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The True Story of the New Jersey Man-Eater.
July of 1916 was a time of record heat, a polio epidemic, and a World War in Europe. But beachgoers in New Jersey are threatened by a even greater terror: a shark that has suddenly developed a taste for human flesh. Starting July 1st and lasting over a period of 12 days, the unidentified shark kills four people and seriously injures a fifth before the attacks stop, and threatens New Jersey's thriving tourist industry. Based on true events, and one of the inspirations behind Peter Benchley's Jaws.Read moreLess
July of 1916 was a time of record heat, a polio epidemic, and a World War in Europe. But beachgoers in New Jersey are threatened by a even greater terror: a shark that has suddenly developed a taste for human flesh. Starting July 1st and lasting over a period of 12 days, the unidentified shark kills four people and seriously injures a fifth before the attacks stop, and threatens New Jersey's thriving tourist industry. Based on true events, and one of the inspirations behind Peter Benchley's Jaws.
The story
July of 1916 was a time of record heat, a polio epidemic, and a World War in Europe. But beachgoers in New Jersey are threatened by a even greater terror: a shark that has suddenly developed a taste for human flesh. Starting July 1st and lasting over a period of 12 days, the unidentified shark kills four people and seriously injures a fifth before the attacks stop, and threatens New Jersey's thriving tourist industry. Based on true events, and one of the inspirations behind Peter Benchley's Jaws.
Cast & crew
Colin Egglesfield
Mark DexterStanley
Jenna HarrisonAlice
John Rhys-DaviesCaptain
Jamie BartlettMichael Schleisser
Patrick LysterMayor Perillo
Adrienne PearceMrs. Stillwell
Colin StintonDr. John Nichols
Karl ThaningCharles VansantExplore the crew
- Director
- Jack Sholder
- Producer
- Dennis Stuart Murphy
- Original Music Composer
- J. Peter Robinson
- Director of Photography
- Jacques Haitkin
- Editor
- Michael Schweitzer