Jaws Revenge Shark Rotting Away at Universal Studios Florida :( 

Joseph Sargent: "It belongs in a museum!" Universal: "So do you!"

This is my personal thought, who ever thought putting a mechanical shark in the open is not the brightest lightbulb, it just disgusts me that it was out to rot, a very valuable item left to be garbage, it should have been in a museum or something around that line and jaws is one of my favorite movie and when I saw this I almost went in tears. Great job, universal.

So much time, money, and effort spent on building the thing. Universal should have preserved this icon.

This guy had a really good camera, especially back in the 90s

Poor guy. Forgotten and alone....no friends....no family to spend birthdays and Christmases with....losing his teeth because of aggressive gum disease and lack of decent toothpaste. I feel sorry for him. He just wanted to entertain people like his uncle Bruce. He never meant to hurt anybody....rest in peace buddy.....you tried your best.

Shame on you Universal, for allowing a piece of great movie history rot away like trash This should be restored, like the original Bruce from the first film and displayed in a museum

That's a shame they let that awesome prop just go to shit like that.

You know besides looking at the shark. The area was like nothing but old stuff let to rot and looking at the 2013 one, its so mind blowing on how much has changed just in the part of the studios. Damn time does fly quite fast.

Universal really is careless with their history. I mean they closed Back to the Future for The Simpsons, and they closed King Kong for The Mummy. Oh yeah and lets not forget they also closed JAWS for Harry Potter...

very sad to see a technical masterpiece rotting away.

This makes me weep. I know I'm in the minority, but I love "JAWS: The Revenge". It was, for a long time, the only "JAWS" movie I ever saw (having it on VHS as a kid) and I wore out no less than three copies. This movie was a huge part of my childhood - along with "Return of the Jedi", "Iron Eagle", "The Last Starfighter", "Batman", "The Legend of the Lone Ranger", "Short Circuit II" and "Star Trek V". Every Saturday for as long as I could remember I would grab all of those video tapes, stack them up on one side of me and a pile of snacks on the other and I would watch movies from dawn until I was done. Seeing the shark slowly deteriorate over the years because some moron didn't think enough of it to put it indoors or to bother to clean it once in a while is saddening and infuriating.

Sad to see a great piece of film history withering away because of poor maintenece.

That's actually kind of sad. It makes me wonder if there's anything left of the original Bruce from the first one

i don't know much about this, but, I think, those movie animatronics, vehicles and stuff, should be placed in a Museum for visitors to see, a lot of people love movies like Jaws, Jurassic Park, and it would be amazing to be able to see those animatronics. Those are what made our favorite movies to feel so real.

Shame on universal. They cant keep anything jaws, almost as if they hated it. For example: They left the jaws props on the beach to rot only to be found and stolen by fans months after. The original ORCA and ORCA 2 Were universal's, Universal Sold ORCA (The original) for some stupid reason for a low price. And now that's gone. And the ORCA 2, they chopped up and threw away because it was starting to "Rust" and receive "Boat rot" "WELL OF CORSE IT GETS BOAT ROT! You do something whats called; Fix it. i understand its hard for a billionaire company, but that's what your supost to do." -Steven Spielberg They sold all remaining sharks from JAWS 1-3, and they sold all jaws props. For some reason, they keep E.T., Back to the future, and more props in a museum, but apparently there is no room for a JAWS Sharktooth in there. Then, they tear down a amazing ride from jaws to replace it with yet ANOTHER harry potter attraction that we dont need. (You could have just redone the original) And now, they dont take care of their jaws robot from here. I am upset at universal for doing this to pieces of history. Like for support.

I'm sorry, just imagine if you woke up and that thing was looking you straight in the face. I would have a heart attack.

Rest in peace Bruce IV. You won't be forgotten.

The worst part about all this is that prop is from a very short and special era of practical special effects in cinema. NOBODY is going to construct a massive animatronic shark for a film ever again. Knowing that it's basically from an extinct highly specialized artform makes it that much more valuable.

it's a shame how they never took care for it.

In remember seeing this exact same display and was in awe. Jaws was one my favorite movies of all time

They need to bring Jaws back!! If they took the ride out (like back to the future and kept the delorean) and put Jaws on display!!!

God, that pisses me off so much! I vaguely remember seeing this when I was around 4 or 5 (around '98-'99) and being amazed by it. The Amity Area and Jaws ride were always my favorites and I've been a lifelong fan of the film. That's SUCH a shame and such a waste. At the very fucking least, it should've been put indoors. You can see the difference even between the first two photos that the sun faded all of the colors on the shark and being left out in the Florida rain and humidity really did a number on cracking the material and rotting it away. The inside must've been all rusted. These are film artifacts and it makes me so upset to see people letting them waste away like that. Someone should start a museum for housing and restoration of movie props that would've otherwise wasted away in someone's garage.

This shark is still there but they have it stored in one of their back lots at the park. I have a photo of it that I randomly found on Tumblr. Some B list celebrity girl took a photo of herself with it when they were shooting something. It's all just striped down to it's metal skeleton now for some reason.

That's really sad

I don't think anyone cared because it was just Jaws 4. Had it been the shark from Jaws 1, it would probably be in the Smithsonian being cared for and cleaned daily.

That's a damn shame,man! I know the movie was shit, but at the very least take care of an aging star.

I was very fortunate to be able to visit this and even get to touch it. It was definitely in rough shape from the sun but it still had its teeth mostly. My first celebrity I’ve ever met 🦈

Wow... Such a shame that morons were put in charge of preserving that shark. It looked as if people pulled out the teeth to keep and he was weathered to all hell. Who cares if the movie sucked? The mechanical Sharks are awesome to see

What if they put sensors nearby so when walking pass it will flail about as if were alive

The shark looks great. Unfortunately, its shown way too much in the film and used carelessly, so it comes across as looking very fake. Sad that Universal would just let it sit around and rot.

This belongs in a museum not a back lot!

It honestly wasn't a bad model - it was just shot terribly in the movie. You can't put that in the sunshine and clear waters of the Bahamas and not have it look terrible. It's a shame it was left to rot. I luckily saw it in '93 when it was still in reasonable condition.

This is so sad to see! But also it was great for punters to see her up close whilst she was still around. If only she'd been stored in a darkened room indoors, she probably would have remained behind glass in mint condition. Thanks for sharing - great video

Last time I was there I sat in that grassy area by that stage and had no idea the shark used to sit in that area. That's pretty cool to think about

This is a clear hint that the other 3 JAWS Sharks r also gone although they may have never even went on display

I finally got to get on the jaws ride at Universal Studios years ago and I loved every minute of it. It stinks that its not there anymore.

I thought the shark from Revenge looked better than the ones from 2 and 3D. It's the only of them to have sharp, menacing teeth and dead, souless eyes- aside from Bruce. Such a shame to see a great piece of art be left to rot like that.

3:06 imagine driving behind that

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I'm a fan of Jaws films. Very suspenseful & acting. This ride looks fun.

While it wasn't the best looking shark, it's a very well-designed prop that was just used carelessly in the film itself. Sad to see it was just left sitting there, I don't know why they didn't keep it in an indoor exhibit.

This just breaks my heart that they would leave this mechanical shark left to rot I feel bad for him if I was alive back then I would definitely fix up the shark and definitely take good care of it

I have a very clear vision when i went in 2007 of this very shark on display. I remember seeing the shark on display at universal studios Florida! They must have moved it to a new spot. I remember it clear as day!

Rest in peace jaws the revenge 😢😢 you will be miss ❤😢😢 And... I love all your movies😢😢😢

Kinda sad seeing something like this. Being forgotten is probably one of the worst fates.

I remember this! I got to touch its tail!

It is still part of movie history and the movie jaws still makes people think twice about going in the water and that shark should still be preserved even though it was from movie number 4.

It's sad to see that this piece of Hollywood history was left to rot on the open grounds of Universal for so many years! I saw it in 1995 and still have my picture with it! After the clip of it on the back of the trailer heading down the road I wonder where it ultimately ended up. Probably a landfill somewhere! However recently the last surviving Bruce from the original Jaws movie has been recovered in a junkyard, restored and now resides at the new Academy Museum in Hollywood!

I really wanted to see the shark return and pick off the tourists at the end, but I'm glad that he was able to escape on the back of a truck to continue his vendetta against the Brodys.

That probably looked cool rolling down I4!

There was a 4th Bruce made from the original molds. Which has been preserved back to its original movie condition which will be on display at the museum of motion pictures. So glad there is one left.

I can't believe they left to rot a Movie Shark Icon like Jaws. I grew up in that era of those movies and i will preferred somebody who restore the Shark Machine and put it in a Museum or in Sea World for exhibition inside of a building so is not gonna get damaged by the inclements of weather.

Bruce the shark from the fourth film R.I.P 1987/2013 🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈 They could’ve used that shark in a museum. But no they left it rot

Rip Shark buddy you tried your best

Hey, they dont take care of something, now it rot away, Jaws is one of the best movies ive seen in my life

One of these sharks was on display at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry for a special exhibit in '87 or '88. They also had models of Skeletor's ship from "Masters of the Universe" and the Eagle Five Winnebago from "Spaceballs."

jaws was the reason to go. plus I liked King Kong. close it down. or fix it

How could they have done this to that shark? It's just sad. And now there's some lame ass amusement park there? Really? The shark was cooler than that.

Omg jaws is my favourite film. HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN TO THE BEST SHARK!?!

I remember seeing it in 1994, as you can imagine, it looked like it does in the 1995 shot in this video. Remember thinking it looks so gruesome.

Only the first shark had a striking coloration and looked like a Great White. Not to mention the slightly better sculpt and the eyes. Don't know why they changed that into this and made it look worse.

I really wish I was born earlier. Seriously if I knew about this, I would go out of my way to steal that. I mean COME ON, its not doing anything SITTING THERE

Memorys, visit in the studios in the early 90s, jaws, bttf all gone.. So sad.

I grew up on Cape Cod in Tea Ticket which is near Falmouth, during the shooting of the original Jaws on Martha's Vineyard. I remember after the filming was over, which was sometime in September of '74, seeing one of the three sharks loaded onto a barge and being tugged across the sound to the Cape on its way to a local scrap yard. They kept them stored in a boathouse in Vineyard Haven during shooting. Once filming ended, word around the Cape was the crew wanted to sink them off shore because they were so corroded and damaged by the frigid salt water that they were not worth shipping back to LA, but local authorities would not issue them permits to do so. So at least one of them ended up getting scrapped on the Cape. Don't know about the other two. I remember being on Bristol Beach and seeing the barge with one shark on it being pulled across from the Vineyard. They left one of the Orca's behind, too. They had two. Don't know where they were docked during filming. Maybe near Edgartown because one ended up being left on an inland beach off Katama Bay and it sat there for a long time. I'm sure it's no longer there. It's funny, though, because I remember being on my dad's Boston whaler and we would go out over to the Vineyard that summer and occasionally saw them filming on the Orca. They were very close to land when filming all those scenes. I get a laugh every time I watch the movie because the barges with all the camera equipment were placed in between the Orca and the beaches of Oaks Bluff where they shot most of the movie. That way the camera's never picked up the shoreline in the shots. All you saw in the background was open ocean. The Cape has a very shallow tidal shelf, so the filming of those Orca scenes that were supposed to take place several miles out on the open ocean were really just 4 hundred yards off shore in shallow water! The magic of the movies, I guess.

I was lucky enough to see the shark as a child before it was whisked away to a dump. I've always been a Jaws fan. I was also lucky enough to see it again in 2009 before it was completely destroyed the next year. As a chil, I didn't really pay much attention. But I'd spotted it in a dump, not exactly intact as the skin had worn and the animatronics were dead. But I touched it's nose and had a private moment with it. I felt sorry it hadn't been maintained to excellent standards. I even went to the extent of giving his nose a kiss goodbye before it was cut up and used for spare parts of something else. RIP JAWS 4 Shark.

Its a shame. Even though it was a bad movie it was a cool shark

Aww! I love that movie♥️

I have always been fascinated how mechanical animals are made and the shark Jaws from the iconic movie is supremely well done, the research creating the mechanics that goes into these models is extraordinary, the time and effort, if you think this is scary makes you shudder seeing this mechanical shark his mouth with all those teeth and his evil eyes. I know I would have a heart attack if I saw a real one in the ocean just pray I NEVER EVER will. Great stuff

I think the shark is cute.

This is the shark that roars in the film right?

I have to tell you guys that even if I knew this was fake and it was coming at me underneath the water..I would still loose my mind...I went swimming with dolphins once...when they came really fast towards you and all you can see is a fin it still made my fight or flight kick in :)

Bruce got restored because he deserved it, kinda thankful this sequel didnt get restored

I chatted with one of the workers at the jaws ride back in 2011 and when asked on the jaws IV and jaws III shark they had no clue but on the jaws 2 shark they said universal had them locked up since the 70s they wanted to preserve it. Idk if anyone has any confirmation on it. I'd love to know what happened to the jaws 3 shark

I wish this could happen to the dragon in diagon alley.

That's the last time I was there, in 1995, and I remember seeing Bruce then. My dad filmed it on an old VHS tape, it's somewhere around here. That is sad to know that's what happened to Bruce. :(

Jaws is one of the greatest films ever made and an iconic franchise overall. Universal should be ashamed for not protecting the mechanical sharks. Film history lost.

0:42 Smile You Son Of A Bitch !!!

Very Late update 2023- I’m happy to report an intelligent person(s) (smarter than Universal; actually anyone is smarter than Universal) bought the shark and donated him to a museum. Took several years of restoration (even took a mold just in case) but all is well. Bruce’s great grandson is alive and well. He’s now retired, spending most time in an LA museum I believe?? Open to public. Thank you to everyone who refurbished this piece of cinema history.

Sad, but this edited video made it quite humorous to me. I miss those old days, glad i got to enjoy seeing it before it lost all his teeth. Going to that junk lot hidden in the back was my fav spot because i was obsessed with sharks. Still am.

Thanks for the awesome footage :D

Poor shark😭😭😭!!!

I want it in my yard.

Quick update on Vengeance (the shark in this video) or Bruce 4.0, the shark has gotten a makeover from a highly received effects master and is going to be featured on display at a special event at the Academy Museum for Moving Pictures.

I think leaving the shark outside side to fall apart was Unversal's way of getting revenge on Jaws The Revenge

Shark abuse

I hate to say it but I was one of the people who helped peel away at the nose. I pulled a piece off in 2000 and kept it for years and years.

Poor Bruce. Gone but not forgotten.

Man jaws was one of the best shark movies on earth if the best

Bad movie but so sad and terrible to see that the shark that is hated in the movie gets rotten left away like garbage man so sad

It's understandable why this thing was left to rot, Jaws The Revenge sucked ass.

That shark should've been given to people who would ACTUALLY care for it. I can't believe the people who run universal studios decided to leave the shark to rot and fall apart. It's a shame the shark had to be thrown away. It just shows there are people in the world who wouldn't give a damn about looking after things. Especially props from movies.

Poor shark :( JAWS are the best shark movies ever.

The revenge sucked...I think every one agrees...but what a waste...the shark could have been displayed and not been associated w Jaws 4 ...just Jaws,,,and it would have been treated much differently .... . Too bad a bad script and movie doomed this piece to such a wasted existence . Was it just destroyed? Any one know !?

I can see this happening to the Jaws 4 shark because Jaws 4 sucked balls.

I saw this shark in action. I believe it was 1986. The Chicago Museum of Science and Industry had a SPFX exibit. This prop was part of it. They had the hydraulics hooked up and it would be activated every few minutes.

I know the movie wasn't great by any means, but it's kind of heartbreaking to see the shark left to rot like that.

Even though the movie is bad, it's sad to see the Shark disappear

This shows how little universal cares about the relics of one of their most popular blockbuster movie.

Jaws best shark movie ever

That’s a piece of film history and they let it rot a shark from the greatest shark franchise ever jaws 4 might not have been the best jaws movie it’s still sad