Steven Spielberg definitely had nothing to with this Jaws. Hear all about an Italian shark film that plays like a slasher, can't find its tone, and has a lead that used to be a Hulk Hogan impersonator.

Sounds like a perfect candidate for Someone's Favorite Movie

Jaws Knock Offs/ how did they not get sued? (4:00)/ Hulk Hogan impersonators (9:30)/ Slapstick seal (12:00)/ The shark is a slasher (14:30)/ The absurdities of Cruel Jaws (19:00)/ Cruel Jaws the novelization (30:00)/ Peter Benchley (31:30)/ The career of Richard Dew (35:00)

Have you ever seen this movie? Let us know what you think. And, do you have an obscure movie that you want us to cover? Email us at [email protected] and let us know! We might cover on the show!

Shout out to the one and only, Silver Bolo Award-winning, purveyor of all things horror - DOCTOR WOLFULA for providing our intro. Check out Doctor Wolfula’s YouTube channel here!

https://www.youtube.com/user/jackstickman

Show Notes:

Surf slang and surfing in the Great Lakes/ Franchises with no previous sequels (3:30)/ Leonard Part 6 (4:00)/ The End of the Trilogy (5:45)/ Tom Coe talks about Woodstock ‘99 (6:00)/ Randy rants about Space Jam: A New Legacy (16:30)/ Surf II (29:40)/ Eddie Dazeen and Revenge of the Nerds (34:00)/ The Beach Boys on the Surf II soundtrack (41:46)/ Peak Feldman (48:00)/ Curse of the Were-Seagull (50:00)

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