Sharksploitation Documentary Movie Trailer HD - Plot synopsis: In the wake of blockbuster classic Jaws, a new subgenre was born. This new documentary explores the weird, wild cinematic legacy of sharks on film and the world’s undying fascination. The film features multiple interviews including of Roger Corman, producer of Sharktopus and Dinoshark; Joe Dante, who directed Corman’s Piranha; Carl Gottlieb, writer of Jaws 1, 2 and 3; Johannes Roberts, director of 47 Meters Down, and Mario Van Pebbles, who starred in Jaws the Revenge along with marine and environmental conservation advocate Wendy Benchley, who was married to late Jaws, author Peter Benchley.
Debuts on Shudder on July 21st.
Debuts on Shudder on July 21st.
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00:00 (dramatic music)
00:02 - There is a genre alive today
00:04 that has survived 90 years of evolution,
00:07 causing people to live in fear.
00:09 Hollywood has created a monster
00:11 and given it the name shark-sploitation.
00:14 - It's because of Jaws.
00:16 - Shark craze which has gripped America.
00:18 - Suddenly society developed this massive fear of sharks.
00:22 - Shark mania.
00:23 - Movie that made $100 million
00:25 and everybody wanted some of that.
00:26 - Our focus was creating a shark.
00:29 - We weren't thinking about what it was gonna do
00:31 to the future.
00:32 - Great whites.
00:33 - Man-eaters.
00:33 - Deep blue sea.
00:34 - Shark puss.
00:35 - Sharknado.
00:36 - The shallows.
00:37 - The mag.
00:38 - Sharks were everywhere.
00:39 - You watch shark movies,
00:41 you watch shark documentaries.
00:43 This creature is a Hollywood celebrity.
00:44 - The shark is a natural monster in the ocean.
00:48 - Why we are scared when we're standing
00:50 in three feet of water at the shore.
00:52 Sharks.
00:52 - It ignites something in us that makes us feel alive.
00:57 - Sharksploitation, coming soon on Shudder.
01:02 (electronic music)