Is There a 'Jaws' Archetype for Every Character?

"Anyway, dude, you are totally reaching with those comparisons. Post failed."

If you look at all the movies post-Jaws of this nature, you'll find there is almost an exact copy of the main characters of Jaws. The most egregious example is probably "Grizzly"- a movie they might as well have titled "Land Jaws". Kingdom of the Spiders rips Jaws off a little more artfully. In this case, the only real egregious ripoff character is Mayor Connor.

That being said, I really like this movie for the reason it doesn't take itself too seriously. Shatner and Bolling are fun to watch, and there are a lot of great minor characters too, my favorite being the gas station owner played by Hoke Howell. But you really can't deny the Jaws formula.