Sharktopus (2010) (TV)

Director:

Declan O'Brien

Writer:

Mike MacLean (written by)

Release Date:

25 September 2010 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Half-Shark. Half -Octopus. All Terror.

Plot:

A half-shark, half-octopus creature created for the military, creates a whole lot of terror in Mexico while a scientist who helped created it tries to capture/kill it. |

Plot Keywords:

Scientist | Mexico | Genetic Engineering | Boat | One Word Title

Cast

Eric Roberts	...	Nathan Sands
Kerem Bursin	...	Andy Flynn
Sara Malakul Lane	...	Nicole Sands
Héctor Jiménez	...	Bones (as Hector Jimenez)
Liv Boughn	...	Stacy Everheart
Julian Gonzalez Esparza	...	Santos
Blake Lindsey	...	Pez
Peter Nelson	...	Commander Cox
Maija Markula	...	Bree
Megan Barkley	...	Lisa
Mary Tessa Corman	...	Bungee Jumper (as Mary Corman)
Kyle Trainor	...	Frat Boy
Lindsay Conklin	...	Bikini Girl with Bum
Greg Norte	...	Gordon
Blanca Ponce	...	Maria
Anna Marie Laurita	...	Young Mother (as Anna Laurita)
Jack Hzte	...	Son
Veronica Nava Honc	...	Fire Dancer
Brian Sheeran	...	Josh
Adrian De Leon	...	Painter Walt
Patrick Lacho	...	Painter Gus
Adriana Robin	...	Yoga Instructor
Patrick Pryor	...	Control Room Tech
Richard Miller	...	Security Guard
Shandi Finnessey	...	Stephie (as Shandy Finnessey)
Ralph Garman	...	Captain Jack
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alejandro Cardenas	...	(uncredited)
Roger Corman	...	Beach Bum (uncredited)
Michael Gaglio	...	Fisherman (uncredited)
Roxana Ortega	...	(uncredited)
Amanda Philipson	...	Fisherman's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Claire Risoli	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Declan O'Brien

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Mike MacLean		written by

Produced by
Julie Corman	....	producer
Roger Corman	....	producer
Adam Finer	....	associate producer
Dan Golden	....	line producer
Stephen Niver	....	line producer
Robert James Roessel	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Tom Hiel

Cinematography by
Santiago Navarrete

Film Editing by
Karen Smalley

Set Decoration by
Ann Rowley

Production Management
Stephen Niver	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Adam Finer	....	first assistant director
Stephen Niver	....	second unit director
Kyle Trainor	....	second assistant director

Sound Department
Deidre Baisley	....	assistant sound
Saul Cantero	....	location sound mixer
Lorita de la Cerna	....	foley artist
Patrick Giraudi	....	sound designer
Patrick Giraudi	....	sound re-recording mixer
Patrick Giraudi	....	supervising sound editor
Alfonso R. Miller	....	sound mixer: second unit
Lisa Neidhardt	....	sound effects editor
Rick Owens	....	foley artist
Xavier Sol	....	sound effects editor
Yu-Ting Su	....	foley mixer assistant
Cristina Turek	....	assistant sound editor

Visual Effects by
Thomas Bremer	....	visual effects artist
Daniel DeEntremont	....	visual effects artist
Craig Edwards	....	visual effects artist
P.J. Foley	....	visual effects producer: Dilated Pixels
Jon Gourley	....	visual effects artist: Dilated Pixels
Chris E. Peterson	....	visual effects artist
Jason Shulman	....	additional modeling & creature animation: Dilated Pixels
Brian Skvarla	....	visual effects artist
Melissa Widup	....	roto artist: Dilated Pixels
Aaron Witlin	....	visual effects artist

Camera and Electrical Department
Ben Demaree	....	gaffer: Los Angeles
Adam Finer	....	camera operator

Casting Department
Brandon Todesca	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sarah Dunn	....	wardrobe

Music Department
Zach Lemmon	....	composer assistant
Clinton Rusich	....	composer: additional music

Other crew
Patrick Denver	....	puppeteer
Justin Fox	....	office assistant
Brandon Todesca	....	production staff
Kyle Trainor	....	production coordinator

Thanks
Gabriel Cowan	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Star Entertainment

Distributors

• Syfy (2010) (USA) (TV)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2011) (Australia) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Program Store (2010) (France) (all media)
• Star Entertainment (2011) (India) (all media)
• Sunfilm Entertainment (2012) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Dilated Pixels (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Digital Post Services  delivery and international servicing
• Post Haste Sound  commentary recording engineering

Runtime:

USA:89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Australia:MA (2011)

Company:

Star Entertainment

Trivia:

WILHELM SCREAM: When the Sharktopus eats the second kid throwing a football.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The Sharktopus has tentacles in place of a shark's tail fin. An octopus swims using a siphon under its head, not with its tentacles (which are for crawling on the ocean floor). The Sharktopus therefore lacks a means of propulsion through the water.

Quotes:

Nathan Sands:Make me proud, pumpkin.
Nicole Sands:I told you to stop calling me that.
Nathan Sands:Make me proud, Nicole.

Movie Connections:

References Frankenstein (1931)

Soundtrack:

Hot Rod Hell Kitten

Possibly Even Worse Than I Expected

A half-shark, half-octopus creature created for the military, creates a whole lot of terror in Mexico while a scientist (Eric Roberts) who helped created it tries to capture/kill it.

I had just about as high of expectations and anticipation as one could possibly muster for this film. I received word roughly two months in advance that I would be receiving the Blu-ray and I checked my mailbox day in and day out, eagerly awaiting its arrival. I knew it was going to be bad, but I wanted to savor its badness. And the more I waited, the more I wanted it... and what I got was far worse than anything I could have ever imagined.

There are some things I could say nice about he film. Eric Roberts is decent, there is an "epic beard man" whose facial hair puts mien to shame. The film is not scary, but it made three cats on my girlfriend's couch jump, so that has to count for something... but that is about all.

There are bad special effects, of course -- and it almost seems like they are embracing it. The smart move is to show a creature as little as possible in a horror film, especially when the makeup or effects are not great. Here the effects are among the worst I have ever seen on SyFy, and they still felt the need to show the sharktopus early and often.

There is also terrible acting, with actors who can only deliver lines in a choppy monotone. I think some of them do not speak English and are reading their lines phonetically. But it is hard to tell, and maybe this was just the best cast they could get. One character, Bones the camera man, is covered in fake tattoos. They could not find one bad actor with real tattoos?

Should I classify this as one of those films that is "so bad it's good"? I do not think so. Maybe if you are really drunk, kicking back some bottles of Pabst Blue Ribbon with some buddies, making fun of it... it might be tolerable. But under no condition could this ever be seen as "good".

Thanks are given in the credits to Gabriel Cowan, the director of "Breathing Room" and "Growth"... why? Aside from Roger Corman and Eric Roberts, Cowan is the only remotely famous or successful person associated with this project -- but what did he do to get thanked?

If there is anything redeeming about this film at all, it is that the disc comes with an audio commentary from producer Roger Corman. Corman is, obviously, a legend in the horror and science fiction genres. So to hear him talk over the movie is a nice treat. But, if you think he can make a bad film good or justify its creation, you would be wrong. Not a film to see under any circumstances... I would rather see "Raptor Island" again.