Hammerhead: Shark Frenzy (2005) (TV)

User Rating:

2.8/10   

Director:

Michael Oblowitz

Writers:

Kenneth M. Badish (story)
Boaz Davidson (story)

Release Date:

18 June 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

When he began fusing human and shark DNA, his colleagues laughed at him. Now his creation is taking his revenge, and they aren't laughing anymore.

Plot Keywords:

Island | Boat | Genetic Engineering | Laboratory | Mad Scientist

Cast

William Forsythe	...	Tom Reed
Hunter Tylo	...	Amelia Lockhart
Jeffrey Combs	...	Dr. Preston King
Elise Muller	...	Jane Harper
Arthur Roberts	...	Whitney Feder
G.R. Johnson	...	Bernie Amos
Antony Argirov	...	Hammerhead (as Anton Argirov)
Mariya Ignatova	...	Julie
Velizar Binev	...	Dr. Krause
Atanas Srebrev	...	Erik Anderson
Pavel Doychev	...	Captain Sheldon
Emil Markov	...	Engineer
Yoanna Boukovska	...	Female 2
Nikolai Iliev	...	Man
Nikolai Sotirov	...	Guard 1 (as Nicki Sotirov)

Also Known As:

Hammerhead (USA) (DVD box title)
SharkMan (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence.

Runtime:

92 min | Germany:88 min (DVD version)

Country:

Aruba | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Germany:18 | Netherlands:16 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Bulgaria

Company:

Nu Image Films

Goofs:

Continuity: In an early scene, where Dr. Lockhart emerges from the pool after swimming laps, the wider shot shows the pool water completely undisturbed. If she had just emerged, there would be water ripples.

Quotes:

Amelia Lockhart: Are you saying... Paul is still alive?
Dr. Preston King: Alive? Oh, yes. But he's much more than that.
[he presses a button and a window to the tank opens revealing a hammerhead shark inside]
Dr. Preston King: I give you... the future of the human race.

only worth watching for a combs fan.

this movie wasn't absolutely atrocious, but it was pretty bad. the acting ACTUALLY was pretty good! jeffrey combs did a pretty darn good job as the mad scientist, which is sort of his specialty if you don't know such things :D. bill forsythe .. well, i'm not EXACTLY sure why he was in this film. he's way too good for this kinda stuff, and his role wasn't exactly demanding. I rented this on the strength of those two leads, and I wasn't really disappointed. I mean, heck, it's a movie about a half man/half shark. It ain't Shakespeare folks. Other than the plot, which is full of holes, and the poor dialogue, I would like to note that the cinematography also left many things to be desired. there were shots were they were trying to look "cool", but it ended up obscuring the scene or just coming off plain cheezy. they also blew it many times when they had decent dialogue and cut away prematurely before the person could even deliver the line. it was pretty bad. but if you are a jeffrey combs fan, this one is worth checking out. he gives a great performance and does what he can with the character. forsythe ain't bad either, and either is the female lead. heck if i can remember her name though. bottom line, i wouldn't otherwise waste your time.