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* SpoilerTitle: For the first half of the film you only see the 4 front heads, and the 5th is only seen halfway in as a reveal underwater. The protagonists do not find out about the additional head until even later than this.
* UpToEleven: One extra head per sequel wasn't enough

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* SpoilerTitle: For the first half of the film you only see the 4 front heads, and the 5th is only seen halfway in as a reveal underwater. The protagonists do not find out about the additional head until even later than this.
* UpToEleven: One extra head per sequel wasn't enough
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* NPlusOneSequelTitle: N+2 title actually as it skips over 4.
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* EvenBetterSequel: The last sequel only added 1 head, this added twice as many!
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* MilitariesAreUseless: The monster shark is downing boats and gobbling whales in Puerto Rico's inshore waters, yet the U.S. Coast Guard is apparently willing to let a bunch of aquarium interns and local police boats take it on ... never mind that maritime safety ''and'' marine environmental protection are both explicitly in their purview.

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* MilitariesAreUseless: The monster shark is downing boats and gobbling whales in Puerto Rico's inshore waters, yet the U.S. Coast Guard is apparently willing to let a bunch of aquarium interns and local police boats take it on ...on without any assistance ... never mind that maritime safety ''and'' marine environmental protection are both explicitly in their purview.
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* MilitariesAreUseless: The monster shark is downing boats and gobbling whales in Puerto Rico's inshore waters, yet the U.S. Coast Guard is apparently willing to let a bunch of aquarium interns and local police boats take it on ... never mind that maritime safety ''and'' marine environmental protection are both explicitly in their purview.
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* BigEater: Between its various heads' appetites, the shark somehow manages to scarf down 20 people, two other sharks, and large chunks of a ''sperm whale'' over the course of the film. Apparently the thing has even more stomachs than heads...

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* BigEater: Between its various heads' appetites, the shark somehow manages to scarf down at least 20 people, two other sharks, and large chunks of a ''sperm ''humpback whale'' over the course of the film. Apparently the thing has even more stomachs than heads...
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* BigEater: Between its various heads' appetites, the shark somehow manages to scarf down ''20 people'', two other sharks, and large chunks of a ''sperm whale'' over the course of the film. Apparently the thing has even more stomachs than heads...

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* BigEater: Between its various heads' appetites, the shark somehow manages to scarf down ''20 people'', 20 people, two other sharks, and large chunks of a ''sperm whale'' over the course of the film. Apparently the thing has even more stomachs than heads...
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* BigEater: Between its 3 heads, the shark somehow manages to scarf down ''37 people'', plus an unknown amount of garbage and [[spoiler: one of its own heads]] within a day. Apparently the thing has even more stomachs than heads...

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* BigEater: Between its 3 heads, various heads' appetites, the shark somehow manages to scarf down ''37 ''20 people'', plus an unknown amount of garbage two other sharks, and [[spoiler: one large chunks of its own heads]] within a day.''sperm whale'' over the course of the film. Apparently the thing has even more stomachs than heads...
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* BigEater: Between its 3 heads, the shark somehow manages to scarf down ''37 people'', plus an unknown amount of garbage and [[spoiler: one of its own heads]] within a day. Apparently the thing has even more stomachs than heads...
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* AnyoneCanDie: standard for all Asylum films as long as you aren't a Sheppard
* CoversAlwaysLie: "shaped like a terrifying starfish" .. Even though one of the characters says this (especially silly since they only knew of FOUR heads when they said it) it simply isn't true. The four from heads are all lined up at the front. They do not fan out like a starfish in any way.
* EvenBetterSequel: the last sequel only added 1 headed, this added twice as many!

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* AnyoneCanDie: standard Standard for all Asylum films as long as you aren't a Sheppard
Sheppard.
* CoversAlwaysLie: The shark is advertised as "shaped like a terrifying starfish" .. starfish". Even though one of the characters says this (especially silly since they only knew of FOUR heads when they said it) it), it simply isn't true. The four from anterior heads are all lined up at the front. They front; they do not fan out like a starfish starfish's arms in any way.
* EvenBetterSequel: the The last sequel only added 1 headed, head, this added twice as many!



* ShoutOut or FandomNod similar to Series/Sharknado nodding to Series/ZNation, in this when confronted with a photo of 4 heads they find it absurd, saying "that's absurd, like sharks swimming through tornadoes"
* SpoilerTitle: The first half of the film you only see the 4 front heads, the 5th is only seen halfway in as a reveal underwater. The protagonists do not find out until even later than this.
* UpToEleven: one extra head per sequel wasn't enough

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* ShoutOut or FandomNod similar FandomNod: Similar to Series/Sharknado ''Film/{{Sharknado}}'' nodding to Series/ZNation, in this ''Series/ZNation'', when confronted with a photo of 4 the shark's anterior four heads they find it absurd, saying "that's absurd, like sharks swimming through tornadoes"
* SpoilerTitle: The For the first half of the film you only see the 4 front heads, and the 5th is only seen halfway in as a reveal underwater. The protagonists do not find out about the additional head until even later than this.
* UpToEleven: one One extra head per sequel wasn't enough
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* CoversAlwaysLie: "shaper like a terrifying starfish" .. Even though one of the characters says this (especially silly since they only knew of FOUR heads when they said it) it simply isn't true. The four from heads are all lined up at the front. They do not fan out like a starfish in any way.

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* CoversAlwaysLie: "shaper "shaped like a terrifying starfish" .. Even though one of the characters says this (especially silly since they only knew of FOUR heads when they said it) it simply isn't true. The four from heads are all lined up at the front. They do not fan out like a starfish in any way.
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* SpoilerTitle: The first half of the film you only see the 4 front heads, the 5th is only seen halfway in as a reveal underwater. The protagonists do not find out until even later than this.

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* SpoilerTitle: The first half of the film you only see the 4 front heads, the 5th is only seen halfway in as a reveal underwater. The protagonists do not find out until even later than this.this.
* UpToEleven: one extra head per sequel wasn't enough

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* AnyoneCanDoe: standard for all Asylum films as long as you aren't a Sheppard

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* AnyoneCanDoe: AnyoneCanDie: standard for all Asylum films as long as you aren't a SheppardSheppard
* CoversAlwaysLie: "shaper like a terrifying starfish" .. Even though one of the characters says this (especially silly since they only knew of FOUR heads when they said it) it simply isn't true. The four from heads are all lined up at the front. They do not fan out like a starfish in any way.

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5-Headed Shark Attsck is third in a film series from Creator/TheAsylum after FilmTwoHeadedSharkAttack and Film/ThreeHeadedSharkAttack.

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5-Headed '''5-Headed Shark Attsck Attack''' is third in a film series from Creator/TheAsylum after FilmTwoHeadedSharkAttack Film/TwoHeadedSharkAttack and Film/ThreeHeadedSharkAttack.



*AnyoneCanDoe: standard for all Asylum films as long as you aren't a Sheppard



* ShoutOut: similar to Series/Sharknado nodding to Series/ZNation, in this when confronted with a photo of 4 heads they find it absurd, saying "that's absurd, like sharks swimming through tornadoes"

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* ShoutOut: InspirationNod: includes line "get out of the water" from Film/{{Jaws}} which launched the shark horror genre.
* ShoutOut or FandomNod
similar to Series/Sharknado nodding to Series/ZNation, in this when confronted with a photo of 4 heads they find it absurd, saying "that's absurd, like sharks swimming through tornadoes"
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5-Headed Shark Attsck is third in a film series from Creator/TheAsylum after FilmTwoHeadedSharkAttack and Film/ThreeHeadedSharkAttack.

*AHeadAtEachEnd: 4 heads in front, 5th head is in tail.
*EvenBetterSequel: the last sequel only added 1 headed, this added twice as many!
*ShoutOut: similar to Series/Sharknado nodding to Series/ZNation, in this when confronted with a photo of 4 heads they find it absurd, saying "that's absurd, like sharks swimming through tornadoes"
*SpoilerTitle: The first half of the film you only see the 4 front heads, the 5th is only seen halfway in as a reveal underwater. The protagonists do not find out until even later than this.

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