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Shark's Paradise

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Shark's Paradise
Written byDavid Phillips
Directed byMichael Jenkins
StarringDavid Reyne
Ron Becks
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production companiesHanna-Barbera Australia
McElroy & McElroy
Budget$1.5 million[1]
Original release
Release1986 (1986)

Shark's Paradise is a 1986 Australian television film directed by Michael Jenkins and starring David Reyne and Ron Becks. The film, about police on the Gold Coast, was heavily influenced by Miami Vice.[1]

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Plot

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Reception

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A retrospective review, finding the film has more to do with Dead-end drive-in than with proper sharksploitation, concludes by stating: "Australians with a sense of humour about themselves may be left crying with laughter. And non-Aussies may have an even better time as they are presented this deranged advertisement for Queensland."[2] Another review calls the film "A gloriously kitsch made-for-TV movie".[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p139
  2. ^ "Shark's Paradise (1986) | MONDO EXPLOITO". Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Shark's Paradise movie review | Cinephilia". www.cinephilia.net.au. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
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