| Sharknado: The 4th Awakens | |
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| Written by | Thunder Levin |
| Directed by | Anthony C. Ferrante |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | David Michael Latt |
| Cinematography | Laura Beth Love |
| Editor | Ana Florit |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
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| Budget | US$ 3 million |
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| Network | Syfy |
| Release | July 31, 2016 |
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Sharknado: The 4th Awakens is a 2016 American made-for-television science fiction action comedy disaster film and the fourth installment in the Sharknado film series, following Sharknado, Sharknado 2: The Second One, and Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!. The film was directed by Anthony C. Ferrante with Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, David Hasselhoff and Ryan Newman reprising their roles from the previous installments. New people joining the cast in the film include Tommy Davidson, Masiela Lusha, Imani Hakim, Cheryl Tiegs and Gary Busey. In the film, Fin Shepard and his allies, five years after the last sharknado, contend with a group of sharknado variants, such as a "cownado" and a "lightningnado".
The film premiered on Syfy in the United States on July 31, 2016.[1][2] Though the film title, poster, and intro are a parody of the 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens, it is not a mockbuster.
The fifth film, Sharknado 5: Global Swarming, was released on August 6, 2017.
- ^ Prudom, Laura (April 1, 2016). "'Sharknado 4' Sets Title and Premiere Date on Syfy". Variety. Archived from the original on September 22, 2022. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
- ^ Wayt, Matt (June 23, 2016). "Tara Reid's fate is revealed in a new Sharknado 4 trailer". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on June 26, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.