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Release Year2011
Runtime1h 25m
LanguageGerman
CertificationR
GenresAction, Adventure, Comedy
Votes86
DirectorGriff Furst
WritersEric Miller, Jennifer Iwen, Charles Bolon
TypeFeature Film
Rating4.1 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsSwamp Shark
About Swamp Shark
Open on gorgeous swamplands of the Atchafalaya Basin in the summer. Lots of beautiful teens are at the beach the weekend before Gator Fest. That night an animal smuggling deal goes wrong and a large sea creature escapes into a swampy backwoods river. At the McDaniel's "Gator Shack" restaurant, a local, Jackson is drunk, and gets mangled to bits. The town sheriff blames the carnage on the McDaniel's "escaped" pack of gators and tries hauling them off to jail. Rachel McDaniel, head of the family, claims to have seen the fin of a shark! Rachel and her family, along with the help of a mysterious stranger, Charlie, take on the Swampshark and the law to clear their names, save Rachel's kid sister Krystal and prevent the unwitting folks at the upcoming Gator Fest from being torn to shreds by a beast the likes of which no one has ever seen!
Directed by Griff Furst, Swamp Shark leans on a strong ensemble — Kristy Swanson, Robert Davi, D. B. Sweeney — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about action titles of 2011.
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