Sharknado | |
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Written by | Thunder Levin |
Directed by | Anthony C. Ferrante |
Starring | |
Theme music composer | Ramin Kousha |
Composer | Ramin Kousha |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producer | David Michael Latt |
Cinematography | Ben Demaree |
Editor | William Boodell |
Running time | 85 minutes[1] |
Production companies | The Asylum Syfy Films |
Budget | $2 million[2] |
Original release | |
Network | Syfy |
Release | July 11, 2013 |
Related | |
Sharknado 2: The Second One | |
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Sharknado is a 2013 American made-for-television science fiction comedy disaster film directed by Anthony C. Ferrante. It tells about a waterspout that lifts sharks out of the ocean and deposits them in Los Angeles. It is the first installment in the Sharknado film series.[3][4] The movie first aired on the Syfy channel on July 11, 2013, and stars Tara Reid, Ian Ziering, and John Heard.[5] It was also given a one-night-only special midnight theatrical screening via Regal Cinemas and Fathom Events, where it earned $200,000 from 200 screenings.[6][7] The over-the-top premise and theatrics of the film quickly earned it a cult following.
The film spawned a franchise of the same name; five sequels have been produced (Sharknado 2: The Second One, Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!, Sharknado: The 4th Awakens, Sharknado 5: Global Swarming, and The Last Sharknado: It's About Time),[8][9][10] as well as three spin-off films (Lavalantula, Sharknado: Heart of Sharkness, and 2 Lava 2 Lantula).
Though the original film was not explicitly a comedy, maintaining at least a façade of seriousness despite the implausible plot, the sequels were more openly comedic in nature. [citation needed]
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