Sharktopus | |
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Written by | Mike MacLean |
Directed by | Declan O'Brien |
Starring | Eric Roberts |
Music by | Tom Hiel |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
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Producer(s) |
Roger Corman |
Running time | 89 mins. |
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Original channel | Syfy |
Original release | September 25, 2010 |
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Followed by | Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda |
Sharktopus is a 2010 SyFy original horror/science fiction film produced by Roger Corman, directed by Declan O'Brien, and starring Eric Roberts.[1]
Plot
The U.S. Navy commissions a group known as "Blue Water" to genetically engineer a half-shark, half-octopus for combat. During a demonstration attacking drug traffickers off of Santa Monica, the beast called Sharktopus escapes the control of its creators and makes its way to Puerto Vallarta. Hunted by Blue Water and a television crew, Sharktopus attacks numerous beach-goers. Sharktopus is eventually defeated by detonating explosives embedded in its brain.
Cast
- Eric Roberts as Dr. Nathan Sands
- Sara Malakul Lane as Nicole Sands
- Kerem Bursin as Andy Flynn
- Héctor Jiménez as Bones
- Liv Boughn as Stacy Everheart
- Shandi Finnessey as Stephie
- Peter Nelson as Commander Cox (credited as Calvin Persson)
- Elgar Horowitz as Ellie Loveshaft
- Amir Khan as Ellie Loveshaft
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, Sharktopus has a 50% approval rating from critics, based on 6 reviews.[2]
Home media
Sharktopus was released to DVD and Blu-ray on March 15, 2011.
Sequels
In an interview with Flixist.com, producer Roger Corman said that he may do a sequel to the film.[3] A similarly themed movie, Piranhaconda, was released in 2012. Two official sequels called Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda, which was released on August 2, 2014, and Sharktopus vs. Whalewolf,[4] which premiered on July 19, 2015 during Sharknado Week on the SyFy Channel.[5] Another sequel titled Sharktopus vs. Mermantula, was announced in the credits, and would feature a man/piranha/tarantula hybrid.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Sharktopus overview, "The New York Times"
- ^ Sharktopus at Rotten Tomatoes
- ^ http://www.flixist.com/flixclusive-roger-corman-thinking-about-sharktopus-2-205272.phtml
- ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/07/sharktopus-syfy-pteracuda-merantula_n_3719550.html
- ^ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/07/15/syfy-announces-sharknado-week-schedule/431493/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Tvbythenumbers+%28TVbytheNumbers%29
- ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/07/sharktopus-syfy-pteracuda-merantula_n_3719550.html
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