Shark's Paradise

1986 Australian TV series or program

Shark's Paradise
Written by	David Phillips
Directed by	Michael Jenkins
Starring	David Reyne Ron Becks
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
Production
Production companies	Hanna-Barbera Australia McElroy & McElroy
Budget	$1.5 million^[1]
Original release
Release	1986 (1986)

Shark's Paradise is a 1986 Australian television film directed by Michael Jenkins and starring David Reyne and Ron Becks. The film, about police on the Gold Coast, was heavily influenced by Miami Vice.^[1]

Cast

David Reyne as Rod Palmer
Ron Becks as Monty Stone
Dennis Miller as Inspector Rossiter
Peter Sumner as Cooper
Peter Gwynne as Mayor
Vincent Gil as Murphy
Ralph Cotterill as Dr Baxter

Plot

Reception

A retrospective review, finding the film has more to do with Dead-end drive-in than with proper sharksploitation, concludes by stating: "Australians with a sense of humour about themselves may be left crying with laughter. And non-Aussies may have an even better time as they are presented this deranged advertisement for Queensland."^[2] Another review calls the film "A gloriously kitsch made-for-TV movie".^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p139
^ "Shark's Paradise (1986) | MONDO EXPLOITO". Retrieved 19 May 2023.
^ "Shark's Paradise movie review | Cinephilia". www.cinephilia.net.au. Retrieved 19 May 2023.