Shark's Paradise 1986
Shark's Paradise
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.
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.
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Full Cast & CrewDR
David Reyne... Rod Palmer
RB
Ron Becks... Monty Stone
ST
Sally Tayler... Billie Riley
... Inspector Rossiter
... Taxi Driver
... Dr. Baxter
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See All 1 Reviews23 Jun 2021 by GrindhouseDJ70
"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...!
Release Date:
Mar 13, 1986 (Australia)
Run Time:
1hr 28`
MMPA Rating:
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
Australia
Status:
Released
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Shark's Paradise
"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...!
Cast & Crew of
Shark's Paradise
Directors & Credit Writers
... First Assistant Director
... Director
... Continuity
Cast
DR
David Reyne... Rod Palmer
RB
Ron Becks... Monty Stone
ST
Sally Tayler... Billie Riley
... Inspector Rossiter
... Taxi Driver
... Dr. Baxter
CC
Craig Cronin... Mr. Woods
... Murphy
... Detective Charlie Kelly
... Cooper
PG
Peter Gwynne... Mayor
... Mayor's Secretary
JL
Jill Loof... Joanie
... Japanese Businessman
... Fowler
JP
John Paramor... Chief Inspector McGarry
... Drunk in Water
FW
Fred Welsh... Poker Player
MW
Mick Walker... Bodyguard
... Thug
Produced By
RW
Ross Wenke... Production Assistant
DB
David Barnes... Production Accountant
... Production Assistant