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Sharktopus

Sharktopus

Half-shark... Half-octopus... All killer.

20104.11h 29m

Overview

The U.S. Navy's special group "Blue Water" builds a half-shark, half-octopus for combat. But the sharktopus escapes and terrorizes the beaches of Puerto Vallarta.

Directed by Declan O'Brien
Written by Mike MacLean
Produced by Julie Corman, Roger Corman
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Top Cast

Eric Roberts

Eric Roberts

Dr. Nathan Sands

Kerem Bürsin

Kerem Bürsin

Andy Flynn

Sara Malakul Lane

Sara Malakul Lane

Nicole Sands

Liv Boughn

Liv Boughn

Stacy Everheart

Héctor Jiménez

Héctor Jiménez

Bones

Ralph Garman

Ralph Garman

Captain Jack

Shandi Finnessey

Shandi Finnessey

Stephie

Roger Corman

Roger Corman

Beach Bum

Maija Markula

Maija Markula

Bree

J

Julian Gonzalez Esparza

Santos

Themes & Keywords

beachmonsterdeep seaoctopusshark attackanimal horror

About Sharktopus

Sharktopus is a tv movie, horror, science fiction film released in 2010 exploring themes of beach, monster, deep sea, octopus, shark attack, animal horror. Directed by Declan O'Brien, it stars Eric Roberts, Kerem Bürsin, Sara Malakul Lane. The U.S. Navy's special group "Blue Water" builds a half-shark, half-octopus for combat. But the sharktopus escapes and terrorizes the beaches of Puerto Vallarta.

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