Shark Attack (film)

This article is about the 1999 film. For other films, see Shark Attack (disambiguation).
Shark Attack
Written byScott Devine
William Hooke
Directed byBob Misiorowski
Starring
Music bySerge Colbert
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersDanny Dimbort
Avi Lerner
Trevor Short
ProducerMandy Branch
Running time95 minutes
Original release
NetworkHBO
ReleaseMay 28, 1999 (1999-05-28)

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.

See also

References

  1. ^ Deming, Mark (2015). "Shark Attack (1999)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Shark Attack". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "Shark Attack". TheMovieReport.com. Retrieved August 23, 2021.