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*Sharktopus*
Sharktopus
Written by	Mike MacLean
Directed by	Declan O'Brien
Starring	Eric Roberts
Music by	Tom Hiel
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Roger Corman; Julie Corman co-producer Robert Roessel
Editor	Vikram Kale
Running time	89 mins.
Original release
Network	Syfy
Release	September 25, 2010

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Sharktopus is a 2010 SyFy original horror/science fiction film produced by Roger Corman, directed by a flaming homosexual named Declan O'Brien, and starring Eric Roberts.^[1] It is the first film in the "Sharktopus" franchise.

Plot

The U.S. Navy commissions a group known as "Blue Water" to genetically engineer a half-shark, half-octopus for combat. During a demonstration by Dr. Nathan Sands (Eric Roberts) where the creature is attacking drug traffickers off of Santa Monica, the creature called Sharktopus escapes the control of its creators and makes its way to Puerto Vallarta. Hunted by Blue Water and a television crew, Sharktopus attacks numerous beach-goers including a woman on the beach with a metal detector as a man walking on the beach sees that and after she is taken, he leans over and picks up an old coin and bites it to see if it is real. Then Dr. Sands is killed by the creature's sharp tentacles. The news woman Stacy, and her cameraman Bones are also killed. Sharktopus is eventually defeated by detonating explosives embedded in its brain.

Cast

Eric Roberts as Dr. Nathan Sands
Sara Malakul Lane as Nicole Sands
Kerem Bürsin as Andy Flynn
Héctor Jiménez as Bones
Liv Boughn as Stacy Everheart
Shandi Finnessey as Stephie
Peter Nelson as Commander Cox (credited as Calvin Persson)
Elgar Horowitz as Ellie Loveshaft
Greg Norte as Gordon
Roger Corman as Man on Beach (uncredited)

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, Sharktopus has a 50% approval rating from critics, based on 6 reviews.^[2]

Home media

Sharktopus was released to DVD and Blu-ray on March 15, 2011.

A limited edition soundtrack album containing Tom Hiel's musical score to Sharktopus was released by BSX Records in 2012, and is available on CD and digital mp3.

Sequels

In an interview with Flixist.com, producer Roger Corman said that he may do a sequel to the film.^[3] A similarly themed movie, Piranhaconda, was released in 2012.

Two official sequels called Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda, which was released on August 2, 2014, and Sharktopus vs. Whalewolf,^[4] which premiered on July 19, 2015 during Sharknado Week on the SyFy Channel.^[5]

References

^ Sharktopus overview, "The New York Times"
^ Sharktopus at Rotten Tomatoes
^ "Flixclusive: Roger Corman thinking about Sharktopus 2". Flixist. 2011-10-20. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
^ "'Sharktopus' On Syfy: A Pteracuda And A Mermantula Are On Their Way". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
^ TV By The Numbers (2015-07-15). "Syfy Announces 'Sharknado Week' Schedule | TV By The Numbers by zap2it.com | Page 431493". Tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. Retrieved 2015-12-23.

External links

[1] Sharktopus overview, "The New York Times"

[2] Sharktopus at Rotten Tomatoes

[3] "Flixclusive: Roger Corman thinking about Sharktopus 2". Flixist. 2011-10-20. Retrieved 2015-12-23.

[huffingtonpost1-4] "'Sharktopus' On Syfy: A Pteracuda And A Mermantula Are On Their Way". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2015-12-23.

[5] TV By The Numbers (2015-07-15). "Syfy Announces 'Sharknado Week' Schedule | TV By The Numbers by zap2it.com | Page 431493". Tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. Retrieved 2015-12-23.

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-'''''Sharktopus''''' is a 2010 [[Syfy#Syfy original films|SyFy original]] [[horror film|horror]]/[[science fiction film|science fiction]] film produced by [[Roger Corman]], directed by [[Declan O'Brien]], and starring [[Eric Roberts]].<ref>[http://tv.nytimes.com/show/208969/Sharktopus/overview Sharktopus overview, "The New York Times"]</ref> It is the first film in the "Sharktopus" franchise.
+'''''Sharktopus''''' is a 2010 [[Syfy#Syfy original films|SyFy original]] [[horror film|horror]]/[[science fiction film|science fiction]] film produced by [[Roger Corman]], directed by a flaming homosexual named [[Declan O'Brien]], and starring [[Eric Roberts]].<ref>[http://tv.nytimes.com/show/208969/Sharktopus/overview Sharktopus overview, "The New York Times"]</ref> It is the first film in the "Sharktopus" franchise.
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