12 Days of Terror (2005)

For 12 days in July, 1916, a shark patrolled the waterways of northern New Jersey. This docudrama is based on Richard Fernicola's account of those days. Other accounts of those 12 days led Peter Benchley to write _Jaws_.

Director:

Jack Sholder

Writers:

Richard Fernicola (book), Jeffrey Reiner (teleplay),

Stars:

Colin Egglesfield, Mark Dexter, Jenna Harrison

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Colin Egglesfield	...	Alex
Mark Dexter	...	Stanley
Jenna Harrison	...	Alice
John Rhys-Davies	...	Captain
Jamie Bartlett	...	Michael Schleisser
Adrian Galley	...	Engel
Colin Stinton	...	Dr. John Nichols
Roger Dwyer	...	Dr. Frederick Lucas
Patrick Lyster	...	Mayor Perillo
Nigel Sweet	...	Murphy
Paul Ditchfield	...	Commissioner Meel
Daniel Kriel	...	Lester Stillwell
Craig Geldenhuys	...	Arnie
David Jeffery	...	Charles
Glen Biderman-Pam	...	Johnny

Storyline

July of 1916 was a time of record heat, a polio epidemic, and a World War in Europe. But beachgoers in New Jersey are threatened by a even greater terror: a shark that has suddenly developed a taste for human flesh. Starting July 1st and lasting over a period of 12 days, the unidentified shark kills four people and seriously injures a fifth before the attacks stop, and threatens New Jersey's thriving tourist industry. Based on true events, and one of the inspirations behind Peter Benchley's "Jaws".

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Plot Keywords:

shark | shark attack

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for shark attacks

Details

Country:

South Africa

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 April 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

12 Dias de Terror

Company Credits

Production Co:

Discovery Channel, Orly Adelson Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The identity of the responsible shark has never been conclusively proven. While common legend states that a Great White is the sole shark responsible, some scientists think a bull shark might have been responsible for at least the four attacks in the creek; others believe a school of sharks may have been responsible.

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Goofs

The end credits contain a few misspellings. For instance, the credit 'co-producer' is spelled 'co-producernas' and 'art director' is spelled 'art directorr' (these two examples are right next to each other).

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Quotes

Dr. John Nichols: I'm a fishman.

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Connections

Featured in MonsterQuest: Giant Fish (2007)

User Reviews

Best shark movie I've seen since Jaws

This movie is amazing, I caught it flipping trough channels and I had to keep watching. I did some googling and the movie is not 100% accurate in who was doing what at the time of the attacks, but it sure is close enough. Surprisingly the most dramatic scenes are also very accurate historically, and I guess it's because of the book.

That's what makes it so great, you get a feeling of realism that's missing in a lot of shark movies. They use a lot tricks to create suspense used in Jaws, and they still work great here. You can sometimes see where costs where cut, but it happens in scenes that don't affect the story too much.

If you start watching and don't like it, you owe it to yourself to watch it to the end, because it just gets better and better. A great story, and a good example of a movie based on acting instead of special effects.