Shark Swarm (2008) (TV)

Director:

James A. Contner

Writers:

David Rosiak (written by)
Matthew Chernov (written by)

Release Date:

25 May 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Fear Travels In Packs.

Plot:

A fisherman and his family fight to take down a greedy real estate developer who has released toxins into the ocean, turning the area's sharks into bloodthirsty hunters.

Plot Keywords:

Shark | Swarm | Shark Attack | Swarming | Man Eater

Cast

Daryl Hannah	...	Brook Wilder
John Schneider	...	Daniel Wilder
Armand Assante	...	Hamilton Lux
F. Murray Abraham	...	Professor Bill Girdler
Roark Critchlow	...	Professor Phillip Wilder
Heather McComb	...	Amy Zuckerman
John Enos III	...	Kane Markus
Alan Fudge	...	Pastor Herman
Gene Davis	...	Sheriff Dexter Murray
Brent King	...	Clint Duran
June Squibb	...	Bess Wilder
Mimi Michaels	...	Kim Wilder
Elisa Donovan	...	Brenda
Jacleen Haber	...	Tia
Darcy Rose Byrnes	...	Heather
Tiffany Hines	...	Michelle
Raymond O'Connor	...	George Banks
Karen Strassman	...	Heather's Mom
Steve Tom	...	Donald Grant
Paydin LoPachin	...	Stacy
Kevin Thoms	...	Mario
Willie C. Carpenter	...	Mayor
Mel Fair	...	Heather's Dad
Frank Sivero	...	Davey Ballew
Jim Hanks	...	Nick Atkins
E.J. Callahan	...	Al Maynard
David Parker	...	Mark Wheat
David Thomas Jenkins	...	Weezer
Nicole Gabriella Scipione	...	Alice
Tony Clarno	...	Lifeguard
George Hobbs	...	TV News Reporter
Bob Bledsoe	...	Security Guard
Tony Hill	...	Tony
Chet Grissom	...	Greg
Rick Scarry	...	Doctor Taylor
Timothy Lynch	...	Weaver
Shane Van Dyke	...	Chris
Kurt Meyer	...	Bob the Tow Truck Driver
Patsy Fitzgerald	...	Kayak Girl
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tatjana Bluchel	...	Shark victim
Tommy Gerrits	...	Friend running away from shark
Jenn Gulotta	...	Medical Intern
Tom Mesmer	...	Innertube Victim
Jessica Lynn Sadowski	...	Shark victim
John Summers	...	Shark victim
Marco Assante	...	Barry (uncredited)
Charity Beyer	...	Shark Survivor (uncredited)
Victoria Chalaya	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Dustin Cook	...	Victim's Friend (uncredited)
Kristin Crandall	...	Bikini Girl (uncredited)
Osa Danam	...	Shark Attack Survivor (uncredited)
Gloria A Feralio	...	Shark Survivor (uncredited)
David Hill	...	Beach Goer (uncredited)
Brandon G. Holley	...	Shark Survivor (uncredited)
Joshua Ray James	...	Swimmer (uncredited)
Anthony Jennings	...	Shark Victim Amputee (uncredited)
Devon Marie King	...	Student (uncredited)
Michael Molthen	...	Beach Goer (uncredited)
Dennis Nusbaum	...	Spectator (uncredited)
Karen Praxel	...	Scuba Diver (uncredited)
Michael Ray Reed	...	Shark Victim (uncredited)
Renie Rivas	...	Shark Attack Victim (uncredited)
Stephanie Ann Rose	...	Erin - High School (uncredited)
Derek Rountree	...	Swimmer (uncredited)
Lee Ryder	...	Deputy (uncredited)
Nicole Wagner	...	Cindy / Shark Victim (uncredited)
Jameson Williams	...	Henchman #2 (uncredited)

Directed by
James A. Contner

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Matthew Chernov		written by
David Rosiak		written by

Produced by
Kevin Bocarde	....	co-executive producer
Kyle Clark	....	producer
Patsy Fitzgerald	....	associate producer
Robert Halmi Jr.	....	executive producer
Larry Levinson	....	executive producer
Nick Lombardo	....	co-executive producer
Stephen Niver	....	producer
Lina Wong	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Nathan Furst

Cinematography by
Dane Peterson		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Craig Bassett

Casting by
Penny Perry
Amy Beth Reece

Production Design by
John Zachary

Set Decoration by
Jessica Anderson

Costume Design by
Heather Hershman

Makeup Department
Jocelyn Carpenter	....	key hair stylist
Erin Good	....	assistant makeup artist
Zee Graham	....	makeup department head
Jane Koo	....	makeup department head
Tara Loren	....	additional makeup artist
Mike Tristano	....	special makeup effects artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Stephen Dudycha	....	second assistant director
Ryan Krayser	....	second second assistant director
Timothy Lynch	....	first assistant director
Stephen Niver	....	second unit director
Jeff Rosenberg	....	second second assistant director
Ryan Tighe	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Robert W. Gaines	....	art department assistant
George Hobbs	....	assistant property master
Jameson Williams	....	property master

Sound Department
Mark Allen	....	sound effects editor
Scott Cannizzaro	....	adr engineer
Jake Eberle	....	sound editor
Josh Eckberg	....	sound recordist
Mark Ettel	....	sound re-recording mixer
Marc Glassman	....	sound effects editor
Jeremy Gray	....	studio engineer
Benjamin Hoekstra	....	boom operator
Micky Hohl	....	boom operator
Anthony Krajchir	....	sound engineer
Rafael 'Bulan' Luna	....	boom operator
Manny Marquez	....	boom operator
Rich Novak	....	foley mixer
Steven Schwedt	....	boom operator
Michael Tyabji	....	sound recordist
Rosa Tyabji	....	sound mixer
Rosa Tyabji	....	sound recordist

Visual Effects by
Eric Acsell	....	digital compositor
Allan Cabal	....	animator
John Lindstein	....	lighting artist
Justin Mitchell	....	special visual effects
Patrick Murphy	....	visual effects producer
Sharon Packer	....	3D supervisor
John Peeler	....	visual effects coordinator
Philip Sisk	....	digital compositor
Ryan T. Smolarek	....	lead digital compositor
Rony Soussan	....	technical director
Mike Witting	....	visual effects editor

Stunts
Cass Asher	....	stunt double: John Schneider
Liisa Cohen	....	utility stunts
Marijane Cole	....	stunt double
Kryshawn Cousins	....	stunt double
Kevin Derr	....	stunts
Wyatt Grass	....	stunt double
Aaron Haedt	....	stunts
Joshua Ray James	....	stunt performer
Bevin Kaye	....	stunt double
Dennis Kinard	....	stunts and water safety
Mark Kubr	....	stunts
Bryan Ludens	....	stunt performer
Eddie Paul	....	stunt coordinator
Juliana Phelps	....	stunt double
Jesse Tipton	....	utility stunts
Sonny Tipton	....	stunt coordinator
Ava Rose Williams	....	stunt double: Darcy Rose Byrnes
Darlene Ava Williams	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
David M. Adams	....	grip
Tim Balcomb	....	first assistant camera: underwater unit
Philip Barnes	....	electrician
Eduardo Barraza	....	key grip: second unit
Douglas Biel	....	electrician
Jennifer Braddock	....	additional loader
Brad Budde	....	best boy electrician
Traci Chappell	....	second assistant camera
Sal Coniglio	....	first assistant camera
Dan Coplan	....	Steadicam operator
Dan Coplan	....	camera operator
Martin Dicicco	....	best boy electric: underwater unit
Suzanne Dietz	....	second assistant camera
Robert Duke	....	key grip
Christy Fallin	....	second assistant camera: underwater unit
Brandon Flohr	....	grip
Debbie Formoso	....	second assistant camera
Russell Gearhart	....	gaffer: second unit
Russell Gearhart	....	lighting technician
Adam Genzink	....	grip
Jimmy Hammond	....	assistant camera
Carl Herse	....	electrician
Mikey Jechort	....	gaffer
Michael Kowalczyk	....	film loader
Erwin Landau	....	additional Steadicam operator
Erwin Landau	....	additional camera operator
John Lanni	....	electrician
Jake Leannah	....	lighting technician
Axel Llorens	....	grip
Justin M. Lubin	....	still photographer
Victor Macias	....	Steadicam operator
Victor Macias	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Victor Macias	....	underwater unit camera operator
Tony Magaletta	....	first assistant camera: "g" camera
Joey Maloney	....	second assistant camera
Patrick McGinley	....	second director of photography
Matthew O'Sullivan	....	assistant camera: underwater scenes
Tony Oberstar	....	second assistant camera
Dustin Penrod	....	grip: underwater unit
Evan Pesses	....	gaffer: underwater unit
Jens Piotrowski	....	Steadicam operator
Jens Piotrowski	....	camera operator: "b" camera
James Plaxton	....	grip
Kevin Blair Rogers	....	first assistant camera
Timothy Robert Ryan	....	electrician
Forrest Sandefer	....	dolly grip
Forrest Sandefer	....	key grip: second unit
Garrett Shannon	....	first assistant camera: underwater unit
Justin Shell	....	electrician
Mark Stuen	....	additional electrician
Ernie Wann	....	grip
Alejandro Wilkins	....	second assistant camera: underwater unit

Casting Department
Christine Babayans	....	casting associate
Heather Sirota	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kelly Kwon	....	set costumer
Emily Plummer	....	costume supervisor
Susan Wohlers	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Mario Barrera	....	colorist
Braden Friedman	....	assistant editor
Kevin Gieseking	....	post-production coordinator
Frank Sharp	....	post-production coordinator
Ru Sommer	....	second assistant editor
Mike Witting	....	on-line editor

Music Department
Matt Shelton	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Chris Attia	....	transportation captain
Davin Attia	....	driver
Grant Oge	....	driver
Thomas Rohrback	....	driver
Javier Zaizar	....	driver

Other crew
Zach Bradshaw	....	assistant production coordinator
Suzanne Friedline	....	adr voice match
Kevin Franklin Gieb	....	assistant to director
Greg Hairfield	....	assistant production coordinator
Alyce Heath	....	assistant accountant (as Alyce Schwartz)
Robert Krywicki	....	production accountant
Marisa La Tour	....	production associate
Tony Oberstar	....	production assistant
Nathan Pavlik	....	production assistant
Jeff Rosenberg	....	set coordinator
Kara Sweeney	....	assistant location manager
Dan Urrutia	....	production assistant
Bob Wheway	....	key production assistant
Susan Wohlers	....	craft service
Javier Zaizar	....	base camp manager

Production Companies

• Larry Levinson Productions
• RHI Entertainment
• Silverstar Ltd.

Distributors

• Sonar Entertainment (II) (2008-) (USA) (all media)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Concorde Video (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• Hallmark Channel, The (2008) (USA) (TV)
• Panorama Distributions (2011) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
• RTL (2009) (Germany) (TV)

Other Companies

• Filmtools  expendables
• Marshall/Plumb Research Associates  script research
• Prime Casting  extras casting
• Sessions Payroll Management  extras payroll services
• Soundtrack  ADR Facility
• Vocal Yokels  loop group

Also Known As:

Runtime:

Germany:167 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | Australia:M | USA:Unrated | USA:TV-PG (TV rating) | UK:15 | Argentina:13 | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Singapore:NC-16 | Chile:14 | Canada:14A | Denmark:15 | Sweden:15 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Colombia:12 | Brazil:16 | Iceland:16 | Israel:PG | Czech Republic:15 | Norway:15 | South Korea:15 | South Africa:16LV | Italy:VM14 | Germany:12 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company:

Larry Levinson Productions

Trivia:

The character of Professor Bill Girdler is named after William Girdler, cult director of several "nature run amok" films made in the 1970s, most notably "Day of the Animals" and "Grizzly."

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: In the scene when the woman swimming teacher enters the water, right after she says, "Something just bumped me," she turns around and looks at the sharks coming for her. She starts screaming, but her mouth isn't moving.

Movie Connections:

References Scarface (1983)

Other than Armand Assante, Shark Swarm has nothing to recommend it

The only reason why I didn't rate Shark Swarm any lower was because of Armand Assante. Despite his rather stereotypical villainous character, he does put some gusto into his performance and he is enjoyable to watch. But the rest of the cast are poor. F Murray Abraham, outstanding in Amadeus, is wasted, he managed to save Blood Monkeys but he is not in Shark Swarm anywhere long enough to make the same impact. Daryl Hannah I loved in Splash and Roxanne, but other than her beauty she is very robotic and bland. John Schneider looks bored out of his mind, and who can blame him? They are not helped however their underdeveloped and very clichéd characters, nor by the horrendously cheesy writing. The story takes forever to get going, and never really picks up. The exposition scenes are dull and poorly written, the climax is contrived and the attacks are not scary or suspenseful in the slightest. The sharks are used sparsely, in hindsight you'd think that would work, however aside from the fact that they are horribly rendered in every scene they appear in(even the shark effects in Jersey Shore Shark Attack were this bad) you also don't learn anything about their origins or why they attack in the first place. In conclusion, Shark Swarm has nothing in its favour other than a pretty good turn from Assante(and actually even he deserved better than this). 2/10 Bethany Cox