Gremlins director Joe Dante relates the tale of the doomed Jaws threequel in the Shudder documentary Sharksploitation.
And we basically got away with it, I guess is the phrase.
And because of that, I was offeredJaws 3, People 0."
‘Jaws’ (1975).Everett Collection
Jaws 3, People 0was the brainchild of the late Matty Simmons, whose company published theNational Lampoonmagazine.
Simmons was also a producer on the 1978’s wildly successful spin-off comedyAnimal House.
“I was over at Universal.
And the next thing we see a fin floating around in the pool.'…
He said, ‘I love it, I love it, I’ll call you tomorrow.
We’re going to make this movie.'”
“TheNational Lampoonpeople wanted to make an R-rated comedy, likeAnimal House,” says Dante.
It’s just a bad idea and I think they just pulled the plug."
Sharksploitationis directed by Stephen Scarlata and explores the cinematic legacy of sharks on film.
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