Great White (film) shot of a shark in an aquarium and that the shark in question occasionally resembled a Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade balloon. Scenes from "Great White" were incorporated into a 1995 Italian shark movie "Cruel Jaws", which also utilized footage from "Jaws. Great White (film) Great White (a.k.a. The Last Shark; ) is a 1981 Italian horror film directed by Enzo G. Castellari, starring James Franciscus and Vic Morrow. It did well at the box office, grossing over $18 million in its first month in the United States; however, its North American release was later blocked after accusations of plagiarism of
Scary Movie 3 and others. Frank Fitzpatrick served as music supervisor for the film and soundtrack. Fitzpatrick produced and co-wrote the majority of original songs used for the feature. The film opened at the number one spot in the US, grossing $48.1 million in its opening weekend and $57.5 million for that week. In its second week, it grossed $24.7 million. At the end of its box office run, "Scary Movie 3" grossed $110 million in the US and $110.7 million internationally, making $220.7 million in total. The film received a 36% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and 49 out of 100 on Metacritic.