Product Details

• Actors: J.V. Martin, Jim Sharits
• Directors: James Younger
• Producers: James Younger, Chris Karnak, Dave Harding, Erik Nelson, Michael Dodgen
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• DVD Release Date: July 12, 2005
• Run Time: 88 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0009JQN6C
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #56,808 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Anatomy of a Shark Bite" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Shark! Just the word itself invokes fear and dread. But what is it that causes these vicious man-eaters to attack? This question and many more are answered in the incredible survival story, ANATOMY OF A SHARK BITE. On April 9, 2002, celebrated behavioral scientist Dr. Erich Ritter was severely bitten by a 350-lb bull shark. Through an astonishing combination of computer-generated imaging, state-of-the-art robotics and shocking footage of the incident - the only shark attack on a human being ever caught on film - Dr. Ritter recreates his terrifying ordeal, in this unbelievable-but-true shark's tale.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting..., July 26, 2005

By	Ziad R. Hakim (Beirut Lebanon) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Since I am a huge White Shark fan, I bought this DVD without any hesitation. Ok, so it's not "Air Jaws" which is packed with terrific footage of whitey flying in the air to catch its prey, but still this DVD contains very interesting facts about not only white shark's bite, but bull's and tiger's. I have learned that tiger sharks' teeth that are uniquely shaped and well built can slash flesh and cut easily through bone.
With the help of computer-generated imaging, scientists were able to recreate the last moments of an incident that occured in 2002 of a bull shark attack on Dr. Ritter.
This extremely graphic footage shown in full in the last 5 minutes (which is repeatedly shown partially throughout the feature); the only shark attack ever caught on film. In addition, you get to watch some footage of a white shark attack on Heather Boswell.
They also built an exact replica of teeth and jaws of all 3 types of sharks to demonstrate the difference in anatomy of a bite in terms of power.
If you like sharks and want some new information about the force of its bite, buy it now. A MUST FOR WHITE SHARK LOVERS.

2.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating Subject / Horrible Production, March 7, 2006

By	Dusty (California) - See all my reviews

A good writer could have presented the actual information content of this show in about 15 minutes, at a leisurely pace. This show lasts 88 minutes. Enough said?

No, no, no.... Enough is never said in this so-called "documentary". After all, the producers felt the need to repeat everything they had to say over and over and over (and over) again, and then to repeat it again and again and again (and again) just for good measure. They also felt the need to "tease" you by telling you what they were going to tell you before they told you (over and over again), and to reinforce your new knowledge after they told you by telling you what they just told you (over and over again).

Don't get me wrong, the story of a shark researcher/victim and his quest to learn what really happened when a shark consumed most of his leg is a worthy topic for a good documentary.

But this isn't a good documentary.

In fact, my heart really goes out to the main shark researcher, Dr. Erich Ritter, and the many other shark bite victims featured in this show. First they were traumatized by losing their arm or leg, or were otherwise permanently injured in the shark attack itself. Then these lousy filmmakers literally add insult to injury by making an MTV-styled mockery out of their sincere quest to learn something significant about shark behavior from their experiences. I can only hope the producers were not given exclusive rights, so that this story can be told properly one day.

I paid money to purchase this DVD because it seemed like a subject I would enjoy viewing several times. If it had been produced well I'm certain I would have watched it several times over the years. But there is no way I could sit through that annoying production even one more time. I wouldn't even subject a friend to this as a gift.

Did I mention that the producers repeat every over and over and over (and over) again, repeatedly?

Here is an example of the kind of writing these filmmakers used throughout the entire show, applied to this review:

"Coming up next, I'm going to tell you that the producers repeated the same thing over and over and over again."

"The producers repeated the same thing over and over and over again."

"You have just seen how I told you that the producers repeated the same thing over and over and over again."

Now you have seen an example of the kind of writing these filmmakers used throughout the entire show, applied to this review.

I'm not joking. The writing is THAT bad. The entire show sounded like a teaser/trailer for some other show. Not only that, but if you close your eyes, the narration sounds like an episode of the TV Show "Sightings". And if you open your eyes you will see the camera twist, turn, rotate, slide, change color palettes, and gyrate in every manner possible--except for the one orientation that actually allows you to observe what is going on.

If this review annoys you, then I've done my job as a reviewer, because there is no other way to really prepare you for the disappointment of spending 88 minutes in front of an idiot box to view a good presentation, only to learn that there was never a good presentation there for you to view.

The only real good news here is that the DVD contains a bonus documentary called "Future Shark", which is produced by normal filmmakers. This documentary is fascinating, entertaining, and unlike the feature film, is well written and filmed intelligently. It gets the 2 stars for this review. I would have felt better about this purchase if the DVD consisted of only this special feature.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars far too long, January 10, 2007

By	S. Ganser "thriftstorecowboy" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I agree with DUSTY. I saw this documentary when it originally aired on The Discover Channel. It keeps repeating itself and really there's only about 15 minutes worth of material here. The bit (ha, it's a pun!) where they have mechanical robot jaws chomp down on some meat with a pressure sensor inside to indicate bite strength was nice. And what's with "the only shark attack on a human ever recorded on film" claim? Anyone can find genuine footage of shark attacks online. I got some nice great white attacks on kazaa ages ago. They're all over youtube now. However, the footage of the attack is professional and not like all those amateur videos where someone just happened to have a video camera going when a shark suddenly attacked. So there's goods and bads with this one. I'd buy the "Operation Shark Attack Files" instead of this one. I already own those so now I'm buying some dvds that focus on great whites. Hot-cha!