History Trivia / JawsTheRevenge

** This is also the reason for his notorious instantly dry shirt after climbing onto the boat. In the heat of the Bahamas it dried out between takes, and when no one else noticed he elected to remain comfortably dry rather than point it out.

* CreatorBacklash: Director Joseph Sargent was critical of the film in the years since its release, calling it the "quickest gestation of any project in film history", and in one interview called the production "idiotic".

* OldShame:
** Creator/MichaelCaine generally prefers not to acknowledge his involvement in the film. As mentioned above, he's never even watched it, but is well aware of its terrible reputation. Universal became aware of that reputation '''immediately''', and embraced it, allowing Creator/StevenSpielberg to launch a TakeThat to this movie in ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartII''.
** Director Joseph Sargent did [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2k_TmFU7Ao an interview]] with the Television Academy in 2006 when he was questioned about making this film. He even admitted in retrospect that the "shark seeking revenge on the Brodys" idea was ludicrous. In another interview, he described the set as a "ticking time bomb" due to the compressed schedule and studio interference, which he said accounted for much of the film's poor quality.

* RoleReprise: Creator/LorraineGary returns as Ellen Brody 9 years after ''Film/JawsII''.

* BoxOfficeBomb: Downplayed. This ''Jaws'' film was the first and only one to fail in American theaters, grossing $20,763,013 against a $20 million budget and an additional $3 million in marketing costs. It did make back its budget overseas, however, with a worldwide total of $51,881,013.

* CreatorBacklash: Director Joseph Sargent has been critical of the film in the years since its release, calling it the "quickest gestation of any project in film history", and in one interview called the production "idiotic".

* McLeaned: Creator/RoyScheider was originally asked to reprise his role as Martin Brody, but he flat-out refused to come back when he saw that his character was there just to be killed off in the first minutes. Instead, Martin is said to have died of a heart attack inbetween films.

* ActorInspiredElement: Creator/JudithBarsi wore her own swimsuit.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[WhatCouldHaveBeen/Jaws Takes a bite out of a page here]].

* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** The studio considered making the film in 3D -- which would have made this the first film franchise to have two 3D sequels -- but worries about the cost of shipping the 3D film cameras to the Bahamas and keeping them working properly in the tropical climate nixed that idea.
** The infamous "Exploding Shark" ending was a hasty reaction to poor testings of the original ending, where the shark was impaled by the boat. Another bit hastily changed was the fate of Jake, who originally died during the ending. Test audiences were upset by this, and it was changed so that he lives (though the footage of him being mauled by the shark was left in anyway, making his survival quite the AssPull).
** Earlier drafts of the script (titled ''Jaws: The Return'') re-used the "kill the shark via electrocution" ending of ''Film/Jaws2'', which was likely changed due to the film-makers wanting something different, and the script depicting it in such a way that it would also have killed Ellen as well. Other drafts had the shark being the shark from the second film out for revenge and the offspring of the shark from the second film out for revenge.
** The original script featured a cameo for Matt Hooper. In Hooper's scene, he calls the Brodys and is greeted on the phone by Thea, who knows him as "Uncle Matt". Hooper is established as being close to Michael and Carla, who calls him "my second favorite marine biologist", and he gives them his condolences about Sean's death. Hooper and Michael discuss their careers, the late Martin Brody, and Hooper's once spending Christmas with the family, with Martin dressed as Santa Claus. The scene ends when Michael heads off to summon Ellen to the phone to talk to Hooper. This was scrapped when Creator/RichardDreyfuss refused to return.
** Carla Brody was meant to be Kathryn Morgan from the previous film.

* McLeaned: Creator/RoyScheider was originally asked to reprise his role as Martin Brody, but he flat-out refused to come back when he saw that his character was there just to be killed off in the first minutes. That's right - Sean's death scene was originally intended for Martin.