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SPRING BREAK SHARK ATTACK
Air Date: Sunday, March 20, 2005
Time Slot: 9:00 PM-11:00 PM EST on CBS
Episode Title: "N/A"
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EMMY AWARD AND GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD WINNER KATHY BAKER, EMMY AWARD AND GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD NOMINEE BRYAN BROWN, SHANNON LUCIO AND RILEY SMITH STAR IN "SPRING BREAK SHARK ATTACK," THE "CBS SUNDAY MOVIE" TO BE BROADCAST MARCH 20 ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK

Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award winner Kathy Baker ("Picket Fences"), Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award nominee Bryan Brown ("The Thorn Birds"), Shannon Lucio ("The O.C.") and Riley Smith ("New York Minute") star in SPRING BREAK SHARK ATTACK, a new television movie to be broadcast as the "CBS Sunday Movie," March 20 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. In the thriller, a group of killer sharks invades the waters off the Florida coast as a beach-full of swimsuit-clad co-eds enjoy their spring break. vDanielle (Lucio), a young college girl, lies to her parents about her spring break plans in order to sneak away to the beautiful and fun-filled Florida beaches with her two best friends. Soon after she arrives, she meets and falls for Shane (Smith), a handsome, young, blue-collar local working to raise money for college.

While on vacation, Danielle seeks out her brother, Charlie (Wayne Thornley), a graduate student at the Florida Maritime Institute, who is working on a thesis on tiger sharks. Charlie cautions his sister to stay out of the water because he suspects that a large concentration of the predators are in the area, due to a new artificial reef that was built to attract tourism.

Caught up in the spring break fun, Danielle forgets her brother's warning. However, she is brutally reminded while on an overnight boat trip, when she and her friends are viciously attacked by a group of sharks. As they find their way to safety on an islet, the reality of the danger they are in hits them even harder when the body of a friend washes ashore.

Now, as hundreds of hungry tiger sharks invade the waters filled with spring breakers, the entire area is in jeopardy unless they can be stopped. Shane thinks he knows how to stop the sharks, but he must carry out his plan before too many are dead, while also trying to survive himself.

Kathy Baker plays Mary, Shane's mother and the owner of a boat chartering business in town. Bryan Brown plays Joel Gately, a devious beach club owner who, unbeknownst to Mary, uses her boats to improve his own business in a way that will yield catastrophic results.

Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award winner Kathy Baker is best known to television audiences as Dr. Jill Brock in the series "Picket Fences." Her other television series credits include "Touched By An Angel," "Chicago Hope" and "The Guardian," all on the Network, as well as "Boston Public," "Jack & Bobby," "Monk," "The Practice" and "Ally McBeal." Baker's television movie credits include "Picking Up and Dropping Off," "Door To Door," "Sanctuary," "A Season For Miracles" and "Not In This Town." Her feature film credits include "Cold Mountain," "13 Going On 30," "Fathers and Sons," "Nine Lives" and "The Cider House Rules."

Bryan Brown was nominated for Emmy and Golden Globe Awards for his role as Luke in the mini-series "The Thorn Birds," on the Network. Brown's television movie credits include "Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman," on the Network, "Dogboys," "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea," "Age of Treason" and "Twisted Tales." Among his feature film credits are "Along Came Polly," "Cocktail," "Risk," "Sweet Talker," "Prisoners of the Sun" and "Bones."

Shannon Lucio is best known for her recurring role as Lindsay on "The O.C." Her other television credits include "CSI: Miami," on the Network, "The Division," "NYPD Blue" and "ER." Lucio also appeared in the feature film "Starkweather."

Riley Smith's television credits include "Chestnut Hill," "Eastwick," "Motocrossed," "Alien Arsenal" and "Wild Grizzly." His feature film credits include "New York Minute," "The Plight of Clownana," "Radio," "Full Ride," "Eight Legged Freaks" and "Not Another Teen Movie." His television credits include "Joan of Arcadia" and "CSI: Miami," both on the Network, as well as "Summerland," "24," "Boston Public," "Gideon's Crossing," "Once and Again," "Hang Time," "Freaks and Geeks" and "7th Heaven."

SPRING BREAK SHARK ATTACK is being produced by von Zerneck-Sertner Films. Frank von Zerneck and Robert M. Sertner ("Category 6: Day of Destruction"), JJ Jamieson ("Sorority Life") and David Wicht ("Blast!") are the executive producers; Peter Sadowski ("The Elizabeth Smart Story") and Leslie Belzberg ("Category 6: Day of Destruction") are the producers. Paul Shapiro ("Road To Avonlea") directed from a script by James LaRosa ("Everybody's Doing It").

RATING: To Be Announced

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