Shark Attack (film)

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Shark Attack
Written by	Scott Devine; William Hooke
Directed by	Bob Misiorowski
Starring	Casper Van Dien; Jenny McShane; Bentley Mitchum; Ernie Hudson; Cordell McQueen; Chris Olley; Jacob Makgoba; Paul Ditchfield;
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
Network	HBO
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

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

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

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

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.

References

^ 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.

External links

[NYT-1] Deming, Mark (2015). "Shark Attack (1999)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015.

[rt-2] "Shark Attack". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 23, 2021.

[3] "Shark Attack". TheMovieReport.com. Retrieved August 23, 2021.

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