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 films entirely and acts as a stand-alone sequel to them.