2-Headed Shark Attack

2-Headed Shark Attack

Year: 2012

Runtime: 90 mins

Language: English

Director: Christopher Ray

ActionHorrorComedy

A Semester at Sea vessel is ambushed by a monstrous, mutated shark with two heads and thousands of razor‑sharp teeth, sinking the ship and leaving the crew and a group of co‑ed passengers stranded. They find temporary shelter on an isolated atoll, only to discover that rising floodwaters threaten their safety as the creature continues to stalk them.

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1

Wakeboarding group attacked by two-headed shark

A group of friends wakeboarding are suddenly attacked by a two-headed shark in the open water. The creature rips into riders and several are devoured, sparking panic and a scramble for safety. The rest realizes the danger is far from over as the sea becomes a lethal obstacle.

Open water
2

Sea King collision and hull damage

The Sea King is struck by a large shark, which becomes lodged in the propeller and tears into the hull. Water pours in and the ship begins to list as the crew scramble to contain the damage. The crisis sets the stage for a desperate search for safe ground.

Sea King, open sea
3

Radio antenna destroyed, cut off from help

The two-headed shark rampages the Sea King, breaking the radio antenna and preventing distress calls. Co-captain Laura and the crew realize their chance of outside help has evaporated. The sense of isolation intensifies as the group weighs their next moves.

Sea King
4

Deserted atoll spotted and refuge considered

Spotting a nearby deserted atoll, the crew steers closer, hoping for shelter. Professor Babish leads the students across in a dinghy while Anne stays aboard with Laura and the ship's crew. The atoll becomes the new refuge amid mounting peril at sea.

Atoll vicinity
5

Laura is killed while repairing the hull

Laura enters the water to repair the hull but is quickly ripped apart by the two-headed shark. Her death leaves the survivors more exposed and increases the urgency to secure the ship and the castaways. The loss also removes a potential line to rescue.

Sea around Sea King
6

Scrap metal search and fear revealed

The group searches the atoll for scrap metal to aid repairs and shore up the Sea King. Kate confesses that she is afraid of the water, adding a personal struggle to the mission. Tensions rise as the survivors improvise with whatever materials they can find.

Atoll
7

Kirk, Haley and Alison attacked while skinny-dipping

Kirk, Haley, and Alison decide to go skinny dipping, only to be attacked and eaten by the shark. The gruesome incident underscores how danger can strike anywhere and shatters the group's morale. The remaining students crowd closer for safety and vigilance.

Atoll
8

Babish rescue and Laura's severed hand found

Jeff and Mike haul Professor Babish back to the Sea King for treatment, while Anne tends his wounds. On the return to the atoll, they uncover Laura's severed hand in the water and are killed by the shark. The losses reduce the group to a smaller, more desperate mix of survivors.

Between atoll and Sea King
9

Boats repaired and fuel secured

Kate and Paul manage to fix two boats they found, and Cole locates a gasoline tank to fuel them. The group prepares for a break with hastily rigged vessels, hoping speed will outrun the predator. Tension spikes as time runs out and the ocean looms closer.

Atoll
10

Escape attempt and Cole's sacrifice

Cole jumps into the lead boat with Ryan, Jamie, and Alex, sparking a tense chase. Ryan is devoured first; Cole realizes the shark will chase the faster boat and jumps overboard to draw it away. Jamie and Alex are eaten as Kate, Paul, and Dana pursue the escape, reuniting with Cole and returning to the atoll.

Open water near atoll
11

Generator distraction plan and shark closes in

The survivors rig a generator and metal poles in the water to distract the two-headed shark while Kate and Cole repair the Sea King's hull. The plan buys time but fails when the shark slams the poles loose, pulling Han and Dikilla into the water and devouring them. The creature then advances toward the Sea King.

Sea King vicinity
12

Sea King repair completes, atoll collapses

Kate manages to repair the Sea King, but Cole bolts and leaves her behind as the ship sinks. The atoll begins collapsing as a subterranean-like quake tears it apart, and Kristen and Dana are devoured along with Babish and Anne. The survivors scramble to stay alive as chaos erupts around them.

Sea King / atoll vicinity
13

Atoll sinks and more lives are lost

With the atoll collapsing, Lyndsey, Michelle, Liza, and Ethan are devoured by the shark as chaos erupts. The survivors seek refuge in the chapel, but the predator breaks in and continues its killing spree. The remaining few brace for a final, desperate bid to escape.

Deserted atoll
14

Final standoff and helicopter rescue

Kirsten and Kate lure the shark using a gasoline tank and attempt to blow it up with a lighter, but Kirsten is eaten. Kate and Paul locate a working boat, ignite it, and take shelter on the last fragment of the atoll. A helicopter arrives and evacuates Kate and Paul, leaving them as the sole survivors.

Remaining atoll / open water

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