When a 35-foot great white shark begins to wreak havoc on a seaside town, the mayor, not wanting to endanger his gubernatorial campaign, declines to act, so a local shark hunter and horror author band together to stop the beast.

James Franciscus
as Peter Benton

Vic Morrow
as Ron Hamer

Micaela Pignatelli
as Gloria Benton

Joshua Sinclair
as Mayor William Wells

Giancarlo Prete
as Bob Martin (as Timothy Brent)

Stefania Girolami Goodwin
as Jenny Benton

Gian Marco Lari
as William “Billy Joe” Wells Jr.

Gail Moore
as Secretary

Joyce Lee
as Kelly Michaels

Don Devendorf
as Ned