Fright Club watch party features Sharks In Venice

moviesJul 11, 202619170

Fright Club held a watch party for the cult oddity Sharks In Venice as part of its Bad Shark Week programming and closed the screening on a double-twist third act that surprised attendees. Viewers spent the run reacting to the film’s premise that a villain fills Venice’s canals with sharks, then sends divers into those same canals to hunt for his hidden treasure, only to be shocked when the sharks eat them. Several posts singled out Stephen Baldwin’s screen presence, awkward line delivery, and a memorable music cue when a character climbs from the water. Audience members laughed through absurd beats including a chainsaw moment, a looted ugly piece of jewelry, and a repeatedly baffling villain plan summarized as, “I want to send divers to search for treasure, so first I’ll fill the water with sharks.” Some attendees said they stayed because of personal ties to Venice while others compared the movie to Aquarium of the Dead. The watch party ended on a mix of amusement and incredulity as the film’s twin twists landed and the group closed Bad Shark Week’s Sharks In Venice night.

Bryophile🌿🔬🏁

@wdbryopsida.bsky.social

Searched #SharksInVenice on Tubi and was briefly distracted by #SharksInPrague. It’s a real world tour of shark options out there. Pressing play now. #FrightClub

135h ago

WeirwoodTreeHugger10

There's Shark in Venice, Sharks in Prague, Under Paris. Is there a Thames Shark? Because if not, there should be. #FrightClub

Cara4

It's the same shark(s), it (they) get around. #FrightClub

R-Zoid4

i hope its a whole series like hope/crosby road movies #FrightClub

Joe_Ted_Jerome4

I too was distracted by Sharks in Prague. I also saw Shark Hive is on Tubi. Love that title coz when you say it fast it's a pretty good pun! #FrightClub #SharksInVenice

R-Zoid

@rzoid.bsky.social

"I want to send divers to search for treasure, so first I'll fill the water with sharks. This is a good plan" #Frightclub

104h ago

Fright Club

@frightya.bsky.social

Thank you @thehandsofrutger.bsky.social for this extremely apt #BadSharkWeek pick! 👏👏 And @amylouna.bsky.social for our ringer earlier. 🖤 And thanks #FrightClub for everything. You have all been a delight tonight. We are back Saturday with Avalanche Sharks (2012) and Trailer Park Shark (2017)!

114h ago

WeirwoodTreeHugger

@weirwoodtreehug.bsky.social

I've never cared less about a movie fight. Shark, please eat them both. #FrightClub

94h ago

Hands of Rutger Hauer

@thehandsofrutger.bsky.social

None of this film’s line delivery sounds stilted at all. Totally natural, all. #SharksInVenice #FrightClub

115h ago

Cara

@caramia5.bsky.social

This villain keeps putting sharks in the canals ... then sending people into the canals to find him treasure ... then acting shocked and annoyed when his sharks eat the people he sent. Sir. #FrightClub

84h ago

millerfilm

@millerfilm.bsky.social

And as the wobbly shark fin waves in the water, we say goodnight to "Shark In Venice." #FrightClub #SharkInVenice #BadSharkWeek

104h ago

Kevin C 🎬

@kcarr2015.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy

Maybe the real sharks in Venice were the mafioso we met along the way. Wait, the movie's not yet over? F**k! #FrightClub #SharkInVenice

104h ago

Ashy Slashy

@junkywithamonke.bsky.social

"Doctors say she will never recover from filming this movie" #FrightClub

94h ago

Joe_Ted_Jerome

@joetedjerome.bsky.social

Why, OH WHY, even in this last scene, am I being distracted by Stephen Baldwin's nipples and not his student/fiancee's?!? A question I could only ask of #FrightClub Great night, great laughs, great good gawd is there one more night of #BadSharkWeek? #SharksInVenice

114h ago

Diana

@artemismoon.bsky.social

I'm only staying for #SharksInVenice because of my family history in that city (my dad was from there). Also, the notion of sharks in the canals is hilarious. 😆 #FrightClub

95h ago