Shark Hunter (2001)

Years after his parents are killed by a megalodon (an enormous shark that has supposedly been extinct for millions of years), Dr. Spencer is obsessed with the idea of hunting down and ... See full summary »

Director:

Matt Codd

Writers:

Phillip J. Roth (story), Sam Wells (screenplay),

Stars:

Antonio Sabato Jr., Christian Toulali, Grand L. Bush

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Antonio Sabato Jr.	...	Spencer Northcut
Christian Toulali	...	Dr. William Atkins (as Christain Toulali)
Grand L. Bush	...	Rob Harrington
Heather Marie Marsden	...	Cheryl
Velizar Binev	...	Will Tchenko
Hristo Shopov	...	Justin French
Robert Zachar	...	Mr. Northcut
Bojka Velkova	...	Mrs. Northcut
Kiril Hristov	...	Young Spencer Northcut
Victor Biserov	...	DSS Worker Peters
Julian Vergov	...	Dirt Worker #1
Ivan Barnev	...	Dirt Worker #2
Nikolai Bojkov	...	Student #1
Vesela Dimitrova	...	Student #2 (as Vessela Dimitrova)

Storyline

Years after his parents are killed by a megalodon (an enormous shark that has supposedly been extinct for millions of years), Dr. Spencer is obsessed with the idea of hunting down and killing the monster. He's assigned to investigate the destruction of an undersea research station with the crew of the Argus, a giant submarine Spencer designed himself. After a little searching the team realizes that it was indeed a megalodon that destroyed the base, and the hunt for the creature is on. Will the Argus and its crew have what it takes for Spencer to get his revenge?

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Plot Keywords:

megalodon | shark | animal in title | animal attack | cryptozoology | 

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Taglines:

The terror that time forgot...but you never will.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 October 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hainmetsästäjä

Filming Locations:

Bulgaria

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bright Ideas, City Heat Productions, Shark Hunter Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

Every character claims that the megalodon went extinct 40 million years ago. Actually, this species didn't appear till 20 million years ago and the proposed date of its extinction is only around 1'6 million years ago.

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Quotes

Rob Harrington: Guys, we're gonna need a bigger sub.

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Connections

References Bambi Meets Godzilla (1969)

User Reviews

Other shark movies were better than this!

Now out of all the shark movies I've seen, this one takes the cake! The plot of the movie was good, but the excitement factor sort of took a nosedive afterwards. Antonio Sobato, Jr. does an excellent role as a son who seeks the shark who killed his father. A megaldon is one of the biggest sharks of all and the most dangerous one as well. The view of the shark was indeed scary in some angles, but the effects were a blur, and the scenes were a little weak in some places. With the mini-sub's weapons there, that would take out a whole school of sharks there. It was great that the son would get the exact revenge on that monstrosity, although it would indeed cost him his life as well. Like they say revenge has it's price, but was it worth it? That answer could go on and on, and this movie was a major letdown. The beginning was fine, and at the end, it went like the Titanic. 1 OUT OF 5 STARS!