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    It is OK and it has kept my interest enough to watch the
    second half tonite.  But I guess I have to admit that I am watching
    it because of William Peterson, not because of the squid.
    I pretty much watch anything he is in.  
    
    Mo
    

    I guess they figure it's been long enough since Jaws was released to
    make a movie that's almost exactly the same but with a different
    aquatic species.
    
    I found it a little slow starting, but I sure did know where it was
    going.

     I felt the first part wasn't bad.  Tonight will be the litmus test.
    
    -Bill

    I feel the same way as .1 There is something about William Peterson
    that I find very watchable in him...He was in "MANHUNTER" which was 
    the first installment of the "Silence of the Lambs" and I thought he 
    was superb in.   He also starred in "HARD PROMISES" with
    Sissy Spacek.  Right now he is in "Night of the Iguana" on Broadway.
    I think he was in "COUSINS"  with Ted Danson too... Does anyone
    else know any other flick he was in.... curious...
    
    Donna

    
    	Eesh.  Wait a minute and I'll post a filmography.  8^)
    

    
    	All I see listed is "The Beast".
    

    
    
       He is in the movie "Fear" that is out right now, he plays the father
    
    of Reese Witherspoon, who's being terrorized by Marky Mark.  I also
    
    remember him in an HBO movie called "Long Gone" where he played a
    
    baseball player on the down-side of his career, it came out about the
    
    same time as "Field of Dreams".
    
    
                                                    Jeff
    

    
    Not bad for a tv movie.
    
    Sure took a lot of scenes, and storylines from "Jaws". Been years
    since I read the book.But heard that 2/3 of this movie wasn't in
    the book.
    
    Not enough terror, suspense and gore to be a real thriller.
    
    But that's television.
 
    

    Also agree not bad for a TV movie, NBC especially; a few nits, but
    overall kept me somewhat entertained.
    
    -Bill

    William Peterson was also in "To Live and Die in LA".  He played
    a Federal Treasury agent also starring Willem DaFoe - great
    movie.
    
    Mo
    

    
    Finally!  "To Live and Die In LA" was a terrific movie, and the
    one where I learned to start watching Peterson, DaFoe, and John
    Turturro.
    
    Directed by William Freidken ("Exorcist," "French Connection").
    
    Best car chase ever.
    
    - Sean

    Caught some of the first night (when grumpy old men was in commercial),
    enough to see many "jaws with tentacle" scenes. However, it got me
    interested enough I watched some of the second night.  However, I was very
    dissappointed with the ending. At 10:50 I remember looking at the TV
    guide to see if the movie was going to run longer than 11pm 'cause I
    couldn't see how they'd finish it so quickly, but they did..... a
    definate let-down ending.
    
    I kept expecting Richard Dreyfuss to pop back up.
    
    I'd rate it fair or worse.
    
    janetb.
    

    I think they should have let it live....then we could have
    Revenge of the Beast in 3D!!! :):)
    
    RS

    Re .4:
    > > Does anyone
    > >    else know any other flick he was in.... curious...
    
    William Peterson played Chuck's dad in "Amazing Grace and Chuck".
    
    (From what I can gather I am one of about 6 people in the world who 
    likes this movie.)

    >>     All I see listed is "The Beast".
    
    Shawn - I think his last name is spelled "Petersen", in case that makes
    a difference

    
    	Then why did it find his name under "The Beast"?  Unless that's
    	the only 1 that's wrong, of course.
    

    
    	"The Beast" lists William L. Peterson.
    

                            William L. Petersen

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The IMDb has filmographies for William L. Petersen in the following
categories:
    
     Actor Producer

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Actor filmography

       1. Fear (1996) .... Steve Walker
          ... aka Obsession mortelle (1996)
       2. "Return to Lonesome Dove" (1993) (mini)TV Series .... Gideon
          Walker
       3. Curacao (1993) (TV)
       4. Keep the Change (1992) (TV) .... Joe Starling
       5. Passed Away (1992) .... Frank Scanlan
       6. Hard Promises (1991) .... Joey
       7. "Kennedys of Massachusetts, The" (1990) (mini)TV Series ....
          Joseph P. Kennedy
       8. Young Guns II (1990) .... Pat Garrett

       9. Cousins (1989) .... Tom
      10. Amazing Grace and Chuck (1987) .... Russell
          ... aka Silent Voice (1987)
      11. Long Gone (1987) (TV) .... Cecil "Stud" Cantrell
      12. Manhunter (1986) .... Will Graham
          ... aka Red Dragon: The Pursuit of Hannibal Lecter (1986)
      13. To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) .... Richard Chance
      14. Thief (1981) .... Katz & Jammer Bartender
          ... aka Violent Street (1981)

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Producer filmography

       1. Keep the Change (1992) (TV)

    By far Petersen's best movie role was that of Cecil "Stud" Cantrell in
    the HBO movie "Long Gone", costarring Dermot Mulroney and the delicious
    Virginia Madsen.  It is one of the best baseball movies ever made, a
    faithful adaptation of a terrific Paul Hemphill novel.
    
    NAZZ

    It was a good movie.  I think I still have it on tape somewhere.
    Will have to dig it out to watch it again.
    
    Mo