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An animal smuggling deal goes wrong, resulting in a large shark escaping into the swampy backwoods river.An animal smuggling deal goes wrong, resulting in a large shark escaping into the swampy backwoods river.An animal smuggling deal goes wrong, resulting in a large shark escaping into the swampy backwoods river.
Marcus Lyle Brown
- Deputy Cooper
- (as Marcus Brown)
- Director
- Writers
- Jennifer Iwen
- Eric Miller
- Charles Bolon(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDeputy Stanley tells Jason, "I played a little ball myself". Wade Boggs, who plays Deputy Stanley, is a MLB Hall of Famer
- GoofsAt 40:36, a spelling error can be seen on the laptop news article: Authorities is incorrectly spelled as Autorities.
- Quotes
Martin: Think your brother ever get scared of doing that?
Krystal Bouchard: No, he faced down the scariest creature alive.
Martin: What's more dangerous than a gator?
Krystal Bouchard: Well, a defensive lineman from the New York Giants.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Top 40 Shitty Shark Movies (2013)
- SoundtracksBeat Dog Down
Written by Stu Keller and Julian Primeaux
Performed by The Howdies
Produced by J. Burton w/ The Howdies
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Yes it's silly, but I also found it fun
I'll start off by saying I dislike a lot of SyFy movies, but the cast on paper didn't seem so bad. The premise was one that could've gone either way. After seeing it last night, I have to say while it is far from a perfect movie it is tolerable compared to a lot of what SyFy have done.
My feelings on the computer effects were mixed. They were not so bad underwater, which were quite nicely shot, but looked a little cheap elsewhere. That said though, SyFy have done much worse. The story is quite a decent idea, is well paced and starts off well with some suspense in the build ups, but there are some moments that come across as silly and unbelievable.
The script is not award-worthy, but apart from the odd cheesy line, it is not as terrible or as clichéd as I was expecting. The direction is efficient enough and the editing is not too slapdash.
Swamp Shark has some nice scenery and is generally well shot. It is also never too cheesy or overdone and doesn't take itself too seriously. The music is serviceable without being exceptional, it sets the mood alright which is something a lot of SyFy movies did not do.
The characters are likable, compared to the underdeveloped, stereotypical and annoying characters you often find, and the acting from Kirsty Swanson and DB Sweeney is surprisingly good. Overall, fun if silly, one of the movies in the sprinkle of tolerable SyFy amongst the sea of terrible ones. 6/10 Bethany Cox
My feelings on the computer effects were mixed. They were not so bad underwater, which were quite nicely shot, but looked a little cheap elsewhere. That said though, SyFy have done much worse. The story is quite a decent idea, is well paced and starts off well with some suspense in the build ups, but there are some moments that come across as silly and unbelievable.
The script is not award-worthy, but apart from the odd cheesy line, it is not as terrible or as clichéd as I was expecting. The direction is efficient enough and the editing is not too slapdash.
Swamp Shark has some nice scenery and is generally well shot. It is also never too cheesy or overdone and doesn't take itself too seriously. The music is serviceable without being exceptional, it sets the mood alright which is something a lot of SyFy movies did not do.
The characters are likable, compared to the underdeveloped, stereotypical and annoying characters you often find, and the acting from Kirsty Swanson and DB Sweeney is surprisingly good. Overall, fun if silly, one of the movies in the sprinkle of tolerable SyFy amongst the sea of terrible ones. 6/10 Bethany Cox
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- TheLittleSongbird
- Dec 6, 2011
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Box office
- Budget
- $3,712,887 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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