Shark Attack (film)
# Shark Attack (film)

Shark Attack is a 1999 television action thriller film by Lionsgate that first premiered on HBO directed by Bob Misiorowski and starring Casper Van Dien, Jenny McShane and Ernie Hudson. 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.

## Plot

When marine biologist Steven McKray learns that a friend died in a mysterious shark attack in South Africa, he decides to find out what really happened. Upon arriving in the village, he meets Lawrence Rhodes, a local hotel owner, and scientist Miles Craven, who informs Steven of the mysterious increase in shark attacks in the area. When Steven teams up with his late friend's sister for a fact-finding dive, they make a surprising discovery.

## Cast

* Casper Van Dien as Steven McKray
* Ernie Hudson as Lawrence Rhodes
* Jenny McShane as Corinne Desantis
* Cordell McQueen as Marc Desantis
* Bentley Mitchum as Dr. Miles Craven
* Chris Olley as police chief
* Jacob Makgoba as machete policeman
* Paul Ditchfield as professor Bookman
* Anton Dekker as Jan
* Tony Caprari as Mani
* Dave Ridley as Mr. Hacker
* Simo Magwase as Tanka
* Mike Mvelase as Mabunda
* Kwesi Malinga as Mrs. Rhodes
* Twelopele Tsotsotso as Tadesse
* Douglas Bristow as doctor Puri
* Caroline Barkhuizen as night nurse
* Pepsy Mahunisi as elder leader
* Eloise Cupido as hotel desk clerk
* Bradley Meyer as boy in the boat
* Roly Jansen as fishing tourist on the boat

## Reception

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 (and therefore entertaining) 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".

## Sequels

Two direct-to-video sequels followed Shark Attack. Shark Attack 2 was released in 2000, while 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.

