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Casper Van Dien, Ernie Hudson, Jenny McShane and Bentley Mitchum star in this thriller about a marine biologist doing research at a facility off the coast of Africa. Hammerhead sharks have long been a... read more read more... presence to be respected in local waters, but now they've started attacking people without reason -- apparently for fun. While superstitious locals fear demonic possession is to blame, the biologist thinks this may be the results of experiments performed by a former colleague turned rival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 35 min.

Directed by: Bob Misiorowski

Release Date: May 28, 1999

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DVD Release Date: November 9, 1999

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  • September 4, 2010
    Cliche-town USA
  • September 22, 2009
    It?s not so bad its good, it?s just so bad!
  • April 28, 2007
    Great movie. The shark action is good. The creature feature element and the cast are very good.
  • March 17, 2011
    This thriller about a shark expert who goes looking for clues after a string of shark attacks leads to the death of his friend is better than i thought it would be! Casper Van Dien(from the awesome Starship Troopers) is the expert and theres a bit of gore, a passable story and so... read moreme laughably bad acting which means this isn't a total waste of time. Its no Jaws but then there aren't really any other shark attack films that are as good as that. Shark Attack is one for the easily pleased. Which is why i want to see the sequels!
  • December 15, 2009
    It started out interesting, but part way through it just went off on a stupid tangent with the basic good guys vs. bad guys action film. I still don?t think it was as bad as the reviews though.
  • June 24, 2009
    i wouldn't recommend spending any money towards viewing this, but if you see it on usa or the sci-fi channel...keep it on.
  • January 23, 2008
    If you like action, mystery, thrillers, & Horror movies. And you are a shark movie fan then you like this movie. Sit down see you like it.

Critic Reviews


Scott Weinberg
April 3, 2005
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

Hilariously bad (and therefore entertaining) Z- grade shark horror.

Michael Dequina
January 2, 2004
Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com

The title takes a back seat to some boring conspiracy mumbo-jumbo. Full Review

Dennis Schwartz
April 8, 2002
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

I didn't expect to see a Jaws, but at least the story should have been better acted. Full Review

Emanuel Levy
August 16, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

No review available.

Brian Webster
January 1, 2000
Brian Webster, Apollo Guide

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