Shark: Rosso nell'oceano (1984)

Director:

Lamberto Bava

Writers:

Lamberto Bava (additional material)
Gianfranco Clerici (screenplay)

Release Date:

14 November 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Sink your teeth into pure terror.

Plot:

A marine biologist, a dolphin trainer, a research scientist, and a local sheriff try to hunt down a large sea monster, a shark/octopus hybrid, that is devouring swimmers and fishermen off a south Florida coast.

Plot Keywords:

Sea | Monster | Boat | Dolphin | Sea Monster

Cast

Michael Sopkiw	...	Peter
Valentine Monnier	...	Dr. Stella Dickens
Gianni Garko	...	Sheriff Gordon (as John Garko)
William Berger	...	Professor Donald West
Iris Peynado	...	Sandra Hayes
Lawrence Morgant	...	Dr. Davis Barker
Cinzia de Ponti	...	Florinda (as Cinthia Stewart)
Paul Branco	...	Miller
Dagmar Lassander	...	Sonja West

Also Known As:

Apocalypse dans l'ocean rouge (France)
Devil Fish (USA)
Devilfish (USA) (video box title)
Devouring Waves
Monster Shark (Philippines: English title)
Red Ocean
Shark: Red on the Ocean (International: English title) (informal literal title)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Norway:16 (video premiere) (1986) | Australia:R | USA:R | West Germany:18 | Philippines:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Florida, USA

Company:

Filmes International

Trivia:

The films cast and crew was made up of Italian, Latin, and American individuals and communicating on the production would often be a challenge. The cast shot their scenes speaking their native languages, knowing that the dialog would be dubbed in English later for release.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the intro scene with the boat, the distant shot and underwater view show it to be bright enough to see the underside of the boat and land in the distance, but the on-deck scenes take place in pitch dark.

Quotes:

[trying to record the Devil Fish's cry]
Dr. Bob Hogan: You filthy rotten bloody shark, LET ME HEAR YOU!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Devil Fish (#10.11)" (1998)

Lamberto Bava's Jaws remake

This is a low-budget Jaws clone concerning a prehistoric sea monster with tentacles terrorizing boaters and marine biologists. The story is a complete retread into familiar territory, but there is some graphic violent scenes as the monster devours a few people. Not much even for genre fans...Devilfish is more a devil to sit through.