Sharknado

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Sharknado

DVD cover

Directed by

Anthony C. Ferrante

Produced by

David Michael Latt

Written by

Thunder Levin

Starring

Tara Reid Ian Ziering John Heard Ramin Kousha

Music by

Cinematography

Ben Demaree

Editing by

William Boodell

Distributed by

The Asylum

Release dates

July 11, 2013

Running time

86 minutes

Country

United States

Language

English

Budget

$250,000[1]

Sharknado is a 2013 made-for-television disaster B movie about a waterspout that lifts sharks out of the ocean and deposits them in Los Angeles.[2][3] It first aired on the Syfy channel on July 11, 2013, and stars Cassie Scerbo, Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, and John Heard.[4] It was also given a very limited theatrical screening via Regal Cinemas and NCM Fathom Events.[5]
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1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release

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4.1 International broadcast 4.2 Merchandising

5 Reception 6 Sequel 7 See also 8 References 9 External links

Plot[edit]
A freak hurricane hits Los Angeles causing man-eating sharks to be scooped up in water spouts and flooding the city with shark-infested seawater. Surfer and bar-owner Fin (Ziering) sets out with his friends Baz (Jaason Simmons) and Nova (Scerbo) to rescue his estranged wife April (Reid) and teenage daughter Claudia (Aubrey Peeples). He succeeds but April's boyfriend is eaten by the sharks. The group meets up with Matt (Chuck Hittinger), the adult son of Fin and April, who is in flying school. They decide to try to stop the threat of the incoming "sharknadoes" by tossing bombs into them from a helicopter.

As Nova prepares to throw one of the bombs, she falls out of the helicopter and directly into a shark's mouth. Matt is heartbroken. Baz is also lost in the storm. After Matt lands on the ground, a flying shark plummets toward the remaining members of the group. Fin jumps into its mouth with a chainsaw and cuts his way out. He emerges carrying an unconscious but miraculously unharmed Nova. Matt is reunited with Nova and Fin gets back together with April.[6]

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