Sharknado 2: The Second One
2014 film directed by Anthony C. Ferrante
Sharknado 2: The Second One is a 2014 American made-for-television film and a sequel to the 2013 television film Sharknado and the second installment in the Sharknado film series. It was directed by Anthony C. Ferrante, with Ian Ziering and Tara Reid reprising their roles from the first film. The film premiered on July 30, 2014, and was the highest-premiering film on the Syfy Channel.
In the film, Fin Shepard travels to New York with April Wexler and attempts to stop a group of sharknadoes that appear there.
The third film, Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!, was released on July 22, 2015.
Plot
Fin Shepard and his former wife, April Wexler, are traveling to New York City to promote How to Survive a Sharknado and Other Unnatural Disasters, a book April has written about the Los Angeles sharknado. As the plane comes in for a landing through a storm, it is battered by airborne sharks, losing an engine. Sharks enter the plane, killing passengers and the crew, including both pilots. While Fin lands the plane, April's hand is severed while she attempts to shoot a shark with an air marshal's handgun.
Fin's sister, Ellen Brody, is sightseeing in New York with her family.
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