Shark Attack (film)
| Shark Attack (film) | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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 |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Distributor | Martien Holdings A.V.V. |
| Chronology | |
| 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.
Production
The 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.
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
- John Barrowman as Ben Carpenter
- Chris Olley
- Jacob Makgoba
- Paul Ditchfield
Critical response
The film was panned by the critics and is now considered to be one of the worst shark movies of all time. Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a cumulative score of 0%.
Sequels
Three direct-to-video sequels followed Shark Attack. Shark Attack 2 was released in 2001, Shark Attack 3: Megalodon was released in 2002, and Shark Zone released in 2004. Shark Attack 2 briefly mentions the events of the first film while Shark Attack 3: Megalodon ignores the first two movies entirely.
See also
- List of killer shark films
External links
- Query's Corner Feature Review
- Black Horror Movies: Shark Attack feature
- Qwipster's: review by Vince Leo
- Shark Attack at the Internet Movie Database