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* ThirteenIsUnlucky: The thirteenth film in the franchise was titled ''Jaws 12, Part 2'' to keep the all-important superstitious demographic from avoiding it. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] due to its continuation of the story of ''Jaws 12''.
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: In-universe, Hooper lists off the inaccuracies about films such as ''Film/SharkAttack3Megalodon'', a well-placed TakeThat. She also criticizes "[[CelebrityParadox the works of]] Creator/PeterBenchley."

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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: In-universe, Averted in ''Origins''. Hooper lists off the inaccuracies about films such as ''Film/SharkAttack3Megalodon'', a well-placed TakeThat. She also criticizes "[[CelebrityParadox the works of]] Creator/PeterBenchley."



* BigDamnHeroes: As the ''Orca'' sinks in ''Origins'', Brody and Quint are trapped until Hooper appears and and stabs the shark, allowing Quint to grab his machete and begin hacking at it.

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* BigDamnHeroes: As the ''Orca'' sinks in ''Origins'', Brody and Quint are trapped until Hooper appears and and stabs the shark, allowing Quint to grab his machete and begin hacking at it.

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** And at the end, Ben Gardner arrives in his other boat to take Brody and Hooper back to the island.



* FatalFamilyPhoto: Averted. Hooper keeps a picture of herself and her wife on the trip, keeping it in her wetsuit as she goes into the shark cage.

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* FatalFamilyPhoto: Averted. Hooper keeps a picture of herself and her wife on the trip, keeping it in her wetsuit as she goes into the shark cage. As in the original, she survives.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: The thug who shoots Brody in New York. After a moment of satisfaction, he turns to turn and is immediately tackled by Brody's partner.

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* LaserGuidedKarma: The thug who shoots Brody in New York. After a moment of satisfaction, he turns to turn flee and is immediately tackled by Brody's partner.
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* Jaws 12 (1998): The prequel, showing the early days of Quint and the fateful voyage of the USS ''Indianapolis''. Notable for being Creator/RogerCorman's final film before he quit Hollywood.
* Jaws 12, Part 2 (1998): A tiger shark is terrorizing the coast of Havana, with Quint being the only one who can stop it.

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* Jaws 12 (1998): The prequel, showing the early days of Quint and the fateful voyage of the USS ''Indianapolis''. Notable for Intended to be Creator/MichaelBay's big debut as a director, but the critical flop caused him to sink away to being Creator/RogerCorman's final film before he quit Hollywood.
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* Jaws 12, Part 2 (1998): A tiger shark is terrorizing the coast of Havana, with Quint being the only one who can stop it. Notable for being Creator/RogerCorman's final film before he quit Hollywood.

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* Jaws 6 (1989): Bruce is hired to protect a party boat. Notable for the 30 minute love-making scene, which was cut just enough to give the film an R rating.



* Jaws 17: Fifty Scales of Grey (2011): Bruce begins an intimate relationship with a hammerhead. Portions of the film were adapted from the erotic novel, "Fifty Shades of Grey" which would adapted in 2015 by the same studio, Universal Pictures.

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* Jaws 17: Fifty Scales of Grey (2011): Bruce begins an intimate relationship with a hammerhead.naïve college student. Portions of the film were adapted from the erotic novel, "Fifty Shades of Grey" which would adapted in 2015 by the same studio, Universal Pictures.
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* Jaws 9 (1995): Chief Brody's grandson assembles a team of superhuman shark hunters to takedown an old enemy.

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* Jaws 9 (1995): Chief Brody's grandson assembles a team of superhuman shark hunters to takedown an old enemy. Directed by Creator/JohnWoo.



** ''Origins'' also went all-out: Chris Pratt as Martin Brody, Jennifer Lawrence as Melissa Hooper, Michael Keaton as Quint, Nicolas Cage as Mayor Vaughn, Rashida Jones as Ellen Brody, Creator/BenedictCumberbatch as the medical examiner, Eddie Redmayne as Deputy Hendricks, Creator/PeterDinklage as Meadows, Creator/EmiliaClarke as Hooper's wife, Creator/VinDiesel as the head lifeguard, America Ferrera as Chrissie Watkins, Creator/EdwardJamesOlmos as Ben Gardner, Creator/LenaHeadey as Mrs. Kintner.

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** ''Origins'' also went all-out: Chris Pratt as Martin Brody, Jennifer Lawrence as Melissa Hooper, Michael Keaton as Quint, Nicolas Cage as Mayor Vaughn, Rashida Jones as Ellen Brody, Creator/BenedictCumberbatch as the Dr. Nevin (the Amity medical examiner, examiner), Eddie Redmayne as Deputy Hendricks, Creator/PeterDinklage as Meadows, Creator/EmiliaClarke as Hooper's wife, Creator/VinDiesel as the head lifeguard, America Ferrera as Chrissie Watkins, Creator/EdwardJamesOlmos as Ben Gardner, Creator/LenaHeadey as Mrs. Kintner.
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Watch the trailer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl092whRLlI here]].

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Watch the teaser trailer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl092whRLlI here]].



* Jaws Origins, (also known as Jaws 18) (2014): The {{Reboot}}, winning back audiences with stunning realism and Oscar-winning performances from Creator/ChrisPratt as Brody, Creator/JenniferLawrence as Hooper, and Creator/MichaelKeaton as Quint. Directed by Creator/TheCoenBrothers and Creator/RobertRodriguez, though there is a ''lot'' of controversy over who should get directing credit.

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* Jaws Origins, Origins (also known as Jaws 18) (2014): The {{Reboot}}, winning back audiences with stunning realism and Oscar-winning performances from Creator/ChrisPratt as Brody, Creator/JenniferLawrence as Hooper, and Creator/MichaelKeaton as Quint. Directed by Creator/TheCoenBrothers and Creator/RobertRodriguez, though there is a ''lot'' of controversy over who should get directing credit.
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* BadassIsraeli: Much of the cast of ''Jaws 8'', but especially MajorlyAwesome Mikaela Levinson.


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* SergeantRock: Gardner's jacket still has his rank insignia.
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* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Bernice in Jaws 16, after attempting to fake her death for Bruce's attention.]]

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* Jaw$ 5 (1988): Matt Hooper tries to stop shark hunting in Southeast Asia, but finds himself at the mercy of relentless Japanese businessmen. Directed by Creator/OliverStone.

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* Jaw$ 5 (1988): Matt Hooper tries to stop shark hunting in Southeast Asia, but finds himself at the mercy of relentless Japanese South Korean businessmen. Directed by Creator/OliverStone.



* Jaws 8 (1993): Terror comes to Tel Aviv as a field test of Japanese robotic sharks goes haywire. Notable for setting up the climactic showdown of ''Godzilla vs. Jaws'', featuring Mechagodzilla.



Numerous spin-offs were released as well, including ''Jaws vs. {{Franchise/Godzilla}}'' and the Christmas Special.

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Numerous spin-offs were released as well, including ''Jaws ''{{Franchise/Godzilla}} vs. {{Franchise/Godzilla}}'' Jaws'', a crossover episode of ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', and the Christmas Special.



* MonumentalDamage: According to the trailer, the wreck of ''UsefulNotes/RMSTitanic'' (by then, an underwater Trump-Hilton Hotel and Casino) gets smashed by a whale shark.

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* MonumentalDamage: According to the trailer, trailer for ''Jaws 19'', the wreck of ''UsefulNotes/RMSTitanic'' (by then, an underwater Trump-Hilton Hotel and Casino) gets smashed by a whale shark.Megalodon.

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* EstablishingCharacterMoments: For the main trio in ''Origins'':

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* EstablishingCharacterMoments: EstablishingCharacterMoment: For the main trio in ''Origins'':


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* GranolaGirl: Hooper zig-zags this. Despite her immense love and empathy for sharks and other animals, she is still shown eating meat. She also doesn't take kindly to being called a hippie by Quint.

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* Jaws 10 (1996): Bruce the shark combats another hidden sea creature within the depths of the waters, with the authorities trying to eliminate both creatures' existence. Hailed as critics to be one of the better sequels of the franchise along with Jaws 2.
* Jaws 11 (1997): A joint NASA-ESA mission to Europa takes a turn for the worse when a sentient race of sharks is discovered underneath the ice moon. Directed by Creator/WolfgangPetersen.

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* Jaws 10 (1996): Bruce the shark combats another hidden sea creature within the depths of the waters, with the authorities trying to eliminate both creatures' existence. Hailed as critics to be one of the better sequels of the franchise along with Jaws 2.
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* Jaws 11 (1997): A joint NASA-ESA mission to Europa takes a turn for the worse when a sentient race of sharks is discovered underneath the ice moon. Directed by Creator/WolfgangPetersen.Creator/PaulVerhoeven, who went on to direct a faithful adaptation of ''Literature/StarshipTroopers''.


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* InformedAbility: The Solar Infantry. Despite being purported to be the best soldiers humanity has ever produced, they are cut to shreds within minutes of fighting the sharks on Europa.


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* SpaceMarines: The United Nations Solar Infantry in ''Jaws 11''.

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* Jaws 16 (2003): Bruce the shark terrorizes the sewers of New York City, in an attempt to stalk and hunt down Jon Brody. The film is notable for taking references from the 1989 horror flick, "Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan".

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* Jaws 16 (2003): Bruce the shark terrorizes the sewers of New York City, in an attempt to stalk and hunt down Jon Brody. The film is notable for taking references from the 1989 horror flick, "Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan". The underperformance of the film ended up killing the career of Creator/MatthewBroderick and put the franchise on ice for eight years.


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** ''Jaws 9'' featured Matthew Broderick as Jon Brody, with Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger, Creator/SigourneyWeaver, Creator/StevenSeagal, Wesley Snipes, Creator/SylvesterStallone, Wrestling/SteveAustin, and Creator/DolphLundgren.

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* Jaws 7 (1990): Sharks have hacked into the Internet with the help of Somalian pirates and Nigerian princes.

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* Jaws 7 (1990): Sharks have hacked into the Internet with the help of Somalian pirates and Nigerian princes. In the process, the sharks are betrayed and with the help of a scientist, the sharks launch a massive counter-attack with the aid of cybernetic organisms.
* Jaws 9 (1995): Chief Brody's grandson assembles a team of superhuman shark hunters to takedown an old enemy.
* Jaws 10 (1996): Bruce the shark combats another hidden sea creature within the depths of the waters, with the authorities trying to eliminate both creatures' existence. Hailed as critics to be one of the better sequels of the franchise along with Jaws 2.



* Jaws 15 (2001): A Russian shark is brought to New York for a facedown with Bruce. Oscar-winning script from Creator/BryanSinger.
* Jaws Origins (2014): The {{Reboot}}, winning back audiences with stunning realism and Oscar-winning performances from Creator/ChrisPratt as Brody, Creator/JenniferLawrence as Hooper, and Creator/MichaelKeaton as Quint. Directed by Creator/TheCoenBrothers and Creator/RobertRodriguez, though there is a ''lot'' of controversy over who should get directing credit.

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* Jaws 15 (2001): A Russian shark named Ivan Sharkovsky is brought to New York for a facedown with Bruce. Oscar-winning script from Creator/BryanSinger.
Creator/BryanSinger. Critics hail this sequel as the "second best Jaws movie out there".
* Jaws Origins 16 (2003): Bruce the shark terrorizes the sewers of New York City, in an attempt to stalk and hunt down Jon Brody. The film is notable for taking references from the 1989 horror flick, "Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan".
* Jaws 17: Fifty Scales of Grey (2011): Bruce begins an intimate relationship with a hammerhead. Portions of the film were adapted from the erotic novel, "Fifty Shades of Grey" which would adapted in 2015 by the same studio, Universal Pictures.
* Jaws Origins, (also known as Jaws 18)
(2014): The {{Reboot}}, winning back audiences with stunning realism and Oscar-winning performances from Creator/ChrisPratt as Brody, Creator/JenniferLawrence as Hooper, and Creator/MichaelKeaton as Quint. Directed by Creator/TheCoenBrothers and Creator/RobertRodriguez, though there is a ''lot'' of controversy over who should get directing credit.
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* Jaw$ 5 (1988): Matt Hooper tries to stop shark hunting in Southeast Asia, but finds himself at the mercy of relentless Japanese businessmen.

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* Jaw$ 5 (1988): Matt Hooper tries to stop shark hunting in Southeast Asia, but finds himself at the mercy of relentless Japanese businessmen. Directed by Creator/OliverStone.



* Jaws 11 (1997): A joint NASA-ESA mission to Europa takes a turn for the worse when a sentient race of sharks is discovered underneath the ice moon.
* Jaws 12 (1998): The prequel, showing the early days of Quint and the fateful voyage of the USS ''Indianapolis''.

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* Jaws 11 (1997): A joint NASA-ESA mission to Europa takes a turn for the worse when a sentient race of sharks is discovered underneath the ice moon.
moon. Directed by Creator/WolfgangPetersen.
* Jaws 12 (1998): The prequel, showing the early days of Quint and the fateful voyage of the USS ''Indianapolis''. Notable for being Creator/RogerCorman's final film before he quit Hollywood.



* Jaws 14 (2000): Bruce the shark gives up his man-hunting ways when he meets a female hammerhead shark.
* Jaws 15 (2001): A Russian shark is brought to New York for a facedown with Bruce.
* Jaws Origins (2014): The {{Reboot}}, winning back audiences with stunning realism and Oscar-winning performances from Creator/ChrisPratt as Brody, Creator/JenniferLawrence as Hooper, and Creator/MichaelKeaton as Quint.

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* Jaws 14 (2000): Bruce the shark gives up his man-hunting ways when he meets a female hammerhead shark.
shark. Directed by little-known LA playwright [[Film/TheRoom Tommy Wiseau]].
* Jaws 15 (2001): A Russian shark is brought to New York for a facedown with Bruce.
Bruce. Oscar-winning script from Creator/BryanSinger.
* Jaws Origins (2014): The {{Reboot}}, winning back audiences with stunning realism and Oscar-winning performances from Creator/ChrisPratt as Brody, Creator/JenniferLawrence as Hooper, and Creator/MichaelKeaton as Quint.
Quint. Directed by Creator/TheCoenBrothers and Creator/RobertRodriguez, though there is a ''lot'' of controversy over who should get directing credit.

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* AscendedExtra: Ben Gardner. Ellen Brody also has more to do, and is shown teaching Alex Kintner. Meadows is also featured more prominently.

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* AscendedExtra: Ben Gardner.Gardner, who's frequently shown with Quint. Ellen Brody also has more to do, and is shown teaching Alex Kintner. Meadows is also featured more prominently.prominently.
* AssholeVictim: Compared to the original, Mayor Vaughn has no redeeming qualities other than his lip service of trying to ensure the town survives.



* EstablishingCharacterMoments: For the main trio in ''Origins'':
** Brody is introduced chasing and exchanging gunfire with a criminal in midtown Manhattan. He doesn't give up and keeps going, no matter the risk.
** Hooper is swimming in a tank filled with blue sharks, tigers, and, her favorite, a hammerhead, breaking up a squabble between the blues. She is genuinely loves sharks, but isn't afraid to be tough.
** Quint is drinking in a bar, stroking his shark tooth necklace. muttering about "the old days." He's a jagged individual who has a grudge against sharks.



* MonumentalDamage: According to the trailer, the wreck of ''UsefulNotes/RMSTitanic'' (by then, an underwater hotel and casino) gets smashed by a whale shark.

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* MonumentalDamage: According to the trailer, the wreck of ''UsefulNotes/RMSTitanic'' (by then, an underwater hotel Trump-Hilton Hotel and casino) Casino) gets smashed by a whale shark.


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* SoWhatDoWeDoNow: Spoken by Brody once the ''Orca'' is immobilized, leading to Quint starting to examine Hooper's equipment.

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* AlternateReality: ''Jaws Origins'' takes place in a world without modern amenities such as flying cars and hoverboards.

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* AlternateReality: ''Jaws Origins'' takes place in a world without modern amenities such as flying cars and hoverboards. Not to mention it depicts a world where Apple went into a market of cell phones and TV streaming.


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* [[EverythingIsAnIpodInTheFuture Everything Is A Microsoft Zune In The Future]]: The aesthetics are boxy in ''Jaws 19''.


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* TheRedStapler: Sales of Apple [=iPods=] went through the roof after ''Origins''.
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* ArtisticLicenseAstronomy: No, Europa and Io don't come that close together.



* AscendedExtra: Ben Gardner. Ellen Brody also has more to do, and is shown teaching Alex Kintner. Meadows is also featured more prominently.



* CoolSpaceship: The ''Poseidon'' in 11.



* ForScience: Why are live sharks being kept on the ISS? Because science.



* LighterAndSofter: Jaws 6, when "it was just pleasure."

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* LighterAndSofter: Jaws 6, when "it was just pure pleasure."



* MonumentalDamage: According to the trailer, the wreck of ''UsefulNotes/RMSTitanic'' (by then, an underwater hotel and casino) gets smashed by a whale shark.



* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: Mayor Vaughn is only concerned with winning the "Best Summer Beach" contest, which includes a cash prize of $500,000. When he offers to share it with Meadows is when the latter storms off and abandons him.



* TooDumbToLive: Mayor Vaughn, who dismisses what news of the attacks can do to Amity just from Facebook and Twitter alone.

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* TooDumbToLive: Mayor Vaughn, who dismisses what news of the attacks can do to Amity just from Facebook and Twitter alone.alone.
* UglyCute: A great white and a hammerhead shark as a couple.

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** ''Origins'' also went all-out: Chris Pratt as Brody, Jennifer Lawrence as Hooper, Michael Keaton as Quint, Nicolas Cage as Mayor Vaughn, Rashida Jones as Ellen Brody, Creator/BenedictCumberbatch as the medical examiner, Eddie Redmayne as Deputy Hendricks, Creator/PeterDinklage as Meadows, Creator/EmiliaClarke as Hooper's wife, Creator/VinDiesel as the head lifeguard, America Ferrera as Chrissie Watkins, Creator/EdwardJamesOlmos as Ben Gardner, Creator/LenaHeadey as Mrs. Kintner.

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** ''Origins'' also went all-out: Chris Pratt as Martin Brody, Jennifer Lawrence as Melissa Hooper, Michael Keaton as Quint, Nicolas Cage as Mayor Vaughn, Rashida Jones as Ellen Brody, Creator/BenedictCumberbatch as the medical examiner, Eddie Redmayne as Deputy Hendricks, Creator/PeterDinklage as Meadows, Creator/EmiliaClarke as Hooper's wife, Creator/VinDiesel as the head lifeguard, America Ferrera as Chrissie Watkins, Creator/EdwardJamesOlmos as Ben Gardner, Creator/LenaHeadey as Mrs. Kintner.



* BaldOfAwesome: Quint in ''Origins''.



* DeadlyDeferredConversation: Quint promises to share his whiskey with Gardner once he gets back.



* FacingYourFears: Brody is terrified of water, after nearly drowning at a swimming lesson. He conquers his fear while facing the shark.
-->'''Brody:''' I used to hate the water.
-->'''Hooper:''' Heh. I can't imagine why.
* FatalFamilyPhoto: Averted. Hooper keeps a picture of herself and her wife on the trip, keeping it in her wetsuit as she goes into the shark cage.



* FriendToAllLivingThings: Hooper in ''Origins''. Even as a marine biologist with a focus on sharks, she still cares for sharks and tries to not see them as mindless monsters; the first time we see her, she's swimming alongside a hammerhead. She attempts to reach a connection with the shark before being forced to attack it with the hypodermic spear.

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* FriendToAllLivingThings: Hooper in ''Origins''. Even as a marine biologist with a focus on sharks, and having a near-fatal encounter with a shark when she was a teenager, she still cares for sharks and tries to not see them as mindless monsters; the first time we see her, she's swimming alongside a hammerhead. She attempts to reach a connection with the shark before being forced to attack it with the hypodermic spear.


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* LaserGuidedKarma: The thug who shoots Brody in New York. After a moment of satisfaction, he turns to turn and is immediately tackled by Brody's partner.
* LighterAndSofter: Jaws 6, when "it was just pleasure."


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* SureLetsGoWithThat: Hooper's general attitude when she gives in to preconceptions that sharks are maneaters.

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** Vaughn has private meetings with the town council, which progressively leans against him as the problem escalates.



** ''Origins'' also went all-out: Chris Pratt as Brody, Jennifer Lawrence as Hooper, Michael Keaton as Quint, Nicolas Cage as Mayor Vaughn, Rashida Jones as Ellen Brody, Creator/BenedictCumberbatch as the medical examiner, Eddie Redmayne as Deputy Hendricks, Creator/PeterDinklage as Meadows, Creator/EmiliaClarke as Hooper's wife, Creator/VinDiesel as the head lifeguard, America Ferrera as Chrissie Watkins, Creator/EdwardJamesOlmos as Ben Gardner.

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** ''Origins'' also went all-out: Chris Pratt as Brody, Jennifer Lawrence as Hooper, Michael Keaton as Quint, Nicolas Cage as Mayor Vaughn, Rashida Jones as Ellen Brody, Creator/BenedictCumberbatch as the medical examiner, Eddie Redmayne as Deputy Hendricks, Creator/PeterDinklage as Meadows, Creator/EmiliaClarke as Hooper's wife, Creator/VinDiesel as the head lifeguard, America Ferrera as Chrissie Watkins, Creator/EdwardJamesOlmos as Ben Gardner.Gardner, Creator/LenaHeadey as Mrs. Kintner.



* GenderSwap: Jennifer Lawrence as Melissa Hooper in ''Jaws Origins''.

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* GenderSwap: GenderFlip: Jennifer Lawrence as Melissa Hooper in ''Jaws Origins''.Origins''.
* HappilyMarried: Martin and Ellen Brody, and Melissa and Erika Hooper.



* NonIdleRich: The Hoopers. Melissa comes from a rich family, as shown by her very nice house. She still goes on research expeditions in the Atlantic and Pacific, and her wife, despite marrying into money, still works as a lifeguard.



* RemakeCameo: Richard Dreyfuss appears in ''Origins'' as Hooper's boss, ordering her to Amity.
* SemperFi: Gardner isn't shown without his Vietnam-era Marine jacket.

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* RemakeCameo: Richard Dreyfuss appears in ''Origins'' as Hooper's boss, ordering her to Amity.
Amity. Donald Sutherland also appears as the Governor of Massachusetts.
* ScienceMarchesOn: The scene where Brody and Hooper try to convince Vaughn to close the beaches features several lines where Hooper tries to remind them that a shark is not instinctively a maneater, before finally relenting in order to remain on Brody's side.
* SemperFi: Gardner isn't shown without his Vietnam-era Marine jacket.jacket or dogtags.


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* TechMarchesOn: In-universe. One of Quint's demands is a plasma TV, compared to the original where he asks for a color TV.

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** Brody is introduced chasing a thug on the streets of New York City, which results in his leg getting shot.



* ArtisticLicenseBiology: In-universe, Hooper lists off the inaccuracies about films such as ''Film/SharkAttack3Megalodon'', a well-placed TakeThat.

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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: In-universe, Hooper lists off the inaccuracies about films such as ''Film/SharkAttack3Megalodon'', a well-placed TakeThat. She also criticizes "[[CelebrityParadox the works of]] Creator/PeterBenchley."



* CareerEndingInjury: Brody is inflicted with one in New York City. However, his captain pulls some strings to get him posted to Amity Island as a change of scenery.



* CoolOldGuy: Ben Gardner in ''Origins''. While not fishing, he runs the local seafood grill.

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* CoolOldGuy: Ben Gardner in ''Origins''. While not fishing, he runs the local seafood grill.bar and grill.
* CreatorCameo: The reporter in ''Origins''? Greetings, Mr. Steven Spielberg!
* DeadpanSnarker: Courtesy of Jennifer Lawrence!
-->'''Brody:''' ''[as Hooper goes into the cage]'' You know you're risking your baby, right?
-->'''Hooper:''' Then I better not get eaten.



* DrowningMySorrows: Quint's EstablishingCharacterMoment this time is getting wasted in Gardner's bar.



* FriendToAllLivingThings: Hooper in ''Origins''. Even as a marine biologist with a focus on sharks, she still cares for sharks and tries to not see them as mindless monsters; the first time we see her, we're swimming alongside a hammerhead. She attempts to reach a connection with the shark before being forced to attack it with the hypodermic spear.

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* FieryRedhead: Melissa Hooper. Jennifer Lawrence has kept the color since then.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Hooper in ''Origins''. Even as a marine biologist with a focus on sharks, she still cares for sharks and tries to not see them as mindless monsters; the first time we see her, we're she's swimming alongside a hammerhead. She attempts to reach a connection with the shark before being forced to attack it with the hypodermic spear.



* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Gardner loses his leg to the shark, but manages to keep his composure until Brody and Hooper arrive at his capsized boat.



* PregnantBadass: Downplayed, as Hooper is only two months along. Nevertheless, she still faces off against the shark in the underwater cage.



* SparedByTheAdaptation: Ben Gardner survives.

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* SparedByTheAdaptation: Ben Gardner survives.survives.
* TooDumbToLive: Mayor Vaughn, who dismisses what news of the attacks can do to Amity just from Facebook and Twitter alone.

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** Quint is disturbed by flashbacks of the sinking of ''Indianapolis''.

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** Quint is disturbed by flashbacks of the sinking of ''Indianapolis''.attacks off Cambodia.



** Ben Gardner gets a lot more screentime, expanding on his friendship with Quint.

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** Ben Gardner gets a lot more screentime, expanding on his friendship with Quint.Quint such as their service together in Vietnam.



* ArtisticLicenseBiology: In-universe, Hooper lists off the inaccuracies about films such as ''Film/SharkAttack3Megalodon''.

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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: In-universe, Hooper lists off the inaccuracies about films such as ''Film/SharkAttack3Megalodon''.''Film/SharkAttack3Megalodon'', a well-placed TakeThat.



* BackByThePentagon: The US Navy and Coast Guard provided ships and crews for ''Origins''.

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* BackByThePentagon: BackedByThePentagon: The US Navy and Coast Guard provided ships and crews for ''Origins''.



* CoolOldGuy:

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* CoolOldGuy: Ben Gardner in ''Origins''. While not fishing, he runs the local seafood grill.



* FriendToAllLivingThings: Hooper in ''Origins''. Even as a marine biologist with a focus on sharks, she still cares for sharks and tries to not see them as mindless monsters. She attempts to reach a connection with the shark before being forced to attack it with the hypodermic spear.

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* EveryoneHasStandards: As evidence and attacks begin to mount, Meadows stands up to Mayor Vaughn, asking if it's really worth risking the holiday season to a shark.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Hooper in ''Origins''. Even as a marine biologist with a focus on sharks, she still cares for sharks and tries to not see them as mindless monsters.monsters; the first time we see her, we're swimming alongside a hammerhead. She attempts to reach a connection with the shark before being forced to attack it with the hypodermic spear.


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* JumpScare: Gardner's leg.


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* MythologyGag: Brody attempts to kill the shark by shoving an oxygen tank in its mouth. While he does succeed in shooting it, [[NoSell it doesn't work this time]].
* RaceLift: Ellen Brody is played by African-American actress Rashida Jones, Chrissie Watkins by Hispanic America Ferrera, and Ben Gardner by Mexican-American Edward James Olmos.


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* SemperFi: Gardner isn't shown without his Vietnam-era Marine jacket.

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* Jaws 14: Bruce the shark gives up his man-hunting ways when he meets a female hammerhead shark.
* Jaws 15: A Russian shark is brought to New York for a facedown with Bruce.

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* Jaws 14: 14 (2000): Bruce the shark gives up his man-hunting ways when he meets a female hammerhead shark.
* Jaws 15: 15 (2001): A Russian shark is brought to New York for a facedown with Bruce.



Numerous spin-offs were released as well, including ''Jaws vs. {{Franchise/Godzilla}}'' and the Christmas Special.



* AdaptationalExpansion: ''Jaws Origins'' does a ''lot'' more to flesh out the characters, ending up being nearly three hours but worth every minute.
** We see Hooper and her wife at the Oceanographic Institution, observing the feeding of a school of blue sharks.
** Quint is disturbed by flashbacks of the sinking of ''Indianapolis''.
** In a case of AdaptationalHeroism, both Meadows and the medical examiner motion to impeach Vaughn after the attack on the Fourth of July.
** Ben Gardner gets a lot more screentime, expanding on his friendship with Quint.
** The Coast Guard gets involved, though even they get attacked by the shark.



** ''Origins'' also went all-out: Chris Pratt as Brody, Jennifer Lawrence as Hooper, Michael Keaton as Quint, Nicolas Cage as Mayor Vaughn, Rashida Jones as Ellen Brody, Creator/BenedictCumberbatch as the medical examiner, Eddie Redmayne as Deputy Hendricks, Creator/PeterDinklage as Meadows, Creator/EmiliaClarke as Hooper's wife, Creator/VinDiesel as the head lifeguard, Creator/HayleyAtwell as Chrissie Watkins.

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** ''Origins'' also went all-out: Chris Pratt as Brody, Jennifer Lawrence as Hooper, Michael Keaton as Quint, Nicolas Cage as Mayor Vaughn, Rashida Jones as Ellen Brody, Creator/BenedictCumberbatch as the medical examiner, Eddie Redmayne as Deputy Hendricks, Creator/PeterDinklage as Meadows, Creator/EmiliaClarke as Hooper's wife, Creator/VinDiesel as the head lifeguard, Creator/HayleyAtwell America Ferrera as Chrissie Watkins.Watkins, Creator/EdwardJamesOlmos as Ben Gardner.
* AnArmAndALeg: Gardner loses his right leg to the shark.
* ArtisticLicenseBiology: In-universe, Hooper lists off the inaccuracies about films such as ''Film/SharkAttack3Megalodon''.



** Averted in ''Origins''.
* BackByThePentagon: The US Navy and Coast Guard provided ships and crews for ''Origins''.



* CoolOldGuy:



** The head lifeguard, who saves Michael Brody.



* RemakeCameo: Richard Dreyfuss appears in ''Origins'' as Hooper's boss, ordering her to Amity.



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* SparedByTheAdaptation: Ben Gardner survives.

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[[caption-width-right:350:This time, it's really, ''really'' personal!]]



* AdaptationalSexuality: Hooper in Origins. Her wife is a licensed lifeguard on Amity Island.

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* AdaptationalSexuality: Hooper in Origins.Origins is bisexual. Her wife is a licensed lifeguard on Amity Island.



** ''Origins'' also went all-out: Chris Pratt as Brody, Jennifer Lawrence as Hooper, Michael Keaton as Quint, Nicolas Cage as Mayor Vaughn, Rashida Jones as Ellen Brody, Creator/BenedictCumberbatch as the medical examiner, Eddie Redmayne as Deputy Hendricks, Creator/PeterDinklage as Meadows, Creator/EmiliaClarke as Hooper's wife, Creator/VinDiesel as the head lifeguard, Creator/HayleyAtwell as Chrissie Watkins.



* BigDamnedHeroes: As the ''Orca'' sinks in ''Origins'', Brody and Quint are trapped until Hooper appears and and stabs the shark, allowing Quint to grab his machete and begin hacking at it.

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* BigDamnedHeroes: BiTheWay: Melissa Hooper.
* BigDamnHeroes:
As the ''Orca'' sinks in ''Origins'', Brody and Quint are trapped until Hooper appears and and stabs the shark, allowing Quint to grab his machete and begin hacking at it.



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Being released on [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture October 21, 2015]], the franchise continues with ''Jaws 19'', the latest in the long-running ''Jaws'' franchise. It is directed by Max Spielberg, son of Creator/StevenSpielberg, father of the franchise.

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Being released on [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture October 21, 2015]], the franchise continues with ''Jaws 19'', the latest in the long-running ''Jaws'' ''{{Franchise/Jaws}}'' franchise. It is directed by Max Spielberg, son of Creator/StevenSpielberg, father of the franchise.



* Jaws 7: Sharks have hacked into the Internet with the help of Somalian pirates and Nigerian princes.

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* Jaws 7: 7 (1990): Sharks have hacked into the Internet with the help of Somalian pirates and Nigerian princes.



* BigDamnedHeroes: As the ''Orca'' sinks in ''Origins'', Brody and Quint are trapped until Hooper appears and and stabs the shark, allowing Quint to grab his machete and begin hacking at it.



* GenderSwap: Jennifer Lawrence as Melissa Hooper in Jaws Origins.
* KarmicDeath[=/=]DeathByAdaptation: Mayor Vaughn in Origins.
* LargeHam: Michael Keaton as Quint in Origins. Averted with Creator/NicolasCage as Mayor Vaughn.

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* DirtyCommies: The financiers in Jaws 7.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Hooper in ''Origins''. Even as a marine biologist with a focus on sharks, she still cares for sharks and tries to not see them as mindless monsters. She attempts to reach a connection with the shark before being forced to attack it with the hypodermic spear.
* GenderSwap: Jennifer Lawrence as Melissa Hooper in Jaws Origins.
''Jaws Origins''.
* HeroicSacrifice: Quint in ''Origins'', dying just as his character does in the original book, but allows Brody and Hooper to escape while dragging the shark down with him.
* KarmicDeath[=/=]DeathByAdaptation: Mayor Vaughn in Origins.
''Origins''.
* LargeHam: Michael Keaton as Quint in Origins. ''Origins''. Averted with Creator/NicolasCage as Mayor Vaughn.Vaughn.
* ShellShockedVeteran: Quint in ''Origins'', [[ActorAllusion always muttering]] about "[[{{Film/Birdman}} birds]]" and "[[{{Film/Batman}} bats]]."



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* Film/JawsTheRevenge: Winner of three Academy Awards, this time it was personal as Ellen Brody took up arms against a Great White that eats her son.
* Jaw$ 5: Matt Hooper tries to stop shark hunting in Southeast Asia, but finds himself at the mercy of relentless Japanese businessmen.

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* Film/JawsTheRevenge: Film/JawsTheRevenge (1987): Winner of three Academy Awards, this time it was personal as Ellen Brody took up arms against a Great White that eats her son.
* Jaw$ 5: 5 (1988): Matt Hooper tries to stop shark hunting in Southeast Asia, but finds himself at the mercy of relentless Japanese businessmen.



* Jaws 11: A joint NASA-ESA mission to Europa takes a turn for the worse when a sentient race of sharks is discovered underneath the ice moon.
* Jaws 12: The prequel, showing the early days of Quint and the fateful voyage of the USS ''Indianapolis''.
* Jaws 13, Part 2: A tiger shark is terrorizing the coast of Havana, with Quint being the only one who can stop it.

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* Jaws 11: 11 (1997): A joint NASA-ESA mission to Europa takes a turn for the worse when a sentient race of sharks is discovered underneath the ice moon.
* Jaws 12: 12 (1998): The prequel, showing the early days of Quint and the fateful voyage of the USS ''Indianapolis''.
* Jaws 13, 12, Part 2: 2 (1998): A tiger shark is terrorizing the coast of Havana, with Quint being the only one who can stop it.



* Jaws 18: The {{Reboot}}, winning back audiences with stunning realism and Oscar-winning performances.

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* Jaws 18: Origins (2014): The {{Reboot}}, winning back audiences with stunning realism and Oscar-winning performances.
performances from Creator/ChrisPratt as Brody, Creator/JenniferLawrence as Hooper, and Creator/MichaelKeaton as Quint.



* AdaptationalSexuality: Hooper in Origins. Her wife is a licensed lifeguard on Amity Island.



* GenderSwap: Creator/JenniferLawrence as Melissa Hooper in Jaws 18.

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* ArtisticLicenseShips: The USS ''Indianapolis'' was a heavy cruiser. Rather glaringly, they used the USS ''Missouri'' for the set.
* CommandingCoolness: Commander Heinrich Bergmann, the German leader of the Poseidon Mission to Europa in ''Jaws 11''.
* GenderSwap: Creator/JenniferLawrence Jennifer Lawrence as Melissa Hooper in Jaws 18.Origins.
* KarmicDeath[=/=]DeathByAdaptation: Mayor Vaughn in Origins.
* LargeHam: Michael Keaton as Quint in Origins. Averted with Creator/NicolasCage as Mayor Vaughn.
* ShoutOut:
** The Poseidon mission in 11 is armed with ''{{Film/Moonraker}}'' laser rifles.
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* Jaws 18: The {{Reboot}}, winning back audiences with stunning realism and Oscar-winning performances.

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* Jaws 18: The {{Reboot}}, winning back audiences with stunning realism and Oscar-winning performances.performances.

!! Tropes in the franchise include:
* AllStarCast: Most of them, but especially 11, which had [[Film/DasBoot Jürgen]] [[{{Film/Dune}} Prochnow]], Creator/DonaldSutherland, Creator/EmmaThompson, Creator/ColinFirth, and Creator/KateWinslet.
* GenderSwap: Creator/JenniferLawrence as Melissa Hooper in Jaws 18.
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Watch the trailer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl092whRLlI here]].

Being released on [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture October 21, 2015]], the franchise continues with ''Jaws 19'', the latest in the long-running ''Jaws'' franchise. It is directed by Max Spielberg, son of Creator/StevenSpielberg, father of the franchise.

* Film/JawsTheRevenge: Winner of three Academy Awards, this time it was personal as Ellen Brody took up arms against a Great White that eats her son.
* Jaw$ 5: Matt Hooper tries to stop shark hunting in Southeast Asia, but finds himself at the mercy of relentless Japanese businessmen.
* Jaws 7: Sharks have hacked into the Internet with the help of Somalian pirates and Nigerian princes.
* Jaws 11: A joint NASA-ESA mission to Europa takes a turn for the worse when a sentient race of sharks is discovered underneath the ice moon.
* Jaws 12: The prequel, showing the early days of Quint and the fateful voyage of the USS ''Indianapolis''.
* Jaws 13, Part 2: A tiger shark is terrorizing the coast of Havana, with Quint being the only one who can stop it.
* Jaws 14: Bruce the shark gives up his man-hunting ways when he meets a female hammerhead shark.
* Jaws 15: A Russian shark is brought to New York for a facedown with Bruce.
* Jaws 18: The {{Reboot}}, winning back audiences with stunning realism and Oscar-winning performances.

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