Swamp Shark (2011): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2011, Swamp Shark is an action, comedy, thriller and adventure film directed by Griff Furst, running about 85 minutes. “Fresh water. Fresh meat.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. Open on gorgeous swamplands of the Atchafalaya Basin in the summer. Lots of beautiful teens are at the beach the weekend before Gator Fest. That night an animal smuggling deal goes wrong and a large sea creature escapes into a swampy backwoods river. At the McDaniel's "Gator Shack" restaurant, a local, Jackson is drunk, and gets mangled to bits. The town sheriff blames the carnage on the McDaniel's "escaped" pack of gators and tries hauling them off to jail. Rachel McDaniel, head of the family, claims to have seen the fin of a shark! Rachel and her family, along with the help of a mysterious stranger, Charlie, take on the Swampshark and the law to clear their names, save Rachel's kid sister Krystal and prevent the unwitting folks at the upcoming Gator Fest from being torn to shreds by a beast the likes of which no one has ever seen!

Who’s in it. Swamp Shark stars Kristy Swanson as Rachel McDaniel, Robert Davi as Sheriff Watson, D.B. Sweeney as Charlie and Wade Boggs as Deputy Stanley, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 4.2/10, Swamp Shark has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on YouTube TV, History Vault and Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Swamp Shark page.

If you liked it. Fans of Swamp Shark tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.