Jaws the Revenge Clips - DVD vs BBC cut 

The boat piercing the shark makes more sense than it blowing up. Never seen that end before. Thanks.

seeing all the machinery of the shark in this comparison video has definitely made my day lol

HOLY CRAP. I had read about the giant square in the bottom, had no idea how BAD it was..... you see it like 3 times

0:45 I see why the Shark was so hungry! A good 'lot of him was missing!

Don't know why but I have an inexplicable affection for this movie. It's great to see the shark platforms as well. Looked for them in the original Jaws but couldn't see anything, they did a fantastic job with that.

The BBC ending is actually the original theatrical release ending.

Attack of the Crane Monster

I still laugh at the girl at 4:11 each time I watch this film: "Ah, I forgot my line!"

Thanks for posting this. I spent ages trying to tell my friend about seeing Jaws the Revenge and seeing all the machinery underneath the shark in various shots but when I went to show them the dvd it was cropped out. Now I can show them this and what I meant!

Why do I get the impression that the only person who gave a rap in making this movie was Michael Small, the guy who did the music for this one? Because that, and Michael Caine's 'Oh Shit!' are the only two good things in it!!

I like that Jaws 4 payed homage to the first Jaws film too. I know they say this film is the worst out of all the films, but it isn’t THAT bad. All I’m saying is that it could’ve been better.

BBC ending was better.

I remember seeing that cut on TV in the mid 90's and it spun me out how different it was.

0:46 open matte was hilarious

Many thanks for posting this video, lebombe. It was interesting seeing the shark rig in action after only seeing the one for the original movie in photos. It made me think of the visible sled in White Buffalo.

I cannot believe this scared me when I was little. My dad was always into with watching the first one with me...but this, never. I get it now for sure lol

Ha ha, Ellen's flashback in the BBC has an added aspect ratio difference. Guess, she has Premiere Pro for memory correction.

This movie need a remake

0:47 Welp, BBC gaves that suspense away... And on 5:38 on the BBC version, I like that shark's death better cuz' it's less stupid and dumb than the other on DVD...

oh wow! i've only seen the BBC edit once before and it was on a fan site that shut down; I have really been hoping to catch this again. Thanksomuch for posting, it is downright jawdropping the lack of f***s given during the making of this movie.!

"You were only supposed to blow the bloody shark up!"

I remember seeing a cut of JTR on BBC One on a Saturday night in the summer of 1995. It was on at around 6.30pm and was cut to hell. Practically all of the banana boat attack was excised (no shots of the woman in the shark's mouth at all) and most blood and "scary bits" trimmed down to almost nothing. The film ended up being, no joke, about 1 hour 15 mins long.

It's open matte on the BBC version since the film was shot in Super 35.

This is more common than you think! A lot of films made around the 1980s and 1990s are released under so-called widescreen format....which means they actually crop off the top and bottom of the frame.

Thanks, I thought I had erased all trace of this from my memory once. Now I have it in there again.

The same could probably apply to all the 'Jaws' movies. When lacking the correct aspect ratio, there's typically all manner of unintended things that can be seen by the viewer in the frame. Typically, correct ratio will eliminate boom microphones, etc. that are often captured in the image overall during shooting (with the assumption that they will be 'cropped' out later), but here it's Bruce's mechanics. Indeed, the formerly oddball compositional choices of some of the shark shots (i.e. 0:59 and 1:03) are now easy to understand!

The BBC version just shows you how to shark is moved. At 1:54 you can definitely see a rig of some sort under the shark moving it forward. At 0:43 and 1:13 you see something under the shark that moves it forward. And at 2:55, what does the shark has in it's mouth? It looks like balloons, but are only seen for a split second.

I just love how those people are running away as if the sharks gonna grow legs and chase them down to eat them😅😂

The first BBC clip was terrible because of the shark's mechanisms but the final clip (where he is impaled) was great

OMG! You can definitely see the platform. Wth!

Love the Part in Jaws. When Brody says Smile you Son of a Bitch

The director just didn't care that the shark's rig was showing. Absolutely sloppy.

Can someone explain to me why the DVD version has the shark blow up at the end?

anybody here Michael caine say: I'm over here after ellen said Michael 6:04 FAIL

I had this exact version recorded on VHS from BBC TV. At the time I was studying A Level Film Studies and Media at College so I took it in and showed it during a lesson as an example of screen width and presentation.

Whoever edited the BBC TV version deserves a medal for the worst editing ever. After seeing that, I now love the cliff in Jurassic Park

SMILE YOU SON OF A BIT!

I can’t believe they used the crappy ending on the DVD

It's like BBC knew that no amount of cropping could ever improve this dumpster fire of a movie, so they just didn't bother.

Is there someone who knows where can I download the full BBC cut?

Amazed this director and his editor got away with this but then again Spielberg and szwarc were slick filming jaws 1 and 2 in murkier water.

The Energizer Shark...it's keeps going...

I remember watching this on tv and you can still see all the wires and animatronic parts it was silly and dumb but the ending was better than the explosion

where can see alternate cut actually? in prime video is this or bluray version

I know I have this on VHS somewhere, recorded off the BBC back in the day. Just need to find it. Also check out BBC's airing off Arachnophobia too. Same issue, unmatted and in some shots you could see the animatronic rod sticking up the large spider's ass! XD

The shark roars like King Kong.

Another wonderful movie to the JAWS family.

Hey the BBC thing does it show all that stuff on the AMC channel when it plays this?

The BBC ending made more sense

micheal sounded like jon tron when he said "jesus christ"

Hello, I want to buy that BBC recording. I looked for it many years ago and I have a project that I want to do with it.

This is the way it was meant to be seen!

Still prefer the original shark death. Oh well, at least in the re-edit Mario survives.

why did the shark follow him? And can one outswim a shark?

3:44,3:47,3:49,3:46,3:39

4:32 - damn the BBC version REALLY has the already ridiculous shark coming FAR out of the water. hahaha. come on, guys. the first movie wasn't like this. you really expect us to think that a shark can stand on hind legs and bend at the waist to eat Jake?

the version that was on netflix is the bbc one, you can tell by the "stab & jake dead" ending

Aaaah... good old VHS

I can't believe the people responsible didn't notice or care how the open matte revealed all the shark's mechanisms. No one seemed to give a fuck. Compare this with Spielberg and Joe Alves shooting insert shots on their own time and dollar just to make _Jaws_ a better movie. They lavished all their time and energy on it, even the small details.

It goes to show poor filing capabilities. There are better ways to set up a shot. I always hated the shark at the bottom of the frame...even though I knew why. However, I love seeing the mechanics for behind the scenes stuff. Great video and comparison. USA TV did not have the open matte for 4:3. Cool stuff.

5:03 At least they both have my favorite part!!! :D

I would’ve still shit my pants, crane or not. Especially if I were on the banana boat scene. Can you imagine not screaming your lungs out with that thing jumping out of the water? Lol. Machinery sounds or not, it might have been pretty frightening. I still hate what they did with this movie, but what can you do. Studios and their dumbass schedules.

Well at least the DVD version actually tried hiding all the wires from the shark in the scene where Michael was getting chased by it.

I don't know for some reason you can see more of the screen in the BBC version

Is this full version BBC cut of this movie available in anywhere?

Look carefully during the sunken boat chase and you'll spot a random 'flash frame' too ala The Exocist.

hello, would you share this recording with me?, or how much would you sell it to me?

JAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE!!!

So, forgive me for asking if it’s already been answered - so was Jaws The Revenge originally filmed in 4:3? And the final release is actually cropped?

The fact that the uncropped version aired on tv is just so bizarre lol. I imagine a good chunk of movies would have visible mics, crew members, wires, etc if they were shown in their improperly cropped state. Again, i can't wrap my head around why someone who make the decision to show a version of the film that is essentially not edited completely

On the BBC version I can always see the thing that's holding the shark

Isn't there another version where Jake survives the attack at the end as well? I'm sure i didnt dream this.

Will there be another Jaws???

Who I saw Jaws 3D I thought it would be impossible to make a worse Jaws movie. Then Jaws 4 came out... Nuff said...

i like the UK DVD

Where the hell did all th emoney go?

the dvd aspect ratio is heavily cropped

Damn we need a bbc version on dvd

I only like DVD on Widescreen.

Clearly no one checked the edit before showing it. That first shot of the hollow inside is bad enough!

in the BBC version of the shark... YOU CAN ALL WAYS SEE THE ROBOTIC ARM!

And Action Crane ! The Shark is NOT Working !! it looks high and stoned ! and thentries to eat the boat with too much hot sauce , had a heart attack and died ! but its a better ending than the- "Cut n paste " job from The 1st one ! not the mention the Ridicous plot line ! Which was as bad as the camera work showing the CRANE ! ABOUT 3TIMES ! no wonder that director never worked again ! Michael Small did a great job to embelish the John Williams Theme . Made it even more scary i thought. One thing i never understood about this movie . Apparntly, they Found the Original Diagrams from the 1st movie on how to build the Shark , so how come the 1st one looked real and this one looked like a mechanailly led plastic maiko with, quite an obvious Crane keel ! ??

How Can This Film Would Be Awful, It was A Good Cinematography.

I never understood why the shark exploded on the UK DVD version.

Jaws The Revenge is came out July 17th,1987

4:31 L0L How does that posible!?

It's the fact they didn't even try and cover up the animatronics like really? Just put like a filter or cover it idk. In the BBC one

Apex Predator

Do they all die in the bbc version

omg 1987

So the vhs was open matted

4:38, he literally turns round and sits in the sharks mouth

The VHS death of the shark was cooler

the bbc version is waaaaaay better than the dvd version. who agrees?

Never ride a banana boat after this scene. Or before. And I gave up bananas.

In the BBC version there is lots of mistakes

The TV A.K.A BBC And AMC Ver Of Jaws 4 5:38

The BBC Version Was Awsome but We Can see Shark Machinery Its Like A Laserdisc But Isnt That Broadcasted In 1990s?

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Wow, arent widescreen versions supposed to show more picture on the sides rather than cutting it off of top and bottom?? This is a ripoff!