Shark Attack (film)


Shark Attack is a 1999 television film directed by Bob Misiorowski and starring Casper Van Dien, Jenny McShane and Ernie Hudson.

Premise

In a once tranquil African fishing village, a marine biologist searches for answers when his friend becomes a victim in a series of brutal shark attacks.

Cast

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 0% based on reviews from 5 critics.
Scott Weinberg of eFilmCritic.com gave it 2/5 and called it "Hilariously bad Z- grade shark horror."
Michael Dequina at TheMovieReport.com was critical of the film saying "The title takes a back seat to some boring conspiracy mumbo-jumbo."
Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World wrote: "I didn't expect to see a Jaws, but at least the story should have been better acted."

Sequels

Two direct-to-video sequels followed Shark Attack. Shark Attack 2 was released in 2000, Shark Attack 3: Megalodon was released in 2002. Shark Attack 2 briefly mentions the events of the first film while Shark Attack 3: Megalodon ignores the first two movies entirely and acts as a stand-alone sequel to them.