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SHARK KILL (1976). TV movie obviously made due to the success of JAWS and even borrowing a good deal of the story from that film. A prickly ichthyologist notices a Great White Shark hanging around an oil rig and despite warnings, the work goes on and a couple of fatalities occur. A bounty is put on the shark and the scientist and the cranky brother of a victim decide to team up collect the reward. An accident happens where they end up in the ocean with the fish out there...somewhere (I'm thinking the makers of 2003's OPEN WATER may have seen this).
Not really bad as TV movies go, but loaded with stock footage and oddly a virtual cast of unknowns. The only name performer I recognized was Jennifer Warren (SLAP SHOT, NIGHT MOVES) and Roxanna Bonilla who was the only actress in the previous year's HARK'S TREASURE. **
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