Shark Attack (1999) (TV)

User Rating:

2.9/10   

Director:

Bob Misiorowski

Writers:

Scott Devine (written by)
William Hooke (written by)

Release Date:

28 May 1999 (Thailand)

Genre:

Horror | Action

Tagline:

There's Blood In The Water

Plot:

In a once serene African fishing village, a marine biologist goes in search of some answers when his friend becomes a victim in one of a series of brutal shark attacks.

Plot Keywords:

Shark | Shark Attack | Africa | Medical Journal | Taxicab

Cast

Cordell McQueen	...	Marc Desantis
Chris Olley	...	Police Chief
Jacob Makgoba	...	Machete Policeman
Casper Van Dien	...	Steven McKray
Paul Ditchfield	...	Professor Bookman
Shelley Meskin	...	First Pretty Co-Ed
Candice Berman	...	Second Pretty Co-Ed
Bentley Mitchum	...	Dr. Miles Craven
Simo Magwase	...	Tanka
Willie	...	Boat Captain
Ernie Hudson	...	Lawrence Rhodes
Anton Dekker	...	Jan
Tony Caprari	...	Mani (as Toni Caprari)
Dave Ridley	...	Mr. Hacker
Jenny McShane	...	Corinne Desantis (as Jennifer McShane)

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence and language.

Runtime:

100 min | UK:92 min

Country:

USA | Israel | South Africa

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Netherlands:16 | Australia:MA | New Zealand:R13 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Port Alfred, South Africa

Company:

Martien Holdings A.V.V.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Corinne looks down the microscope, she says that there is a hormone in the unusual-looking cell. You would not be able to see a hormone through a microscope and the cell is quite clearly a normal-looking eosinophil.

Quotes:

Steven McKray: This thing always thinks it's hungry.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Shark Zone (2003) (V)

Port Albert to Skegness

The lurid title may suggest vacationing teens getting massacred, but the truth is very different. The cast is almost entirely middle-aged and mad scientists, ruthless businessmen and corrupt officials all play a far greater part in the proceedings than any shark, whether stock footage or rubber. Casper Van Dien gives a sold, hard-working performance, while Jennifer McShane manages to sidestep as many clichés as she can and make palatable the ones she simply can't avoid hitting head-on. Bob Misiorowski captures and conveys the desperation that clings to coastal communities from Port Albert to Skegness, but is far less sure of himself with the attack scenes, all of which lack the tension and otherworldly fear they should be full of. Shark Attack is a decent film that - with a little more darkness - could have been a very good one.