Sand Sharks
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| Directed by | Mark Atkins |
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| Screenplay by | Cameron Larson |
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| Music by | Mario Salvucci |
| Cinematography | Mark Atkins |
| Edited by | Sean Cain |
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| Distributed by | American World Pictures |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
Sand Sharks is a 2011 American direct-to-video horror film directed by Mark Atkins about a horde of monstrous sharks that swim through sand and hunt people. It starred Corin Nemec, Brooke Hogan, Vanessa Lee Evigan, Eric Scott Woods, and Gina Holden.
Plot
Jimmy Green, a prodigal party boy, is throwing the spring break festival of a lifetime on the island of White Sands. Little do the hundreds of teenage party-goers know, an underwater earthquake has cracked open a crater beneath the ocean's surface, unleashing menacing predator sharks that have the ability to swim through sand. The beasts mercilessly feed on anything that crosses their path. Sheriff John Stone, his sister Brenda and scientist Dr. Sandy Powers team up to investigate and stop the monsters.
Cast
- Corin Nemec as Jimmy Green
- Brooke Hogan as Sandy Powers
- Vanessa Lee Evigan as Brenda Stone
- Eric Scott Woods as Sheriff John Stone
- Gina Holden as Amanda Gore
- Hilary Cruz as Erin
- Julie Marie Berman as Nikki
- Jack Kennedy as Sparky
- Roberto Aguire as Rex
- Edgar Allan Poe IV as Mayor Greenburg
- Robert Pike Daniel as Angus McSorely
- Delpaneaux Wills as Willie
- Andrea Pineda as Grace
- Aiden Simko as Marty
- Nicole Zeoli as Taylor
- Jeff Jonas as Earl
- Zachariah Jay as Ray
- Christina Corigliano as Carly
- Daegan Palermo as Bob
- Jordann Kimley as Peter
- Lauren Roehm as Kerri
- Jesse La Flair as Nikki's Boyfriend
Release
Sand Sharks was released on DVD in the United Kingdom on January 9, 2012.
Reception
Reviewing the film, Vicky Renee Johnson of HorrorNews.net felt the ending, acting and CGI effects were poor, but despite this enjoyed the film, giving it 3 out of 5 overall.[1] Becky Bartlett of the London FrightFest Film Festival was more negative, describing the acting as "wooden to histrionic" and noting that "While it fails on almost every level regarding directing, budget, screen-writing, plot, acting, cinematography and effects, it manages to be surprisingly entertaining".[2] S. Cockwell of eatmybrains.com found the overuse of puns and one-liners irritating but noted that the "wilfully, cheerfully dumb" film was enjoyable in places.[3] Sand Sharks was rated one of the ten most ridiculous shark films by Virgin Media.[4]
References
- ↑ Johnson, Vicky Renee (3 April 2012). "Film Review: Sand Sharks (2011)". Horrornews.net. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ↑ Bartlett, Becky (2012). "Sand Sharks". Film4Frightfest. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ↑ Cockwell, S. (9 January 2012). "Sand Sharks". eatmybrains.com. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ↑ "Top 10 most ridiculous shark movies: 9. Sand Sharks". Virgin Movies. Virgin Media. 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
See also
- List of killer shark films