History Film / JawsTheRevenge

* JustEatGilligan: The whole conflict could have been avoided if, after all the Brody family's been thought due to sharks, they did the sensible thing of moving/staying inland. It isn't helped by the Brody family's decision to vacation in the Bahamas so soon after Sean's death.

[[CanonDiscontinuity Ignoring the events of]] [[Film/Jaws3D the third film]], ''The Revenge'' follows Ellen Brody, who finds out that there's [[ThreateningShark a shark attacking people]], and shockingly, [[VoodooShark it]] seems to be specifically targeting the members of her family.

** [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Sharks. Don't. Roar.]][[note]]Why is that? Sharks do not have vocal chords, or even ''lungs'', for that matter.[[/note]]
*** Though the shark does stick its head out of the water and roar at Quint in the original movie. Quint ignores this feat and shoots it in the jaw for its trouble. The shark in the third movie growls frequently.

* JustEatGillian: The whole conflict could have been avoided if, after all the Brody family's been thought due to sharks, they did the sensible thing of moving/staying inland. It isn't helped by the Brody family's decision to vacation in the Bahamas so soon after Sean's death.

*** In the novel, Papa Jacques is a local man from whom the islanders solicit advice and guidance. Mike Brody does not like him because he believes he exploits the islanders, including his assistants. After an altercation with Mike Brody, Papa Jacques summons the shark to do his bidding. He also has Thea's pail stolen so he can curse it, this is what leads to the Thea walking outside towards the water in a zombielike trance.

* RougeAnglesOfSatin: According to the official title card and posters, the film is actually named "Jaws The Revenge" with no colon. Whether this was a typo on someone's part or just CreatorsApathy[[invoked]] is unknown.

* AdultFear:
** The scene where the shark chases Michael. Probably the worst fear of every scuba diver out there.
** The attack on Thea. Imagine witnessing something like that and being far away, unable to help your child.

* RevisedEnding: The original ending showed the shark simply being impaled on the boat and dying. Test audiences disliked this, so the filmmakers reshot the finale with the shark exploding as he's impaled; Jake, who dies in the original version, also somehow survived in the retakes. Television cuts typically use the original ending, while the revised version's available on DVD and video releases.

* VoodooShark: The novelization of the film is the trope namer, due to it explaining that shark's attacks are caused by a voodoo priest, who has a score to settle with Michael.

[[caption-width-right:345:The [[{{Sequelitis}} unnecessary sequel]] to the [[Film/Jaws3D unnecessary sequel]] of the [[{{Film/Jaws2}} unnecessary sequel]].]]

* MadeOfExplodium: The shark is hit with the bowsprit of a sailboat and blows up ''for no reason whatsoever.'' The original ending had the shark mortally wounded by the impalement and simply destroying the boat with its death throes, and can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqiWWmAEfTA here]].

* FocusGroupEnding: [[spoiler:The original theatrical ending had the shark eat Jake, then be fatally impaled on the boat's prow. However, test audiences were very disturbed by Jake's death, so he (somehow) survives. They also changed the shark's death to [[MadeOfExplodium massively exploding for no reason whatsoever when it's impaled.]] The former is ridiculous, but WordOfGod has it that while the studio demanded changes, they didn't give production appropriate money to reshoot. (The original intent was the shark to be impaled, die and sink -- taking much of the boat with it. For what it's worth, that's the ending that appeared on video.)]]

* BlackBestFriend: Jake to Michael.

* FocusGroupEnding: [[spoiler:The original theatrical ending had the shark eat Jake, then be fatally impaled on the boat's prow. However, test audiences were very disturbed by Jake's death, so he (somehow) survives. They also changed the shark's death to [[MadeOfExplodium massively exploding for no reason whatsoever when it's impaled.]] The former is ridiculous, but [[invoked]]WordOfGod has it that while the studio demanded changes, they didn't give production appropriate money to reshoot. (The original intent was the shark to be impaled, die and sink -- taking much of the boat with it. For what it's worth, that's the ending that appeared on video.)]]

[[caption-width-right:345:The [[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic unnecessary]] [[{{Sequelitis}} sequel]] to the [[Film/Jaws3D unnecessary sequel]] of the [[{{Film/Jaws2}} unnecessary sequel]].]]

* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: A ship's bow impales the shark. In the original theatrical version it bleeds to death. In the International version, as they didn't have time or budget to remake the scene in a proper way the shark instead ''[[MadeOfExplodium explodes]]''.

*** At least in that case, a viewer can chalk up Ellen's words as a product of her growing paranoia about the shark. Unfortunately that paranoia turns out to be justified, so it's a small comfort at best.

* FocusGroupEnding: [[spoiler:The original theatrical ending had Jake be eaten by the shark and the shark killed by impalement on the boat's prow. However, test audiences were very disturbed by Jake's death, so he (somehow) survives. They also changed the shark's death to [[MadeOfExplodium massively exploding for no reason whatsoever when it's impaled.]] The former is ridiculous, but [[invoked]]WordOfGod has it that while the studio demanded changes, they didn't give production appropriate money to reshoot. (The original intent was the shark to be impaled, die and sink -- taking much of the boat with it. For what it's worth, that's the ending that appeared on video.)]]

* ItsPersonal: The {{Trope Namer}s}}[[invoked]] is attributed to the tagline.

The third, last and least sequel to ''Film/{{Jaws}}'', released in the year 1987.

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: The Novelization (which was closer to the original script than the film itself) implies Hoagie is some sort of drug smuggler or the like. There's no hint of this in the film, however.
* AdultFear:
** The scene where Michael is chased by the shark. Probably the worst fear of every scuba diver out there.

* AllThereInTheManual: The novelization of the film based on the original script by Hank Searls included many scenes and sub plots that ultimately got removed. Some of the excised material includes: The discovery of Sean Brody's body by Amity PD, Thea being hypnotized and almost wandering into the water at night where the shark waits, the death of a wind surfer, a humorous scene involving a drunken retired newscaster and the shark, a drive by shooting where the Brodys are nearly injured, and a foot pursuit. Mike's secrecy of the shark takes a strain on his marriage, and he also retains a monitoring device in the bedroom. When Carla has her unveiling, Mike goes to a bar and he and Carla Argue, she then mentions that she shut off the monitoring device (not knowing what it does) because she believed Mike needed sleep. It's only then they realize Thea may be in danger on the banana boat. Deleted characters include an island gangster who befriends Ellen Brody who is ultimately killed by the shark, Hoagie's law enforcement partner, and Papa Jacques a voodoo doctor. In the novel, Papa Jacques is a local man who the islanders turn for advice and guidance. Mike Brody does not like him has he believe he exploits the islanders, including his assistants. After an altercation with Mike Brody, Papa Jacques summons the Shark to do his bidding. He also has Thea's pail stolen so he can curse it, this is what leads to the Thea walking outside towards the water in a zombie like trance. Several segments also take place from the shark's point of view and it's revealed that the shark is actually a pawn and can't understand the force driving it where it needs to go.

* AndStarring: Creator/MichaelCaine gets the "and..." credit.
* ArtisticLicenseBiology: You have ''no idea.''
** Sharks. Don't. Roar. [[note]]Why is that? Sharks do not have vocal chords, or even ''lungs'', for that matter.[[/note]]

** Great Whites don't like warm water? Yes they do. They're found all over the world.
** At the end the shark helpfully sticks its torso way the hell out of the water so Ellen can impale it with the prow, the implication being it's standing on its tail like a dolphin. Even small sharks can't do that, let alone 25 foot great whites.

* CanonDiscontinuity: The film essentially pretends ''Jaws 3-D'' doesn't exist. According to [[https://thebloodyshow.com/2018/06/29/it-comes-in-waves-jaws-the-revenge-a-tale-of-hollywood-folly/ this article]], Joseph Sargent made this decision during pre-production, partly because of ''3-D'''s reputation but mostly because they didn't expect that film's stars to be available to reprise their roles.

** One of Brody's sons became a marine biologist while the other became Amity's Chief of Police.

** Though they still did it anyway--when her surviving son reminds her that Martin died of a heart attack, Ellen claims that "the fear of it killed him!", implying that the repeated encounters with sharks led to Martin's death.

* {{Flashback}}:
** While battling the shark, Ellen Brody has flashbacks of events of the first movie that she did not even witness.
** And events of this movie she wasn't present at (Sean's death), or viewed from another angle (the attack on Thea).
** Furthermore, these can't just be HandWaved as saying the shark was sending her psychic visions or something, as THIS SHARK wasn't there to witness the end of the first film either!
* FocusGroupEnding: [[spoiler:The original theatrical ending had Jake be eaten by the shark and the shark killed by impalement on the boat's prow. However, test audiences were very disturbed by Jake's death, so he (somehow) survives. They also changed the shark's death to [[MadeOfExplodium massively exploding for no reason whatsoever when it's impaled.]] The former is ridiculous, but WordOfGod has it that while the studio demanded changes, they didn't give production appropriate money to re-shoot. (The original intent was the shark to be impaled, die and sink -- taking much of the boat with it. For what it's worth, that's the ending that appeared on video.)]]

* HorrorDoesntSettleForSimpleTuesday: The shark's quest for revenge takes its place around Christmas.

** A great white shows up in the Bahamas and Michael (a) doesn't report it to the proper authorities, thus endangering God knows how many people, including his own daughter and (b) doesn't even consider that his mother's crazy theory might actually be true, especially considering that great whites are very rare in the Bahamas, and thus think to keep ''himself'' safe by staying out of the water?
** Jake decides to take the research money they've been given to study snails to drop that completely so he can study the shark instead. What's more he also goads Michael into going into this with him, despite the fact that Michael is still grieving for his younger brother who ''was just killed by a shark.''

* ItsPersonal: The TropeNamer is attributed to the tagline.

* PlotHole: A doozy, as described in Creator/RogerEbert's [[http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/jaws-the-revenge-1987 review]]:
--> "[[WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief I believe that the shark wants revenge against Mrs. Brody]]. I do. [[SarcasmMode I really do believe it]]. After all, her husband was one of the men who hunted this shark and killed it, blowing it to bits. And what shark wouldn’t want revenge against the survivors of the men who killed it?"
* ReferenceOverdosed: ''Revenge'' is laden with none-too-subtle references to the original ''Jaws'':
** Most egregiously, Ellen has sepia-toned flashbacks of events from ''Jaws'', including one of Brody killing the first shark (which she did not even witness). While at the dinner table, Michael's daughter Thea playfully mimics his hand gestures, identical to a scene between Martin and Sean in the original movie, complete with a flashback to said scene.
** Brody's elder son grew up to become a marine biologist. Brody's younger son became Amity's Chief of Police. There is a picture of Martin Brody on the wall of Sean's office and he even has a secretary called Polly.
** Sean's death in the opening scene of ''Revenge'' is reminiscent of Chrissie's in the opening scene of ''Jaws''.
** Lee Fierro (Mrs Kintner) and Fritzi Jane Courtney (Mrs. Taft) make cameo appearances. In the original script, Hooper made an appearance too.
** Hoagie, Ellen, Michael and Jake paddle back to shore on a piece of wreckage, a la Brody and Hooper.
** ''Revenge'' even borrows a shot of Bruce the shark's dismembered body sinking after his demise.

* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: ''Revenge'' makes it perfectly clear that the shark is out for - well - revenge. Extra points for fulfilling the roaring part despite being a shark.
* RougeAnglesOfSatin: According to the official title card and posters, the film is actually named "Jaws The Revenge" with no colon. Whether this was a typo on someone's part or just CreatorsApathy is unknown.

* SuperPersistentPredator: The shark somehow follows Ellen from New England to the Bahamas - in a matter of days. It also stalks Michael, almost getting him, and when that doesn't work, it goes after Thea.