Shark's Paradise is a 1986 Australian television film directed by Michael Jenkins and starring David Reyne and Ron Becks. The film, about police on the Gold Coast, was heavily influenced by Miami Vice.[1]
| Shark's Paradise | |
|---|---|
| Written by | David Phillips |
| Directed by | Michael Jenkins |
| Starring | David Reyne Ron Becks |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production companies | Hanna-Barbera Australia McElroy & McElroy |
| Budget | $1.5 million[1] |
| Original release | |
| Release | 1986 |
Cast
edit- David Reyne as Rod Palmer
- Ron Becks as Monty Stone
- Dennis Miller as Inspector Rossiter
- Peter Sumner as Cooper
- Peter Gwynne as Mayor
- Vincent Gil as Murphy
- Ralph Cotterill as Dr Baxter
Plot
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Reception
editA retrospective review, finding the film has more to do with Dead-end drive-in than with proper sharksploitation, concludes by stating: "Australians with a sense of humour about themselves may be left crying with laughter. And non-Aussies may have an even better time as they are presented this deranged advertisement for Queensland."[2] Another review calls the film "A gloriously kitsch made-for-TV movie".[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p139
- ^ "Shark's Paradise (1986) | MONDO EXPLOITO". Retrieved 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Shark's Paradise movie review | Cinephilia". www.cinephilia.net.au. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
External links
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