Sharknado (film series)

Sharknado
Directed by Anthony C. Ferrante
Produced by David Michael Latt
Written by Thunder Levin
Starring Ian Ziering
Tara Reid
Music by Christopher Cano
Chris Ridenhour
Production
company
Distributed by Syfy
Release dates
 1: July 11, 2013 (2013-07-11)
2: July 30, 2014 (2014-07-30)
3: July 22, 2015 (2015-07-22)
4: July 31, 2016 (2016-07-31)
Running time
 360 minutes (4 films)
Country United States
Language English

Sharknado is the name of a series of disaster horror comedy sci-fi films released by Syfy starting in 2013. It has since been expanded into video games and comics. A spin-off film, Sharknado: Heart of Sharkness, was released in 2015.

The series stars Ian Ziering and Tara Reid as Fin and April Shepard, a husband and wife who continue to encounter "sharknadoes" wherever they go.

So far, all 4 films have aired in mid-to-late July. Because of this, release dates for future films may be predicted, although they are not confirmed until Syfy announces the official date.

Films

Sharknado (2013)

Main article: Sharknado

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. Bar-owner and surfer Fin (Ian Ziering) sets out with his friends to rescue his estranged wife, April (Tara Reid), and their teenage daughter, Claudia, before the "sharknado" reaches them.[1]

Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014)

While Fin and April are in New York City to promote April's book, How to Survive a Sharknado and Other Unnatural Disasters, about the Los Angeles sharknado, the city is hit by a severe storm causing new "sharknadoes" to emerge.

Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (2015)

Following the events of the previous film, Fin and April have remarried and are expecting another child. For his heroics in the "sharknado" battles in Los Angeles and New York, Fin is in Washington, D.C. to receive an award from the president. However, when he is there he encounters a new "sharknado" which begins to make its way down the "Feast Coast" to Florida.[2]

Sharknado: The 4th Awakens (2016)

Sharknado 4 was confirmed to follow upon Sharknado 3's premiere.[3] Sharknado 3 concludes with a cliffhanger regarding whether or not April is killed by falling wreckage. An ad after the film promotes a Twitter campaign offering fans the chance to decide her fate with the hashtags "#AprilLives" or "#AprilDies", with the results revealed at the start of Sharknado 4, which first aired on Syfy on 31 July 2016.[4] Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, Ryan Newman, and David Hasselhoff reprise their roles from previous films. New castmembers include Cody Linley replacing Chuck Hittinger as Matt Shepard, Imani Hakim as Gabrielle, a soldier and Matt's girlfriend, Gary Busey as Wilford Wexler, April's rich father, Cheryl Tiegs as Raye Shepard, Fin's mother, Masiela Lusha as Gemini, Fin's cousin, Tommy Davidson as Aston Reynolds, playboy tech billionaire and Astro-X, Kenya Moore as Monique, a hotel manager working for Reynolds, Cynthia Bailey as Addison, a tech analyst, and Maya Stojan as Romy, Wilford's assistant.

The title and poster of the film is an homage to Star Wars: The Force Awakens.[5]

Spin-offs

Sharknado: Heart of Sharkness (2015)

The mockumentary tells the story of David Moore, the filmmaker who first dreamed of “sharks in a tornado” and brought on disaster by using real sharks. It was written and directed by Jeremy Wagener, and released in October 6, 2015 on video on demand.[6]

Locations

Recurring cast and characters

List indicator(s)
  • This table only includes characters which have appeared in more than one film in the series.
  • A dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the film.
  • A C indicates a cameo role.
Characters Main Films
Sharknado Sharknado 2:
The Second One		 Sharknado 3:
Oh Hell No!		 Sharknado:
The 4th Awakens
Finley Allan "Fin" Shepard Ian Ziering
April Dawn Wexler Shepard Tara Reid
Claudia Shepard Aubrey Peeples Ryan Newman
Nova Clarke Cassie Scerbo Cassie Scerbo
Matt Shepard Chuck Hittinger Cody Linley
Martin Brody Mark McGrath
Gilbert Grayson Shepard David Hasselhoff

Reception

Ratings

Film Release date U.S. viewers
(millions)		 18-49 rating Budget Ref(s)
Sharknado July 11, 2013 1.37 TBA $2 million [7]
Sharknado 2: The Second One July 30, 2014 3.87 1.6 $1.5-2 million [8][9]
Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! July 22, 2015 2.81 0.9 $2.4 million [10]
Sharknado: The 4th Awakens July 31, 2016 2.77 0.8 $3 million [11]

Critical response

Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic
Sharknado 82% (17 reviews)[12] TBA
Sharknado 2: The Second One 59% (27 reviews)[13] 50 (17 reviews)[14]
Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! 34% (32 reviews)[15] 53 (19 reviews)[16]
Sharknado: The 4th Awakens 18% (11 reviews)[17] 35 (7 reviews)[18]
Average 48% 46

Other media

Sharknado: The Video Game

Sharknado: The Video Game is a 2014 endless running video game developed by Other Ocean Interactive and published by Majesco Entertainment. It was based on Sharknado 2: The Second One and was released for iOS on July 25, 2014.[19]

How to Survive a Sharknado and Other Unnatural Disasters: Fight Back When Monsters and Mother Nature Attack

How to Survive a Sharknado and Other Unnatural Disasters: Fight Back When Monsters and Mother Nature Attack is a book by Andrew Shaffer, a real-life version of the book-within-the-movie Sharknado 2.

Archie vs. Sharknado

Archie vs. Sharknado is a one-shot comic book simultaneous published by Archie Comics in July 22, 2015 as a tie-in to Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!. It deals with Riverdale being hit by a storm of sharknadoes and Archie and the gang having to deal with them as it makes its way down the "Feast Coast". The one-shot was written by series director Anthony C. Ferrante, with art by longtime Archie artist Dan Parent.[20]

Z Nation

Main article: Z Nation

Roberta Warren, an ex-National guard and main character in the television series Z Nation (played by Kellita Smith), makes an appearance in Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! with a lower rank, establishing the Sharknado series as a prequel to Z Nation.

Lavalantula

Ian Ziering appears as Fin in the 2015 film Lavalantula.

References

  1. ↑ Holmes, Linda (July 12, 2012). "'Sharknado' Dares To Ask: Is It Going To Rain Giant Man-Eating Sharks?". NPR. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
  2. ↑ "'Sharknado 3' to Take on the 'Feast Coast'". Screen Rant.
  3. ↑ "Sharknado 4 confirmed by Syfy as third film premieres". BBC News. July 23, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  4. ↑ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (July 22, 2015). "'Sharknado 4' Announced: Director Anthony C. Ferrante Teases Details on Next Sequel". Variety. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  5. ↑ Cooper, Gael (4 May 2016). "'Sharknado' turns to the shark side with Star Wars-style poster". CNET. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "SHARKNADO: HEART OF SHARKNESS". theasylum.cc. The Asylum. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  7. ↑ De Moraes, Lisa (July 12, 2013). "Syfy 'Sharknado' Attracts Average Of 1.369 Million Viewers – Mostly Journalists And Celebrities". Deadline. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  8. ↑ Claire Suddath. "Sharknado 2: Syfy's Bid for B-Movie Domination - Businessweek". Businessweek.com.
  9. ↑ Pennington, Gail (July 31, 2014). "'Sharknado 2' smashes ratings records". St. Louis Post Dispatch. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  10. ↑ "'Sharknado 3' Ratings Down From Last Year's 'Sharknado 2'". Variety. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  11. ↑ Porter, Rick (August 2, 2016). "Sunday cable ratings: 'Sharknado 4' slips, 'Power' up week to week". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Sharknado (2013) - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014) - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Sharknado 2: The Second One - Season 1 Reviews - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (2015) - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! - Season 1 Reviews - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Sharknado: The 4th Awakens (2016) - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Sharknado: The 4th Awakens - Season 1 Reviews - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Sharknado: The Video Game Announced". IGN. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  20. ↑ "SHARKNADO HITS RIVERDALE THIS JULY IN ARCHIE VS. SHARKNADO". archiecomics.com.
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