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Shark Attack

  • TV Movie
  • 1999
  • R
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
3.4/10
3.4K
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Shark Attack (1999)
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ActionHorrorSci-FiThriller

In a once serene African fishing village, a marine biologist goes in search of some answers when his friend becomes a victim in one of a series of brutal shark attacks.In a once serene African fishing village, a marine biologist goes in search of some answers when his friend becomes a victim in one of a series of brutal shark attacks.In a once serene African fishing village, a marine biologist goes in search of some answers when his friend becomes a victim in one of a series of brutal shark attacks.

  • Director
    • Bob Misiorowski
  • Writers
    • Scott Devine
    • William Hooke
  • Stars
    • Cordell McQueen
    • Casper Van Dien
    • Chris Olley
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    3.4/10
    3.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Bob Misiorowski
    • Writers
      • Scott Devine
      • William Hooke
    • Stars
      • Cordell McQueen
      • Casper Van Dien
      • Chris Olley
    • 53User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Cordell McQueen
    • Marc Desantis
    Casper Van Dien
    Casper Van Dien
    • Steven McKray
    Chris Olley
    • Police Chief
    Jacob Makgoba
    • Machete Policeman
    Paul Ditchfield
    • Professor Bookman
    Shelley Meskin
    • First Pretty Co-Ed
    Candice Berman
    • Second Pretty Co-Ed
    Bentley Mitchum
    Bentley Mitchum
    • Dr. Miles Craven
    Simo Magwaza
    • Tanka
    • (as Simo Magwase)
    Willie
    • Boat Captain
    Ernie Hudson
    Ernie Hudson
    • Lawrence Rhodes
    Anton Dekker
    • Jan
    Tony Caprari
    Tony Caprari
    • Mani
    • (as Toni Caprari)
    Dave Ridley
    • Mr. Hacker
    Jenny McShane
    Jenny McShane
    • Corine Desantis
    • (as a different name)
    Bradley Meyer
    • Boy in Boat
    Eloise Cupido
    • Hotel Desk Clerk
    Pepsy Mahunisi
    • Elder Leader
    • Director
      • Bob Misiorowski
    • Writers
      • Scott Devine
      • William Hooke
    • All cast & crew
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    User reviews53

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    Pat-88

    Painfully bad

    The worst shark movie ever made. Yeah even better than those two god-awful Jaws sequels: Jaws 3D & Jaws The Revenge. Check this out: Some people trying to catch a huge white shark at a small lake. That's odd, they usually appear in the ocean. If anyone have seen a shark in a river or lake before, please tell me.

    If you thought the shark looks fake in Jaws. This shark looks so fake, your eyes will pop out. Did I already mention you about the bad acting? Pretty lousy, you ask me. Don't watch it. It's not worth your time. I am really sorry that I've wasted my time on this stupid movie.

    No Stars
    3JCinHB

    Low budget, worth a watch, actually has a plot...

    Ok, its a low budget movie, but hey, it has a plot, it has actual moving boats, different locations and actors that can moderately act unlike some of the shark movies out there like Jurassic Shark. Don't expect anything too major and you won't be disappointed.....

    I love Shark Movies ... the more the better.....
    7kirk-246

    Casper Van Dien with killer sharks.

    One of the most underrated creature features ever made, 'Shark Attack' is an action packed monster fest that actually does a good job at entertaining.Sure, it's not as good as 'Jaws' or 'deep Blue Sea' , but at least it got the job right.So why is this movie getting so many negative reviews? I liked it.I didn't love it,but I found it to be enjoyable.The real stars of the movie are Casper Van Dien from 'Python' and Jenny McShane from 'Shark Attack 3: Megalodon'.They both did a really good job in the movie and should do another creature feature together.Although not excellent, this movie does deliver plenty of action and entertainment.
    2Dexter Babin

    a good really way to ruin your night!!!!!!!!

    Ok I have seen alot of bad rip offs about the great movie jaws but this is just stupid!!!!!!!!half the time it is not even about sharks. Most of the time it is about this guy and his brother(SPOIL)who gets killed at the end(END SPOIL)and how he hates him and he works for this evil fat guy (SPOIL) who gets killed by his own creations(END SPOIL)so to put it in plain turms THIS MOVIE REALLY REALLY SUCKED so do yourself a favor AND DO NOT WATCH IT.
    4bkoganbing

    Somebody Is Spiking The Sharks

    Scientist Cordell McQueen is killed in South Africa in an attack by a shark, the very thing he's gone there to investigate. A cryptic message left on his colleague Casper Van Dien's answering machine sends Van Dien and McQueen's sister Jenny McShane are off to South Africa to investigate.

    What they find when they reach the coastal village where the attack occurred is a town ready to die. The resort that Ernie Hudson operates has no tourists and the fisherman don't go out at all because they're afraid of the water. Over the past few years there's been an unaccounted for spike in the number of shark attacks. The only thing operating is a scientific research institute where another colleague Bentley C. Mitchum is conducting research into a cancer cure.

    Of course all this ties together with Mitchum conducting some really ghoulish experiments and Hudson playing everyone for suckers. Mitchum maybe thinking of a Nobel Prize for Medicine, but Hudson's got a far more practical motive for his actions.

    Shark Attack is your average action adventure film with the cast all fitting nicely into their roles. One thing I would have done was cut Mitchum's death scene, just have him die with no last words. That particular piece of dialog was truly atrocious. Someone should have sicced one of those spiked up sharks on the writers.

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Jenny McShane appears in the third Shark Attack movie, but plays a different character.
    • Goofs
      When Corinne looks down the microscope, she says that there is a hormone in the unusual-looking cell. You would not be able to see a hormone through a microscope and the cell is quite clearly a normal-looking eosinophil.
    • Quotes

      [last Lines]

      Machete Policeman: I'm glad I fed your brother to the sharks.

    • Crazy credits
      No Sharks were damaged or destroyed for the filming of this movie.
    • Connections
      Featured in Cinemassacre Video: Top 40 Shitty Shark Movies (2013)

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    • Release date
      • July 16, 2015 (South Africa)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Israel
      • South Africa
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 深海巨鯊
    • Filming locations
      • Port Alfred, South Africa(Port Amanzi)
    • Production companies
      • Martien Holdings A.V.V.
      • Millennium Films
      • Sharky Productions
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 35m(95 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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