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Shark Season

  • 2020
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 27m
IMDb RATING
2.7/10
1.2K
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Shark Season (2020)
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Three kayakers fight for their lives when a great white shark traps them on a small, sinking island.Three kayakers fight for their lives when a great white shark traps them on a small, sinking island.Three kayakers fight for their lives when a great white shark traps them on a small, sinking island.

  • Director
    • Jared Cohn
  • Writers
    • Mark Atkins
    • Andrea Ruth
  • Stars
    • Michael Madsen
    • Paige McGarvin
    • Juliana Destefano
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    2.7/10
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    • Director
      • Jared Cohn
    • Writers
      • Mark Atkins
      • Andrea Ruth
    • Stars
      • Michael Madsen
      • Paige McGarvin
      • Juliana Destefano
    • 88User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
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    Michael Madsen
    Michael Madsen
    • James
    Paige McGarvin
    Paige McGarvin
    • Sarah
    Juliana Destefano
    Juliana Destefano
    • Meghan
    • (as Juliana DeStefano)
    Jack Pearson
    Jack Pearson
    • Jason
    Lauren E. Hubbard
    • Paddleboard Girl
    Nicholas Ryan
    Nicholas Ryan
    • Darin
    • (as Nick Ryan)
    Josh Lovejoy
    • Boat Rescuer #1
    Ben Gelera
    • Boat Rescuer #2
    Eric Goldsmith
    • Helicopter Pilot
    Christian Frazier
    • Jet Skier
    Dana Abed
    • Huda
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Jared Cohn
    • Writers
      • Mark Atkins
      • Andrea Ruth
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    1lukem-52760

    2 things Disturbed me!!!! The blonde chicks Snot & Michael Madsen's Acting!!!!

    This is another really poor & extremely cheap killer shark Thriller about stranded youngsters being stalked by a great white & the real used footage of the shark looks great because it's Real but the c.g.i side of things is AWFUL!!!

    The blonde chick also has some horrific Snot near the end....watch it gross

    But the most disturbing thing about this cheap & tacky flick is that former "Reservoir Dogs" star Michael Madsen is in this playing one of the girls dad & he looks horrendous, he looks half dead & scarily frail & very old looking!!! It's a shame how he's turned out in his later years & he's now a horrendous actor!!!!

    Film is crap.
    3mja58

    I was rooting for the shark - remember JAWS in the 1970's?

    This was very silly LMN movie - I felt sorry for the shark!!

    Please note:

    1. Michael Madsen needed a hair color touch up - his grey roots are clearly visible.

    2. Michael madsen needed a cough lozenge - he sounded very horse.

    3. Just a silly plot - sinking island?

    4. This reminded me of JAWS in the 1970's (I saw it then) but that scared me - this one made me laugh.

    Have many drinks before viewing - REQUIRED!!!
    3Kamurai25

    "The Bite in Beach Season"

    Horrible watch, most likely will not watch again, and do not recommend.

    This is one of those 2019+ movies that looks like it was made in 2013. While a lot of the movie has some modern cinematography over the ocean, the cg shark alone looks like it is left over effects from another movie.

    While I think the ladies actually did really well for what they were (clearly) given, but the script is so horribly structured and written that it literally doesn't make any sense at points, and really looks like 3-4 movies were cut together.

    While Michael Madsen can act, he was very clearly given some weird direction. He seems more like a crazy villain explaining his mad plot rather than a concerned father. Literally the same voice for "I hope you, my daughter, are okay", and "you better save my daughter, or I'll kill you".

    The guy on the boat alone doesn't make sense no matter how you cut it. He speaks in some other worldy alien affect. You could literally cut him from the movie entirely and it would make more sense, even if you didn't caption the responses over the phone.

    What a lot of this comes down to is a lot of 2 hot girls in danger, either trying to avoid, outrun, or fight a shark.

    I'm not saying some people aren't going to enjoy this, just know what you're getting into with this one: and I did my part to tell you not to watch it.
    2nathanjamesemerson

    Wow....what garbage

    This ranks alongside Snow Shark Ancient Snow Beast and House Sharks as the worst shark movies ever made.

    I love shark films. Even the cheesy low budget ones. But this was garbage.

    Michael Madsen literally phones his performance in. And in the most wooden way possible.

    He has phone conversations with some random guy in a boat who has no relevance to the movie whatsoever. And most of the time you see this guy from his back. It was obvious that this guy was not an actor. The conversations he has with Michael Madsen are hilarious. Each conversation has them repeatedly say the same things over and over but with some dialogue changes. It is extremely bizzare.

    Now to the blonde lead of the movie. You will see her space out of lot with some really strange facial expressions. You don't know if she is trying to look shocked, struggling to remember her lines or holding in a fart.

    Not too mention the out of place 10 minute conversation she has with the other girl about love and drama while stuck on a rock escaping the shark. There are more important issues for them to be concerned about then that crap in their situation.

    The shark is the typical z grade quality CGI. In some cases each time you see the shark you hear some weird wooshing/growling sound. And ironically, the shark is the best actor in the film.

    The only good thing about this movie is that it's funny. And that was not the intention of this film.

    Make sure to listen to Michael Madsens horrible phone message to his characters daughter 'This is me....calling you..... something along the lines like that. Awful

    UPDATE - Changing the movie title to DEEP BLUE NIGHTMARE on Lifetime is not going to change how bad this movie is. I don't know why they bothered changing the name
    3carolynocean

    Fabulously Bad , Watch It !

    I had such a good time watching this , best entertainment I've had in a while .

    Where to start ?, Well Michael Madsen for one , what was with the birds nest on his head ?

    And what was he staring at when he was on the phone ? I thought that his eyes were going to pop out of his head .

    I was more scared of him than I was of the shark !

    Next, the daughter , was she smoking something throughout ? , and you know what ? She probably could have caught the shark in her mouth eventually ,because she never closed it !

    From terrible camerawork , to terrible acting , to terrible dialoge , this was one hell of a great watch !

    Pour youself a large drink and enjoy !

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    • Trivia
      The movie was filmed in St. Pete-Clearwater.
    • Goofs
      Paige is holding the solar charger right next to her phone when she is calling her dad to tell him where the chopper flew by them. Although her phone was not charged, it can be clearly seen the solar charged is not connected to the phone while she is making the call.
    • Quotes

      Sarah: Right now, I need you to look at the bright side!

      Meghan: Yeah? And what is that?

      Sarah: We're not dead yet.

      Meghan: We're just stranded on an island. A shark's trying to hunt us, the sea plane can't find us. And now the island is flooding!

      Meghan: What next? The shark's just gonna turn into a tornado?

      [This is an obvious, funny reference that The Asylum, who made this film, also made the series of Sharknado movies]

      Meghan: .

    • Connections
      References Soylent Green (1973)
    • Soundtracks
      Setting Sun
      Written and performed by Christopher Cano

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    • Release date
      • July 28, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Amazon
      • The Asylum
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Deep Blue Nightmare
    • Filming locations
      • St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
    • Production companies
      • The Asylum
      • Acme Holding Company
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 27m(87 min)
    • Color
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    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD
      • 2.35 : 1

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