A sadistic madman lures sharks to attack tourists and only a special force can this terror
Director: Michael Jenkins
Writer: David Phillips
Producer: Carla Kettner
A mad man threatens to lure hundreds of sharks to the beach at Surfers Paradise Australia at the start of the tourist season, his price to hold off the sharks is $2 million. Our heroes do everything from escaping jail to risking death in a chemical factory, to stop him.
88 min
Rating: 6/10
Released
Top Cast
David Reyne
Rod Palmer
Dennis Miller
Inspector Rossiter
John Amos
Taxi Driver
Ralph Cotterill
Dr. Baxter
Movie Info
Director: Michael Jenkins
Writer: David Phillips
Producer: Carla Kettner
Production Companies: Hanna-Barbera Australia, McElroy & McElroy
Countries: Australia
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GrindhouseDJ70:
"Get your damn hands off me or I'll give you a social disease you wouldn't believe...!"
This is a pretty crazy Australian made for TV film. Throw in every film cliché you can mention, some extremely bad 80's fashion, hilariously bad dialogue, speed boats, car chases and you get the Aussie equivalent of Miami Vice with sharks... well almost. It's great fun and there's never a dull moment. Don't expect much shark action though. Apart from a couple of brief scenes at the beginning and the end the sharks are barely in it. Not that it really matters. The idea that a mad genius(?) is holding a city to ransom with the threat of sending 100's of sharks to their coastlines to decimate the public is fun but the loop hole is massive (erm... just stay out the bloody water!). When our leading lady is hanging off the feet of a helicopter it is so glaringly obvious it's a stunt double (twice the size of the actress and more 'blokey' looking). I laughed my ass off all the way through. An added bonus is the soundtrack, featuring the likes of Split Enz, INXS and The Hoodoo Gurus and The Church among others. Trashy fun. Neat...!