Hootie

Hootie is a minor character in the second installment of the Shark Attack series, Shark Attack 2. He was played by Rory Atkinson.

Early life
Not much is known about Hootie's life before the events of the film. At some point, he joined Discovery Channel personality Roy Bishop as a member of his team.

Events at Cape Town
Hootie joins Bishop aboard his boat Down Under as he deals with mutant great white sharks terrorising the waters around Cape Town. When the mayor of Cape Town assigns the task of dealing with the shark issue to Bishop, he takes Hootie and Pierson aboard the Down Under and they sail out to sea to begin the hunt. Before the Hootie, Bishop and Pierson enter the water, Hootie says to Bishop,

"'You know, if there's a whole slew of whites down there, it may be too dangerous, even in the cages. Maybe we shouldn't waste time filming—'"

Bishop interrupts him and teases them with having the "case of the pussies". It turns out that instead of killing the sharks as directed, Bishop intends to film the sharks for his television show. The sharks will be killed at another time. Hootie capitulates to Bishop's plan. As per tradition, they flip a coin to decide who should enter the water first. Hootie and Pierson win and they jump into the first cage.

Hootie and Pierson have underwater documentary cameras with which they film Bishop in his cage. After a while, the chum attracts a lone great white, which emerges from the murky blue waters. Hootie and his parter turn their cameras to it. However, unbeknownst to them, the rest of the shark pack emerges behind them. Bishop sees the pack approaching and immediately shouts for Hootie and Pierson to watch their backs. However, his shouts are muffled by the water. The sharks knock violently against the thin bars of the protective cage, sending the two surprised divers into disarray. The cameras are knocked out of their hands as Hootie and Pierson are sent tumbling against one another and the bars of the cage. Bishop continues to yell at the divers to look out for the sharks. The sharks slam mercilessly against the cage and without pause. Panicking, Hootie attempts to use one of the cameras to hit back at the sharks through the cage. However, this only further enrages them and the banging intensifies. Bishop realises the shark weren't going to relent in their attack.

"'Get out! Get out of there!' —Bishop to Hootie."

Pierson grabs onto the sides of the cage and manages to steady himself away from the continuing onslaught. Hootie, however, continues to be knocked against the cage. Then, a shark slams the tip of its nose harshly against it. Hootie falls backwards against a section of the cage deformed by the sharks' continuing attack. His head and arms fall through a gap in the bars of the cage ripped open by the sharks. A shark slams into the cage. This time, the bars give way and Hootie's body falls through. Pierson grabs hold of Hootie's legs and pins them around his waist. Hootie's torso protrudes from the cage and he clings onto the remaining bars. The sharks circle, closing in. His fearful shakes and muffled screams cry for Pierson to pull him back into what remains of the cage. There is another heavy slam. This time, Pierson staggers back, his grip on Hootie loosening. The impact pushes Hootie out through the hole. Pierson reaches out and tries to grab onto Hootie's legs again but he is too late. Hootie screams and his arms wave desperately in front of him as his body is sent uncontrollably towards the gaping jaws of a shark. Hootie's head and torso land in the shark's mouth. He screams as its jaw clamps down around him hard, piercing flesh and tearing through bones. Hootie claws desperately at the inside of the shark's mouth but to no avail. Pierson and Bishop watch as the shark turns and swims away. Hootie's legs protrude from its mouth, flailing and kicking helplessly. The shark dives down into the murky depths of the sea as it swallows Hootie. All that's left is a cloud of blood.



Trivia

 * In the deleted scenes of the 10th anniversary direct-to-DVD release of Shark Attack 2, Nick Harris and Bishop later discover Hootie's half eaten body in an underwear cave. His oxygen tank had been violently ripped open and lies nearby.