Frankenfish (2004) (TV)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Mark A.Z. Dippé

Writers:

Simon Barrett (writer)
Scott Clevenger (writer)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Comedy | Thriller

Tagline:

Welcome to the bottom of the food chain.

Plot:

When the body of a man is found completely destroyed in the swamps in Louisiana, the medical investigator...

Plot Keywords:

Hunter | Fish | Topless Woman | Animal Attack | Poacher

Cast

Tory Kittles	...	Sam Rivers
K.D. Aubert	...	Eliza
China Chow	...	Mary Callahan
Matthew Rauch	...	Dan
Donna Biscoe	...	Gloria Crankton
Tomas Arana	...	Jeff
Mark Boone Junior	...	Joseph
Reggie Lee	...	Anton
Noelle Evans	...	Bobbi
Richard Edson	...	Roland
Muse Watson	...	Elmer
Steve Ritzi	...	Pilot
Ron Gural	...	Coroner / Sheriff
Eugene Collier	...	John Crankton
Sean Patterson	...	Abrams

Also Known As:

Bayou (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence/gore, language, sexual content and some drug use.

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Manitoba/Ontario) | Portugal:M/16 | Sweden:15 | Netherlands:16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Singapore:M18 | USA:R | UK:15 | Norway:15 | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Alabama, USA

Company:

Bayou Films Inc.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The Sheriff's jackets clearly shows a patch stating county, when in actuality, Louisiana is made up of Parishes.

Quotes:

Sam Rivers: Where we're going, nothing works

Movie Connections:

References "Hee Haw" (1969)

What a name for a film, too bad they take the film somewhat too serious

Look at the title of the film and nothing good can come of this. Who came up with this name? He should be fired.

The writers have studied Jaws and tried to make an own version it seems. Big Chinese fish are the stars this time. It is just a shame that the writers didn't try to take the film as the name. Not serious I mean.

The actors do a miserable job (with miserable lines I must say), the environment is not convincing and the fish are a joke. I looks like a crossing between Jaws and Tremors sometimes. It just isn't good enough and too cliché to pass on for a good film. The ending is just terrible and it is clear that this is just a B-film. Too bad the writers and director didn't put in something of their own. Then you could laugh en enjoy the stupidity and it would be more original. Now it is somewhat stupid. This is one of those movies you watch with your friends while having a beer night and irritate and laugh a bit on the film. Although I wanted to see how it ended, so they did something right. I give it 4 stars.