South Africa, 1999
95m
35mm film, colour
Dolby, English
An American horror film directed by Bob Misiorowski.
Plot Summary
Marine biologist Steven McKray investigates a series of shark attacks on humans.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Bob Misiorowski
Nu Image presents a Nu World Services production. A film by Bob Misiorowski
© 1999 Sharky Productions A.V.V.
Executive Producers: Avi Lerner, Danny Dimbort, Trevor Short
Produced by: Mandy Branch
Written by: Scott Devine, William Hooke
Director of Photography: Lawrence Sher
Edited by: Gerard Jakubowicz
Music Composed by: Serge Colbert
Sound Mixer: Nico Louw
Costume Designer: Pierre Viennings
Chief Make-up/Hair Stylist: Pia Cornelius
Animatronic Shark Supervisor: Anton Cronje – AF Hydraulics
Special Effects Supervisor: Gavin Meadon
Production Designer: David Varod
Casting Director: Christa Schamberger
Cast
Caspar Van Dien (Steven McKray)
Ernie Hudson (Lawrence Rhodes)
Bentley Mitchum (Dr Miles Craven)
Jennifer McShane (Corinne DeSantis)
Toni Caprari [Tony Caprari in opening credits] (Mani)
Cordell McQueen (Marc Desantis)
Chris Olley (police chief)
Jacob Makgoba (machete policeman)
Paul Ditchfield (Professor Bookman)
Shelley Meskin (first pretty co-ed)
Candice Berman (second pretty co-ed)
Simo Magwase (Tanka)
“Willie” (boat captain)
Anton Dekker (Jan)
Dave Ridley (Mr Hacker)
Bradley Meyer (boy in boat)
Eloise Cupido (hotel desk clerk)
Pepsy Mahunisi (elder leader)
Mike Mvelase (Mabunda)
Roly Jansen (fishing tourist on boat)
Alternative Titles
Alerte aux requins – Canada (French), France
Atak rekinów – Poland
El ataque de los tiburones – Mexico
O Ataque dos Tubarões – Portugal
Bestie z morza – Poland
Cápaveszély – Hungary
Requins – Canada (French)
Rykliai puola – Lithuania
Ta sagonia tou tromou – Greece
Squale terreur au large – France
Squali all’attacco – Italy
Tubarões Assassinos – Brazil
Tubarões – Brazil
Žralok útočí – Czech Republic
Τα σαγόνια του τρόμου – Greece
Акулы – Russia
シャークアタック – Japan
深海巨鯊 – Taiwan
Links
Extracts included in
Top 40 Shitty Shark Movies (2013)
Sharksploitation (2023)
Sequels
Shark Attack 2 (2000)
Shark Attack 3: Megalodon (2002)
Shark Zone (2003)
See also
Deep Blue Sea (1999)
References
Periodicals
- Entertainment Weekly no.514 (26 November 1999) p.104 – illustrated video review (The Week by Mike D’Angelo)
- The Hollywood Reporter vol.353 no.26 Comedy (21 July 98) p.26 – credits (Films in production by Brian Fuson)
- Screen Africa News July 1998 p.25
- Screen Africa News September 1998 p.12 – article (High Risk Filming: Just when you thought it was safe to…)
Books
- Video Dungeon: The Collected Reviews by Kim Newman p.525
