Shark Attack (film)
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| 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 | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Danny Dimbort Avi Lerner Trevor Short |
| Producer | Mandy Branch |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Release | May 28, 1999 |
Shark Attack is a 1999 television action thriller film by Lionsgate that first premiered on HBO directed by Bob Misiorowski and starring Casper Van Dien, Jenny McShane and Ernie Hudson.[1] 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.
Plot
[edit]When marine biologist Steven McKray learns that a friend died in a mysterious shark attack in South Africa, he decides to find out what really happened. Upon arriving in the village, he meets Lawrence Rhodes, a local hotel owner, and scientist Miles Craven, who informs Steven of the mysterious increase in shark attacks in the area. When Steven teams up with his late friend's sister for a fact-finding dive, they make a surprising discovery.
Cast
[edit]- 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
- Anton Dekker as Jan
- Tony Caprari as Mani
- Dave Ridley as Mr. Hacker
- Simo Magwase as Tanka
- Mike Mvelase as Mabunda
- Kwesi Malinga as Mrs. Rhodes
- Twelopele Tsotsotso as Tadesse
- Douglas Bristow as doctor Puri
- Caroline Barkhuizen as night nurse
- Pepsy Mahunisi as elder leader
- Eloise Cupido as hotel desk clerk
- Bradley Meyer as boy in the boat
- Roly Jansen as fishing tourist on the boat
Reception
[edit]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]
Sequels
[edit]Two direct-to-video sequels followed Shark Attack. Shark Attack 2 was released in 2000, while 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 films entirely and acts as a stand-alone sequel to them.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Deming, Mark (2015). "Shark Attack (1999)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015.
- ^ a b "Shark Attack". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
- ^ "Shark Attack". TheMovieReport.com. Retrieved August 23, 2021.