‘Cocaine Shark’ Creator Says Real-Life Drugged Sharks Are Great Promotion

The creators of “Cocaine Shark” find the news about real-world sharks testing positive for cocaine rather amusing. They believe this is a situation of life imitating art and vice versa.

Filmmaker Bret McCormick shared that the unusual news from Brazil could be beneficial for him, as people concerned about drug contamination in waters might turn to his film for potential insights into a real-life crisis.

In other words, bad PR for sharks translates into great publicity for him!

But Bret doesn’t feel he needs any more buzz. He mentioned that “Cocaine Shark” already received significant attention due to “Cocaine Bear,” a film starring Ray Liotta and Keri Russell, which gained popularity the same year as his film.

Regarding the situation in Brazil, it’s important to note that scientists should not look to “Cocaine Shark” for guidance. Despite creating the film, Bret admits he has no idea how cocaine affects a shark’s nervous system.

It’s Hollywood, after all! However, his best guess is that it might make sharks more aggressive. Suffice it to say, no one really wants to find out.

As reported earlier, research teams collected 13 sharpnose sharks from fishermen off Rio de Janeiro. Upon examining the sharks, they discovered their livers and muscles were loaded with cocaine.

The origin of the cocaine remains unconfirmed, but there are theories. It could have come from nearby drug labs or drug smugglers who lost packages at sea.

As they say, Brazilian fishermen might need ( sniff, sniff ) bigger boats!