported all entries over.
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- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsRoy ScheiderRobert ShawRichard DreyfussWhen 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.
- DirectorJeannot SzwarcStarsRoy ScheiderLorraine GaryMurray HamiltonPolice chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.
- DirectorJoe AlvesStarsDennis QuaidBess ArmstrongSimon MacCorkindaleA giant thirty-five-foot shark becomes trapped in a SeaWorld theme park and it's up to the sons of police chief Brody to rescue everyone.
- DirectorJoseph SargentStarsLorraine GaryLance GuestMario Van PeeblesChief Brody's widow believes that her family is deliberately being targeted by another shark in search of revenge.
- DirectorAdriano StuartStarsHélio SoutoDionísio AzevedoMaurício do Valle"Jaws" spoof. The title means "Cod". A terrible monster threatens the beach season: the cod from Guinea. To catch the fish, local authorities count on the expertise of a Portuguese oceanographer, a fearless fisherman and baits made with Amália Rodrigues's records.
- DirectorWilliam A. GrahamStarsRichard YniguezPhillip ClarkJennifer WarrenA marine biologist and a shark hunter set sail to find a giant man-eating great white shark.
- DirectorWilliam GreféStarsRichard JaeckelJennifer BishopBuffy DeeA 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.
- DirectorPeter YatesStarsJacqueline BissetNick NolteDick Anthony WilliamsIn Bermuda, two amateur treasure-hunting divers have a run-in with local criminals when they inadvertently discover the secret cargo of a World War II shipwreck.
- DirectorRené Cardona Jr.StarsSusan GeorgeHugo StiglitzAndrés GarcíaTwo shark hunters flirt with an attractive British lady while hunting down a large tiger shark terrorizing the Mexican East coast.
- DirectorLarry Fessenden
- DirectorEnzo G. CastellariStarsFranco NeroWerner PochathJorge LukeA crusty recluse on a Caribbean island who is dedicated to destroying sharks gets involved in a hunt for buried treasure.
- DirectorEnzo G. CastellariStarsJames FranciscusVic MorrowMicaela PignatelliJames Franciscus tries to save hundreds of swimmers in a coastal resort after a Great White Shark starts terrorizing the area.
- DirectorMichael JenkinsStarsDavid ReyneSally TaylerRon BecksDavid Reyne & Sally Tayler star in this classic 80's 'Ozploitation' classic. A mad man threatens to lure hundreds of sharks to the beach at Surfers Paradise Australia at the start of the tourist season, his price to hold off the sharks is $2 million. Our heroes do everything from escaping jail to risking death in a chemical factory, to stop him. Sharknado, eat your heart out!
- DirectorTonino RicciStarsTreat WilliamsJanet AgrenAntonio FargasDavid must fight for his life against the gangsters who killed his brother for a CD filled with proof of their illegal activities. When David gets possession of the CD they go down to Mexico where David lives as a shark hunter. Who will get David first, the gangsters or the shark?
- DirectorRaffaele DonatoJoe D'AmatoStarsFrank BaroniCort McCownKeith KelschSeveral young men have to stop an ancient native American evil in the form of a killer shark which is attacking a small beach community.
- DirectorBruno MatteiStarsDavid LutherGeorge Barnes Jr.Scott SilveriaA huge shark terrorizes a beach in Florida, and the locals try everything to kill it.
- DirectorPrem LalwaniDesh MukherjeeStarsNafisa AliRanjeet BediDharmendraJesu 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 is an orphan, while Peter is brought up by his aunt and uncle, after the passing away of his mom. The community is all thrilled when Phillips finds black pearls off the coast. But then so does Alphonso, who asks his divers to get all the pearls, thus disturbing the ocean. Peter meets with Suzy D'Silva and they fall in love with each other, and get married. While enjoying a quiet swim on the sea-shore, Suzy disappears. A search is carried out, and a number of human body parts are recovered. With shock and horror this community finds that their livelihood is being threatened by a gigantic, virtually undestructible man-eating shark.
- DirectorRenny HarlinStarsThomas JaneSaffron BurrowsSamuel L. JacksonSearching for a cure to Alzheimer's disease, a group of scientists on an isolated research facility become the prey, as a trio of intelligent sharks fight back.
- DirectorBrian MeeceStarsKarolyn ArnoldWilliam ForsytheMatt LacyA pharmaceutical team visits a remote island to meet with the enigmatic scientist who lives there, but when they arrive they discover his experiments have created a monster.
- DirectorMatt CoddStarsAntonio Sabato Jr.Christian ToulaliGrand L. BushThis undersea thriller follows a man and his team of divers searching for a giant shark that has destroyed an entire research station.
- DirectorBob MisiorowskiStarsCordell McQueenCasper Van DienChris OlleyIn a once serene African fishing village, a marine biologist goes in search of some answers when his friend becomes a victim in one of a series of brutal shark attacks.
- DirectorDavid WorthStarsThorsten KayeNikita AgerDan MetcalfeThe mutant sharks from Dr. Craven's experiments in "Shark Attack 1" are back, this time choosing Cape Town, South Africa as their hunting ground.
- DirectorDavid WorthStarsJohn BarrowmanJenny McShaneRyan CutronaWhen two researchers discover a colossal shark's tooth off the Mexican coast, their worst fears surface: the most menacing beast to ever rule the waters is still alive and mercilessly feeding on anything that crosses its path.
- DirectorPhillip J. RothStarsLorenzo LamasSimmone MackinnonJeffrey GormanMoneyless, ocean-exploring gigolo and his worldly lady-friend are forced to take part in looking into the possibility that aggression - utilizing marine life - is being planned.
- DirectorCharles Robert CarnerStarsLou Diamond PhillipsKristy SwansonCoolioA group of oil workers being held hostage by a group of gangsters on a small oil rig are attacked by a freshwater bull shark.
- DirectorDanny LernerStarsDean CochranAlan AustinBrandi SherwoodA 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.
- DirectorChris KentisStarsBlanchard RyanDaniel TravisSaul SteinBased on the true story of two scuba divers accidentally stranded in shark infested waters after their tour boat has left.
- DirectorHans HornStarsSusan May PrattRichard Speight Jr.Niklaus LangeWhen a group of friends fail to lower the ladder of their boat, they find themselves stranded in the surrounding waters and struggle to survive.
- DirectorJorgo PapavassiliouStarsRalf MoellerJulia StinshoffGregor BloébWhen helicopter pilot Sven Hanson learns that a shark terrorizing the citizens of Mallorca is the same monster that killed his wife, he teams up with the marine biologist Julia Bennett. Together they battle the beast - and its creator.
- DirectorPaul ShapiroStarsShannon LucioRiley SmithJustin BaldoniKiller sharks invade the waters off the Florida coast as co-eds celebrate spring break.
- DirectorMichael OblowitzStarsWilliam ForsytheHunter TyloJeffrey CombsA scientist tries to save his son from cancer but his experiments turn him into a shark-man instead. A group of people from a pharmaceutical corporation are sent to the mad doctor's island to investigate his activities.
- DirectorDavid ListerStarsRenee BowenRemi BroadwayJoel Amos ByrnesA tsunami floods Malibu and unleashes a hunting pack of deep-water prehistoric goblin sharks, targeting a group of lifeguards trapped in their half-submerged station on stilts and a team of construction workers stranded in a flooded house.
- DirectorJohn HijiriStarsNonami TakizawaAiri NakajimaMegumi HarunoBeautiful girls are in danger. At Sunny Beach, a huge shark is waiting for his prey. College students Miki and Mai arrive on a private beach on a tropical island. They can't find the hotel where they booked their reservations, and have gotten hopelessly lost, until a handsome young man shows up, offering to take them to his lodge. But something is not right about the place. The owner's fingernails are tainted with blood and Miki feels something sinister lurking nearby.
- DirectorAndrew TrauckiStarsDamian Walshe-HowlingGyton GrantleyAdrienne PickeringA great white shark hunts the crew of a capsized sailboat along the Great Barrier Reef.
- DirectorDavid R. EllisStarsSara PaxtonDustin MilliganChris CarmackA weekend at a lake house in the Louisiana Gulf turns into a nightmare for seven vacationers as they are subjected to shark attacks.
- DirectorMark AtkinsStarsCorin NemecBrooke HoganVanessa EviganThe residents of a small town team up to kill a group of evolved sharks that can swim in sand, and are terrorizing local beaches.
- DirectorBrett KellyStarsEmanuelle CarriereChristine EmesCeline FilionWhen an oil company unwittingly unleashes a prehistoric shark from its icy prison, the Jurassic killer maroons a group of thieves and beautiful young female college students on an abandoned island.
- DirectorJohn ShepphirdStarsJack ScaliaJeremy LukeJoseph RussoA cast of characters, strikingly similar to the cast of Jersey Shore, try to survive an epidemic of sharks attacking Miami Beach.
- DirectorKimble RendallStarsXavier SamuelSharni VinsonAdrian PangA freak tsunami traps shoppers at a coastal Australian supermarket inside the building - along with 12-foot Great White Sharks.
- DirectorChristopher RayStarsCarmen ElectraCharlie O'ConnellBrooke HoganSurvivors escape to a deserted atoll, after their boat during a Semester at Sea ship is sunk by a mutated two-headed shark. But when the atoll starts flooding, no one is safe from the double jaws of the monster.
- DirectorChristopher RayStarsKarrueche TranJaason SimmonsRob Van DamAs a mutated, three-headed, great white shark eats its way from one end of the ship to the next, the passengers have to fight the deadly predator using anything they can find.
- DirectorNico De LeonStarsChris BrunoNikki HowardLindsay SawyerShaped like a demented starfish, a monster 5-headed shark terrorizes the open ocean before invading the beaches of Puerto Rico, endangering the once peaceful island paradise.
- DirectorMark AtkinsStarsBrandon AuretThandi SebeCord NewmanAttendees of a marriage boot camp on a remote island have to fight a 6-headed shark that attacks the beach.
- DirectorGriff FurstStarsRobert AberdeenJayme BohnEliot BrasseauxWhen rednecks on a fishing trip kill a great white shark, its spirit comes back for revenge, and soon turns its sights on the town of Smallport.
- DirectorJohnny HallAndrew ToddStarsJohnny HallCampbell CooleyRoberto NascimentoWhen Ghost Shark returns to terrorize Auckland, Mayor Broody calls in an expert ghost shark hunter to protect the citizens and finally defeat the creature.
- DirectorJaume Collet-SerraStarsBlake LivelyÓscar JaenadaAngelo Josue Lozano CorzoA mere 200 yards from shore, surfer Nancy is attacked by a great white shark, with her short journey to safety becoming the ultimate contest of wills.
- DirectorAnthony C. FerranteStarsIan ZieringTara ReidJohn HeardWhen a freak hurricane swamps Los Angeles, nature's deadliest killer rules sea, land, and air as thousands of sharks terrorize the waterlogged populace.
- DirectorAnthony C. FerranteStarsIan ZieringTara ReidVivica A. FoxFin and April are on their way to New York City, until a category seven hurricane spawns heavy rain, storm surges, and deadly Sharknadoes.
- DirectorAnthony C. FerranteStarsIan ZieringTara ReidCassandra ScerboA monstrous tornado unleashes ravenous sharks from Washington, D.C., all the way down to Orlando, Florida.
- DirectorAnthony C. FerranteStarsIan ZieringTara ReidMasiela LushaFin, his family and the cosmos have been blissfully sharknado-free in the five years since the most recent attack, but now sharks and tornadoes are being whipped up in unexpected ways and places.
- DirectorAnthony C. FerranteStarsIan ZieringTara ReidCassandra ScerboWith much of America lying in ruins, the rest of the world braces for a global sharknado, and Fin and his family must travel around the world to stop them.
- DirectorAnthony C. FerranteStarsIan ZieringTara ReidCassandra ScerboFin has to go back in time to rejoin his shark-battling friends to stop the first Sharknado and save humanity.
- DirectorJon TurteltaubStarsJason StathamBingbing LiRainn WilsonA group of scientists exploring the Marianas Trench encounter the largest marine predator that has ever existed - the Megalodon.
- DirectorJames ThomasStarsMichael MadsenDominic PaceCaroline HarrisA military vessel on the search for an unidentified submersible finds themselves face to face with a giant shark, forced to use only what they have on board to defend themselves from the monstrous beast.
- DirectorWilliam GirdlerStarsChristopher GeorgeAndrew PrineRichard JaeckelAn eighteen-foot-tall grizzly bear terrorizes a state park, leaving it up to a Park Ranger to save the day.
- DirectorAndré SzötsStarsGeorge ClooneyLaura DernCharlie SheenAll hell breaks loose when a giant Grizzly, reacting to the slaughter of Grizzlies by poachers, attacks at a massive big-band rock concert in the National Park.
- DirectorRichard BansbachRobert E. PearsonStarsJason EversLeon AmesAnthony CarusoHunters wound a grizzly bear in a national forest in Alaska. Soon after, the wounded bear goes off and kills several other hunters, hikers, campers, the sheriff and a little boy scout. Jason Evers sets out to stop it in the frozen plains of the Alaska mountains.
- DirectorHerb WallersteinStarsBo SvensonYvette MimieuxRobert LoganA Colorado ski resort is besieged by a sub-human beast that commits brutal murders on the slopes.
- DirectorBill RebaneStarsJanus RaudkiviRandolph RebaneStafford MorganA series of killings occur, with no suspects, the locals soon decide that Bigfoot is responsible.
- DirectorJohn FrankenheimerStarsTalia ShireRobert FoxworthArmand AssanteA government health inspector is dispatched to assess the damage a logging company is causing to a patch of forest claimed by Native Americans, and comes face to face with true terror wreaking havoc in the woods.
- DirectorMichael AndersonStarsRichard HarrisCharlotte RamplingWill SampsonA hunter squares off against a killer whale seeking vengeance for the death of its mate.
- DirectorHarry KerwinWayne CrawfordStarsWayne CrawfordJason EversRoberta LeightonLittle coastal town is being terrorized by deadly Barracudas.
- DirectorCharles B. GriffithStarsSam BottomsSusanne ReedVirgil FryeA giant shark-like creature preys on a Hawaiian tourist community.
- DirectorKom AkkadejStarsSombat MetaneeAlen YenAngela Yu ChienDeath and mayhem breaks out between humans in the jungle.
- DirectorBurt BrinckerhoffStarsDavid McCallumSandra McCabeGeorge WynerA pack of dogs goes on a killing spree.
- DirectorRobert ClouseStarsJoe Don BakerHope Alexander-WillisRichard B. ShullThe residents of vacation spot Seal Island find themselves terrorized by a pack of dogs -- the remnants of discarded pets by visiting vacationers.
- DirectorLewis TeagueStarsDee WallaceDaniel Hugh KellyDanny PintauroCujo, a friendly St. Bernard, contracts rabies and conducts a reign of terror on a small American town.
- DirectorRobert ScheererStarsRobert FoxworthLynda Day GeorgeGerald GordonAn old-fashioned, lakeside hotel targeted for purchase by an unsavory gambling casino promoter and situated next to a construction site, is attacked by an army of poisonous ants. Efforts to contain the ants and rescue those trapped in the hotel are hampered by the progress of the creepy crawlers upward from floor to floor.
- DirectorBert I. GordonStarsJoan CollinsRobert LansingJohn David CarsonCon artist Marilyn Fryser tries to sell bogus real estate deals in an area overrun by giant ants.
- DirectorIrwin AllenStarsMichael CaineKatharine RossRichard WidmarkA huge swarm of deadly African bees spreads terror over American cities by killing thousands of people.
- DirectorWilliam GirdlerStarsChristopher GeorgeLeslie NielsenLynda Day GeorgeA battle for survival ensues after a group of hikers encounters a chemically imbalanced forest.
- DirectorLouis MorneauStarsLou Diamond PhillipsDina MeyerBob GuntonGenetically mutated bats escape and it's up to a bat expert and the local sheriff to stop them.
- DirectorSompote SandsStarsNard PoowanaiNi TienAngela WellsA giant crocodile is killing and frightening people living nearby rivers. Two men, whose wives and daughter have been killed by the crocodile, decide to chase and eliminate it.
- DirectorSergio MartinoStarsBarbara BachClaudio CassinelliMel FerrerTourists on a tropical island anger an island god, who turns himself into a giant alligator and stalks them.
- DirectorLewis TeagueStarsRobert ForsterRobin RikerMichael V. GazzoA pet baby alligator is flushed down a toilet and survives in the city sewers. Twelve years later, it grows to an enormous size thanks to a diet of discarded laboratory dogs injected with growth hormones. Now, humans have entered the menu.
- DirectorJon HessStarsJoseph BolognaDee WallaceRichard LynchA giant alligator makes a city lake his new feeding ground and must be stopped before he breaks out into the surroundings.
- DirectorNeramitSompote SandsStarsChamnong BamphensabSorapong ChatreeDuangcheewan KomolsenGood old fashioned daft fun with the croc from Sompote Sands' classic Crocodile chowing down on Thai villagers and letting small children jump down his throat.
- DirectorSompote SandsStarsSo AsanachindaSorapong ChatreeSombat MetaneeThai filmmaker Sompote Sands returns with a sequel to "Krai Thong", in which a man can turn himself into a horrific man-eating crocodile.
- DirectorArch NicholsonStarsJohn JarrattNikki CoghillMax PhippsA park ranger is tasked with dealing with a killer crocodile that appears to have a spiritual connection with the local Aboriginals.
- DirectorFabrizio De AngelisStarsRichard Anthony CrennaPietro GenuardiJohn HarperA group of environmentalists arrives at a faraway tropical delta where toxic waste is being dumped. However the water also hides a giant crocodile. The corrupt local officials don't help much either.
- DirectorGiannetto De RossiStarsRichard Anthony CrennaDebra KarrEnnio GirolamiThe Caribbean swamps which is to be made into a holiday resort is terrorized again by a second monstrous crocodile which is killing off anyone unfortunate to be on the water.
- DirectorSteve MinerStarsBridget FondaBill PullmanOliver PlattFour people attempt to stop a gigantic crocodile, who is terrorizing residents in Black Lake, Maine.
- DirectorDavid FloresStarsJohn SchneiderSarah LafleurSam McMurrayMan-eating crocodiles return to the lake, as two males and one aggressive female crocodile protecting their nest wreak havoc on the locals.
- DirectorGriff FurstStarsColin FergusonYancy ButlerKirsty MitchellKiller crocodiles and their offspring terrorize residents of a small community.
- DirectorDon Michael PaulStarsElisabeth RöhmYancy ButlerPaul NichollsBlack Lake is now a crocodile sanctuary, surrounded by an electric fence. When the fence is left open, a high-school bus unknowingly enters the park. It's up to Reba and the Sheriff to save the kids from becoming crocodile food.
- DirectorA.B. StoneStarsCorin NemecYancy ButlerSkye LourieA giant crocodile goes head to head with a giant anaconda. The town Sheriff must find a way to destroy the two monsters before they kill the whole town.
- DirectorDarrell RoodtStarsKatherine BarrellTim RozonSai BennettA group of urban explorers venture to a quiet lake in upstate Maine that is home to a deadly and forgotten secret. Unfortunately for them, they quickly discover they're not alone and encounter a deadly threat that can kill them all.
- DirectorJames D.R. HickoxStarsDax MillerTziporah MalkahDuncan RegehrFollow an MTV-style filmmaker as she and her crew shoot an expose of the latest, most dangerous craze in extreme sports: bloodsurfing. While shooting in Australia, the crew becomes prey of a vicious saltwater crocodile.
- DirectorTobe HooperStarsMark McLachlanCaitlin MartinChris SolariEight college students board a houseboat for their spring vacation that promises to be the best of their young lives...how many will survive?
- DirectorGary JonesStarsHeidi LenhartChuck WalczakJon SklaroffA criminal carrying stolen money and gold hijacks a plane that crashes in a Mexican swamp, where the survivors are terrorized by a giant crocodile.
- DirectorStewart RaffillStarsMichael MadsenPeter TuinstraSherry EdwardsA huge man-eating crocodile terrorizes people near Krabi, Thailand. A hunter stalks the beast, while a local tries to blame a foreign crocodile-farm owner for the crocodile's rampage.
- DirectorAlexandre AjaStarsKaya ScodelarioBarry PepperMorfydd ClarkA young woman, while attempting to save her father during a category 5 hurricane, finds herself trapped in a flooding house and must fight for her life against alligators.
- DirectorArthur HillerStarsNick MancusoDavid WarnerKathryn HarroldKiller bats plague an Indian reservation in New Mexico.
- DirectorJeffrey BloomStarsDavid HuffmanMarianna HillBurt YoungSomething is attacking and killing people on the beach. David and Mariana, old friends, search for clues where they played as kids to uncover the mysterious creature.
- DirectorBarbara PeetersJimmy T. MurakamiStarsDoug McClureAnn TurkelVic MorrowHumanoid sea creatures start killing a fishing town's residents, and raping their women. It's up to the townsfolk and a visiting biologist to fight back and fend them off.
- DirectorBruno MatteiClaudio FragassoStarsOttaviano Dell'AcquaGeretta GerettaMassimo VanniIn a post-apocalyptic earth, where most of humanity lives underground, a group of surface people stumble upon an abandoned lab that was trying to bring life back to the earth's surface, but the place is run over by vicious rats.
- DirectorRené Cardona Jr.StarsChristopher AtkinsMichelle JohnsonSonia InfanteVanessa, a television reporter covering a story of a farmer attacked by his chickens, discovers that this is not an isolated incident...
- DirectorJ. Lee ThompsonStarsCharles BronsonJack WardenWill SampsonAt the closing of 1874 a haunted, dying Wild Bill Hickok teams up with a grieving Crazy Horse to hunt a murderous albino buffalo.
- DirectorJunji KurataStarsTsunehiko WataseNobiko SawaShôtarô HayashiA young action scientist ventures back home following in his father's footsteps to find a dinosaur egg.
- DirectorTsugunobu KotaniStarsLeigh McCloskeyCarl WeathersConnie SelleccaScientists investigating the briny deep are threatened by a giant turtle and the spirit of a young brunette swimmer in the Bermuda Triangle.