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An animal smuggling deal goes wrong, resulting in a large shark escaping into the swampy backwoods river.An animal smuggling deal goes wrong, resulting in a large shark escaping into the swampy backwoods river.An animal smuggling deal goes wrong, resulting in a large shark escaping into the swampy backwoods river.
Marcus Lyle Brown
- Deputy Cooper
- (as Marcus Brown)
- Director
- Writers
- Jennifer Iwen
- Eric Miller
- Charles Bolon(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDeputy Stanley tells Jason, "I played a little ball myself". Wade Boggs, who plays Deputy Stanley, is a MLB Hall of Famer
- GoofsAt 40:36, a spelling error can be seen on the laptop news article: Authorities is incorrectly spelled as Autorities.
- Quotes
Martin: Think your brother ever get scared of doing that?
Krystal Bouchard: No, he faced down the scariest creature alive.
Martin: What's more dangerous than a gator?
Krystal Bouchard: Well, a defensive lineman from the New York Giants.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Top 40 Shitty Shark Movies (2013)
- SoundtracksBeat Dog Down
Written by Stu Keller and Julian Primeaux
Performed by The Howdies
Produced by J. Burton w/ The Howdies
Featured review
Buffy, the still yummy swamp shark Slayer
I have, and probably forever will have, a huge fondness for Kristy Swanson. That started when I was a young and horny horror fan, and gazed at her in "Deadly Friend" (one word: basketball). A handful of years later, she was also the first actress to depict Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and - to me - she will always own that role, instead of Sarah Michelle Gellar. The lovely Mrs. Swanson never really broke through as a great actress, but it's fantastic to see she still occasionally pops up in low-keyed, undemanding and trashy horror movies like "Swamp Shark". And, might I add, she still looks sensationally sexy!
As far as exaggeratedly ridiculous and straight-to-video shark movies go (and there are hundreds of them...), "Swamp Shark" is definitely one of the coolest. This is largely thanks to Kristy and the rest of the glorious B-cast, but also setting is excellent and the "fun-factor" is very high. Cajun-horror is always fun, just think of "Southern Comfort" or "Hunter's Blood". "Swamp Shark" obviously doesn't play in the same league, but at least director G. E. Furst tries to make the most out of the Louisianan filming locations and atmosphere. The film is also fast-paced and full of action footage and random kills, which is good because you don't have the time to think about how inept the script, in fact, is. The digital gore effects and the shark itself (supposedly a prehistoric species) are pathetic and truly look awful. Fortunately, though, the looks of Kristy Swanson compensate for everything. The young actress playing her sister Krystal is a feast for the eyes as well. She, Sophie Sinise, seems to be cast purely for her blond hair and impressive chest size, but who cares!
As far as exaggeratedly ridiculous and straight-to-video shark movies go (and there are hundreds of them...), "Swamp Shark" is definitely one of the coolest. This is largely thanks to Kristy and the rest of the glorious B-cast, but also setting is excellent and the "fun-factor" is very high. Cajun-horror is always fun, just think of "Southern Comfort" or "Hunter's Blood". "Swamp Shark" obviously doesn't play in the same league, but at least director G. E. Furst tries to make the most out of the Louisianan filming locations and atmosphere. The film is also fast-paced and full of action footage and random kills, which is good because you don't have the time to think about how inept the script, in fact, is. The digital gore effects and the shark itself (supposedly a prehistoric species) are pathetic and truly look awful. Fortunately, though, the looks of Kristy Swanson compensate for everything. The young actress playing her sister Krystal is a feast for the eyes as well. She, Sophie Sinise, seems to be cast purely for her blond hair and impressive chest size, but who cares!
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- Coventry
- Jul 10, 2021
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- Budget
- $3,712,887 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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