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A crimelord sends three of his men -including a psychopathic diver obsessed with sharks and a rapper-like thug (Coolio)- to recover 3 million dollars stolen from him and hidden in a river in Louisiana, near an oil rig. Meanwhile, a bull shark swims up the river and starts attacking people. The locals Native Americans think it's a spirit angry because of the oil drilling. A reward of $10,000 is offered for killing the shark.

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A crimelord sends three of his men -including a psychopathic diver obsessed with sharks and a rapper-like thug (Coolio)- to recover 3 million dollars stolen from him and hidden in a river in Louisiana, near an oil rig. Meanwhile, a bull shark swims up the river and starts attacking people. The locals Native Americans local Cajuns think it's a spirit angry because of the oil drilling. A reward of $10,000 is offered for killing the shark.
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* OutrunTheFireball: When an oil rig blows up, TheHero and three workers make a frantic dash to dive into the river ahead of the explosion. Only two of them make it.

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* AmoralAfrikaner: Brett, the thug leader, is a South African.

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* AmoralAfrikaner: Brett, the cruel and pervy thug leader, is a South African.African.
* BadBoss: Rick tells Ice to kill Jerry once they retrieve the money, even though Jerry spent five years in prison rather than testify against Rick. Despite being Rick's cousin, Ice himself feels that Rick is a poor employer who "paid me chump change and treated me like a scrub."
* BenevolentBoss: John is considerate of Emery's status, prospects, and employment when the bank is poised to foreclose on his boat, and takes a detour from the expedition he's been hired for so Emery can visit his family.



* FaceDeathWithDignity: When the thug leader is stabbed by his cohorts, they throw him into the water, where the shark prepares to eat him, he spreads his arms as to embrace the shark as it devours him.

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* FaceDeathWithDignity: FaceDeathWithDignity:
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When the thug leader Brett is stabbed by his cohorts, they throw him into the water, where the shark prepares to eat him, he spreads his arms as to embrace the shark as it devours him.him.
** As the flames of an explosion race toward Jerry, he resignedly says that he should have stayed in his old band (which would have kept him from getting involved with the mob).


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* PapaWolf: The shark's first victim is the daughter of an industrialist who posts a $50,000 reward for the animal's death, and then doubles it after the shark kills again and evades the hunters.

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2003 MadeForTVMovie about shark attacks on a river. Also includes a plot involving stolen mob money. Stars Creator/LouDiamondPhillips, Creator/KristySwanson and Creator/{{Coolio}}. Better than its kind of film tends to be.

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2003 MadeForTVMovie about shark attacks on a river. Also includes a plot involving stolen mob money. Stars Creator/LouDiamondPhillips, Creator/KristySwanson and Creator/{{Coolio}}.Music/{{Coolio}}. Better than its kind of film tends to be.


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* AmoralAfrikaaner: Brett, the thug leader, is a South African.

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* AmoralAfrikaaner: AmoralAfrikaner: Brett, the thug leader, is a South African.
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* AmoralAfrikaaner: Brett, the thug leader, is a South African.
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* TimeDelayedDeath: The foreman of the oil rig is shot in the leg by Ice after he tries to call the police, later in the movie, he dies from blood loss.

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* FanService: People swimming in the lake, including bikini clad women.
* FanDisservice: One of these bikini clad women gets eaten alive by the shark.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: When the thug leader is stabbed by his cohorts, they throw him into the water, where the shark prepares to eat him, he spreads his arms as to embrace the shark as it devours him.
* KillItWithFire: John kills one of the thugs by shooting a gas tank and lighting him on fire.



* NoHonorAmongThieves: The thugs end up betraying each other as soon as they get the money.

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* NoHonorAmongThieves: The thugs end up betraying each other as soon as they get the money. The other two then stab their leader, and throw him into the water, where he is eaten by the shark.
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2003 MadeForTVMovie about shark attacks on a river. Also includes a plot involving stolen mob money. Stars LouDiamondPhillips, KristySwanson and {{Coolio}}. Better than its kind of film tends to be.

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2003 MadeForTVMovie about shark attacks on a river. Also includes a plot involving stolen mob money. Stars LouDiamondPhillips, KristySwanson Creator/LouDiamondPhillips, Creator/KristySwanson and {{Coolio}}.Creator/{{Coolio}}. Better than its kind of film tends to be.
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2003 MadeForTVMovie about shark attacks on a river. Also includes a plot involving stolen mob money. Stars LouDiamondPhillips, KristySwanson and {{Coolio}}. [[BetterThanItSounds Better than its kind of film tends to be]].

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2003 MadeForTVMovie about shark attacks on a river. Also includes a plot involving stolen mob money. Stars LouDiamondPhillips, KristySwanson and {{Coolio}}. [[BetterThanItSounds Better than its kind of film tends to be]].
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Misspelling Chekovs—>Chekhovs


* ChekovsGun: The drill.

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* ChekovsGun: ChekhovsGun: The drill.

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