Shark Attack in the Mediterranean (2004)

Devastated by the violent death of his wife, helicopter pilot Sven Hanson (Ralph Moeller, Gladiator, Scorpion King) helplessly watches as his personal life and business unravel. He finds ... See full summary »

Director:

Jorgo Papavassiliou

Writers:

Jörg Alberts, Roland Heep

Stars:

Ralf Moeller, Julia Stinshoff, Gregor Bloéb

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ralf Moeller	...	Sven Hansen
Julia Stinshoff	...	Julia Bennet
Gregor Bloéb	...	Carlos Rivera
Katy Karrenbauer	...	Dr. Verena Brandauer
Oona-Devi Liebich	...	Maja Hansen
Patriq Pinheiro	...	Fabio Ortega
Simone Hanselmann	...	Tina Stein
Carsten Spengemann	...	Javier
Jeanette Biedermann	...	Jeanette Biedermann
Anna Bertheau	...	Charlotte
Jasin Challah	...	Tobias
Vanessa Hilger	...	Lena
Yvonne Maria Schäfer	...	Chica
Ottfried Fischer	...	Millionär
Dayan Kodua	...	Organizer

Storyline

Devastated by the violent death of his wife, helicopter pilot Sven Hanson (Ralph Moeller, Gladiator, Scorpion King) helplessly watches as his personal life and business unravel. He finds renewed hope on the exotic island of Mallorca until the day his peaceful life is rocked by the appearance of a gigantic 35-foot shark. When Hanson learns that this is the same monster that killed his wife, he teams up with attractive marine biologist Julia Bennett. Together they battle the beast in a dramatic fight for survival. Filled with nonstop, hair-raising surprises, Shark Attack in the Mediterranean takes deep-ocean terror to new depths!

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Plot Keywords:

shark | helicopter | shark attack | truck | racing | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

17 October 2004 (Germany)

Also Known As:

Shark Attack in the Mediterranean

Filming Locations:

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Action Concept Film- und Stuntproduktion

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min (DVD)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although the script asked for male sharks, the ones modeled are female (note underside dorsal fins).

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Connections

References Deep Blue Sea (1999)

User Reviews

Shugalum! shugalum!

When a grieving widow (Moeller) discovers that a prehistoric shark – Megalodon – is responsible for the death of a swimmer, he suspects it might also be the same shark that killed his wife and two other divers several years earlier. Convincing newly appointed micro-biologist (Stinshoff) proves relatively easy, but she's oblivious to the grand scheme that has created the giant shark from living DNA recovered from a frozen specimen found in the Antarctic. Of all places to base a cutting edge cancer research facility, no doubt the idyllic Mediterranean tax haven of Mallorca would be the most sensible. At least that's what the makers of this film would have the audience believe.

The over-used CGI shark is typically unrealistic and so out-of-proportion and scale that it scarcely conjures any excitement or thrills. Even the shark swarm in the first scene is disappointing, once again courtesy of the CGI effects that give every attack a video-game quality. This German production's English dubbing is some of the worst (and unintentionally hilarious) you'll come across – the sight of big Ralf running down the beach shouting "Shugalum, shugalum" (that's meant to be "shark alarm, shark alarm" in Bavarian accent) a dozen times will have you in stitches. At least the producers had the foresight to anticipate the drudgery to which this would ultimately amount, and incorporated some quirky humour to lighten up the tone. There's a number of genuine laughs (as opposed to the unintentional ones) throughout, one in particular paying homage to "The Terminator" which works well. The obese BBQ chef and his bevy of scantily clad accoutrements who lends Ralf a luxury car or two is also a comic highlight.

But despite the eclectic editing, sometimes witty dialogue, postcards of Mallorca and stylish stunt-work (some great car maneuvers and helicopter acrobatics), there's little else to recommend this movie, which borrows heavily from several others of the ilk ("Deep Blue Sea" in particular), but achieves much less. Hanselmann's bikini-clad villainy is perhaps the most worthwhile aspect in this whole travesty; that or Ralf's physique, depending on your persuasion. Either way, it's not enough to entertain a second time.