Ozark Sharks

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Ozark Sharks
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Written byMarcy Holland
Story byGreg Mitchell
Directed by Misty Talley
Starring Allisyn Ashley Arm
Dave Davis
Michael Papajohn
Ross Britz
Ashton Leigh
Thomas Francis Murphy
Laura Cayouette
Music byAndrew Morgan Smith
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerSam Claitor
CinematographyMatt S. Bell
EditorMisty Talley
Running time88 minutes
Production companyActive Entertainment
Budget$675,000 [1]
Original release
Network Syfy
ReleaseJuly 28, 2016 (2016-07-28)

Ozark Sharks is a 2016 American made-for-television horror thriller film that aired on Syfy on July 28, 2016. The TV film is written by Marcy Holland and Greg Mitchell, directed by Misty Talley, and starring Allisyn Ashley Arm, Dave Davis, Michael Papajohn, Ross Britz, Ashton Leigh, Thomas Francis Murphy, and Laura Cayouette. [2] [3]

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Plot

On a river, some teenagers are messing with firecrackers in the river where they are killed by sharks except for a girl named Dawn (Ashton Leigh).

Meanwhile, teenage siblings Harrison and Molly Kaye are reluctantly going on a vacation to the Ozarks with their parents Rick and Diane and their grandmother (Sharon Garrison). Shortly after they arrive, the family unpacks as Molly "takes in nature" by reading on the docks while soaking her feet. Her boyfriend and Harrison's best friend Curtis (Ross Britz) secretly arrives after taking a bus to the area.

While Harrison and Curtis meet eccentric local shopkeeper Jones, Molly accompanies her grandmother to one of the lakes where her grandmother is soon devoured by a shark. She tells Harrison and Curtis, who later find the grandmother's hat and severed arm. Harrison is attacked by a shark only for Jones to arrive and shoot it. After the group fails to convince the local sheriff of the threat, Jones tells the group that he's seen sharks in the lakes before and they have never attacked people. As a result, he believes something has riled them up.

Meanwhile, Rick and Diane go out on one of the lakes on a canoe ride. Harrison returns to their cabin to find them gone and decides to drive around the lake to search for them while Molly, Curtis and Jones decide to go out on the lake, armed with Jones' large arsenal of guns and other weapons. They soon discover that there are six sharks in the lake.

In the meantime, Harrison finds Dawn who tells Harrison that a fireworks festival will be occurring later that day and Harrison hopes to warn people of the sharks before the festival begins. He and Dawn then begin heading upriver in a canoe while Rick and Diane are attacked by a shark which bites off two of Rick's fingers. Diane shoots a flare allowing Molly, Curtis and Jones to find them. Rick and Diane return to shore safely and Jones kills one of the sharks only to be killed by another one shortly afterward. After Molly kills another shark, she, Curtis, Rick, and Diane head out to find Harrison in Jones' car.

When Molly, Curtis, Rick, and Diane fail to find Harrison, Curtis mentions the fireworks show and the group decides to warn the locals as well. The group then arrives at Jones' workshop to get more weapons while Harrison and Dawn arrive at another beach where several people are.

A shark attack then occurs and people begin fleeing the beach while Harrison and Dawn stay behind to help several girls who are stranded on a dock in the middle of the lake. They manage to rescue the majority of them while Dawn kills another shark using fireworks, but one girl is still left stranded on the dock. Molly, Curtis, Rick and Diane soon arrive and kill one of the sharks. Then they lure one of the sharks into a machine that rips it into pieces, killing it and allowing the remaining girl to reach shore. However, several of the shark pieces fly out and shoot through Curtis like bullets, killing him.

A devastated Molly sets out to kill the final shark, loading Jones' cannon with several fireworks. She then rides out to the dock, but as she does so she loses the lighter to the fireworks. Rick then throws Dawn's lighter out to Molly who uses it to light one of the firework. When the shark attempts to jump onto the dock and eat Molly, she shoots it up into the sky where the fireworks explode finally killing it.

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References

  1. ↑ "Fastlane NextGen: Initial Certification Search" (Type "Ozark Sharks" in the search box). Louisiana Economic Development. Archived from the original on June 15, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Take a Bite Out of Summer with Syfy's Ozark Shark". Dread Central. June 17, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Film Review: Summer Shark Attack (2016)". August 30, 2017.
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