Bait

20122012
RR
1h 33min

Sharni Vinson and Xavier Samuel in Bait (2012)

A freak tsunami traps shoppers in a supermarket with a 12-foot Great White Shark.

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A freak tsunami traps shoppers at a coastal Australian supermarket inside the building - along with 12-foot Great White Sharks.A freak tsunami traps shoppers at a coastal Australian supermarket inside the building - along with 12-foot Great White Sharks.A freak tsunami traps shoppers at a coastal Australian supermarket inside the building - along with 12-foot Great White Sharks.

Director
- Kimble Rendall
Writers
- Russell Mulcahy
- John Kim
- Duncan Kennedy(additional writing by)
Stars

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Redband Version

Redband Version

Bait 3D

Bait 3D

Phoebe Tonkin in Bait (2012)

Julian McMahon, Sharni Vinson, Phoebe Tonkin, and Alex Russell in Bait (2012)

Julian McMahon, Sharni Vinson, Phoebe Tonkin, Cariba Heine, Alice Parkinson, and Alex Russell in Bait (2012)

Bait (2012)

Phoebe Tonkin in Bait (2012)

Adrian Pang and Xavier Samuel in Bait (2012)

Lincoln Lewis and Cariba Heine in Bait (2012)

Bait (2012)

Dan Wyllie in Bait (2012)

Alex Russell in Bait (2012)

Adrian Pang in Bait (2012)

Phoebe Tonkin and Alex Russell in Bait (2012)

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A group of people get trapped in a supermarket after a tsunami hits the coast of Queensland, Australia. But they soon find out that they have more to worry about than being in a flooded grocery store - there are 12 foot sharks swimming around them, and they're hungry. —Michael Hallows Eve

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Taglines
- A tsunami just flipped the food chain.
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for bloody violence, some grisly images and language
Parents guide

Trivia
Despite only earning approximately $800,000 in its home country of Australia, Bait 3D was a sizable success overseas, making over $24 million in China alone. It also made $2 million in Italy. As a result of its international success, Darclight Films announced that the film will receive a sequel, however, no further films have yet been produced.

Goofs
The characters are worried about live electrical wires touching the water, yet to turn it off they flip a switch already underwater. This would mean that the water is already conducting electricity in the first place.

Quotes
Jaimie: It's coming back!
[we see the fin swimming past the far end]
Jaimie: Why does it keep doing that, just circling?
Tina: Cause it's not sure what we are. It's curious.
Kirby: Curious about what, sharks are only curious about one thing. It's trying to decide if we're food or not!

Crazy credits
No sharks were harmed in the making of this movie.

Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Venice Film Festival 2012 (2012)

Soundtracks
Mack the Knife
Written by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill
English lyrics by Marc Blitzstein
Performed by Kimble Rendall & The Slice

Top review

7/10

More than just flesh...

Some shark movies are laughable, cheesy, and way too far fetched (Sharktopus). Some shark movies and horror movies in general can just be unbelievably bad. This Australian film was a pleasant surprise. There wasn't scantily clad girls walking around topless (Piranha) or cheap thrills. This had some genuine pillow clenches, it had some unpredictability, great acting, and had a location I had not seen before in a shark movie, Australia. Most importantly it had characters I actually cared about! There is more to this shark flick than just sharp teeth and flesh. Dig your teeth into this film if you are a thriller, horror, shark movie fan.

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Sep 14, 2012

Budget
- A$30,000,000 (estimated)
Gross worldwide
- $33,492,566

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Runtime
- 1h 33min
Color
- Color
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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