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

During the climax of the film; once Ernie's character is eaten. A rope can clearly be seen when the shark pops it's head out of the water.

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Quotes

Corinne Desantis: I'm sorry you were my brother's best friend.

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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

Referenced in Shark Attack 2 (2000)

User Reviews

Somebody Is Spiking The Sharks

Scientist Cordell McQueen is killed in South Africa in an attack by a shark, the very thing he's gone there to investigate. A cryptic message left on his colleague Casper Van Dien's answering machine sends Van Dien and McQueen's sister Jenny McShane are off to South Africa to investigate.

What they find when they reach the coastal village where the attack occurred is a town ready to die. The resort that Ernie Hudson operates has no tourists and the fisherman don't go out at all because they're afraid of the water. Over the past few years there's been an unaccounted for spike in the number of shark attacks. The only thing operating is a scientific research institute where another colleague Bentley C. Mitchum is conducting research into a cancer cure.

Of course all this ties together with Mitchum conducting some really ghoulish experiments and Hudson playing everyone for suckers. Mitchum maybe thinking of a Nobel Prize for Medicine, but Hudson's got a far more practical motive for his actions.

Shark Attack is your average action adventure film with the cast all fitting nicely into their roles. One thing I would have done was cut Mitchum's death scene, just have him die with no last words. That particular piece of dialog was truly atrocious. Someone should have sicced one of those spiked up sharks on the writers.