Shark Attack (film) | |
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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 |
Language(s) | English |
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Running time | 95 min. |
Distributor | Martien Holdings A.V.V. |
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Followed by | Shark Attack 2 |
Shark Attack is a 1999 television film directed by Bob Misiorowski starring Casper Van Dien, Jenny Mcshane, and Ernie Hudson.
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Steven McKray (Casper Van Dien), a marine biologist, travels to a small African fishing village to investigate a series of violent shark attacks, only to discover that sharks are not the only problem.
This movie features very few on-screen shark attacks. However, an attack on a tourist dangling her leg in the water is very realistic and in line with documented shark attacks. Instead of the shark taking off her whole leg, it takes out a large chunk of flesh, which later required surgical amputation.
Three direct-to-video sequels followed Shark Attack. Shark Attack 2 was released in 2001, and 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 movies entirely. Shark Zone followed in 2003.