Shark season is upon us! What better way to celebrate than by recognizing great shark scenes…in non shark movies? That’s right, you’ve got your Jawss and your Deep Blue Seas, but what happens when sharks randomly pop up in other movies? Let’s find out!
5. Batman v. Shark
Have you ever wanted to see Adam West’s Batman fight an obviously fake shark? Well you can! That’s right, Batman fought an ornery shark (who was apparently just hanging out, right below the surface of the ocean, waiting to chomp someone’s leg) whilst trying to conquer an evil water-based plot in 1966’s Batman: The Movie. Luckily, the Boy Wonder himself was there to help the Caped Crusader. Although, it was kind of his fault in the first place. Holy angry shark, Batman!
4. Frickin’ Sharks with Frickin’ Laser Beams
In the original Austin Powers, mad scientist Dr. Evil (Mike Myers) asked for some frickin’ sharks with some frickin’ laser beams attached to their frickin’ heads. He finally gets some in the series’ third film, Goldmember, courtesy of his son, Scott Evil (Seth Green) There really is no better way to tell your evil scientist father that you love him than by giving him some weaponized fish. Check out the extra deadly critters below. With real laser action!
3. “It’s not Snowflake!”
In this scene from Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, the eponymous sleuth is undercover at a party and searching for Snowflake the Dolphin. Instead he finds Bone Cruncher the Shark (note: this is probably not the shark’s actual name). Ace falls in the shark’s tank and quickly does his impression of the girl from the beginning of Jaws. Only it’s funny because it’s Jim Carrey. Ace not only survives, he plays off the attack by pretending he was merely taking a massive shit.
2. License to Shark
It makes sense that sharks would pop up in a James Bond flick. They’re both badass! In License to Kill, James (Timothy Dalton) is up against some drug smugglers, and he naturally uses a shark to kill one of them. James’ buddy Felix was also chewed on by some sharks at the beginning of the flick, so the filmmakers must have had a thing for fish.
1. Joe Versus the Shark
In Joe Versus the Volcano, Joe Banks (Tom Hanks) leaves his dead end job (“I know he can get the job…but can he DO the job?”) to sacrifice himself for the soda loving people of the island of Waponi Woo (long story). During his journey, Joe and his ship’s crew are doing a bit of fishing. Well, Joe’s trying to fish, but, in typical Joe fashion, he’s kind of a lovable klutz with a fishing pole. But suddenly, he hooks a big one! Unfortunately for our hero, it’s a hammerhead shark. Joe turns out to be a practitioner of the catch-and-shit-your-pants-and-release method of fishing, so everything turns out okay.
What are your favorite random shark scenes?