Feature1986·88m·8.0

Shark's Paradise

A sadistic madman lures sharks to attack tourists and only a special force can this terror

ComedyActionTV Movie

A mad man threatens to lure hundreds of sharks to the beach at Surfers Paradise Australia at the start of the tourist season, his price to hold off the sharks is $2 million. Our heroes do everything from escaping jail to risking death in a chemical factory, to stop him.

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Cast

David Reyne

Rod Palmer

Ron Becks

Monty Stone

Sally Tayler

Billie Riley

Dennis Miller

Inspector Rossiter

John Amos

Taxi Driver

Ralph Cotterill

Dr. Baxter

Craig Cronin

Mr. Woods

Vincent Gil

Murphy

Sean Scully

Detective Charlie Kelly

Peter Sumner

Cooper

Peter Gwynne

Mayor

Sally Phillips

Mayor's Secretary

Jill Loof

Joanie

Lawrence Mah

Japanese Businessman

Douglas 'Rocky' McDonald

Fowler

John Paramor

Chief Inspector McGarry

Scott Rawlings

Drunk in Water

Fred Welsh

Poker Player

Mick Walker

Bodyguard

Kristoffer Greaves

Thug

Details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Languages
English
Budget
Revenue
Age rating
Quality
4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production
Hanna-Barbera AustraliaMcElroy & McElroy

Crew

Director

Michael Jenkins

Writers

Henry Tefay, Carla Kettner, Greg Millin, David Phillips

Bill O'Donnell

Editor

Martin McGrath

Director of Photography

Ralph Strasser

Editor

Fiona Spence

Costume Design

Richard Hindley

Editor

Marta McElroy

Production Design

Gallery

Reviews

GrindhouseDJ70

4/17/2018

7.0

"Get your damn hands off me or I'll give you a social disease you wouldn't believe...!" This is a pretty crazy Australian made for TV film. Throw in every film cliché you can mention, some extremely bad 80's fashion, hilariously bad dialogue, speed boats, car chases and you get the Aussie equivalent of Miami Vice with sharks... well almost. It's great fun and there's never a dull moment. Don't expect much shark action though. Apart from a couple of brief scenes at the beginning and the end the sharks are barely in it. Not that it really matters. The idea that a mad genius(?) is holding a city to ransom with the threat of sending 100's of sharks to their coastlines to decimate the public is fun but the loop hole is massive (erm... just stay out the bloody water!). When our leading lady is hanging off the feet of a helicopter it is so glaringly obvious it's a stunt double (twice the size of the actress and more 'blokey' looking). I laughed my ass off all the way through. An added bonus is the soundtrack, featuring the likes of Split Enz, INXS and The Hoodoo Gurus and The Church among others. Trashy fun. Neat...!