''Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!'' is a 2015 American made-for-television

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and the third installment in the ''Sharknado'' film series, following ''

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'' and '' Sharknado 2: The Second One''. The film was directed by

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with

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, and

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reprising their roles from the previous installments. Also joining the cast are

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, Ryan Newman (replacing

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in the role of Claudia Shepard, from the first film), and

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. Irish music duo

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wrote and performed the film's official theme song "Oh Hell No", and also had a brief cameo in the film. In the film, Fin Shepard and his allies attempt to stop a group of sharknadoes that emerge along the East Coast of the United States, from

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, to

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. The film premiered on Syfy in the United States on July 22, 2015. The fourth film, '' Sharknado: The 4th Awakens'', was released on July 31, 2016.

Plot

, Fin Shepard (

) attends an awards ceremony at the

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, where he is given the

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by the

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for his heroic actions during the

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and

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sharknadoes. When a

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approaches D.C, a sharknado forms and attacks and destroys the nation's capital, killing the

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, and multiple

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agents. Fin and the President work together to defeat the sharks, and the sharknado eventually evaporates into thin air, rather than having been taken down by force like before. Worried that his pregnant wife April (

), who is attending

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with their daughter Claudia ( Ryan Newman) and her mother May (

), is in danger, Fin drives down the East Coast in order to reach

. En route, Fin encounters a "fognado", which is destroyed by his former employee Nova Clarke and her partner Lucas Stevens. Nova reveals that she and Lucas have been tracking sharknado activity ever since the events in 2013. Using a mobilized RV equipped with sharknado-destroying weapons, the two have been traveling the country destroying sharknadoes and saving lives. Nova and Lucas realize that the numerous storms will soon combine into a massive sharknado wall that will destroy the entire East Coast. The trio drive down to the

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, where they acquire a fighter jet they'll use to get to

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. However, Lucas sacrifices himself in order to destroy an approaching sharknado. Nova and Fin destroy a sharknado approaching the

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during the

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, causing their jet to crash land in the resort at Universal. There, a sharknado kills Claudia's friend Jess while Claudia and Billy, a random stranger Claudia befriended, escape and reunite with Claudia's family. Fin, April, Nova, Claudia, Billy and May take shelter in the Universal Studios Globe at the entrance of the resort, which is carried away by a sharknado, injuring May. While she is taken to the hospital, the rest of the group escape Universal and seek the help of Fin's estranged father, former

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colonel Gil Shepard. Fin approaches him at a diner and convinces him to help him with a risky plan to destroy the storm from space. The group reaches a NASA facility outside

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, where they plan to dissipate the storm by using a top-secret Space Shuttle to blow up large tanks of rocket fuel inside it. Nova accidentally leaks to April that Fin is heading to space in the shuttle, causing her to confront him as he is getting ready to go on the flight. The sharknado wall hits the NASA facility just as takeoff is about to begin, killing Billy while he is fending off sharks with Claudia. Too late for April to return to the command center, she joins Fin and Colonel Shepard in their journey to space. Nova uses a fighter jet to create a hole in the sharknado wall, allowing the trio a clear entrance to the atmosphere. They launch into space where they detonate the external tank, but it fails to stop the wall of sharknadoes. Colonel Shepard deploys "Plan B", activating a Reagan-era Strategic Defense Initiative satellite laser weapon, stranding himself in space since there is not enough fuel to propel all of them back to Earth. This time, the sharknadoes are destroyed, but the beam causes the sharks to propel into space, attacking the shuttle. Fin attempts to fight them off using an energy-beam chainsaw, but he and April are swallowed by two different sharks, which fall back down to earth. Fin and April emerge from the sharks unharmed, during which Fin discovers that April had given birth during the descent; Fin decides to name his son Gil. As April recovers Fin's United States Astronaut Badge, a piece of the shuttle debris falls back down to Earth, seemingly crushing her to death.

Cast

Principal cast

as Fin Shepard *

as Nova Clarke, a former waitress at Fin's restaurant *

as May Wexler, April's mother *

as Martin Brody, Fin's brother-in-law *

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as Lucas Stevens, Nova's partner * Ryan Newman as Claudia Shepard, Fin and April's daughter *

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as President Marcus Robbins *

as Billy, a guy who befriends Claudia at the theme park. *

as Gilbert Grayson Shepard, Fin's father and a former NASA colonel *

as April Wexler, Fin's wife

Supporting cast

* Blair Fowler as Jess, Claudia's friend *

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as Brian "Jonesy" Jones * Michelle Beadle as Agent Argyle *

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as Agent Devoreaux *

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as Bruce the

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Team Member *

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as Vice President Sonia Buck *

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as Chad *

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as Lead Agent Model *

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as Lodge *

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as Agent

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as Sergeant Rock *

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as Babs Jansen, a Team Member at Universal Studios Orlando * Benjamin Bronk as a preacher *

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as Gary Martin Hayes, the

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as Arne Sleslum * Cindy Margolis as Ms. Litella *

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as Sergeant Roberta Warren *

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as C.J. Sorkin *

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as Alves * Reza Farahan as a park police guard #1 *

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as the mayor of New York *

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as NASA Director Regina *

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as General Gottlieb * Maryse Ouellet Mizanin as a park police guard #2 *

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as Technician Garber * Renee Willett as Technician * Michael Bolten as Steve the ride attendant *

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as Principle SSA Webb * Ron Starrantino as Private Kelly *

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as Mr. White *

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as Tom Major * Genevieve Morton as a guest at the White House *

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as Lieutenant Colonel Stylo * Teller as Major Caissier *

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as himself *

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as himself *

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as Flo *

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as Matt Mason *

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as Lieutenant Harrison *

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as Lester Williams * Derek Caldwell as Airman Ray *

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as Sergeant Richards *

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as Airman Joseph * Yasmin Yeganeh as Specialist Atkins * Gerald "Slink" Johnson as Lieutenant Jared * Darcy Demoss as an airman #1 *

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as Bernie *

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as Spl. Iverson *

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as a lifeguard *

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as a reporter *

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as herself * Brian Mitchell as Technician Howe * Jessalyn Gerbholz as a Universal parkgoer * Kelly Colbourne as a Universal parkgoer * Diana Terranova as the bride *

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as himself *

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as himself *

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as himself * Natalie Morales as herself *

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as herself *

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as herself *

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as himself *

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as himself * Jared S. Fogle as himself * Tony Pace as himself * George H. Diller as himself * Bill Davis as himself * Doug Burdinski as Douglas Vortex * Frank Kramer as himself * Heidi Decker as herself * Avalon Stone as Carly * Juliana Ferrante as Juliana *

as NASA Launch Director Marymee * Petunia as herself

Cameos

* Erika Jordan as NASA Engineer Harleen Quinn *

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as René Joubert * Thunder Levin as Mr. Benchley from the Post *

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as NASA technician *

as a tourist *

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* Rhonda Rhodes as a shocked woman in the Universal Orlando scene. *

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and Peter Rütten as rollercoaster patrons

Production

''Sharknado 3'' was filmed on location at Universal Orlando, São Paulo Brazil, Northern New Jersey, San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C. The role of the President was written with former

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in mind, but she declined. The part was then offered to businessman

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, but he took time to decide since he was preparing a real presidential campaign. After production went ahead and cast Mark Cuban in the role, Trump's lawyers responded angrily and threatened to sue the production.

Soundtrack

The original motion picture soundtrack was also released in 2015 and included 13 tracks from the film's score, contributed by various artists.

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, Quint and East Bay Ray contributed two songs each.

Release

Critical reception

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reports a 36% score with an average rating of 3.9/10, based on reviews from 33 critics. The consensus reads: "''Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!'' bites off more than it can chew, leaving viewers with an overlong mess that isn't even bad enough to be good." On

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, the film has a score of 53 out of a 100 based on reviews from 19 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Brian Lowry of ''

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'' said the self-reference gag was beginning to yield diminishing returns. He further added that the question is whether the parent company's insatiable appetite to cash in would hasten the feeding frenzy. Don Kaplan of The New York Daily News said the movie left a fishy taste behind. Neil Genzlinger of The New York Times said ''Sharknado 3s absurdities was turned to funny levels. He also said it was shameless in certain ways, with one being product placement. Matt Fowler from IGN said the film is surprisingly awful.

Tie-in merchandise

A tie-in one shot comic, ''Archie vs. Sharknado'', was released on July 22, 2015, by

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. Written by Ferrante and illustrated by

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, it depicts a Sharknado striking Riverdale.

Sequel

''Sharknado 4'' was confirmed to follow upon ''Sharknado 3''s premiere. The film concludes with a

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leaving open the question as to whether April is killed by falling wreckage. An ad campaign that commenced after the film promoted a

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campaign offering fans the chance to decide her fate with the hashtags "#AprilLives" or "#AprilDies", with the results to be revealed in ''Sharknado 4''. The fourth installment aired on July 31, 2016.

Crossover

A promotional trailer reveals that Ziering also makes an appearance as Fin Shepard in ''Lavalantula'', which debuted on July 25, 2015, the Saturday after ''Sharknado 3''s Wednesday premiere. This indicates that it takes place in a shared universe. As he says he has "shark problems right now", this may indicate that the events of ''Lavalantula'' take place just before or concurrent with ''Sharknado 3''.

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, the star of ''Lavalantula'', appears in ''Sharknado: The 4th Awakens'', reprising the role of Colton West in cameo;

also appears in both films, but as different characters.

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