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{{Infobox television film
{{Infobox television
| title = Shark Swarm
| image = Shark Swarm (2008 movie) poster.jpg
| image = Shark Swarm (2008 movie) poster.jpg
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| director = [[James A. Contner]]
| caption = DVD cover
| genre = Horror, Thriller
| producer = Kevin Bocarde<br>Kyle Clark<br>Patsy Fitzgerald<br>Robert Halmi Jr.<br>Larry Levinson<br>Nick Lombardo<br>Stephen Niver<br>Lina Wong
| writer = Matthew Chernov<br />David Rosiak
| creator =
| based_on =
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| starring = [[Daryl Hannah]]<br>[[John Schneider (television actor)|John Schneider]]<br>[[Armand Assante]]
| music = [[Nathan Furst]]
| writer = Matthew Chernov<br />David Rosiak
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| cinematography = Dane Peterson
| editing = Craig Bassett
| story =
| director = [[James A. Contner]]
| distributor = Larry Levinson Productions
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| starring = [[Daryl Hannah]]<br />[[John Schneider (screen actor)|John Schneider]]<br />[[Armand Assante]]
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| released = {{Film date|TV=y|2008|05|25}}
| network = [[Syfy]]
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| theme_music_composer = [[Nathan Furst]]
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| runtime = 164 minutes
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = English
| language = English
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| genre = Horror , Thriller
| producer = Kyle Clark<br />Patsy Fitzgerald<br />Stephen Niver
| editor = Craig Bassett
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| cinematography = Dane Peterson
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| runtime = 164 minutes
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'''''Shark Swarm''''' is a film created by [[RHI Entertainment]] as part of the ''[[Maneater (series)|Maneater]]'' film series. It premiered on [[Syfy]] on May 25, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rhifilms.com/property.php?propertyId=SSwarm|title=Shark Swarm|publisher=RHI Entertainment|accessdate=2008-10-21}}</ref> Directed by James A. Contner and written by Matthew Chernov and David Rosiak, the film stars Daryl Hannah, John Schneider and Armand Assante. It was released to generally unfavorable reviews.<ref name="DVD talk review">[http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/33334/shark-swarm/ ''Shark Swarm: DVD Talk Review'' "...this made for TV stinker..."]</ref><ref name="DVDTown Review">[http://www.dvdtown.com/reviews/shark-swarm/5974/1 ''Shark Swarm: DVD review'' "......a silly movie that could have been more humorous and energetic"]</ref><ref name="CHUD review">[http://www.chud.com/articles/articles/15056/1/DVD-REVIEW-SHARK-SWARM/Page1.html ''DVD Review: Shark Swarm'' "...dull acting... unable to step up to the challenge..."]</ref> It is the 11th film in the ''[[Maneater Series]]''.
'''''Shark Swarm''''' is an American film created by [[RHI Entertainment]]. It premiered on [[Syfy]] on May 25, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rhifilms.com/property.php?propertyId=SSwarm|title=Shark Swarm|publisher=RHI Entertainment|accessdate=2008-10-21|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20070808164933/http://www.rhifilms.com/property.php?propertyId=SSwarm|archivedate=2007-08-08}}</ref> Directed by James A. Contner and written by Matthew Chernov and David Rosiak, the film stars Daryl Hannah, John Schneider and Armand Assante. It was released to generally unfavorable reviews.<ref name="DVD talk review">[http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/33334/shark-swarm/ ''Shark Swarm: DVD Talk Review'' "...this made for TV stinker..."]</ref><ref name="DVDTown Review">[http://www.dvdtown.com/reviews/shark-swarm/5974/1 ''Shark Swarm: DVD review'' "......a silly movie that could have been more humorous and energetic"] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130121225540/http://www.dvdtown.com/reviews/shark-swarm/5974/1 |date=2013-01-21 }}</ref><ref name="CHUD review">[http://www.chud.com/articles/articles/15056/1/DVD-REVIEW-SHARK-SWARM/Page1.html ''DVD Review: Shark Swarm'' "...dull acting... unable to step up to the challenge..."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203142917/http://www.chud.com/articles/articles/15056/1/DVD-REVIEW-SHARK-SWARM/Page1.html |date=2009-02-03 }}</ref> It is the 11th film in the ''[[Maneater Series]]''.


==Plot==
==Plot==
Corporate real estate tycoon Hamilton Lux ([[Armand Assante]]) sets his sights on developing the quaint seaside town of Full Moon Bay into a prime getaway for the wealthy, but runs into some unexpected problems. Lifelong fisherman Daniel Wilder ([[John Schneider (television actor)|John Schneider]]) and wife Brooke ([[Daryl Hannah]]) own property exactly where Lux wants to build high-priced [[condo]]s, and isn't planning to sell. Lux secretly laces the local waters with a toxin deadly to marine life, decimating the fishing industry in an attempt to starve Daniel out. Alas, the chemical react differently on the area's sharks, drastically increasing their aggressive tendencies and transforming them into engines of pure destruction moving in coordinated swarms. Without fish to feed on, shark attacks on humans rapidly increase. Lux uses media contacts to paint the attacks as random incidents. Daniel, his marine biologist brother and a concerned E.P.A. agent must expose Lux's plan and rid the area of the chemically-altered sharks before the town's entire population is devoured by hungry sharks.
Corporate real estate tycoon Hamilton Lux ([[Armand Assante]]) sets his sights on developing the quaint seaside town of Full Moon Bay, California into a prime getaway for the wealthy, but runs into some unexpected problems. Lifelong fisherman Daniel Wilder ([[John Schneider (screen actor)|John Schneider]]) and wife Brooke ([[Daryl Hannah]]) own property exactly where Lux wants to build high-priced [[Condominium|condo]]s, and isn't planning to sell. Lux secretly laces the local waters with a toxin deadly to marine life, decimating the fishing industry in an attempt to starve Daniel out. Alas, the chemical react differently on the area's sharks, drastically increasing their aggressive tendencies and transforming them into engines of pure destruction moving in coordinated swarms. Without fish to feed on, shark attacks on humans rapidly increase. Lux uses media contacts to paint the attacks as random incidents. Daniel, his marine biologist brother and a concerned E.P.A. agent must expose Lux's plan and rid the area of the chemically-altered sharks before the town's entire population is devoured by hungry sharks.


==Cast==
==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Daryl Hannah]] as Brook Wilder
*[[John Schneider (television actor)|John Schneider]] as Daniel Wilder
* [[Daryl Hannah]] as Brook Wilder
* [[John Schneider (screen actor)|John Schneider]] as Daniel Wilder
*[[Armand Assante]] as Hamilton Lux
*[[F. Murray Abraham]] as Professor Bill Girdler
* [[Armand Assante]] as Hamilton Lux
*[[Roark Critchlow]] as Professor Phillip Wilder
* [[F. Murray Abraham]] as Professor Bill Girdler
*[[Heather McComb]] as Amy Zuckerman
* [[Roark Critchlow]] as Professor Phillip Wilder
*[[John Enos III]] as Kane Markus
* [[Heather McComb]] as Amy Zuckerman
*[[Tiffany Hines]] as Michelle
* [[John Enos III]] as Kane Markus
*[[Alan Fudge]] as Pastor Herman
* [[Tiffany Hines]] as Michelle
*[[Gene Davis (actor)|Gene Davis]] as Sheriff Dexter Murray (as Eugene Davis)
* [[Alan Fudge]] as Pastor Herman
* [[Gene Davis (actor)|Gene Davis]] as Sheriff Dexter Murray (as Eugene Davis)
*Brent King as Clint Duran
* Brent King as Clint Duran
*[[June Squibb]] as Bess Wilder
* [[June Squibb]] as Bess Wilder
*[[Mimi Michaels]] as Kim Wilder
* [[Mimi Michaels]] as Kim Wilder
*[[Elisa Donovan]] as Brenda
* [[Elisa Donovan]] as Brenda
*Jacleen Haber as Tia
* Jacleen Haber as Tia
*[[Darcy Rose Byrnes]] as Heather
* [[Darcy Rose Byrnes]] as Heather
}}


== Critical reception ==
== Critical reception ==
{{expand section|date=February 2014}}
{{expand section|date=February 2014}}
Shark Swarm has been widely panned.
''Shark Swarm'' has been widely panned.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of killer shark films]]
* [[List of killer shark films]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.rhifilms.com/property.php?propertyId=SSwarm Official RHI Entertainment ''Shark Swarm'' website]
*[http://www.geniusproducts.com/maneaterseries/shark_swarm_tp.html Official Genius Entertainment ''Shark Swarm'' site]
* [https://archive.today/20070808164933/http://www.rhifilms.com/property.php?propertyId=SSwarm Official RHI Entertainment ''Shark Swarm'' website]
* [http://www.geniusproducts.com/maneaterseries/shark_swarm_tp.html Official Genius Entertainment ''Shark Swarm'' site]{{dead link|date=February 2018}}
*{{IMDb title|1078927}}
* {{IMDb title|1078927}}
*{{rotten-tomatoes|id=shark_swarm}}
* {{rotten-tomatoes|id=shark_swarm}}
*{{AllRovi movie|447155}}
* {{AllMovie title|447155}}


{{Maneater}}
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Revision as of 15:05, 30 May 2024

Shark Swarm
DVD cover
GenreHorror, Thriller
Written byMatthew Chernov
David Rosiak
Directed byJames A. Contner
StarringDaryl Hannah
John Schneider
Armand Assante
Theme music composerNathan Furst
Country of originVereinigte Staaten
Original languageEnglisch
Production
ProducersKyle Clark
Patsy Fitzgerald
Stephen Niver
CinematographyDane Peterson
HerausgeberCraig Bassett
Running time164 minutes
Original release
NetworkSyfy
ReleaseMay 25, 2008 (2008-05-25)

Shark Swarm is an American film created by RHI Entertainment. It premiered on Syfy on May 25, 2008.[1] Directed by James A. Contner and written by Matthew Chernov and David Rosiak, the film stars Daryl Hannah, John Schneider and Armand Assante. It was released to generally unfavorable reviews.[2][3][4] It is the 11th film in the Maneater Series.

Plot

Corporate real estate tycoon Hamilton Lux (Armand Assante) sets his sights on developing the quaint seaside town of Full Moon Bay, California into a prime getaway for the wealthy, but runs into some unexpected problems. Lifelong fisherman Daniel Wilder (John Schneider) and wife Brooke (Daryl Hannah) own property exactly where Lux wants to build high-priced condos, and isn't planning to sell. Lux secretly laces the local waters with a toxin deadly to marine life, decimating the fishing industry in an attempt to starve Daniel out. Alas, the chemical react differently on the area's sharks, drastically increasing their aggressive tendencies and transforming them into engines of pure destruction moving in coordinated swarms. Without fish to feed on, shark attacks on humans rapidly increase. Lux uses media contacts to paint the attacks as random incidents. Daniel, his marine biologist brother and a concerned E.P.A. agent must expose Lux's plan and rid the area of the chemically-altered sharks before the town's entire population is devoured by hungry sharks.

Cast

Critical reception

Shark Swarm has been widely panned.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Shark Swarm". RHI Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
  2. ^ Shark Swarm: DVD Talk Review "...this made for TV stinker..."
  3. ^ Shark Swarm: DVD review "......a silly movie that could have been more humorous and energetic" Archived 2013-01-21 at archive.today
  4. ^ DVD Review: Shark Swarm "...dull acting... unable to step up to the challenge..." Archived 2009-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
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