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* EnsembleDarkHorse: Jake, who has most of the film's (intentionally) memorable dialogue and is much more likeable and charismatic than the nominal leads. He was so popular with test audiences that the ending was reshot to let him survive the film.
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* SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: Creator/MichaelCaine's incredibly nonchalant OhCrap when the shark is charging at him.
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* IdiotPlot: The film has been mercilessly mocked for the notion that the shark was actively seeking revenge against the Brody family for the deaths of the sharks to come before it. It isn't helped by the Brody family's decision to vacation in the Bahamas so soon after Sean's death, as many a viewer is simply left wondering why the family hasn't straight up left the coast altogether after all they've already been through.
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** During the first attack, blood can clearly be seen in the water before it has begun to maul Sean. You can also see the outline of the actor’s arm under his jacket after it’s bitten off.
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* NeverLiveItDown: The scene where Michael Caine re-emerges from the water after somehow outrunning the shark and his shirt, "[[Creator/GeneSiskel is as dry as if it had just been freshly laundered!]]"
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* NeverLiveItDown: The scene where Michael Caine re-emerges from the water after somehow outrunning the shark and his shirt, "[[Creator/GeneSiskel is as dry as if it had just been freshly laundered!]]"laundered!]]" Reportedly his shirt dried between takes in the Caribbean heat, and when no one else seemed to have noticed, Caine opted to stay comfortably dry rather than point it out and get hosed down.
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** On the Quotes section of the movie's IMDB entry, the very first entry:
--> '''Shark:''' Roar!
--> '''Shark:''' Roar!
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** Lance Guest was one of her pallbearers at her funeral.
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** The film was shot in Super 35, which meant that it was shot in 4:3 and matted for widescreen. When the BBC aired the film in the late-1990s/early-2000s, the mattes were removed, revealing the most notorious cases of this trope. In the scene where the shark chases after Michael, audiences can now clearly see [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbv9IybXyKQ a pole sticking out of the beast's chest in every other shot!]]
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** The film was shot in Super 35, which meant that it was shot in 4:3 and matted for widescreen. When the BBC Creator/{{BBC}} aired the film in the late-1990s/early-2000s, the mattes were removed, revealing the most notorious cases of this trope. In the scene where the shark chases after Michael, audiences can now clearly see [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbv9IybXyKQ a pole sticking out of the beast's chest in every other shot!]]
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* ScienceMarchesOn: It turns out that, for the great white shark and some of its relatives like the mako, electroreception is a low-priority sense. The zapper device the shark eats would only have caused it to react if it was strong enough to give the shark actual electrical jolts.
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** Ellen, having about enough of the shark's bullshit, going on her own with Jake's boat to end the thing.
** Jake surviving, as implausible as it may be.
** Ellen, having about enough of the shark's bullshit, going on her own with Jake's boat to end the thing.
** Jake surviving, as implausible as it may be.
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* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: Many of the town attending Sean's funeral considering what happened in his death.
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** Thetagline.tagline "This time its personal".
** The
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** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqiWWmAEfTA A roaring shark?!]]
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* NeverLiveItDown: The scene where Michael Caine reemerges from the water after somehow outrunning the shark and his shirt, "[[Creator/GeneSiskel is as dry as if it had just been freshly laundered!]]"
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** Sean's pleas of "God help me!" as he's being torn to shreds by the shark, while the blissfully unaware locals on the dock continuing to sing Christmas carols, thus drowning out his cries for help, can actually be very moving.
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Michael Small's score, which is a highpoint of the movie even without taking into account his excellent arrangement of the Creator/JohnWilliams main theme.
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** Michael's reaction when the shark takes Jake. Pretty wrenching to realize this thing has killed his brother and his best friend within a few weeks.
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* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Jake surviving, as implausible as it may be.
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* NarmCharm: Creator/MichaelCaine's OhCrap moment was probably not meant to be funny, but it sure as hell beats the rest of the film.
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* SignatureScene: [[{{Narm}} The]] [[SpecialEffectFailure shark]] [[MadeOfExplodium exploding.]]
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** Or the shark ''[[ArtisticLicenseBiology roaring]]''.
** Or the shark ''[[ArtisticLicenseBiology roaring]]''.
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* NightmareFuel: Come on guys, let's face it. Even this piece of shit of a film has its moments. For example, just forgive how Mitchell Anderson is [[SpecialEffectFailure embarrassingly obviously hiding his arm under his jacket]] and think about his character Sean Brody's situation.
** [[spoiler:Just on your boat, doing your job, when suddenly [[ThreateningShark some unknown menace]] emerges from the depths, latches onto you, and starts violently pulling your arm. For some reason, it's [[SpecialEffectFailure bloody even before it happens]] but who cares!? You manage to stay on the boat, but realize your flippin' arm is gone! [[AndIMustScream You try to scream for help]], but unfortunately you're very far out and everyone is busy [[HorrorDoesntSettleForSimpleTuesday Christmas caroling]] so no one can hear you. So the beast returns, and your efforts to keep yourself in the safety of your boat are futile as it effortlessly drags you into the water. Keep screaming all you want for the remainder of your time above water, because it proceeds to pull you down and finish you off.]]
** There's also the bit when ''Michael'' is chased by the shark. The worst fear of every scuba diver out there.
** [[spoiler:Just on your boat, doing your job, when suddenly [[ThreateningShark some unknown menace]] emerges from the depths, latches onto you, and starts violently pulling your arm. For some reason, it's [[SpecialEffectFailure bloody even before it happens]] but who cares!? You manage to stay on the boat, but realize your flippin' arm is gone! [[AndIMustScream You try to scream for help]], but unfortunately you're very far out and everyone is busy [[HorrorDoesntSettleForSimpleTuesday Christmas caroling]] so no one can hear you. So the beast returns, and your efforts to keep yourself in the safety of your boat are futile as it effortlessly drags you into the water. Keep screaming all you want for the remainder of your time above water, because it proceeds to pull you down and finish you off.]]
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* CrowningMomentofHeartwarming: Many of the town attending Sean's funeral considering what happened in his death.
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** The film was shot in Super 35, which meant that it was shot in 4:3 and matted for widescreen. When the BBC aired the film in the late-1990s/early-2000s, the mattes were removed, revealing the most notorious cases of this trope. In the scene where the shark chases after Michael, audiences can now clearly see [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbv9IybXyKQ a pole sticking out of the beast's chest in every other shot!]]
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so bad it is horrible is Flame Bait
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** [[spoiler:Just on your boat, doing your job, when suddenly [[ThreateningShark some unknown menace]] emerges from the depths, latches onto you, and starts violently pulling your arm. For some reason, it's [[SpecialEffectFailure bloody even before it happens]] but who cares!? You manage to stay on the boat, but realize your flippin' arm is gone! [[AndIMustScream You try to scream for help]], but unfortunately your very far out and everyone is busy [[HorrorDoesntSettleForSimpleTuesday Christmas caroling]] so no one can hear you. So the beast returns, and your efforts to keep yourself in the safety of your boat are futile as it effortlessly drags you into the water. Keep screaming all you want for the remainder of your time above water, because it proceeds to pull you down and finish you off.]]
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** [[spoiler:Just on your boat, doing your job, when suddenly [[ThreateningShark some unknown menace]] emerges from the depths, latches onto you, and starts violently pulling your arm. For some reason, it's [[SpecialEffectFailure bloody even before it happens]] but who cares!? You manage to stay on the boat, but realize your flippin' arm is gone! [[AndIMustScream You try to scream for help]], but unfortunately your you're very far out and everyone is busy [[HorrorDoesntSettleForSimpleTuesday Christmas caroling]] so no one can hear you. So the beast returns, and your efforts to keep yourself in the safety of your boat are futile as it effortlessly drags you into the water. Keep screaming all you want for the remainder of your time above water, because it proceeds to pull you down and finish you off.]]
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* AwesomeMusic: Michael Small's score, which is a highpoint of the movie even without taking into account his excellent arrangement of the Creator/JohnWilliams main theme.
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** It gets worse. [[http://articles.latimes.com/1988-08-07/local/me-382_1_child-abuse Her mother told Child Protection]] about her husbands threats against her and her daughter three months before, but they closed the case a month later. This, despite neighbors stating that her father had made at ''least'' 500 threats against her. He stated that if he killed his wife, he'd have to kill his daughter, too. It ended up as a MurderSuicide.
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** It gets worse. [[http://articles.latimes.com/1988-08-07/local/me-382_1_child-abuse Her mother told Child Protection]] about her husbands husband's threats against her and her daughter three months before, but they closed the case a month later. This, despite neighbors stating that her father had made at ''least'' 500 threats against her. He stated that if he killed his wife, he'd have to kill his daughter, too. It ended up as a MurderSuicide.
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* NightmareFuel: Come on guys, let's face it. Even this piece of sh*t of a film has it's moments. For example, just forgive how Mitchell Anderson is [[SpecialEffectFailure embarrassingly obviously hiding his arm under his jacket]] and think about his character Sean Brody's situation.
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* NightmareFuel: Come on guys, let's face it. Even this piece of sh*t shit of a film has it's its moments. For example, just forgive how Mitchell Anderson is [[SpecialEffectFailure embarrassingly obviously hiding his arm under his jacket]] and think about his character Sean Brody's situation.
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** It gets worse. [[http://articles.latimes.com/1988-08-07/local/me-382_1_child-abuse Her mother told Child Protection]] about her husbands threats against her and her daughter three months before, but they closed the case a month later. This, despite neighbors stating that her father had made at ''least'' 500 threats against her. He stated that if he killed his wife, he'd have to kill his daughter, too. It ended up as a MurderSuicide.
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** In a meta-sense, Michael Caine's famous MoneyDearBoy quote about the film--"I have never seen it, but by all accounts it is terrible. However, I have seen the house that it built, and it is terrific.".
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** In a meta-sense, Michael Caine's famous MoneyDearBoy quote about the film--"I have never seen it, but by all accounts it is terrible. However, I have seen the house that it built, and it is terrific."."
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** In a meta-sense, Michael Caine's famous MoneyDearBoy quote about the film--"I've never seen it, but I've seen the house Jaws built and it's terrific".
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** In a meta-sense, Michael Caine's famous MoneyDearBoy quote about the film--"I've film--"I have never seen it, but I've by all accounts it is terrible. However, I have seen the house Jaws built that it built, and it's terrific".it is terrific.".
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* NeverLiveItDown: The scene where Michael Caine reemerges from the water after somehow outrunning the shark, ''and his shirt is completely dry''!
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** The supposed suspense of the attack on Thea is ruined by the terrible acting of nearly everyone in the scene.
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* NightmareFuel: Come on guys, let's face it. Even this piece of sh*t of a film has it's moments. For example, just forgive how Mitchell Anderson is [[SpecialEffectFailure embarrassingly obviously hiding his arm under his jacket]] and think about his character Sean Brody's situation.
** [[spoiler:Just on your boat, doing your job, when suddenly [[ThreateningShark some unknown menace]] emerges from the depths, latches onto you, and starts violently pulling your arm. For some reason, it's [[SpecialEffectFailure bloody even before it happens]] but who cares!? You manage to stay on the boat, but realize your flippin' arm is gone! [[AndIMustScream You try to scream for help]], but unfortunately your very far out and everyone is busy [[HorrorDoesntSettleForSimpleTuesday Christmas caroling]] so no one can hear you. So the beast returns, and your efforts to keep yourself in the safety of your boat are futile as it effortlessly drags you into the water. Keep screaming all you want for the remainder of your time above water, because it proceeds to pull you down and finish you off.]]
** There's also the bit when ''Michael'' is chased by the shark. The worst fear of every scuba diver out there.
** [[spoiler:Just on your boat, doing your job, when suddenly [[ThreateningShark some unknown menace]] emerges from the depths, latches onto you, and starts violently pulling your arm. For some reason, it's [[SpecialEffectFailure bloody even before it happens]] but who cares!? You manage to stay on the boat, but realize your flippin' arm is gone! [[AndIMustScream You try to scream for help]], but unfortunately your very far out and everyone is busy [[HorrorDoesntSettleForSimpleTuesday Christmas caroling]] so no one can hear you. So the beast returns, and your efforts to keep yourself in the safety of your boat are futile as it effortlessly drags you into the water. Keep screaming all you want for the remainder of your time above water, because it proceeds to pull you down and finish you off.]]
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** There's a sad moment on the beach where Michael regrets how he resented Sean always trying to tag along with him when they were kids.