Shark_Attack_(film)

<i>Shark Attack</i> (film)

Shark Attack (film)

1999 TV series or program

This article is about the 1999 film. For other films, see Shark Attack (disambiguation).

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.

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