Monster Shark
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| Directed by | Lamberto Bava[1] |
| Screenplay by | |
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| Produced by | Mino Loy Max Pécas |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Giancarlo Ferrando[1] |
| Edited by | Roberto Sterbini[2] |
| Music by | Fabio Frizzi[2] |
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| Distributed by | DLF Distribution Lanciamento Film[2] |
Running time | 95 minutes |
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Monster Shark (Italian: Shark - Rosso nell'oceano[1]) is a science fiction-horror film directed by Lamberto Bava. It was also released in various countries as Devil Fish, Monster from the Red Ocean, Devouring Waves and Shark: Red in the Ocean.
Plot
The film takes place along a stretch of coastline somewhere in
A team of scientists led by a scientist named Peter and his colleague, Dr. Stella Dickens, are trying to find the creature and stop it; meanwhile, a group of military scientists are trying to stop the scientists, as the experiment was classified military business. The creature slowly picks off both groups while they try to track it down. They eventually find it hiding in the Everglades, corner it in shallow waters, and kill it with repeated blasts from flamethrowers.
Cast
- Michael Sopkiw as Peter
- Valentine Monnier as Dr. Stella Dickens
- Gianni Garko as Sheriff Gordon
- William Berger as Professor Donald West
- Iris Peynado as Sandra Hayes
- Dino Conti as Dr. Bob Hogan
- Cinzia de Pontias Florinda
- Paul Branco as Dr. Davis Barker
- Dagmar Lassander as Sonja West
Reception
TV Guide called it "wholly amateurish" and criticized the film's unconvincing monster.[3] Star Michael Sopkiw attributes the film's flaws and negative reviews to the production's limited budget, saying that Lamberto Bava was a great director.[4][unreliable source?]
Mystery Science Theater 3000
On August 15, 1998, Monster Shark, under its alternative title of Devil Fish, was featured on an episode of the movie-mocking television series Mystery Science Theater 3000, on which it was spoofed for its poor acting and erratic editing.[5][unreliable source?] One scene of this film contains a brief glimpse of a male character's genitals, the show censored by superimposing the MST3K logo, and two key death scenes were removed.[original research?]
See also
Footnotes
- ^ a b c d e Paul 2005, p. 108.
- ^ a b c d e "Shark - Rosso nell'oceano (1984)" (in Italian). Archivo del Cinemo Italiano. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
- ^ "Monster Shark Review". TV Guide.com. TV Guide. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ Monstermovietv
- ^ Sampo (April 1, 2010). "Episode guide: 911 – Devil Fish". Satellite News. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
References
- Paul, Louis (2005). Italian Horror Film Directors. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-8749-3.
External links
- Monster Shark at IMDb
- Monster Shark at AllMovie
- Monster Shark at the TCM Movie Database
