The film is about a brooding loner who accidentally learns that he has a telepathic and emotional connection with sharks. A vietnam veteran with an eerie influence over sharks unleashes his fearsome allies against his enemies. He eventually rebukes society and sets out to protect sharks from people. The jaws of death on commander usas groovie movies on usa network. Filmed without the benefit of cages, mechanical sharks, or other protective devices.
Buy mako the jaws of death 1976 dvd region 2 from amazons movies store. Jaws of death is a slowpaced flick that doesnt feature a single mako shark. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Starring richard jaeckel, harold oddjob sakata and jennifer bishop, mako. It would have been better for the sharks if it had been. With the worldwide success of jaws in 1975, floridas undisputed king of the bs, william grefe stanley, set out to create his own sharkthemed actioner. The jaws of death may not have been a real jaws ripoff, but there isnt much doubt who and what were the intended target of the films nosethumbing tagline. The jaws of death, dvd, action adventure, horrormonsters, 802993221703.
The jaws of death with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. The jaws of death movie posters,high res movie posters image for mako. But those are probably the only complaints i can make about it, because i actually enjoyed this obscure little gem quite a bit. Unlike the majority of films that popped up in jaws wake, this movie doesnt paint sharks as monstrous people eaters. During the vietnam war, us soldier sonny stein is saved from a pursuing enemy by a mako shark. Basically, we focus on a man with a bond for sharks. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of mako.
Since jamie was traveling he didnt get to experience mako. A new dvd was released on february 20, 2018 from bayview entertainment whoever they are promising a new 16. Jaws of death aka mako is a 1976 grindhouse film directed by william grefe and starring richard jaekel, jennifer bishop, harold sakata and. The jaws of death pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes movie. Jaws of death 1976 rare killer shark movie youtube. Ive only seen a handful of jaws ripoffs, but even among the few that ive seen mako.