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Monster Shark
Italian theatrical release poster by Enzo Sciotti
Directed byLamberto Bava[1]
Screenplay by
Story by
Starring
CinematographyGiancarlo Ferrando[1]
Edited byRoberto Sterbini[2]
Music byFabio Frizzi[2]
Production
companies
  • Filmes Cinematografica
  • Nuova Danis Cinematografica
  • Filmes International
  • National Cinematografica
  • Films Du Griffon[1]
Distributed byDLF Distribution Lanciamento Film[2]
Countries
  • Italy
  • France[1]

Monster Shark (Template:Lang-it[1]) is a science fiction-horror film directed by Lamberto Bava. It was also released in various countries as Devil Fish, Monster from the Red Ocean, Devouring Waves and Shark: Red in the Ocean. The script was co-written by Dardano Sacchetti, based on a story idea contributed by Luigi Cozzi and producer Sergio Martino.

Plot

The film takes place along a stretch of coastline somewhere in Florida, where a local tourist spot has become plagued by a mysterious marine creature. Unbeknownst to them, the monster is the product of a secret military experiment; it is a genetic hybrid mutated from a common octopus and the prehistoric Dunkleosteus. Unfortunately, the creature has broken loose, and is now feeding on swimmers and tourists swimming or sailing along the coast. As the monster is only an infant, it will continue to grow if it is left to hunt much longer.

A team of scientists led by a scientist named Peter and his colleague, Dr. Stella Dickens, are trying to find the creature and stop it; meanwhile, a group of military scientists are trying to stop the scientists, as the experiment was classified military business. Both groups are slowly picked off by the creature while they try to track it down. They eventually find that it is hiding in the Everglades and manage to corner it in shallow waters and kill it with repeated blasts from flamethrowers.

Cast

Release

“Monster Shark” was released in Italy on September 7, 1984, and in France on January 23, 1985.[3] It wouldn’t see a theatrical release in the United States until November 14 of 1986, when it was released as “Devil Fish", from the defunct US movie distributor Cinema Shares International Distribution.[4] It only had a brief run in US theaters and drive-ins similarly to how his other film, Blastfighter, was released the year prior.[5] His other film Demons co-written and produced by Dario Argento, was also released the same year as “Monster Shark” in the US months prior,[6] and was more successful one than the other two films.

Reception

TV Guide called it "wholly amateurish" and criticized the film's unconvincing monster.[7] Star Michael Sopkiw attributes the film's flaws and negative reviews to the production's limited budget, saying that Lamberto Bava was a great director.[8][unreliable source?]

Mystery Science Theater 3000

On August 15, 1998, Monster Shark, under its alternative title of Devil Fish, was featured on an episode of the movie-mocking television series Mystery Science Theater 3000, on which it was spoofed for its poor acting and erratic editing.[9][unreliable source?] One scene of this film contains a brief glimpse of a male character's genitals, the show censored by superimposing the MST3K logo, and two key death scenes were removed.[original research?]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c d e Paul 2005, p. 108.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Shark - Rosso nell'oceano (1984)" (in Italian). Archivo del Cinemo Italiano. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  3. ^ "Devil Fish(1984)- Company Credits". imdb.com. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
  4. ^ "DEVIL FISH". scifi-movies.com. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Blastfighter(1984)-Release Info". imdb.com. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Demons(1985)-Release Info". imdb.com.
  7. ^ "Monster Shark Review". TV Guide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  8. ^ Monstermovietv
  9. ^ "Sampo" (April 1, 2010). "Episode guide: 911 – Devil Fish". Satellite News. Retrieved 2013-01-08.

References

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