Shark Attack (1999)

Shark Attack is a 1999 television film directed by Bob Misiorowski starring Casper Van Dien, Jenny McShane, and Ernie Hudson.

Plot
Steven McKray, a marine biologist, travels to a small African fishing village to investigate a series of violent shark attacks, only to discover that sharks are not the only problem.

Production
The movie features very few on-screen shark attacks. However, an attack on a tourist dangling her leg in the water is very realistic and in line with documented shark attacks. Instead of the shark taking off her whole leg, it takes out a large chunk of flesh, which later required surgical amputation.

Cast

 * Casper Van Dien as Steven McKray
 * Ernie Hudson as Lawrence Rhodes
 * Jenny McShane as Corinne Desantis
 * Cordell McQueen as Marc Desantis
 * Bentley Mitchum as Dr. Miles Craven
 * Chris Olley as Police Chief

Sequels
Three direct-to-video sequels followed Shark Attack. Shark Attack 2 was released in 2001, Shark Attack 3: Megalodon was released in 2002, and Shark Zone released in 2004.