Sharknado (film series)

Sharknado
Directed by Anthony C. Ferrante
Produced by David Michael Latt
Written by Thunder Levin
Starring
Music by
  • Christopher Cano
  • Chris Ridenhour
Production
company
Distributed by Syfy
Release date
  • 1: July 11, 2013 (2013-07-11)
  • 2: July 30, 2014 (2014-07-30)
  • 3: July 22, 2015 (2015-07-22)
  • 4: July 31, 2016 (2016-07-31)
  • 5: August 6, 2017 (2017-08-06)
Running time
 85–90 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Sharknado is the name of a series of disaster horror comedy sci-fi films released by Syfy starting in 2013. It has since been expanded into video games and comics. A spin-off film, Sharknado: Heart of Sharkness, was released in 2015.

The series stars Ian Ziering and Tara Reid as Fin and April Shepard, a husband and wife who continue to encounter "sharknadoes", tornadoes filled with sharks, wherever they go.

Films

Occupation Films
Sharknado
(2013)		 The Second One
(2014)		 Oh Hell No!
(2015)		 The 4th Awakens
(2016)		 Global Swarming
(2017)
Director Anthony C. Ferrante
Producer David Michael Latt
Writer Thunder Levin Thunder Levin
Scotty Mullen
Editor William Boodell Ana Florit
Vashi Nedomansky		 N/A Ana Florit Ana Florit
Ryan Mitchelle
Cinematography Ben Demaree Laura Beth Love Ryan Broomberg
Composer Ramin Kousha Christopher Cano
Chris Ridenhour
Production
Company		 Syfy Films
The Asylum
Distributor Syfy
Runtime 85 minutes 95 minutes 90 minutes
Released July 13, 2013 July 30, 2014 July 22, 2015 July 31, 2016 August 6, 2017

Sharknado (2013)

A freak cyclone hits Los Angeles causing man-eating sharks to be scooped up in water spouts and flood the city with shark-infested seawater. Bar-owner and surfer Fin (Ian Ziering) sets out with his friends to rescue his estranged wife, April (Tara Reid), and their teenage daughter, Claudia, before the "sharknado" reaches them.[1]

Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014)

While Fin and April are in New York City to promote April's book, How to Survive a Sharknado and Other Unnatural Disasters, about the Los Angeles sharknado, the city is hit by a severe storm causing new "sharknadoes" to emerge.

Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (2015)

Following the events of the previous film, Fin and April have remarried and are expecting another child. For his heroics in the "sharknado" battles in Los Angeles and New York, Fin is in Washington, D.C. to receive an award from the president. However, when he is there he encounters a new "sharknado" which begins to make its way down the "Feast Coast" to Florida.[2]

Sharknado: The 4th Awakens (2016)

Sharknado 4 was confirmed to follow upon Sharknado 3's premiere.[3] Sharknado 3 concludes with a cliffhanger regarding whether or not April is killed by falling wreckage. An ad after the film promotes a Twitter campaign offering fans the chance to decide her fate with the hashtags "#AprilLives" or "#AprilDies", with the results revealed at the start of Sharknado 4, which first aired on Syfy on July 31, 2016.[4] Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, Ryan Newman, and David Hasselhoff reprise their roles from previous films. New cast members include: Tommy Davidson as Aston Reynolds, playboy tech billionaire and Astro-X; Cody Linley replacing Chuck Hittinger as Matt Shepard; Imani Hakim as Gabrielle, a soldier and Matt's girlfriend; Gary Busey as Wilford Wexler, April's rich father; Cheryl Tiegs as Raye Shepard, Fin's mother; Masiela Lusha as Gemini, Fin's cousin.[5]

The title and poster of the film is a homage to Star Wars: The Force Awakens.[6]

Sharknado 5: Global Swarming (2017)

A fifth Sharknado film was confirmed in October 2016, and was released on August 6, 2017.[7] The title was going to be Sharknado 5... Earth 0,[8] but on June 1, 2017, the title was unveiled to be Sharknado 5: Global Swarming with the tagline "Make America Bait Again".[9] Ian Ziering and Tara Reid have been confirmed to reprise their roles as Fin Shepard and April Wexler.[10] Cassie Scerbo has also been reported to be returning for the fifth installment.[11] Filming occurred in more than 5 countries, including the UK, Australia and Bulgaria.[12]

Spin-offs

Sharknado: Heart of Sharkness (2015)

The mockumentary tells the story of David Moore, the filmmaker who first dreamed of “sharks in a tornado” and brought on disaster by using real sharks. It was written and directed by Jeremy Wagener, and released in October 6, 2015, on video on demand.[13]

Locations

Recurring cast and characters

List indicator(s)
  • This table only includes characters which have appeared in more than one film in the series.
  • A dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film.
Characters Main Films
Sharknado
(2013)		 Sharknado 2:
The Second One
(2014)		 Sharknado 3:
Oh Hell No!
(2015)		 Sharknado:
The 4th Awakens
(2016)		 Sharknado 5:
Global Swarming
(2017)
Finley Allan "Fin" Shepard Ian Ziering
April Dawn Wexler Shepard Tara Reid
Claudia Shepard Aubrey Peeples Does not appear Ryan Newman Does not appear
Nova Clarke Cassie Scerbo Does not appear Cassie Scerbo Does not appear Cassie Scerbo
Matt Shepard Chuck Hittinger Does not appear Cody Linley
Martin Brody Does not appear Mark McGrath Does not appear
Jedward Does not appear Themselves
Gilbert Grayson Shepard, Sr. Does not appear David Hasselhoff Does not appear
Gilbert Shepard, Jr. Does not appear Christopher Shone
Nicholas Shone		 Billy Barratt (present)
Dolph Lundgren (future)

Reception

Ratings

Film Release date U.S. viewers
(millions)		 18-49 rating Budget Ref(s)
Sharknado July 11, 2013 1.37 N/A $2 million [14]
Sharknado 2: The Second One July 30, 2014 3.87 1.6 $1.5–2 million [15][16]
Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! July 22, 2015 2.81 0.9 $2.4 million [17]
Sharknado: The 4th Awakens July 31, 2016 2.77 0.8 $3 million [18]
Sharknado 5: Global Swarming August 6, 2017 1.89 0.6 $3 million [19][20]

Critical response

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic
Sharknado 82% (17 reviews)[21] N/A
Sharknado 2: The Second One 59% (27 reviews)[22] 50 (17 reviews)[23]
Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! 34% (32 reviews)[24] 53 (19 reviews)[25]
Sharknado: The 4th Awakens 17% (12 reviews)[26] 35 (7 reviews)[27]
Sharknado 5: Global Swarming 38% (8 reviews)[28] N/A
Average 55% 46

Other media

Sharknado: The Video Game

Sharknado: The Video Game is a 2014 endless running video game developed by Other Ocean Interactive and published by Majesco Entertainment. It was based on Sharknado 2: The Second One and was released for iOS on July 25, 2014.[29]

How to Survive a Sharknado

How to Survive a Sharknado and Other Unnatural Disasters: Fight Back When Monsters and Mother Nature Attack is a book by Andrew Shaffer, a real-life version of the book-within-the-movie Sharknado 2: The Second One.

Archie vs. Sharknado

Archie vs. Sharknado is a one-shot comic book simultaneously published by Archie Comics in July 22, 2015, as a tie-in to Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!. It deals with Riverdale being hit by a storm of sharknadoes and Archie and the gang having to deal with them as it makes its way down the "Feast Coast". The one-shot was written by series director Anthony C. Ferrante, with art by longtime Archie artist Dan Parent.[30] The comic book received an average score of 7.2/10 based on 15 critical reviews according to review aggregator Comic Book Roundup.[31]

Z Nation

Roberta Warren, an ex-National guard and main character in the television series Z Nation (played by Kellita Smith), makes an appearance in Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! with a lower rank, establishing the Sharknado series as a prequel to Z Nation.

Doc also appears in Sharknado 5, referred to by his real name Steven, helping Fin's son in the country.

Lavalantula

Colton West (played by Steve Guttenberg), the lead character from Lavalantula , appears in Sharknado: The 4th Awakens , and Fin (played by Ian Ziering) also appears in the 2015 film Lavalantula.

References

  1. ↑ Holmes, Linda (July 12, 2012). "'Sharknado' Dares To Ask: Is It Going To Rain Giant Man-Eating Sharks?". NPR. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  2. ↑ Molly Freeman (October 10, 2014). "‘Sharknado 3’ to Take on the ‘Feast Coast’". Screen Rant.
  3. ↑ "Sharknado 4 confirmed by Syfy as third film premieres". BBC News. July 23, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  4. ↑ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (July 22, 2015). "‘Sharknado 4’ Announced: Director Anthony C. Ferrante Teases Details on Next Sequel". Variety. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  5. ↑ Mitovich, Matt Webb; Mitovich, Matt Webb (March 9, 2016). "Sharknado 4 Casts Gary Busey (as Tara Reid's Dad), Cheryl Tiegs, Four Others". tvline.com. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  6. ↑ Cooper, Gael (May 4, 2016). "'Sharknado' turns to the shark side with Star Wars-style poster". CNET. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  7. ↑ Gilyadov, Alex (April 7, 2017). "Syfy Sets Summer Premiere Dates for Sharknado 5, Dark Matter, Killjoys, Wynonna Earp and More". IGN. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Sharknado 5 Gets a Title, Artwork, and Plot Synopsis - But Is the Earth Ready? - Dread Central". October 24, 2016.
  9. ↑ Moraes, Lisa de (June 1, 2017). "‘Sharknado 5’ Gets Topical Title, Adds Cast & Vows To “Make America Bait Again”".
  10. ↑ Foywonder (October 24, 2016). "Sharknado 5 Gets a Title, Artwork, and Plot Synopsis – But Is the Earth Ready?". Dread Central. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  11. ↑ Gelman, Vlada (February 2, 2017). "TVLine Items: Sharknado 5 Is a Go, Fosters Star Joins This Is Us and More". TVLine. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  12. ↑ Moraes, Lisa de (February 2, 2017). "‘Sharknado 5’ Takes Shark-Infested Storms Global".
  13. ↑ "SHARKNADO: HEART OF SHARKNESS". theasylum.cc. The Asylum. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  14. ↑ De Moraes, Lisa (July 12, 2013). "Syfy ‘Sharknado’ Attracts Average Of 1.369 Million Viewers – Mostly Journalists And Celebrities". Deadline. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  15. ↑ Claire Suddath. "Sharknado 2: Syfy's Bid for B-Movie Domination - Businessweek". Businessweek.com.
  16. ↑ Pennington, Gail (July 31, 2014). "'Sharknado 2' smashes ratings records". St. Louis Post Dispatch. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  17. ↑ "'Sharknado 3' Ratings Down From Last Year's 'Sharknado 2'". Variety. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  18. ↑ Porter, Rick (August 2, 2016). "Sunday cable ratings: ‘Sharknado 4’ slips, ‘Power’ up week to week". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  19. ↑ Porter, Rick (August 8, 2017). "Sunday cable ratings: ‘Sharknado 5’ lacks bite, ‘Game of Thrones’ hits total-viewer high". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  20. ↑ Abad-Santos, Alex (August 2, 2017). "Ian Ziering’s Sharknado 5 paycheck is almost double what Gal Gadot made for Wonder Woman". Vox. Vox Media, Inc. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  21. ↑ "Sharknado (2013) - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014) - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Sharknado 2: The Second One - Season 1 Reviews - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (2015) - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  25. ↑ "Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! - Season 1 Reviews - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  26. ↑ "Sharknado: The 4th Awakens (2016) - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  27. ↑ "Sharknado: The 4th Awakens - Season 1 Reviews - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  28. ↑ "Sharknado 5: Global Swarming (2017) - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  29. ↑ "Sharknado: The Video Game Announced". IGN. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
  30. ↑ "SHARKNADO HITS RIVERDALE THIS JULY IN ARCHIE VS. SHARKNADO". archiecomics.com.
  31. ↑ "Archie Vs Sharknado #1 Reviews". comicbookroundup.com. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
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