Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens (2016)

Fin, his family and the cosmos have been blissfully sharknado-free in the five years since the most recent attack, but now sharks and tornadoes are being whipped up in unexpected ways and places.

Director:

Anthony C. Ferrante

Writer:

Thunder Levin

Stars:

Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, Masiela Lusha

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ian Ziering	...	Fin Shepard
Tara Reid	...	April Wexler
Masiela Lusha	...	Gemini
Cody Linley	...	Matt Shepard
Ryan Whitney Newman	...	Claudia Shepard (as Ryan Newman)
Imani Hakim	...	Gabrielle (as Imani A. Hakim)
David Hasselhoff	...	Colonel Gilbert Shepard
Tommy Davidson	...	Aston Reynolds
Cheryl Tiegs	...	Raye
Christopher Shone	...	Little Gil
Nicholas Shone	...	Little Gil
Gary Busey	...	Wilford
Susan Anton	...	Betty (Gambler)
Cynthia Bailey	...	Tech Addison
Jillian Barberie	...	Train Passenger

Storyline

It's been five years since the last shark-Armageddon that devastated Washington, D.C. in Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (2015), and the world can now benefit from this hard-earned peace, thanks to Aston Reynolds' revolutionary atmosphere stabilisers. However, as Fin is heading to Vegas for a family reunion, in the meantime, menacing clouds are beginning to form, and a brand-new Sharknado formation is at hand. Under those circumstances, once again, Fin, his old friends, and some new ones will have to battle against massive shark-infested cyclones, in a colossal Sharknado extravaganza with thousands of razor-sharp teeth. More and more, mutated types of evolved cyclones destroy everything in their path, as the mother of all Sharknadoes awakens. Can Fin dodge a bullet for the fourth time?

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Plot Keywords:

sequel | gore | psychotronic film | camp | campy | 

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Taglines:

What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Unless what happens is this.

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Genres:

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

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

Cody Linley replaced Charles Hittinger as Matt Shepard in this movie. This is the second time a Shepard child has been replaced. This was a necessity, as this movie takes place five years after the events of Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (2015).

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Goofs

(at around 8 mins) When Gabrielle first jumps out of the plane she is shown not wearing goggles. But seconds later she is shown wearing them.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Title Card: [opening crawl] SHARKNADO EPISODE IV. THE FOURTH AWAKENS. It has been five years since the last Sharknado. Tech company Astro-X has used their revolutionary energy system to stabilize the atmosphere and prevent the formation of all tornadoes, using cheap, clean reactors dubbed Astro-Pods. The world has been peaceful and prosperous thanks to Astro-X's visionary founder Aston Reynolds, but now the future is about to be threatened once again...

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Crazy Credits

The title is shown through a Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) style opening crawl. The rest of the opening credits don't appear until the 18-minute mark, where the franchise's regular title sequence is shown.

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Connections

Features Today (1952)

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Soundtracks

I'm Going To Take a Bite Out of This Big Apple (Before It Takes a Bite Out of Me)
Performed by Paul Shaffer
Written by Robbie Rist, Anthony C. Ferrante and Anthony Leventhal
ASCAP/BMI

User Reviews

Ummm, what?

Are they trying to make these worse with each one? You'd think with the popularity of the movies they'd at least get a better budget, or better writers.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 July 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sharknado IV

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Syfy, BondIt Media Capital, The Asylum

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD