Shark Attack is a 1999 television action thriller film by Lionsgate that first premiered on HBO directed by Bob Misiorowski and starring Casper Van Dien, Jenny McShane and Ernie Hudson. In a once tranquil African fishing village, a marine biologist searches for answers when his friend becomes a victim in a series of brutal shark attacks. Plot When marine biologist Steven McKray learns that a friend died in a mysterious shark attack in South Africa, he decides to find out what really happened. Upon arriving in the village, he meets Lawrence Rhodes, a local hotel owner, and scientist Miles Craven, who informs Steven of the mysterious increase in shark attacks in the area. When Steven teams up with his late friend's sister for a fact-finding dive, they make a surprising discovery. Cast Casper Van Dien as Steven McKray Ernie Hudson as Lawrence Rhodes Jenny McShane as Corinne Desantis Cordell McQueen as Marc Desantis Bentley Mitchum as Dr. Miles Craven Chris Olley as police chief Jacob Makgoba as machete policeman Paul Ditchfield as professor Bookman Anton Dekker as Jan Tony Caprari as Mani Dave Ridley as Mr. Hacker Simo Magwase as Tanka Mike Mvelase as Mabunda Kwesi Malinga as Mrs. Rhodes Twelopele Tsotsotso as Tadesse Douglas Bristow as doctor Puri Caroline Barkhuizen as night nurse Pepsy Mahunisi as elder leader Eloise Cupido as hotel desk clerk Bradley Meyer as boy in the boat Roly Jansen as fishing tourist on the boat Reception On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 0% based on reviews from 5 critics. Scott Weinberg of eFilmCritic.com gave it 2/5 and called it "hilariously bad (and therefore entertaining) Z- grade shark horror". Michael Dequina at TheMovieReport.com was critical of the film saying "the title takes a back seat to some boring conspiracy mumbo-jumbo". Sequels Two direct-to-video sequels followed Shark Attack. Shark Attack 2 was released in 2000, while Shark Attack 3: Megalodon was released in 2002. Shark Attack 2 briefly mentions the events of the first film while Shark Attack 3: Megalodon ignores the first two movies entirely and acts as a stand-alone sequel to them. See also List of killer shark films References External links Query's Corner Feature Review Black Horror Movies: Shark Attack feature Qwipster's: review by Vince Leo 1999 horror films 1999 television films 1999 films Nu Image films Films about shark attacks American horror television films Films set in Cape Town