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Shark's Paradise

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7.0/10 • 1

1986-03-131h 28m

ComedyActionTV Movie

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

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.

Directors
Michael Jenkins
Writters
David Phillips
Editors
David Phillips, Richard Hindley

Top Billed Cast

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  1. David Reyne

    David Reyne

    Rod Palmer

  2. Ron Becks

    Ron Becks

    Monty Stone

  3. Sally Tayler

    Sally Tayler

    Billie Riley

  4. Dennis Miller

    Dennis Miller

    Inspector Rossiter

  5. John Amos

    John Amos

    Taxi Driver

  6. Ralph Cotterill

    Ralph Cotterill

    Dr. Baxter

  7. Craig Cronin

    Craig Cronin

    Mr. Woods

  8. Vincent Gil

    Vincent Gil

    Murphy

  9. Sean Scully

    Sean Scully

    Detective Charlie Kelly

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GrindhouseDJ70

Apr 17, 2018

7/10

"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...!

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    Status
    Released
    Original Language
    English
    Budget
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    Keywords
    australiablackmailsharkbuddy copcoastchemical plantsurfersjailbreak