10 Actors Who Knew Their Action Movie Was Doomed From Day One

10. Michael Caine – Jaws: The Revenge

When Steven Spielberg directed Jaws (1977), he changed the face of the blockbuster monster movie by supplying one of the highest grossing pictures of all time, which can still be considered a masterpiece to this day. It’s a film which probably did not need any sequels, yet its success was always going to determine otherwise. As with many franchises, it’s fair to say that in the case of Jaws each movie slowly diminished in terms of quality, culminating in Jaws: The Revenge (1987), which featured iconic British acting veteran Sir Michael Caine in a chief supporting role.

The movie was widely panned and signalled the nail in the coffin for the Jaws series with its far-fetched storyline of a shark seeking revenge against the family of the first two film’s protagonist. This was a strange supernatural element to add to the story, which must have appeared slightly bizarre at the script reading stage. But, at this middling point in his career, it seems Michael Caine was willing to take whatever roles came his way and offered a decent pay check.

Whilst looking back at his involvement during an appearance on The Jonathan Ross Show, Caine explained, “Somebody said, ‘Have you ever seen Jaws 4?’ I said, ‘No. But I’ve seen the house it bought for my mum. It’s fantastic!" He added; "The bleeding shark didn’t even work on that. I thought we were in trouble when the shark didn’t work!”