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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[Ian Ziering]]<br>[[Cassie Scerbo]]<br>[[Bo Derek]]<br>[[Mark McGrath]]<br>[[Frankie Muniz]]<br>[[Ryan Newman (Actress)|Ryan Newman]]<br>[[Mark Cuban]]<br>[[Jack Griffo]]<br>[[David Hasselhoff]]<br>[[Tara Reid]]
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| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan= "2" |[[Ian Ziering]]<br>[[Tara Reid]]  <!-- she has an "And" credit in the opening credits, but has star billing on the poster --><br>[[Cassie Scerbo]]<br>[[Bo Derek]]<br>[[Mark McGrath]]<br>[[Frankie Muniz]]<br>[[Ryan Newman (Actress)|Ryan Newman]]<br>[[Mark Cuban]]<br>[[Jack Griffo]] <!-- "With" credit --><br>[[David Hasselhoff]]
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'''''Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!''''' is an American [[Disaster Film|disaster]] [[Horror Film|horror]] [[Sci-Fi|sci-fi]] television film and the third installment in the Sharknado series, following ''[[Sharknado 2: The Second One]]''. It premiered on [[SyFy (Television Channel)|Syfy]] on July 22, 2015. The film was directed by [[Anthony C. Ferrante]] with [[Ian Ziering]], [[Tara Reid]], [[Cassie Scerbo]], and [[Mark McGrath]] reprising their roles from the previous installments. Also joining the cast are [[David Hasselhoff]], [[Bo Derek]], [[Ryan Newman (Actress)|Ryan Newman]], and [[Jack Griffo]].
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'''''Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!''''' is a 2015 American [[Television Film|television film]] and the third installment in the ''[[Sharknado (Film Series)|Sharknado series]]'', following ''[[Sharknado (film)|Sharknado]]'' and ''[[Sharknado 2: The Second One]]''. The film was directed by [[Anthony C. Ferrante]] with [[Ian Ziering]], [[Tara Reid]], [[Cassie Scerbo]], and [[Mark McGrath]] reprising their roles from the previous installments. Also joining the cast are [[David Hasselhoff]], [[Bo Derek]], [[Ryan Newman (Actress)|Ryan Newman]] (replacing [[Aubrey Peeples]] in the role of Claudia Shepard, from the first film), and [[Jack Griffo]].
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The film premiered on [[SyFy (Television Network)|Syfy]] in the United States on July 22, 2015.
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The film premiered on [[SyFy (television network)|Syfy]] in the United States on July 22, 2015.
==Plot==
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While sharknado fighter Fin Shepard is in Washington, D.C. to receive a [[Medal of Honor|medal of honor]] from the president, another sharknado strikes, devastating the nation's capital. Fin and the president work together to defeat the sharks, and the storm unexpectedly subsides. Fearing that April, who is at [[Universal Orlando]] with their daughter Claudia and her mother May, is in danger, Fin heads for Florida. On his way there, he encounters a "fognado", which is stopped by Nova Clarke, his former employee from the first film who has become a hardened sharknado storm tracker, and her partner Lucas Stevens. They stop at a military airport where they get clearance to use a fighter jet to bomb other forming sharknados. Lucas sacrifices himself to blow up a sharknado so Nova and Fin can escape. They detonate a bomb in a sharknado over the [[Daytona 500]] race. After crash landing in Orlando they reunite with April, Claudia and May who have survived the sharknado that has hit the theme park. Realizing that the numerous storms will soon combine into a massive "sharkicane" that will destroy the entire East Coast, Fin calls in a favor from his estranged father, former NASA colonel Gil Shepard, for a risky plan to destroy the storm from space.
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Gil, Fin, April, and Nova reach [[Cape Canaveral]] and where they plan to use a top-secret [[Space Shuttle]] to blow up tanks of rocket fuel into the storm. While Nova clears a path, Gil, Fin and April launch into space where they detonate the [[Space Shuttle External Tank|external tank]], but it fails to stop the wall of sharknados. Gil deploys "Plan B", activating a Reagan-era [[Strategic Defense Initiative]] satellite laser weapon. This time, the sharknados are destroyed, but the beam causes the sharks to propel into space, attacking the shuttle. Fin fights them off using an energy-beam chainsaw; he and April are eaten by two separate sharks which fall back down to Earth. Though the sharks are charred from [[Atmospheric Enty|atmospheric entry]], Fin emerges from his shark and discovers that April has too along with their newborn. As the family and Nova reunite, Fin names his newborn son after his father, who has landed on the moon. April is about to recover Fin's father's badge when a Shuttle fragment is about to hit her.
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* [[Ian Ziering]] as [[Finlay Shepard|Finley Allen "Fin" Shepard]]
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* [[Tara Reid]] as [[April Shepard|April Dawn Wexler Shepard]]
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===Principal cast===
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* [[Cassie Scerbo]] as [[Nova Clarke]]
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* [[Frankie Muniz]] as Lucas Stevens
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* [[Ryan Newman (Actress)|Ryan Newman]] as [[Claudia Shepard]]
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* [[David Hasselhoff]] as [[Gilbert Shepard|Gilbert Grayson "Gil" Shepard]]
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* [[Cassie Scerbo]] as Nova Clarke, a former waitress at Fin's restaurant
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* [[Mark Cuban]] as [[President of the United States]]
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* [[Bo Derek]] as May Wexler, April's mother
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* [[Mark McGrath]] as Martin Brody, Fin's brother-in-law
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* [[Blair Fowler]] as Jess
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* [[Frankie Muniz]] as Lucas Stevens, Nova's partner
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* [[Holly Madison]] as Lieutenant/Miltary Sergeant Harrison
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* [[Ryan Newman (Actress)|Ryan Newman]] as Claudia Shepard, Fin and April's daughter
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* [[Michael Winslow]] as Brian 'Jonesy' Jones
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* [[Mark Cuban]] as President Marcus Robbins
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* [[Blair Fowler]] as Jess, Claudia's friend
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* [[Michael Winslow]] as Brian "Jonesy" Jones
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* [[Michelle Beadle]] as Agent Argyle
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* [[Ne-Yo]] as Agent Devoreaux
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* [[Chris Jericho]] as Bruce the ride attendant
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* [[Ann Coulter]] as Vice President Sonia Buck
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* Melvin Gregg as Chad
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* [[Christopher Judge]] as Lead Agent Model
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* [[Grant Imahara]] as Lodge
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* [[Lorenzo Lamas]] as Sergeant Rock
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* [[Benjy Bronk|Benjamin Bronk]] as Preacher
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* [[Bill Engvall]] as Gary Martin Hayes, the [[White House Chief of Staff]]
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* [[Jackie Collins]] as herself
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* [[Cindy Margolis]] as Ms. Litella
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* [[Kellita Smith]] as Sergeant [[Z Nation|Roberta Warren]] <!-- , a guard at the Charleston Air Force Base -->
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* [[Maria Menounos]] as C.J. Sorkin
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* [[Keltie Knight]] as Alves
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* [[Reza Farahan]] as Park Police Guard #1
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* [[Robert Klein]] as Mayor of New York
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* [[Anthony Weiner]] as Nasa Director Regina
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* [[Tim Russ]] as General Gottlieb
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* [[Maryse Ouellet|Maryse Ouellet Mizanin]] as Park Police Guard #2
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* [[Ryan Kerrigan]] as Technician Garber
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* Renee Willett as Technician
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* Michael Bolten as Steve the ride attendant
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* [[Rick Fox]] as Principle SSA Webb
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* Ron Starrantino as Private Kelly
* [[Jerry Springer]] as Mr. White
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* [[Ray J]] as Tom Major
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* [[Genevieve Morton]] as Guest at the White House
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* [[Penn & Teller|Penn Jillette]] as Lieutenant Colonel Stylo
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* [[Joey Logano]] as himself
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* [[Brad Keselowski]] as himself
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* [[Kendra Wilkinson]] as Flo
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* [[Bobak Ferdowski]] as Matt Mason
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* [[Holly Madison]] as Lieutenant Harrison
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* [[Harvey Levin]] as Lester Williams
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* Derek Caldwell as Airman Ray
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* [[Josh Barnett]] as Sergeant Richards
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* [[Max Kellerman]] as Airman Joseph
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* Yasmin Yeganeh as Specialist Atkins
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* Gerald "Slink" Johnson as Lieutenant Jared
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* Darcy Demoss as Airman #1
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* [[Jorge Bernal]] as Bernie
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* [[Marcellus Wiley]] as Spl. Iverson
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* [[Chris Kirkpatrick]] as Lifeguard
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* Diana Terranova as The Bride
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* [[Dish Nation|Heidi Decker]] as herself{{ref|DeckerandKramer|e}}
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* Avalon Stone as Carly
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* [[Bill Engvall]] as White House [[Chief of Staff]] Gary Martin Hayes
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* Thunder Levin as Mr. Benchley from the Post
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* [[Cindy Margolis]]
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* [[Chad Johnson]] as NASA technician
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* [[Maryse Ouellet]] as Mizann, Park Police Guard
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* [[Jorge Bernal]] as Bernie
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* [[Neville Southall]]
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* [[Oliver Kalkofe]] and [[Peter Rütten]] as Rollercoaster patrons
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* Diana Terranova
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* [[Kevin Sorbo]] as Colonel Tony Saracen
* [[Kevin Sorbo]] as Colonel Tony Saracen
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* [[Penn & Teller|Penn Jillette & Teller]] as Retired NASA Lt. Colonel Stylo & Major Caissier
 
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* [[Ne-Yo]] as Secret Service Agent Deveroux
 
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* [[Lou Ferrigno]] as Secret Service Agent [[Bruce Banner|Banner]]
 
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* [[Grant Imahara]] as Agent Lodge
 
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* [[Savannah Guthrie]] as herself
 
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* [[Matt Lauer]] as himself
 
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* [[Natalie Morales]] as herself
 
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* [[Benjy Bronk]]
 
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* [[Al Roker]] as himself
 
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* [[Oliver Kalkofe]]
 
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* Peter Rütten
 
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* [[Josh Barnett]] Sgt. Richards
 
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* [[Maria Menounos]] as Alves, Press Secretary
 
* [[Steve Guttenberg]] as Colton West
* [[Steve Guttenberg]] as Colton West
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* [[George R.R. Martin]]
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* [[Mark McGrath]] as Martin Brody
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* [[Marc Maron]] as Club promoter
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* [[Christopher Judge]] as Secret Service Agent
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* [[Lorenzo Lamas]] as Sgt. Rock
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* [[Tim Russ]] as General Gottlieb
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* [[Chad Ochocinco]] as NASA Techician
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* [[Cory Feldman]] as Aleksandr
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* [[Harvey Levin]] as Lester Williams
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* [[Jorge Bernal]] as Bernie
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* Melvin Gregg as Chad
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* [[Bobak Ferdowski]] as Matt Mason
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* [[Elvis Duran]] as himself
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* [[Alexis Ohanian]] as himself
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==Sequel==
==Sequel==
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:''Main article: [[Sharknado: The 4th Awakens]]''
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''Sharknado 4'' was confirmed to follow upon ''Sharknado 3''{{'}}s premiere. The film concludes with a [[Cliffhanger|cliffhanger]] leaving open the question as to whether April is killed by falling wreckage. An ad campaign that commenced after the film promoted a [[Twitter]] campaign offering fans the chance to decide her fate with the hashtags "#AprilLives" or "#AprilDies", with the results to be revealed in ''Sharknado 4''
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A promotional trailer reveals that Ian Ziering also makes an appearance as Fin Shepard in ''Lavalantula'', which debuts on July 25, 2015, the Saturday after Sharknado 3's Wednesday premiere. This indicates that it takes place in a shared universe. As he says he has "shark problems right now", this may indicate that the events of Lavalantula take place just before or concurrently with ''Sharknado 3'. [[Steve Guttenberg]], the star of Lavalantula, also appears in Sharknado 3.
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A promotional trailer reveals that Ian Ziering also makes an appearance as Fin Shepard in ''Lavalantula'', which debuts on July 25, 2015, the Saturday after Sharknado 3's Wednesday premiere.[12] This indicates that it takes place in a shared universe. As he says he has "shark problems right now", this may indicate that the events of Lavalantula take place just before or concurrently with ''Sharknado 3'. [[Steve Guttenberg]], the star of Lavalantula, also appears in Sharknado 3.
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:a. {{note|BabesJanson}} Character name from the movie [[Animal House]], in which "Babs Jansen" ultimately becomes a tour guide at [[Universal Studios Hollywood]].
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:b. {{note|JaredFogle}} The scenes concerning [[Jared Fogle]] were cut from the SyFy broadcast following [[Jared Fogle#Legal issues|his legal issues]] prior to the film's premiere.
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:c. {{note|GeorgeDiller}} [[George Diller]] is the real-life public affairs announcer at NASA.
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:d. {{note|BillDavis}} Bill Davis is the real-life president of [[Universal Orlando]]. He has a cameo as a greeter at the ticket gate.
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:e. {{note|DeckerandKramer}} {{small|<sup>a</sup>}} {{small|<sup>b</sup>}} Heidi Decker and Frank Kramer of ''The Heidi & Frank Show'' radio show on ''[[Dish Nation]]'' had cameos as radio hosts.
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:f.  {{note|JulianaFerrante}} Juliana Ferrante is director Anthony C. Ferrante's daughter
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:g. {{note|Petunia}} Petunia is a stuffed animal possum who has regular cameo appearances in the ''Sharknado'' series.
==References==
==References==

Current revision as of 21:50, 6 August 2017

Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!
Theatrical release poster
Written by Thunder Levin
Developed by Anthony C. Ferrante
Starring Ian Ziering
Tara Reid
Cassie Scerbo
Bo Derek
Mark McGrath
Frankie Muniz
Ryan Newman
Mark Cuban
Jack Griffo
David Hasselhoff
Theme music composer Christopher Cano
Chris Ridenhour
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
Production
Producer(s) David Michael Latt
Cinematography Ben Demaree
Running time 90 minutes
Production company(s) The Asylum
Syfy Films
Release
Original channel Syfy
Original release July 22, 2015
Chronology
Preceded by Sharknado 2: The Second One
Followed by Sharknado: The 4th Awakens (2016)
Related shows Lavalantula (2015)
External links
Website

Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! is a 2015 American television film and the third installment in the Sharknado series, following Sharknado and Sharknado 2: The Second One. The film was directed by Anthony C. Ferrante with Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, Cassie Scerbo, and Mark McGrath reprising their roles from the previous installments. Also joining the cast are David Hasselhoff, Bo Derek, Ryan Newman (replacing Aubrey Peeples in the role of Claudia Shepard, from the first film), and Jack Griffo.

The film premiered on Syfy in the United States on July 22, 2015.

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[edit] Plot

While sharknado fighter Fin Shepard is in Washington, D.C. to receive a medal of honor from the president, another sharknado strikes, devastating the nation's capital. Fin and the president work together to defeat the sharks, and the storm unexpectedly subsides. Fearing that April, who is at Universal Orlando with their daughter Claudia and her mother May, is in danger, Fin heads for Florida. On his way there, he encounters a "fognado", which is stopped by Nova Clarke, his former employee from the first film who has become a hardened sharknado storm tracker, and her partner Lucas Stevens. They stop at a military airport where they get clearance to use a fighter jet to bomb other forming sharknados. Lucas sacrifices himself to blow up a sharknado so Nova and Fin can escape. They detonate a bomb in a sharknado over the Daytona 500 race. After crash landing in Orlando they reunite with April, Claudia and May who have survived the sharknado that has hit the theme park. Realizing that the numerous storms will soon combine into a massive "sharkicane" that will destroy the entire East Coast, Fin calls in a favor from his estranged father, former NASA colonel Gil Shepard, for a risky plan to destroy the storm from space.

Gil, Fin, April, and Nova reach Cape Canaveral and where they plan to use a top-secret Space Shuttle to blow up tanks of rocket fuel into the storm. While Nova clears a path, Gil, Fin and April launch into space where they detonate the external tank, but it fails to stop the wall of sharknados. Gil deploys "Plan B", activating a Reagan-era Strategic Defense Initiative satellite laser weapon. This time, the sharknados are destroyed, but the beam causes the sharks to propel into space, attacking the shuttle. Fin fights them off using an energy-beam chainsaw; he and April are eaten by two separate sharks which fall back down to Earth. Though the sharks are charred from atmospheric entry, Fin emerges from his shark and discovers that April has too along with their newborn. As the family and Nova reunite, Fin names his newborn son after his father, who has landed on the moon. April is about to recover Fin's father's badge when a Shuttle fragment is about to hit her.

[edit] Cast

[edit] Principal cast

[edit] Supporting cast

[edit] Uncredited cameos

[edit] Production

[edit] Release

[edit] Critical reception

[edit] Tie-in merchandise

[edit] Sequel

Main article: Sharknado: The 4th Awakens

Sharknado 4 was confirmed to follow upon Sharknado 3's premiere. The film concludes with a cliffhanger leaving open the question as to whether April is killed by falling wreckage. An ad campaign that commenced after the film promoted a Twitter campaign offering fans the chance to decide her fate with the hashtags "#AprilLives" or "#AprilDies", with the results to be revealed in Sharknado 4

[edit] Crossover

A promotional trailer reveals that Ian Ziering also makes an appearance as Fin Shepard in Lavalantula, which debuts on July 25, 2015, the Saturday after Sharknado 3's Wednesday premiere. This indicates that it takes place in a shared universe. As he says he has "shark problems right now", this may indicate that the events of Lavalantula take place just before or concurrently with Sharknado 3'. Steve Guttenberg, the star of Lavalantula, also appears in Sharknado 3.

[edit] Notes

a. ^ Character name from the movie Animal House, in which "Babs Jansen" ultimately becomes a tour guide at Universal Studios Hollywood.
b. ^ The scenes concerning Jared Fogle were cut from the SyFy broadcast following his legal issues prior to the film's premiere.
c. ^ George Diller is the real-life public affairs announcer at NASA.
d. ^ Bill Davis is the real-life president of Universal Orlando. He has a cameo as a greeter at the ticket gate.
e. ^ a b Heidi Decker and Frank Kramer of The Heidi & Frank Show radio show on Dish Nation had cameos as radio hosts.
f. ^ Juliana Ferrante is director Anthony C. Ferrante's daughter
g. ^ Petunia is a stuffed animal possum who has regular cameo appearances in the Sharknado series.

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Sharknado
Core films Main series Sharknado (2013) • Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014) • Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (2015) • Sharknado: The 4th Awakens (2016) • Sharknado 5: Global Swarming (2017)
Spin-off films Lavalantula (2015) • 2 Lava 2 Lantula (2016)
Other media Sharknado: The Video Game (2014) • Archie vs. Sharknado (2015) • Z Nation (2014-2016)

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