Shark Attack (film)
Shark Attack is a 1999 television film directed by Bob Misiorowski and starring Casper Van Dien, Jenny McShane and Ernie Hudson.[1]
| Shark Attack | |
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| Written by | Scott Devine William Hooke |
| Directed by | Bob Misiorowski |
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| Music by | Serge Colbert |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Distributor | Martien Holdings A.V.V. |
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| Original release | May 28, 1999 |
Premise
In a once tranquil African fishing village, a marine biologist searches for answers when his friend becomes a victim in a series of brutal shark attacks.
Cast
- Casper Van Dien as Steven McKray
- Ernie Hudson as Lawrence Rhodes
- Jenny McShane as Corinne Desantis
- Cordell McQueen as Marc Desantis
- Bentley Mitchum as Dr. Miles Craven
- Chris Olley as Police Chief
- Jacob Makgoba as Machete Policeman
- Paul Ditchfield as Professor Bookman
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 0% based on reviews from 5 critics.[2]
Scott Weinberg of eFilmCritic.com gave it 2/5 and called it "Hilariously bad (and therefore entertaining) Z- grade shark horror."[2] Michael Dequina at TheMovieReport.com was critical of the film saying "The title takes a back seat to some boring conspiracy mumbo-jumbo."[3] Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World wrote: "I didn't expect to see a Jaws, but at least the story should have been better acted."[4]
Sequels
Two direct-to-video sequels followed Shark Attack. Shark Attack 2 was released in 2000, Shark Attack 3: Megalodon was released in 2002. Shark Attack 2 briefly mentions the events of the first film while Shark Attack 3: Megalodon ignores the first two movies entirely and acts as a stand-alone sequel to them.
See also
- List of killer shark films