Sharknado (film)
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| Sharknado | ||
| Written by | Thunder Levin | |
| Developed by | Anthony C. Ferrante | |
| Starring | Tara Reid Cassie Scerbo Jaason Simmons John Heard Ian Ziering | |
| Theme music composer | Ramin Kousha | |
| Country of origin | United States | |
| Original language(s) | English | |
| Production | ||
| Producer(s) | David Michael Latt | |
| Editor(s) | William Boodell | |
| Cinematography | Ben Demaree | |
| Running time | 85 minutes | |
| Production company(s) | Syfy Films | |
| Distributor | The Asylum | |
| Budget | $2 million | |
| Release | ||
| Original channel | Syfy | |
| Original release | July 11, 2013 | |
| Chronology | ||
| Followed by | Sharknado 2: The Second One | |
Sharknado is a 2013 made-for-television disaster horror film about a waterspout that lifts sharks out of the ocean and deposits them in Los Angeles. It is the first installment in the Sharknado series. It first aired on the Syfy channel on July 11, 2013, and stars Tara Reid, Ian Ziering, and John Heard. It was also given a one-night only special midnight theatrical screening via Regal Cinemas and NCM Fathom Events, where it took less than $200,000 in the box office across 200 screenings. The film is followed by four sequels: Sharknado 2: The Second One, Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!, Sharknado: The 4th Awakens and Sharknado 5: Global Swarming.
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A freak cyclone hits Los Angeles causing man-eating sharks to be scooped up in water spouts and flood the city with shark-infested seawater. Surfer and bar-owner Fin sets out with his friends, Baz, Nova, and George, to rescue his estranged wife, April, and teenage daughter Claudia after the bar and boardwalk is destroyed in flooding. While heading to April's home, the group stop in a freeway to save people as flooding causes sharks to attack. George is killed and the group learns of a tornado warning. They arrive at April's house just before the first floor is flooded and shark-infested. Collin, April's boyfriend, is eaten by sharks, but the rest of the group escape unharmed.
Fin stops the car to save the children stuck in the bus from the assaulting sharks. Afterwards, the bus driver is killed by a piece of flying debris. While Nova is driving the car, a shark lands on top of the car and rips the roof off. Fin's hand is cut and the group abandons the car before it explodes. They steal another car and meet up with Fin and April's son Matt, who is found taking shelter at his flight school. As the tornado hits, his instructor is sucked out. They borrow equipment from a nearby storage and Matt and Nova become attracted to each other. Matt and Nova decide to stop the threat of the incoming "sharknadoes" by tossing bombs into them from a helicopter. Two are destroyed, but they are unable to stop the third one.
As Nova fights off a shark that had latched onto the helicopter, she falls out of the helicopter and directly into another shark's mouth. Matt is heartbroken. Baz is also lost in the storm along with two friends of Matt. Ultimately, Fin destroys the last sharknado with a bomb attached to his car and the sharks begin to plummet toward the ground. One falling shark flies directly toward the remaining members of the group. Fin jumps into its mouth with a chainsaw and cuts his way out. He emerges carrying an unconscious but otherwise unharmed Nova. Matt is reunited with Nova and Fin gets back together with April.
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- Ian Ziering as Finley "Fin" Shepard, an ex-surfer who owns a bar.
- Tara Reid as April Wexler, Fin's ex-wife.
- John Heard as George, a drunk man who spends all his time at Fin's bar.
- Cassie Scerbo as Nova Clarke, a bartender who works for Fin.
- Jaason Simmons as Baz, Fin's right-hand man.
- Aubrey Peeples as Claudia Shepard, April and Fin's daughter who feels left out.
- Chuck Hittinger as Matt Shepard, Fin and April's son in flight school.
- Christopher Wolfe as Collin, April's boyfriend.
- Robbie Rist as Robbie, a bus driver.
- Julie McCullough as Jonni Waves, a news reporter.
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- Main article: Sharknado 2: The Second One and Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!
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| Sharknado | |||||
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| 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) | ||||
