History Film / SharkNight

** A great white shark tears apart a shark cage like the original ''Jaws''.

* Fanservice: Certain scenes with all of the female characters apply, but especially Sara and Beth in their bikinis.

* ObviouslyEvil: The rednecks. You can practically hear [[{{Deliverance}} "Dueling Banjos"]] every time they're on screen.

* TheDanza: Sara Paxton as Sara Houski.

''Shark Night'' is a 2011 3D action thriller from the director of ''SnakesOnAPlane'' and released by Relativity Media and Rogue Pictures.

* DuelingMovies: ''Film/Bait3D'' an Australian horror movie released later in the year.

* HeyItsThatGuy: This isn't the first time Dennis is the [[{{TheOC}} ex-boyfriend of the main females]].
** [[{{Film/SuperheroMovie}} Jill Johnson]] is Sara.
** Gordon was part of the [[{{Dodgeball}} Average Joes]].
** Beth was a runner-up in AmericanIdol
** Sheriff Greg Sabin is [[{{GroundedForLife}} Sean Finnerty]].
** First, Red fell victim to [[{{TheBlairWitchProject}} Blair Witch]] and now [[spoiler: to the sharks]]. Dude just can't catch a break....
** Maya [[{{Film/Ben10AlienSwarm}}once controlled a swarm of nano-chips and was Ben's crush at one time]].

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: In a similar manner to ''SnakesOnAPlane'', director David R. Ellis wanted to title the film ''Untitled 3D Shark Thriller''.

* DuelingMovies: ''Bait3D'' an Australian horror movie released later in the year.

''SharkNight'' is a 2011 3D action thriller from the director of ''SnakesOnAPlane'' and released by Relativity Media and Rogue Pictures.

* StockFootage: The opening and closing credits feature stock footage of several species of sharks and one blink-and-you'll-miss it scene from DeepBlueSea (specifically where the shark eats the parrot).

* HairOfGold: Sara.

The animatronic shark effects were created by the same team who previously provided the animatronic shark effects in ''DeepBlueSea''.

** Maya [[{{Ben10AlienSwarm}}once controlled a swarm of nano-chips and was Ben's crush at one time]].

** Maya

* HeyItsThatGuy: This isn't the first time [[{{TheOC}} Lucas]] is the ex-boyfriend of the main females.

* DidNotDoTheResearch: Sand tiger sharks are generally docile and attacks by them are not common. In the film however, one not only kills someone but said someone incorrectly describes it as the other tiger shark (the one that does eat everything it can fit into its mouth. Also while cookiecutter sharks have bitten people, none so far as ever killed anyone.

Could also be titled Sharks in a Lake.

A similar film, titled Bait3D was released a year later.

* StepThreeProfit: The bad guys have shot 46 of those snuff vids, (and counting) but apparently haven't actually sold any of them, yet.

* EverythingsEvenWorseWithSharks: The whole plot of the movie.

* VasquezAlwaysDies: Somewhat inverted- Tattoo-sporting rebel girl Beth gets reduced to a quivering ball of girlie fear after the first few attacks. She gets some of her own back by stabbing Red though, then she [[spoiler: literally gets used for shark bait.]]

* ShoutOut: Of course, there's several to {{Jaws}}.
** The opening kill is a ShoutOut to the opening kill in the first {{Jaws}}.
** A shark is able to keep up with a speedboat, like the second {{Jaws}}.
** A great white shark tears apart a shark cage like the original {{Jaws}}.

** One clip is a rather famous shot of world renowned shark expert Valerie Taylor testing out shark proof chain mail with blue sharks. Valerie and Ron Taylor shot all of the live shark footage for Jaws.

* FollowTheLeader: Following the path of ''Piranha 3-D'' and possibly hoping to get that film's critical acclaim in the process. It didn't work.

* LighterAndSofter: This was obviously intended to be a teen-friendly alternative to the R-rated ''[[{{Piranha}} Piranha 3-D]]''