The Last Shark
4.3
“You're what's for dinner.”
When a 35-foot great white shark begins to wreak havoc on a seaside town, the mayor, not wanting to endanger his gubernatorial campaign, declines to act, so a local shark hunter and horror author band together to stop the beast.
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Cast
25 people
James Franciscus
Peter Benton
Known for
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
The Cat o' Nine Tails
Vic Morrow
Ron Hamer
Known for
Combat!
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Micaela Pignatelli
Gloria Benton
Known for
The Church
The Card Player
Joshua Sinclair
Mayor William Wells
Known for
Hitch Hike
Keoma
Giancarlo Prete
Bob Martin (as Timothy Brent)
Known for
Ladyhawke
The New Barbarians
Stefania Girolami Goodwin
Jenny Benton
Known for
1990: The Bronx Warriors
Gian Marco Lari
William “Billy Joe” Wells Jr.
No other roles listed
Gail Moore
Secretary
Also in
Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage
Joyce Lee
Kelly Michaels
Also in
Drake & Josh
Grey's Anatomy
Don Devendorf
Ned
Known for
Madhouse
1969
Bill Eudaly
Chris Olsen
Known for
North and South
Summer '03
Bill Starks
Cameraman
No other roles listed
Enzo G. Castellari Director · Marc Princi Screenplay Vincenzo Mannino Screenplay
Worldwide gross $18M · Budget $450K · United States release March 5, 1982
Box office
Budget
$450,271
Worldwide gross
$18,000,000
Gross vs. budget
40.0×
Production
UTI Produzioni Associate
Production
Horizon Productions
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Variety Film
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Film Ventures International (FVI)
Production
Horizon Film
Production
Italy · United States
Produced in
White Death
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Languages
Original title
L'ultimo squalo
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
English · Italian
Release dates
Italy · April 2, 1981
Theatrical
United States · March 5, 1982
Theatrical · pulled from theaters on April 22 due to a lawsuit filed by Universal
United States · March 5, 2013
Physical · DVD
Germany
April 30, 1981 · Theatrical · Alemannia/Arabella
July 17, 2015 · Physical · Paragon Movies DVD
April 28, 2023 · Physical · Anolis Mediabook
Spain
August 1, 1981 · Theatrical
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