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5. The Passing Of The Torch That Never Was In Jaws: The Revenge

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One of the greatest movies in the history of cinema, Jaws was followed up in 1978 by the oft-overlooked Jaws 2. But while some have an appreciation for that second Jaws picture, there's even less love for the 3-D shenanigans of Jaws 3.

By the time of a fourth Jaws film, one of the few hopes surrounding the opening of the movie was that Sean Brody would get to pick up from where his father left off in those first two pictures.

Sean was a toddler in Steven Spielberg's Jaws, a pre-teen in Jeannot Szwarc's Jaws 2 and an adventure-seeking young adult in Jaws 3-D. By the time of Jaws: The Revenge, we found a Sean Brody who was a police deputy destined to follow in the footsteps of Chief Martin Brody.

The idea of a fourth Jaws film wasn't all that appealing at the time of its 1987 release, but franchise fans at least hoped that Sean would get to finally take centre-stage. And while the opening moments of Jaws: The Revenge saw Sean keeping an eye on Amity Island in a way befitting his old man, all hope of seeing the youngest Brody offspring being the film's focal point were thrown away after 10 minutes.

Heading out to investigate a stray log that's causing problems for a buoy, Sean is met by a gnarly shark that bites off his arm before ultimately finishing the job.

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