There was a time when the Italian film industry copied American models and reaped huge profits. In 1981 a transalpine production company dared to make an exploitation version of Jaws and Jaws 2 while Universal was preparing the third official installment. The Last Shark was successfully released in several countries with the title Jaws 3 or The Last Jaws making a huge impact but in the United States it instantly got sued sparking an epic conflict between Jaws.