Shark in Venice
2.8 /10 1 Votes
Director Danny Lerner Initial DVD release January 27, 2009 Country United States | 2.6/10 IMDb Genre Horror Duration Language English
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Release date August 6, 2008 Writer Danny Lerner (story), Les Weldon (story), Les Weldon Genres Horror, Action Film, Thriller, B movie, Natural horror film Cast Stephen Baldwin (David Franks), Vanessa Johansson (Laura), Hilda van der Meulen (Lt. Sofia Totti), Giacomo Gonnella (Vito Clemenza), Ivaylo Geraskov (Rossi), Atanas Srebrev (Captain Bonasera)Similar movies Danny Lerner directed Shark in Venice and Raging Sharks, Shark Night (2011), Jersey Shore Shark Attack (2012), Tintorera (1977), Great White (1981) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A man (Stephen Baldwin) must brave shark-infested Venetian waters to find treasure and rescue his kidnapped girlfriend.
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- Shark in venice trailer worst horror movies
- Plot
- Shark in venice 2008
- Cast
- Production
- Soundtrack
- Release
- References
Sharks in Venice is a 2008 American natural-horror film directed by Danny Lerner and starring Stephen Baldwin, Bashar Rahal and Vanessa Johansson.
The seemingly tranquil waterways of Venice are terrorized by the perfect killing machine. In search of his father who has mysteriously disappeared diving in the city, David stumbles across the cryptic trail leading to the long-lost fortune of the Medici. As the unwitting pawn in a Mafia plot to recover the treasure, David's girlfriend is kidnapped at gunpoint, plunging him into a desperate race against time. If he has any hope of saving her he must enter the deadly waters. Can David out-gun the Mafia assassins and survive the voracious sharks laying in wait beneath the surface, or will he succumb to the same fate as his father?
Plot
The film takes place in Venice, where David Franks (Baldwin) and girlfriend Laura (Johansson) are meeting with Venetian police to learn more about the mysterious disappearance of Davids father. During the boatride to where they think Davids father may have last been seen, David sees the dorsal fin of a large shark. In a double-take he looks back and the fin is gone. David and another man (Rossi) enter the canals wearing wetsuits and scuba gear. A large shark preys on the two and in a sudden attack the Italian man is eaten. David is bitten in the shoulder but manages to escape to a cave.
Shark in venice 2008
In the cave, David narrowly escapes several close calls with contraptions recalling those in the opening scene of Raiders of the Lost Ark; the film also borrows quite liberally from the plot of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. He then emerges on a large room in the cave which holds vast amounts of treasure. David stares in wonder at it, pockets a gold and emerald brooch and returns to Laura in the boat. The next scene shows him recuperating in a hospital bed with Laura by his side.
David and Laura are asked to meet and have dinner with business-man Vito Clemenza (Giacomo Gonnella). Clemenza produces the brooch David had taken from the treasure room and asks David to return to the cave. As unsuspecting tourists are devoured, David contemplates his next move. Before too long Laura is kidnapped by Clemenzas Mafia goons. David decides to try to save her with the help of the Venetian police. Ultimately, David defeats the Mafia, saves Laura and finds the treasure, which his father had died searching for. Clemenza is killed by one of the sharks when he falls in the water while fighting David.
It is unclear whether it is a scientific phenomenon leading to the gradual increase in the temperature of the Grand Canal and the presence of at least one Great white shark taking up residence in the city of Venice. Later in the film Clemenza appears to tell David that he is the one who has introduced the sharks to the waterways.
Cast
Production
The film was shot on location in Bulgaria. In fact, the director intended to name the movie Shark in Bulgaria, however, it would not have had the same "flow" as if the movie were titled Shark in Venice.
Soundtrack
The score was composed by Stephen Edwards and produced by Source in sync.
Release
The film was released on 14 December 2008 in the United States as Sharks in Venice and on 6 August 2009 at DVD as Der weise Hai von Venedig in Germany.
The reviews by critics were mostly negative.
References
Shark in Venice WikipediaShark in Venice IMDb Shark in Venice themoviedb.org