: Much of the middle act takes place at Universal Orlando Resort , where Fin’s pregnant wife April ( Tara Reid ) and daughter Claudia (Ryan Newman) are on spring break.
: In a climax that defies all physics, Fin enlists his estranged father, former NASA colonel Gil Shepard ( David Hasselhoff ), to launch a top-secret Space Shuttle to destroy the storm from space. Feature Highlights & Trivia Sharknado 3
The third installment of the cult-classic Sharknado franchise , titled , takes the absurdity of the "sharksploitation" genre to literal new heights—the final frontier. Premiering on July 22, 2015 , on the Syfy channel , this feature film trade-marked the series' shift from a local disaster to a national (and cosmic) catastrophe. The Plot: From D.C. to Deep Space : Much of the middle act takes place
: The film originally ended on a cliffhanger where April’s fate was left to the audience. Fans were encouraged to vote using hashtags #AprilLives or #AprilDies on social media to determine her survival for the sequel. Premiering on July 22, 2015 , on the
: The storm quickly moves down the "Feast Coast," threatening to merge into a single, massive wall of sharks stretching from D.C. to Florida.
: While chainsaws remain the signature weapon, the film introduces a laser-chainsaw used for fighting sharks in zero gravity.