Shark Attack (TV 1999)

In a once serene African fishing village, a marine biologist goes in search of some answers when his friend becomes a victim in one of a series of brutal shark attacks.

Director:

Bob Misiorowski

Writers:

Scott Devine, William Hooke

Stars:

Cordell McQueen, Casper Van Dien, Chris Olley

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cordell McQueen	...	Marc Desantis
Casper Van Dien	...	Steven McKray
Chris Olley	...	Police Chief
Jacob Makgoba	...	Machete Policeman
Paul Ditchfield	...	Professor Bookman
Shelley Meskin	...	First Pretty Co-Ed
Candice Berman	...	Second Pretty Co-Ed
Bentley Mitchum	...	Dr. Miles Craven
Simo Magwase	...	Tanka
Willie	...	Boat Captain
Ernie Hudson	...	Lawrence Rhodes
Anton Dekker	...	Jan
Tony Caprari	...	Mani (as Toni Caprari)
Dave Ridley	...	Mr. Hacker
Jenny McShane	...	Corine Desantis (as Jennifer McShane)

Storyline

A marine biologist heads for Port Amanzi in Africa after his friend, Mark DeSantis, is supposedly a victim of a fatal shark attack. DeSantis had been conducting research on a series of shark attacks in the area prior to his death and now his friend, along with DeSantis' sister, takes up the research and finds that the sharks may not be the only threat in Port Amanzi.

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Plot Keywords:

shark | shark attack | africa | diving | e mail | 

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Taglines:

There's Blood In The Water

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Genres:

Horror | Action

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violence and language

Details

Country:

USA Israel South Africa

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 May 1999 (Thailand)

Also Known As:

Alerte aux requins

Filming Locations:

Port Alfred, South Africa

Company Credits

Production Co:

Martien Holdings A.V.V., Nu Image Films, Sharky Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Corinne looks down the microscope, she says that there is a hormone in the unusual-looking cell. You would not be able to see a hormone through a microscope and the cell is quite clearly a normal-looking eosinophil.

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Quotes

Dr. Miles Craven: [dying] See! I told you I wasn't such a bad guy.

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Crazy Credits

Port Amanzi is a fictitious name created for the filming location of Port Alfred, South Africa, where no real shark attacks have occurred.

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Connections

Followed by Shark Attack 2 (2000)

User Reviews

Extremely dumb but enjoyable

Casper Van Dien, last seen battling giant bugs in STARSHIP TROOPERS, now gets to take on sharks in the aptly named SHARK ATTACK. Once again it's the humans who are the *real* bad guys, and Van Dien soon finds himself in more trouble than he bargained for. The acting is pretty bad all around, although the mad scientist is amusing and has some good one-liners. The plot is fairly meaningless until the very end, when everything gets impossibly complicated. It's like a Bobbsey Twins mystery gone bad. Complementing the acting and plot portions of the film is second-rate documentary footage that the producers probably sneaked out of the Discovery Channel's "Shark Week" reject bin. If you like BAD movies, you should enjoy this one. If you don't enjoy B movies, try JAWS instead.