The Last Shark - Trivia, Questions and Fun Facts

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Fan of The Last Shark or just want to share your movie knowledge? This topic is dedicated to all trivia and questions related to The Last Shark

[eli]

The original Italian score composed by Guido and Maurizio De Angelis was replaced in the US by a new score composed by Morton Stevens.

[bernice]

Shortly before the film's release, Universal Pictures sued the producers, claiming it plagiarized Jaws (1975), and the Australian distributors, for breach of copyright regarding Peter Benchley's book "Jaws". Universal won an injunction, and the film was pulled from theaters.

[bernice]

Released in Spain as if it was the third part of Jaws (1975).

[frances]

Theatrical trailer is on "Dusk To Dawn Drive-In Trash-O-Rama Vol. 1" DVD.

[lynn]

A clip of this movie is on "The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made" DVD Region 1 NTSC.

[nora]

Comically riffed by RiffTrak. The same group of writers and voices of Mystery Science Theater 3000.

[leo]

Jaws (1975) was titled "Tubarão" in Brazil, so this film was released in Brazil as "O Último Tubarão". Hordes of teens who'd grown up watching edited versions of the Roy Scheider flick on TV rushed to the theaters to watch what seemed to be a part of the saga.

[ava]

Director Enzo G. Castellari thought about making a sequel, appropriately titled "L'ultimo Squalo 2". It was never made because of the mechanical shark was damaged after shooting.

[jessica]

The video was released in Japan as "Jaws Returns", a supposed "sequel" to Jaws (1975). The box cover art contains the same Jaws font and logo used on all promotional materials for the Steven Spielberg film.