When a bankrupt studio hustles the government to bankroll a mermaid sexploitation flick, chaos and casting couches ensue.
DEEP JAWS
A movie studio was planning on making a sexploitation film about mermaids before it went bankrupt. So a plan is devised to get the government to finance the film for them.
Deep Jaws is a 1976 American comedy film directed by Perry Dell about a bankrupt movie studio scheming to get government funding for a sexploitation mermaid film, leading to comic misadventures with casting couches and political affairs.
Synopsis
- Director
- Perry Dell
- Writers
- Manuel Conde, Walt Davis, Charles Teitel
- Release
- 1976
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Genres
- Comedy
Why Cult
The film-within-a-film is a mermaid sexploitation romp, cooked up by scheming producers and played for comic effect.
Watch bureaucratic absurdity as the studio tries to con the government into bankrolling their questionable cinematic vision.
The infamous casting couch gets a comedic spotlight as desperate producers hustle to make their film a reality.
Featuring a Secretary of State tangled up in a studio affair, the film skewers both Hollywood and politics for laughs.
Questions from the Vault
What is Deep Jaws about? +
Deep Jaws is about a bankrupt movie studio that schemes to get government funding for a sexploitation mermaid film, leading to comic situations involving casting couches and a political affair.
When was Deep Jaws released? +
Deep Jaws was released in 1976.
Who directed Deep Jaws? +
Perry Dell directed Deep Jaws.
How long is Deep Jaws? +
Deep Jaws has a runtime of 89 minutes.
What genre is Deep Jaws? +
Deep Jaws is a comedy film.
Where can I watch Deep Jaws? +
Deep Jaws is available to stream on SassyFlix.
