For Shark Week I thought I’d share this pic I took about a month ago at the Toronto aquarium. Don’t forget, Sharknado 5 (click the link for a preview trailer) premiers in just 11 days on the SyFy network! Have a great Wednesday! ~ Phil
Yes, the SyFy network has announced the release date for Sharknado 5. It appears the title will be Sharknado 5: Global Swarming. If you’ve never watched the Sharknado series of movies you’re missing out on a modern classic, tongue in cheek, campy, cheesy version of the disaster movie genre.
In 2013 the first Sharknado took the world by storm and it’s iconic, signature image was that of Fin Shephard (played by Ian Ziering) chainsawing his way out of a shark that had swallowed him and his chainsaw. The fact that a shark movie has a main character named Fin tells you this isn’t a movie that takes itself too seriously.
Here is the published synopsis of Sharknado 5: With much of North America lying in ruins, the rest of the world braces for the inevitable – a global sharknado. Fin Shepard and his family must put a stop to this disaster before Earth is completely obliterated. That just oozes with so much sharky goodness. I can’t wait.
Sugar Ray singer Mark McGrath and Ian Ziering
In addition to Tara Reid returning as Fin’s wife, part of the awesomeness of this movie series is the cavalcade of guest star cameo’s including Mark Cuban, Jerry Springer, Mark McGrath, Anne Coulter, Al Roker, Frankie Muniz, Vivica Fox, Gary Busey, Cheryl Tiegs, Steve Guttenberg, Carrot Top, and almost every pro wrestler, YouTube and reality TV star you can name. With #Sharknado5 going international you can bet that there will be an international cast of characters. Karl Stefanovic and Lisa Wilkonson of Australia’s The Today Show have already revealed that they have cameo’s in Sharknado 5 as have Good Morning Britain’s Charlotte Hawkins, Kate Garraway, and Laura Tobin. British Olympic swimmer Tom Daley is also appearing in Sharknado 5.
Also, I have a special affinity for the movie series because two years ago #Sharknado actor and theme song musician Robbie Rist was interviewed here on #ThePhilFactor. I can’t make any promises, but I’m going to try to land an interview with someone else from the movie. Consider yourself on notice and clear your calendar for the evening of August 6th! Stay tuned!
Have a great Sharkday Sunday! ~Phil
Posted in Humor, movie, movie review, pop culture
Tagged Movies, Robbie Rist, Sharknado, Sharknado 5, Sharknado 5 cameos, Sharknado 5 date, The Phil Factor
Wow that’s a lot of exclamation points in the title! You know why? Because Sharknado deserves it! The first one was so bad it was good. It did so well that they decided to bring it back! Sharknado 2 premiers on the SyFy channel on July 30. Go set your DVR!
Picture credit: IMDB
“Sharks! Tornado! Sharknado! ‘Nuff said.” How could I not? It has been the most buzzy thing on the web this week. So bad it’s good. The SyFy networks pseudo horror movie #Sharknado came out of nowhere this week to become if not a ratings sensation at least a Twitter sensation just because of the name.
Admittedly, I haven’t seen the movie, but you can bet I plan to. The DVR is already set for next Thursday at 7 pm.
The plot of “Sharknado,” which is so good that if it were up to me, I’d give it an Oscar right now, sight unseen, is that an enormous Pacific ocean storm has has created waterspouts, which are tornados on water. As the waterspouts gain strength over the ocean off the coast of Northern California, they suck up thousands of sharks. When the tornados move inland and lose strength, they drop sharks onto an unsuspecting population. Retirement communities, shopping malls and neighborhoods just overrun with sharks.
But wait, it gets better. It “stars” Ian Ziering, yes, the one from 90210, as a bar owner named, get this, “Fin.” What are the chances of that? I couldn’t write stuff this awesomely bad if I wanted to. Ian, who I was happy to see on his IMDB page is older than me, deserves the best actor Oscar for the scene where, spoiler alert, he chainsaws his way out of or through a shark. Although really, how do you not see that coming?
And guys, there are hammerhead sharks in it too. And Tara Reid, who on her IMDB bio actually said, “It would be the ultimate dream for me to win an Academy Award.” Until this movie I would have laughed, but now…
Before you watch the official trailer by clicking the link below, here’s the best part; they’re going to make a second Sharknado and it’s going to star Johnny Depp! As always, if you like what you read on #ThePhilFactor please hit the Facebook, Twitter and other share buttons below. Oh, and comments are encouraged.
As an aside, although the rumors were that Johnny Depp would be starring in the second Sharknado it still stars Ian Ziering and Tara Reid, but this time they’ve add Mark McGrath of the band Sugar Ray!
Have a great Thursday! ~Phil
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Tagged Sharknado, Sharknado 2, The Phil Factor, Throwback Thursdays
“Sharks! Tornado! Sharknado! ‘Nuff said.” How could I not? It has been the most buzzy thing on the web this week. So bad it’s good. The SyFy networks pseudo horror movie #Sharknado came out of nowhere this week to become if not a ratings sensation at least a Twitter sensation just because of the name.
Admittedly, I haven’t seen the movie, but you can bet I plan to. The DVR is already set for next Thursday at 7 pm.
The plot of “Sharknado,” which is so good that if it were up to me, I’d give it an Oscar right now, sight unseen, is that an enormous Pacific ocean storm has has created waterspouts, which are tornados on water. As the waterspouts gain strength over the ocean off the coast of Northern California, they suck up thousands of sharks. When the tornados move inland and lose strength, they drop sharks onto an unsuspecting population. Retirement communities, shopping malls and neighborhoods just overrun with sharks.
But wait, it gets better. It “stars” Ian Ziering, yes, the one from 90210, as a bar owner named, get this, “Fin.” What are the chances of that? I couldn’t write stuff this awesomely bad if I wanted to. Ian, who I was happy to see on his IMDB page is older than me, deserves the best actor Oscar for the scene where, spoiler alert, he chainsaws his way out of or through a shark. Although really, how do you not see that coming?
And guys, there are hammerhead sharks in it too. And Tara Reid, who on her IMDB bio actually said, “It would be the ultimate dream for me to win an Academy Award.” Until this movie I would have laughed, but now…
Before you watch the official trailer by clicking the link below, here’s the best part; they’re going to make a second Sharknado and it’s going to star Johnny Depp! As always, if you like what you read on #ThePhilFactor please hit the Facebook, Twitter and other share buttons below. Oh, and comments are encouraged.
Posted in Current Events, Humor, movie
Tagged Ian Ziering, Sharknado, Syfy, The Phil Factor
