House Shark (2018)- It’s Like JAWS but in a House…..And Funny as Hell!!- Fitz of Horror Review

Written by Bryan Fitzgerald (Fitz of Horror) April 24, 2018

Synopsis- Just when you thought it was safe to go home! When Frank (Trey Harrison) finds his happy home under attack by a dangerous but largely unknown breed of shark, he’s enlists the aid of the world’s only “House Shark” Expert, Zachary (Michael Merchant), and a grizzled former real estate agent, Abraham (Wes Reid), to embark on a desperate quest to destroy the beast and claim back his life. It’s JAWS in a house!

I had no idea what to expect heading into House Shark but what I got was an irreverent, slapstick, stupid, vulgar and hilarious masterpiece of schlock! At the beginning of the movie we are given the back story of our main character Frank who is a retired cop with a past and is just trying to raise his son by himself, this may be the only few minutes of the film that can be considered serious. After Frank gets ready to meet a less than desirable date he met online he leaves the hot hippy babysitter at home with his son who has been hearing strange noises in the walls of the home.

We soon see what is causing the noises as the babysitter meets her untimely and gory demise while she is completely naked and sitting on the toilet and the very sneaky house shark makes his first surprise and very messy appearance.

This causes Frank and his teenage son to live in a tent in their backyard for fear of ever going back in the house, of course this doesn’t stop him from having it for sale with a local and very sinister real estate agency that will stop at nothing to get the house sold. When lederhosen laden Zachary the worlds only house shark expert and Abraham an alcoholic former real estate agent, very reminiscent of Quint from JAWS, who has a personal vendetta against this house shark, get together the hilarity ensues.

As the three band together to hunt the house shark we are treated to vulgarity, one liners, sight gags and the most realistic looking shark ever to be featured in a house in a movie (because it’s the only one). As absurd as the premise and the film might be though, it is probably one of the best homages to JAWS I’ve ever seen, with nods to Spielberg throughout.

Writer/Director, Owner of SRS Cinema Ron Bonk–

I’ve always wanted to do an homage to “Jaws”, one of my top 10 all-time favorite movies, even having attempted to write a “Jaws” sequel in my much younger years. But until now, I never quite hit on what my shark movie would be about. Basically, “House Shark” is what it sounds like… “Jaws” in a house.

I’m really excited about the final movie. It was a difficult shoot, and more work than I even anticipated. And working with a 14ft shark prop in the tight quarters of my own home gave me just the (VERY) slightest of inkling to what Steven Spielberg must have gone through during the troubled production of his movie. But we did it, and in the end there’s a funny, scary and small-scale epic movie for you all to see. I think fans of the original classic will love this movie, and hopefully make it an early summer horror movie viewing tradition, much like many people do nowadays with “Jaws”.

The overall impression I was left with was that of surprise. I was surprised I liked it so much. I was surprised it was so well done. I was surprised at how damn funny it was. This will no doubt go down as a cult classic and one that everyone needs on their shelves so they can show their unsuspecting friends while enjoying a stiff drink, a fat blunt or whatever it is that you and your friends are into.

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