Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus (2009) (V)

Director:

Jack Perez

Writer:

Jack Perez (screenplay)

Release Date:

26 May 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror

Plot:

The California coast is terrorized by two enormous prehistoric sea creatures as they battle each other for supremacy of the sea. |

Plot Keywords:

Shark | Animal In Title | Fish In Title | 3D | Oil Platform

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Nov. 28

5:00 PM

SYFY

Cast

Deborah Gibson	...	Emma
Lorenzo Lamas	...	Allan
Vic Chao	...	Seiji Shimada
Jonathan Nation	...	Vince
Mark Hengst	...	Dick Ritchie
Michael Teh	...	Takeo (as Michael The)
Chris Haley	...	Kenji
Sean Lawlor	...	Lamar
Dustin Harnish	...	Helmsman
Dean Kreyling	...	U.S. Sub Captain
Stephen Blackehart	...	U.S. Sub Sonar Chief
Dana DiMatteo	...	Marine Biologist (as Dana Dimatteo)
Myles Cranford	...	Deputy
Dana Healey	...	Naval Officer
John Bolen	...	Weapons Officer

Also Known As:

Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus (USA) (closing credits title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some language. (special edition)

Runtime:

85 min | USA:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:Not Rated | USA:R (certificate #45362) (special edition) | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Arleta, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Asylum, The

Trivia:

The first Asylum production to have a theatrical release.

Goofs:

Factual errors: A group of hammerhead sharks are seen swimming near the Arctic, hammerheads only swim in warmer waters.

Quotes:

Dick Ritchie: [to Emma] Don't love the ocean too much, it doesn't love you back.

Movie Connections:

References Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Soundtrack:

Tocatta and Fugue in D Minor

Trailer is way better than actual film

This is definitely the film to see drunk with a few mates. Yeah it's pretty lame but what the heck... it's also a lot of fun. Suspend all belief and go with the schlock. The effects are pretty woeful but that's what makes it fun. Unfortunately the editing of all the major action is done so quickly that you don't get a chance to revel in it's outrageousness. Just when the creatures do something really cool like bite the Golden Gate bridge the scene cuts to something else. I want more from my "millions of years trapped in ice giant monsters of the deep." You also get the feeling that all involved know exactly what a pile of B grade celluloid they're turning out. Two thing I've learnt however is next time i fly I'll be looking out for massive leaping sharks and never call an octopus a squid. Surprisingly Debbie Gibson is really good... not as an octopus but as an actor. I'm now a fan. I can't wait for the sequel. It rises...