How much does the Italian TV movie Cruel Jaws actually take from the Steven Spielberg classic?
The Big Picture Jaws was a sensation unlike any movie before it: it launched not only the idea of the summer blockbuster but the mass fear of sharks and the ocean that remains prevalent to this day. It also kick-started a trend for shark movies that in one way or another took great inspiration from Jaws, as the documentary Sharksploitation explores in great detail.
And you can’t even justify it by suggesting that the ripping off only occurred post-production in the editing room. There are entire plot lines, scenarios, and lines that are lifted from the Jaws movies - and even a couple from Peter Benchley’s novel Jaws that never made it to the movie, like infidelity and mafia involvement.
It’s amazing how little originality it has to offer in any sense. What footage isn’t straight-up stolen is still made up of dialogue, ideas, and tropes seen a hundred times before in much better movies. But it’s not just the shameless mimicry that gives Cruel Jaws its bite - it’s that desperate shambling element typical of old Italian export films like the delightful Troll 2.
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