As of July 2015, this was the lowest rated movie on IMDB, overtaking Saving Christmas (2014). It was pushed down to the #2 spot in September.
The shark image used in some poster art of this movie is a free stock image. It has been shared in many wallpaper websites since late 90's, and was also used for the DVD cover of Les dents d'acier (1977).
The temperature during filming was so hot that actors and actresses would be dry within minutes of being in the water.
Riffed for Rifftrax in 2023 by MST3K alums Kevin Murphy, Michael J. Nelson and Bill Corbett.