Sand Sharks (Video 2011)

A shark who swims in sand terrorizes a tropical paradise.

Director:

Mark Atkins

Writers:

Joe Benkis (story), Cameron Larson (screenplay),

Stars:

Corin Nemec, Brooke Hogan, Vanessa Lee Evigan

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Corin Nemec	...	Jimmy Green
Brooke Hogan	...	Sandy Powers
Vanessa Lee Evigan	...	Brenda Stone (as Vanessa Evigan)
Eric Scott Woods	...	Sheriff John Stone
Gina Holden	...	Amanda Gore
Edgar Allan Poe IV	...	Mayor Greenburg
Robert Pike Daniel	...	Angus McSorely
Hilary Cruz	...	Erin
Delpaneaux Wills	...	Willie
Julie Marie Berman	...	Nikki (as Julie Berman)
Jack Kennedy	...	Sparky
Andrea Pineda	...	Grace
Aiden Simko	...	Marty
Roberto Aguire	...	Rex (as Roberto Aguirre)
Nicole Zeoli	...	Taylor

Storyline

An underwater earthquake cracks open a crater deep beneath the ocean's surface unleashing a prehistoric predator. On the sleepy island of White Sands, local teens drink and party beside a beach bonfire. One of them wanders off after a pretty girl and disappears, leaving only a severed hand behind.

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Plot Keywords:

sand | party | shark | island | beach | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some bloody creature violence

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 July 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Homokcápák

Filming Locations:

Catalina Island, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Little Dragon Productions, Remember Dreaming Productions, Rogue State

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (5.1 surround)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Jimmy Green: Everybody just calm down. Pull yourself together.
Willie: Calm down? Jimmy? we gotta call the cops. We gotta stop sandman.
Jimmy Green: What? No NO. We can't, I can't.
Willie: What do you mean you can't? Of course you can.
Jimmy Green: I can't Willie, you know what will happen to me if we close this down. Come on we got the greatest beach party in history going on, we can't blow that just cause some mafia bitch lost her head
Willie: Jimmy it's not just about Amanda OK? It's Sparky, it's your father, it's everybody who has died so far.
Jimmy Green: I know I...
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Connections

References Shark Attack 3: Megalodon (2002)

User Reviews

Bad Enough for Some Laughs

Sand Sharks (2012)

* 1/2 (out of 4)

JAWS meets TREMORS in this silly, straight-to-DVD creature feature that lacks any real bite. A small town discovers that there is a deadly shark swimming through the sand but they're able to destroy it before a bunch of college kids show up for a beach party. As you'd guess, it turns out that the shark was just a baby and soon its mother shows up. If you're looking for some sort of classic then it's best to stick with one of the films mentioned before. If you're looking for a really cheap, really silly movie then SAND SHARKS might just be for you. When you go into a movie like this quality isn't what you should be looking for but instead you can just hope for some "so bad it's good" moments and this film offers plenty of those. I must admit that there were several times where I found myself laughing extremely loud at what's going on in this thing. The first glimpses of the sharks swimming around in the sand were rather hilarious and there are other bits of comedy here that works. One such example is a scene where a woman gets bitten in two and the guy with her tries to save her life by attaching her guts together. The film certainly shouldn't be taken too serious as there are so many logical problems here. With that said, what really kills this movie is the fact that it clocks in at a way-too-long 90-minutes. Remember when movies like this clocked in less than 70-minutes? I guess the films of today must clock in at 90-minutes for television but it's really too bad because if you took out the boring personal drama crap then you'd be left with a fun monster movie. Believe it or not but the performances are actually above average for this type of thing and it appears that Brooke Hogan took some acting classes as her work here is much better than we saw in 2-HEADED SHARK ATTACK. I'm a little surprised that the producers didn't get into some trouble because there are several scenes that rip-off JAWS and the heads of the monsters also rip off the ones in TREMORS. This film here isn't nearly in the same league as those two classics but with dialogue like "We're stuck between a rock and a shark place," you can at least have a laugh.