| Overall: | D |
|---|---|
| Violence: | D |
| Sexual Content: | C- |
| Language: | C- |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | C- |
| Run Time: | 85 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 03 Jan 2012 |
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After watching a movie with your children or students, we encourage parents and teachers to look for education opportunities to teach with movies. Here are a few discussion topics that can help with lesson plans or teaching in the home.
Does the character chosen to be the first shark victim in this film surprise you? What racial and regional stereotypes do you see? Who is rich and smart? Who is struggling in school? Why do you think these depictions persist in American movies?
You can learn more about Cookiecutter Sharks here:
http://www.elasmo-research.org/education/ecology/deepsea-cookiecutter.htm

Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for