The Shark Film Office

Shark! [aka Caine] (1969) Director: Samuel Fuller TC4P Rating: 4/9 Species: appears to be a tiger shark in most shots, though it seems like it flashes to other sharks briefly here and there. Downside: actual death of a stuntman used in the film. Just before the opening credits end on this early Burt Reynolds starring feature, the following dedication appears: "This film is dedicated to the fearless stuntmen who repeatedly risked their lives against attacks in shark infested waters during the filming of this picture." The film then gives up the Samuel Fuller's name as the director, and within about half an hour, the viewer will come under the realization that Shark! (also sometimes known as Caine , the name of Reynolds' character) is perhaps in that small but not so intimate circle of the worst releases ever to be lensed by a renowned international filmmaker. That it is available enough for low-budget schlock house Troma to gain the rights and release it as...