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Per TRS, Real Estate Scam was merged with The Con.


* TheCon: It turns out that the mayor is responsible for the surge in shark attacks (who were spiked with hormones that made them more aggressive), as he intends to drive down real estate prices so he can buy out the whole town.



* RealEstateScam: It turns out that the mayor is responsible for the surge in shark attacks (who were spiked with hormones that made them more aggressive), as he intends to drive down real estate prices so he can buy out the whole town.
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In a South African fishing village, a record number of shark attacks are taking place. A marine biologist goes there to investigate after his best friend is killed in an attack.

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In a South African fishing village, a record number of shark attacks are taking place. A marine biologist (Creator/CasperVanDien) goes there to investigate after his best friend is killed in an attack.
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* RealEstateScam: It turns out that the mayor is responsible for the surge in shark attacks (who were spiked with hormones that made them more aggressive), as he intends to drive down real estate prices so he could buy out the whole town.

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* RealEstateScam: It turns out that the mayor is responsible for the surge in shark attacks (who were spiked with hormones that made them more aggressive), as he intends to drive down real estate prices so he could can buy out the whole town.
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* RealEstateScam: It turns out that the mayor is responsible for the surge in shark attacks (who were spiked with hormones that made them more aggressive), as he intends to drive down real estate prices so he could buy out the whole town.
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* SuperPersistentPredator: The sharks are intentionally (and as the hero-who's a marine biologist-notes, rather uncharacteristically) going after humans. This is initially thought to be because overfishing is driving them to look for prey at the shorelines, but it's later revealed to be because a guy with a MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate was spiking them with hormones.

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* SuperPersistentPredator: The sharks are intentionally (and as the hero-who's hero--who's a marine biologist-notes, biologist--notes, rather uncharacteristically) going after humans. This is initially thought to be because overfishing is driving them to look for prey at the shorelines, but it's later revealed to be because a guy with a MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate was spiking them with hormones.
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* JustDesserts: The bad guy ends up getting eaten alive by the same sharks that he had sicced on the town in order to drive down real estate prices.
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* SaveTheVillain: In the climax both the hero and the bad guy fall out of a helicopter over a shark-infested lake. As they struggle to climb on top of a nearby buoy as they're surrounded by them, the hero actually tries to help the bad guy up, but is unsuccessful.

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* SaveTheVillain: In the climax both the hero and the bad guy fall out of a helicopter over a shark-infested lake. As While they struggle to climb on top of a nearby buoy as they're surrounded by them, the sharks close in, the hero actually tries to help the bad guy up, but is unsuccessful.
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* ThisBearWasFramed: The bad guys murder a researcher who was digging up too much information on them by throwing him into a lake with a bunch of hungry sharks.
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* SuperPersistentPredator: The shark are intentionally (and as the hero-who's a marine biologist-notes, rather uncharacteristically) going after humans. This is initially thought to be because overfishing is driving them to look for prey at the shorelines, but it's later revealed to be because a guy with a MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate was spiking them with hormones.

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* SuperPersistentPredator: The shark sharks are intentionally (and as the hero-who's a marine biologist-notes, rather uncharacteristically) going after humans. This is initially thought to be because overfishing is driving them to look for prey at the shorelines, but it's later revealed to be because a guy with a MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate was spiking them with hormones.
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In a South African fishing village, a record number of shark attacks are taking place. A marine biologist goes there to investigate after his best friend was killed.

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In a South African fishing village, a record number of shark attacks are taking place. A marine biologist goes there to investigate after his best friend was killed.
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* HeKnowsTooMuch: It turns out that Steven's friend was murdered and [[FedToTheBeast dumped into a shark-infested lake] because he was starting to uncover the bad guy's plan.

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* HeKnowsTooMuch: It turns out that Steven's friend was murdered and [[FedToTheBeast dumped into a shark-infested lake] lake]] because he was starting to uncover the bad guy's plan.
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* HeKnowsTooMuch: It turns out that Steven's friend was murdered

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* HeKnowsTooMuch: It turns out that Steven's friend was murdered and [[FedToTheBeast dumped into a shark-infested lake] because he was starting to uncover the bad guy's plan.
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''Shark Attack'' is a 1999 thriller MadeForTVMovie.

In a South African fishing village, a record number of shark attacks are taking place. A marine biologist goes there to investigate after his best friend was killed.

It was followed by several DirectToVideo sequels, including one [[Film/SharkAttack3Megalodon where John Barrowman fought a Megalodon]].

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!!This film provides examples of:

* CureForCancer: Miles has been injecting the sharks with hormones so he can later harvest them for a cancer cure. He demonstrates this when he takes the hero to a [[LittlestCancerPatient young African boy]] who would have died if not for his cure. Steven calls him out for his breach of ethics by going to a developing country to test experimental drugs on children, and it later turns out that there's problems with the drug anyway.
* HeKnowsTooMuch: It turns out that Steven's friend was murdered
* HostageForMacGuffin: After a confrontation with Miles at his lab, Steven steals his research but Miles captures his female companion before they can both get away. He calls Steven and offers to deal one for the other.
* SaveTheVillain: In the climax both the hero and the bad guy fall out of a helicopter over a shark-infested lake. As they struggle to climb on top of a nearby buoy as they're surrounded by them, the hero actually tries to help the bad guy up, but is unsuccessful.
* SuperPersistentPredator: The shark are intentionally (and as the hero-who's a marine biologist-notes, rather uncharacteristically) going after humans. This is initially thought to be because overfishing is driving them to look for prey at the shorelines, but it's later revealed to be because a guy with a MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate was spiking them with hormones.
* ThreateningShark: A freak record of shark attacks are plaguing a South African fishing town. It does vary it a bit, showing other species such as Tiger Sharks and Makos besides the familiar Great White.

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