Film About Sharks
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In July 1966 it was announced Gaumont Pictures would make a film from the novel, directed by Byron Haskin, starring George Montgomery and produced by Mark Cooper. It was to be called Twist of the Knife and to be filmed in Mexico in July.[4] Filming did not proceed.
In April 1967 it was announced Twist of the Knife would be produced by Skip Steloff for Calderon-Stell and directed by Sam Fuller, his first film since The Naked Kiss. The cast would include Burt Reynolds, Arthur Kennedy and Barry Sullivan.[5]
He elaborated, saying he liked "doing a story about four amoral characters... to show not only a double cross on a double cross but when we think we know who the heavy is, we find out the real heavy behind it all is the girl... I have the hero not only allow her to die, but he shrugs it off. I thought that was exciting... I had such fun because I went beyond the average switch of revealing the villain. I also didn't have the guy just let the girl go to jail; he lets her be eaten by sharks."[7]
During production, one of the film's stuntmen, Jose Marco, was attacked and killed on camera by a great white shark that broke through protective netting. The attack was captured on film and prompted a photo spread in Life magazine. The title was changed to Shark! to cash in on the controversy.[1]
Basically telling the same true story that Quint later retells in Jaws, the film is about the real sinking of the USS Indianapolis during WWII, a tragedy that resulted in the biggest shark attack in history. Victor Mature stars in the film that actually has some pretty good underwater action scenes, notable because Hopper uses footage of real tiger sharks instead of rubber dummies.
Plot: Five passengers end up stuck on a raft when their seaplane is destroyed. A 100 miles away from shore, with tensions rising and great white sharks lurking beneath, they must find a way to survive.
Plot: An American navy ship sinks during World War II. 890 crewmen are stranded in the Philippine sea. With no way to get back to shore and sharks circling their location, they have nothing but courage to keep them alive.
Plot: In Australia, an American couple goes scuba diving and is stranded when their boat leaves them behind. The couple soon finds out that, besides being isolated, they are also hunted by killer sharks. If this seems like a worn-out plotline, you might be surprised that the film is based on a true story.
Plot: In an attempt to rescue researchers stranded at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham) battles a massive megalodon shark, a type of shark long thought to be extinct. The film is based on a 1997 novel by Steve Alten.
Plot: Fin returns in this self-aware second installment of the Sharknado film series. This time, floods bring sharks to New York. As tornadoes heighten the drama, Fin and company try to survive the onslaught of sharks that dwarf the one in the first installment.
Plot: Seven college friends take a trip to a Louisiana lake, only to be terrorized by a gang of sharks. Though critics originally slated the film, audiences were more accepting of it as a solid addition to the shark movie genre.
The movie's never convincing enough to really involve us. And so there's time in the theater for a few reflections:(1) Although a lot of sharks are caught, speared, shot and otherwise mishandled in the movie, there's no outcry from the audience, not even from the kids. As mammals we're loyal to our own kind, and even if we hate to see four-legged creatures killed, we don't identify much with sharks.(2) Sometimes the most dangerous stunts look pointless on the screen. Wilde and his hapless co-stars really did dive with the sharks, get caught in a wicked surf and otherwise find themselves threatened during the filming of this movie, None of their harrowing real-life predicaments looks as exciting as routine Hollywood stunts.(3) Cornel Wilde, at 60, may have decided to combine his movie career with other pastimes. "Shark's Tr