Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus (2009) on Netflix
Oceanographer Emma MacNeil finds a shark tooth in a beached whale, evidence of a prehistoric creature. A megalodon and a giant octopus, thawed from a glacier, are loose in the sea.
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Plot summary
Oceanographer Emma MacNeil studies whale migration from a submarine she took without permission. Near Alaska, a military helicopter drops sonar transmitters that send a pod of whales into a glacier; the crash and the damage break the ice open and free two hibernating prehistoric creatures, a giant shark and a giant octopus. The octopus attacks a drilling platform off Japan. At Point Dume, California, MacNeil examines a beached whale, pulls a shark tooth from its wounds, and loses her job for taking the submarine. Her former professor, Navy pilot Lamar Sanders, identifies the tooth as a megalodon's. The Japanese scientist Seiji Shimada, investigating the platform attack, joins them, and video from MacNeil's voyage shows both creatures. Government official Allan Baxter demands their help.
Cast
- Chris Haleyas Kenji
- Dustin Harnishas Helmsman
- Dana DiMatteoas Marine Biologist (as Dana Dimatteo)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus (2009)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus is one of the very few American films to feature an Asian American man as a romantic lead: Vic Chao's Dr. Seiji Shimada is a love interest for Deborah Gibson's Emma MacNeil.
- Plans to convert Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus into 3D were scrapped after the studio failed to secure enough funding for the 3-D process.
- Principal photography for Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus, a feature-length monster film, was completed in only twelve days, in January 2009.
