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Sharknado

  • TV Movie
  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
3.3/10
52K
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1,873
519
Sharknado (2013)
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When a freak hurricane swamps Los Angeles, nature's deadliest killer rules sea, land, and air as thousands of sharks terrorize the waterlogged populace.When a freak hurricane swamps Los Angeles, nature's deadliest killer rules sea, land, and air as thousands of sharks terrorize the waterlogged populace.When a freak hurricane swamps Los Angeles, nature's deadliest killer rules sea, land, and air as thousands of sharks terrorize the waterlogged populace.

  • Director
    • Anthony C. Ferrante
  • Writer
    • Thunder Levin
  • Stars
    • Ian Ziering
    • Tara Reid
    • John Heard
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    3.3/10
    52K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,873
    519
    • Director
      • Anthony C. Ferrante
    • Writer
      • Thunder Levin
    • Stars
      • Ian Ziering
      • Tara Reid
      • John Heard
    • 389User reviews
    • 168Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

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    Cassandra Scerbo in Sharknado (2013)
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    Ian Ziering
    Ian Ziering
    • Fin Shepard
    Tara Reid
    Tara Reid
    • April Wexler
    John Heard
    John Heard
    • George
    Cassandra Scerbo
    Cassandra Scerbo
    • Nova Clarke
    • (as Cassie Scerbo)
    Jaason Simmons
    Jaason Simmons
    • Baz Hogan
    Alex Arleo
    • Bobby
    Neil H. Berkow
    Neil H. Berkow
    • Carl Hubert
    Heather Jocelyn Blair
    Heather Jocelyn Blair
    • Candice
    Sumiko Braun
    Sumiko Braun
    • Deanna
    Diane Chambers
    • Agnes
    Julie McCullough
    Julie McCullough
    • Joni Waves
    Marcus Choi
    Marcus Choi
    • Palmer
    Israel Sáez de Miguel
    Israel Sáez de Miguel
    • Captain Carlos Santiago
    Tiffany Cole
    Tiffany Cole
    • Derek
    Trish Coren
    • Nurse Holden
    Charles Hittinger
    Charles Hittinger
    • Matt
    • (as Chuck Hittinger)
    Aubrey Peeples
    Aubrey Peeples
    • Claudia
    Michael Teh
    Michael Teh
    • Weinstein
    • Director
      • Anthony C. Ferrante
    • Writer
      • Thunder Levin
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Shot in eighteen days.
    • Goofs
      (at around 34 mins) When the crew arrives at April's house, the water gushes in from the window, beginning the indoor shark fight scene. Immediately after this, when the characters leave the house to look for Matt, the water level outside is almost nonexistent.
    • Quotes

      Baz Hogan: Storm's dying down.

      Nova Clarke: How can you tell?

      Baz Hogan: Not as many sharks flying around.

    • Crazy credits
      The closing credits start, appropriately, with the word 'Fin', which is Spanish and French for 'End'.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #21.179 (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      (The Ballad Of) Sharknado
      Written by Robbie Rist and Anthony C. Ferrante

      Performed by Quint

      Produced and Engineered by Robbie Rist

      Publisher: God Bless Captain Vere (ASCAP) & Zero Charisma Publishing (ASCAP)

    User reviews389

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    A whirl wind into the sublimely ridiculous
    With a title like Sharknado, you expect weird. This movie delivers.

    Grab some friends, lots of snacks, and a mammoth amount of suspension of disbelief. You're now ready for SyFy channel's latest escapade into the realm of the psychotically silly. This movie acts upon the mind like a mind altering substance, taking it to a land of shark-infested water spouts, science gone mad, absurd visuals, and movie making run amok. Riffing is optional; the movie is goofy and deranged either way.

    A freak-storm turns into tornadoes/water spouts that vacuum up a zillion sharks that are swimming around and whisks them off to southern California. Some of the finny predators are pitched into local freeways and everywhere else, while other sharks continue to spin around in the hurricane. The sharks take no prisoners as they swim around soggy streets and wreak havoc with laughable CGI attacks. I did notice however that they obeyed all traffic laws while they swam through the streets.

    This movie swims its way ever further into the realms of the jawbone dropping bizarre, with several key scenes to be on the lookout for. Look for the random one-in-a-million rescue near the end, and the wacky idea the heroes use to try and save the day. This sort of chaos is common throughout the entire movie.

    Kudos to the movie makers for this pure unabashed nonsense.
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    • MartianOctocretr5
    • Jul 12, 2013

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 11, 2013 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Dark Skies
    • Filming locations
      • Mo's Place - 203 Culver Boulevard, Playa del Rey, Los Angeles, California, USA(ConStar)
    • Production companies
      • Southward Films
      • Syfy
      • The Asylum
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    • Budget
      • $1,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1
      • 16:9 HD

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