) ▁st arring ▁Bill ▁Pa xt on , ▁The ▁Power ▁( 1 9 8 4 ), ▁Al ley ▁Cat ▁( 1 9 8 4 ), ▁and ▁Mut ant ▁( 1 9 8 4 ) ▁st arring ▁Bo ▁Hop kins . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁F VI ▁acquired ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁Italian ▁film ▁Great ▁White , ▁a ▁thin ly ▁ve iled ▁J aws ▁rip - off ▁st arring ▁James ▁Francis cus ▁and ▁Vic ▁Mor row . ▁Mont oro ▁and ▁F VI ▁spent ▁over ▁$ 4 ▁million ▁in ▁advert ising ▁in ▁the ▁U . S ., ▁but ▁Universal ▁Pictures ▁prompt ly ▁file d ▁a ▁law suit , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁too ▁derivative ▁of ▁J aws . ▁Universal ▁won ▁the ▁law suit ▁and ▁Great ▁White ▁was ▁pulled ▁from ▁the ▁the aters ▁after ▁one ▁week ▁of ▁release . ▁The ▁failure ▁of ▁Great ▁White ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁mon et ary ▁loss ▁for ▁F VI . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁F VI ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁ver ge ▁of ▁collapse ▁due ▁to ▁multiple ▁financial ▁issues ▁including ▁the ▁release ▁failure ▁of ▁Great ▁White , ▁the ▁poor ▁box ▁office ▁performance ▁of ▁F VI ' s ▁final ▁film ▁Mut ant , ▁and ▁a ▁pending ▁divor ce ▁settlement ▁of ▁Mont oro ' s . ▁Sur pr ising ▁many ▁within ▁the ▁industry , ▁Mont oro ▁took ▁ 1 ▁million ▁dollars ▁from ▁F VI ▁and ▁van ished , ▁never ▁to ▁be ▁seen ▁again . ▁Film ▁Vent ures ▁International ▁officially ▁closed ▁its ▁doors ▁in ▁