Cruel Jaws Cruel Jaws Cruel Jaws, also known as The Beast, is a 1995 direct-to-video Italian thriller film shot in Florida including the Theater of the Sea. The film stars Richard Dew and David Luther and was directed by Bruno Mattei (under the name of William Snyder). It was released on VHS and DVD in relative obscurity, mostly outside of the United States. While marketed in many areas as Jaws 5: Cruel Jaws, it is actually not part of the "Jaws" franchise. The coastal town of Hampton Bay is threatened when a 25-foot great white shark starts chomping up their vacationers. Days
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