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Frankenfish
Sign in to saveFrankenfish is a 2004 American horror film directed by Mark A.Z. Dippé. Filmed in Baldwin County, Alabama, a pack of massive, bloodthirsty, genetically engineered fish combing the quiet bayou waters of the river in the Louisiana Bayou, searching for prey. Based on the snakehead fish incident in a Crofton, Maryland, pond, Frankenfish is one of three films based on the incident, the others being Snakehead Terror and Swarm of the Snakehead.
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5.6When the body of a man is found completely destroyed in the swamps in Louisiana, the medical investigator Sam Rivers is assigned to investigate the murder. He travels with the biologist Mary Callahan to the location where the victim lived in a floating house and he meets his family and friends. They find that Chinese snake-heads genetically engineered that belong to a wealthy hunter are attacking and killing the locals. While the group fights to survive, the hunter Jeff arrives with his team to hunt the predators.
Cast
- Tory Kittles as Sam Rivers
- K.D. Aubert as Eliza
- China Chow as Mary Callahan
- Matthew Rauch as Dan
- Tomas Arana as Jeff
- Donna Biscoe as Gloria Crankton
Themes
- fish
- hunter
- animal attack
- louisiana
- swamp
- woods
- bayou
- biologist
- genetically modified organism
- animal horror
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- Duration
- 84
- FilmAffinity ID
- 466005
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- publication date
- 2004-01-01
- title
- Frankenfish
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Frankenfish is a 2004 American horror film directed by Mark A.Z. Dippé. Filmed in Baldwin County, Alabama, a pack of massive, bloodthirsty, genetically engineered fish combing the quiet bayou waters of the river in the Louisiana Bayou, searching for prey. Based on the snakehead fish incident in a Crofton, Maryland, pond, Frankenfish is one of three films based on the incident, the others being Snakehead Terror and Swarm of the Snakehead.
==Plot== Fishermen John Crankton is killed by an unseen animal. The next day, medical examiner Sam Rivers and biologist Mary Callahan travel into the bayou to investigate John's mysterious death. Having grown up in the area, Sam is comfortable in his surroundings while Mary is not. They find Elmer noodling for catfish in the swamp canals. With Elmer, Sam and Mary travel upriver to the fishing community. They meet Gloria and Eliza Crankton, John's wife and daughter. Eliza and her semi-boyfriend Dan are there to help Gloria move after John's death, a task Dan complains about. Gloria explains that a strange boat washed upriver three months ago after a hurricane and weird things have happened since.