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Raiders of the Lost Shark

A Canadian low-budget B-movie horror film which was filmed in Ottawa, Ontario. Tells the story of a flying shark attacking civilians near an abandoned island. The films title is a spoof on Raiders of the lost ark which was directed by Steven Spielberg. Raiders of the Lost Shark is part of the sharksploitation movie movement started by the film Jaws which focuses on sharks or shark attacks.

The film shares a title with a children's book but they have no affiliation.

Synopsis
Movie begins with two security guards and their dates at an abandon lake where the men work. After drinking beer for a while, one of the guards and his date decide to take a closer look at the water where they would subsequently both get eaten by the shark. In a classroom, Professor Reynolds is teaching her class about the megalodon which is a large shark. Later on, the 2nd security guard and his date go looking for the missing two and they also get eaten by the same shark. Fast-forwarding to when the next shift of security guards arrives at the lake, they realise the two security guards are missing. While looking for them they find a hand in the water and thinking it’s a person, tries to save it only to realise it’s a severed arm and gets eaten as well.

In a meeting between professor Reynolds and Janet the owner of the mysterious island where Reynolds’ sister died (which was showed in a previous flashback). Janet discloses that they were conducting drilling operations and discovered an ancient cave that had a prehistoric shark inside. Interested by their professor and the mystery behind the murphy’s island, May and the other students decide to charter a boat to go the island. When arriving at the dock, they meet captain Stuben and he tells them the truth behind why the island is forbidden. Yet, even after the scary story they still decide to charter the boat and proceed to the island. While on the boat, the shark attacks them with only May being able to swim to shore where she meets a scientist that tells her he’s the one that created the shark by experimenting on it.

When Janet and professor Reynolds arrive at the island, they find May and the Scientist. Janet forces Reynolds to kill the monster with a gun which she successfully does but not before the shark kills Janet and the scientist. The last shot is of May and professor Reynolds walking away from the camera.

Cast

 * Dan Desmarais as Gary
 * Peter Whittaker as Tyler
 * Kitty Kamieniecki as Tracy
 * Angela Parent as Sarah
 * Pavel Lubanski as Steven
 * Candice Lidstone as Prof. Carly Reynolds
 * Jessica Huether as May
 * Kendra Summerfield as Kimberly
 * Anik Rompre as Student
 * Catherine Mary Clark as Janet
 * Caren MacNevin as Laura
 * Mel Guibz as Rachel
 * Scott McClelland as Captain Stuben
 * Faith Rayah as Femme
 * Ian Quick as Homme
 * Lawrence Evenchick as Sheriff
 * John Migliore as Deputy
 * Kelley Oliver as Rodney
 * Trevor Payne as Reporter
 * Duncan Milloy as Muscle Man
 * Tanisha Valcin as Girl on Beach
 * Richard Green as Dr. Howell

Production
The film is partially filmed at Algonquin College and on the Ottawa River with a budget of $350,000. While the movie is directed by Brett Kelly, he used the pseudonym Scott Patrick as the director of the film. Actors of the film were not paid for their roles and costumes were the actors' very own clothing. The character captain Stuben is based on Quint from the movie Jaws an old sea captain.

Reception
Reviews on the film are mostly bad with IMDB giving the film a 1.6/10 and DOA a 1.5/10.