Sharknado 5: Global Swarming

Sharknado 5: Global Swarming
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Written byScotty Mullen
Directed byAnthony C. Ferrante
Starring
Music by
  • Christopher Cano
  • Chris Ridenhour
  • Don Frankel
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerDavid Michael Latt
CinematographyRyan Broomberg
Editors
  • Ana Florit
  • Ryan Mitchelle
Running time90 minutes
Production companies
BudgetUS$ 5 million
Original release
NetworkSyfy
ReleaseAugust 6, 2017 (2017-08-06)
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Sharknado 5: Global Swarming (stylized on-screen as 5harknado: Global Swarming) is a 2017 American made-for-television science fiction comedy disaster film and the fifth installment in the Sharknado film series, following Sharknado, Sharknado 2: The Second One, Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!, and Sharknado: The 4th Awakens.

The film was directed by Anthony C. Ferrante, with Ian Ziering, Tara Reid and Cassie Scerbo reprising their roles from the previous installments, along with newcomer Dolph Lundgren and the usual dozens of cameo roles by various celebrities. In the film, lead characters Fin and April travel around the world instantaneously by going through portals at the top of tornadoes in order to save their son Gil, who has been swept up in a sharknado. They visit several places like Sydney, Rio de Janeiro, and Giza.

The sixth and final film, The Last Sharknado: It's About Time, was released on August 19, 2018.