# Santa Jaws

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{{Short description|2018 American film}}
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| name           = Santa Jaws
| image          = Santa Jaws 2018 movie poster.jpeg
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| director       = [Misty Talley](/source/Misty_Talley)
| writer         = Jake Kiernan
| producer       = 
| starring       = [Reid Miller](/source/Reid_Miller)<br>[Miles Doleac](/source/Miles_Doleac)
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| released       = {{film date|2018|8|15|SyFy}}
| runtime        = 88 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
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'''''Santa Jaws''''' is a 2018 American Christmas horror comedy film written by Jake Kiernan, directed by [Misty Talley](/source/Misty_Talley) and starring [Reid Miller](/source/Reid_Miller) and [Miles Doleac](/source/Miles_Doleac).<ref>{{cite web|last=Korngut|first=Josh|title='Santa Jaws': 5 Reasons It's The Ultimate Feel Good Christmas Horror Movie|date=December 22, 2021|website=Dread Central|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/420693/santa-jaws-5-reasons-its-the-ultimate-feel-good-christmas-horror-movie/|accessdate=October 28, 2024}}</ref>

==Premise==
Trying not to spend time with his family during Christmas, Cody makes a wish by drawing a shark wearing a Santa Claus hat, until the animal manifests itself and starts killing the local population.

==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
*[Reid Miller](/source/Reid_Miller) as Cody
*Courtney Lauren Cummings as Jena
*Carrie Lazar as Caroline
*Jim Klock as Peter
*Hawn Tran as Steve
*Haviland Stillwell as Georgia
*[Miles Doleac](/source/Miles_Doleac) as Mike
*Arthur Marroquin as Josh
*Scott Allen Perry as Clark
*[Ritchie Montgomery](/source/Ritchie_Montgomery) as Papa Joe
}}

==Production==
The film was shot in [Louisiana](/source/Louisiana).<ref>{{cite news|last=Bergeron|first=Judy|title=Beware: Louisiana-shot 'Santa Jaws' debuts tonight as part of Syfy's Sharknado Week|date=August 14, 2018|newspaper=The Advocate|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/entertainment_life/movies_tv/beware-louisiana-shot-santa-jaws-debuts-tonight-as-part-of-syfys-sharknado-week/article_9ac3d232-9fe0-11e8-a031-3bb99b96cf72.html|accessdate=October 28, 2024|url-access=subscription}}</ref>

==Release==
The film premiered on [Syfy](/source/Syfy) on August 15, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|last=Scott|first=Ryan|title=Santa Jaws: Insane Christmas Shark Extravaganza Hits Syfy Tonight|date=August 15, 2018|website=MovieWeb|url=https://movieweb.com/santa-jaws-movie-syfy-premiere-date-sharknado-week/|accessdate=October 28, 2024}}</ref>  The film was also released in the Surfside Playhouse in [Surfside, Florida](/source/Surfside%2C_Florida) on December 10, 2021.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sonnenberg|first=Maria|title=Holiday favorites 'Santa Jaws,' 'Merry and Bright' return to Brevard theaters|date=December 7, 2021|newspaper=Florida Today|url=https://www.floridatoday.com/story/entertainment/2021/12/07/mct-surfside-offer-variety-shows-get-you-holiday-spirit/8886455002/|accessdate=October 28, 2024}}</ref>

==Reception==
Chris Coffell of [Bloody Disgusting](/source/Bloody_Disgusting) awarded the film three "skulls" out of five, saying: "I’m not really a big fan of the shark mashup movies that SyFy and The Asylum regularly pump out. A lot of them have a thin premise built off one joke that quickly dies out and they typically seem to be hastily made in order to just get another one out. A lot of these absurd movies could actually be fun if they were made with real effort in an attempt to be good. Most fail to do that. Fortunately, ''Santa Jaws'' ain’t most."<ref name=BD>{{cite web|last=Coffell|first=Chris|title=[Review] We Watched 'Santa Jaws' and It Was Better Than Most Syfy Shark Movies|date=August 15, 2018|website=Bloody Disgusting|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/reviews/3515708/review-i-watched-santa-jaws-and-it-was-pretty-good/|accessdate=January 5, 2025}}</ref>

==See also==
*[Christmas horror](/source/Christmas_horror)
*[List of Christmas films](/source/List_of_Christmas_films)
*[List of horror films of 2018](/source/List_of_horror_films_of_2018)
*[List of holiday horror films](/source/List_of_holiday_horror_films)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|8305692}}
* {{rotten-tomatoes|santa_jaws}}

Category:Films shot in Louisiana
Category:2018 American films
Category:2018 English-language films
Category:2018 comedy horror films
Category:American comedy horror films
Category:2010s Christmas horror films
Category:American Christmas horror films
Category:2010s Christmas comedy films
Category:American Christmas comedy films
Category:2018 films

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