Megalodon (Video 2002)

A deep-sea drilling operation goes horribly wrong, releasing the deadliest ocean predator that has ever roamed the seas since prehistoric times-Carcharodon Megalodon...sixty feet of prehistoric terror.

Director:

Pat Corbitt

Writers:

Gary J. Tunnicliffe, Stanley Isaacs

Stars:

Leighanne Littrell, Robin Sachs, Al Sapienza

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Leighanne Littrell	...	Christen Giddings
Robin Sachs	...	Peter Brazier
Al Sapienza	...	Ross Elliot
Mark Sheppard	...	Mitchell Parks (as Mark A. Sheppard)
Jennifer Sommerfeld	...	Amanda 'Maz' Zablenko (as Jennifer Sommerfield)
Evan Mirand	...	R.P. McGinnis
Steve Scionti	...	David Collen
Fred Belford	...	Jake Thompson
Gary J. Tunnicliffe	...	Grady Harper
Yasmine Delawari	...	Maria Barrera
Stanley Isaacs	...	Robert Armstromg
Will Borders	...	Pilot
John Michael Maurer	...	Bodyguard
McCready Baker	...	Brazier's Assistant
Brian Littrell	...	Rig Worker

Storyline

Oil...the quest for it is unrelenting. The search for new reserves of the 'black gold' never-ends and leading the search is Nexecon Petroleum and its flagship-the largest drilling and refining platform ever constructed-'Colossus" located in the freezing North Atlantic waters off the coast of Greenland. 'Colossus' will drill deeper than any rig ever has, a fact that gratifies Nexecon CEO, Peter Brazier, but that has geologists the world over up in arms, concerned that delicate ocean floor fault lines could be disturbed with catastrophic effects. Skeptical news reporter Christen Giddings and her cameraman Jake Thompson are invited by Braziera to document the safety of 'Colossus.' The powerful drill tears through the seabed, striking a rich oil deposit. As the drill penetrates further, it ruptures a fissure that reveals a second 'mirror' ocean that has existed beneath ours for millions of years. An ocean teeming with prehistoric life. As the choking oil posions the water, the frenzied ...

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Plot Keywords:

shark | megalodon | shark attack | cryptozoology | giant animal | 

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Taglines:

Sixty Feet of Prehistoric Terror

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Genres:

Sci-Fi | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some adventure violence and peril

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

February 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Megalodon - A gyilkos cápa

Filming Locations:

Bordentown, New Jersey, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

100% Entertainment, Corbitt Digital Films LLC

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

Ross recounts the rediscovery mistakenly classified extinct coelacanth fish, "...until one turned up a few years ago off the coast of Madagascar." The living coelacanth was found off the coast of South Africa in 1938. This is over 1,000 miles away from this island of Madagascar and 1938 is hardly a "few years ago."

User Reviews

You get what you expect!

I just saw this movie last night. I bought it for 3 euros on DVD so you can't go wrong there. The reason I bought it is simple: I like movies about sharks and there are only a few about the Meg(alodon). Too few, but I heard that Jan de Bont wants to film the book Meg (great book) so lets hope that will happen. About this film: You get what you expect: A cheap-looking, low-budget (horror?)film. It takes about 45 minutes before we get to see the shark, so until then the viewer is bored with mediocre acting, simple character- and story building and cheap SE. The thing that bothered me the most were the computer generated effects. I hate that sooooo much and this whole movie comes from the computer: The snow, the helicopter, the oil rig and the shark. I understand that the budget was low but a computer isn't the solution. The other thing was that there were only a few actors in the movie: Should I believe that a handful of people operate a huge oil platform? Yeah right! The movie is about a shark, but the shark isn't convincing either. It looks good standing stil, but the way it moves, swims attacks etc etc isn't very good. And the climax...You almost have to see it to believe: It left me with unbelief...so dumb and simple.

It's a short movie (1 hr 12) minutes, the sound was horrible (DTS!), full screen, but what killed the movie were the computer effects....so not worth your time or money.