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Bucket of Chum

Dive into the thrilling world of shark cinema with Captain Steve Coates on Bucket of Chum: The Shark Movie Podcast! From iconic classics like Jaws and Deep Blue Sea to hidden gems such as Virus Shark, Graveyard Shark, and the outrageous Post Apocalyptic Commando Shark, Steve reviews and riffs on them all.Join Steve each week for a hilarious and insightful exploration of the best (and the worst) shark movies ever made. Whether you’re a fan of high-seas horror, over-the-top creature features, or just

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29:35

Into The Deep (2025)

Bucket of Chum ·

2025/11/14

This month's JAWS50 takes us into a movie starring Richard Dreyfuss (Jaws) and Scout Taylor-Compton (Halloween). Some super bad guys, make these people dive down for some stuff, but there's sharks in the way, and then...wait, haven't we done this before?Check out our friends:Twisted TalesAnd for more Bucket of Chum, check out the links below:Join the Patreon!For only $2 USD a month you'll get a bonus episode each month, a newsletter, and more!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bucket of Chum Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow me on

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35:06

Fear Below (2024)

Bucket of Chum ·

2025/11/07

THIS EPISODE IS CURSED!This was recorded some time ago, and never released because I thought it was bad. Turns out I was just sick and wasn't as bad as I thought. Even editing it for this release, I was sick. But here it finally is!A gangster loses a shipment of gold, and hires a crew of divers in 1940's Australia. And the guess what? Yeah, a shark comes and ruins everyone's day.And for more Bucket of Chum, check out the links below:Join the Patreon!For only $2 USD a month you'll get a bonus episode

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1:13:58

Shark Exorcist 2: Unholy Waters (2024)

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2025/10/30

Spooky Sharktober has come to an end!This week, I asked BAD MOVIES WORSE PEOPLE to join me, and finish a journey we started ages ago, and finish this franchise off.This sequel comes TEN YEARS after the original! How does it hold up? And does it answer those burning questions we had from the first one?Tune in now to find out!Thanks to BAD MOVIES WORSE PEOPLE for joining me and be sure to check out their links below!WebsiteSpotifyPatreonInstagramAnd for more Bucket of Chum, check out the links

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30:36

Camp Blood: Clown Shark (2024)

Bucket of Chum ·

2025/10/24

Week 3 of SPOOKY SHARKTOBERThis week I look into one of the entries for the CAMP BLOOD franchise, CAMP BLOOD: CLOWN SHARK (2024) directed by our favourites, Mark Polonia and Jeff Kirkendall.When a killer clown is put down, months later he returns as a clown fish (not to be confused with a clownfish) and later, the titular CLOWN SHARK!So how does this one stack up to the rest this month? Tune in now to find outCheck out our friends:SlashUAnd for more Bucket of Chum, check out the links below:Join the

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35:23

Ouija Shark 2 (2023)

Bucket of Chum ·

2025/10/17

SPOOKY SHARKTOBER episode 2 is here!This week I look at a sequel to one of my favourite movies from the first year of the podcast. OUIJA SHARK 2 finds us mere months after the first one, and this time we've got singing demons, ghost shark AND a Tarot Gator! Oh, and even a cameo from Bucket of Chum theme song creator MIKE TREBILCOCK!Get the planchette ready, and let me tell you the tale of the shark vs the gator.Check out our friends:Ouch Was That A Ghost?And for more Bucket of Chum, check out the

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36:28

Mummy Shark (2024)

Bucket of Chum ·

2025/10/10

SPOOKY SHARKTOBER STARTS NOW!I'm kicking this month off with a Polonia Brother's Shark take on The Mummy! MUMMY SHARK (2024) finds a group of researchers and government employees digging up the past, that was better left buried and forgotten. The Polonia's have given us SHARKULA and SHARKENSTEIN for the Halloween season, and now we have this. How does it hold up against the others? Listen now to find out.Check out our friends:No More Late FeesAnd for more Bucket of Chum, check out the links

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39:39

Octopus 2: River of Fear (2001)

Bucket of Chum ·

2025/08/16

OCTOPUS AUGUST CONTINUESThis week I dive in to the sequel (?) of last week's movie and check out OCTOPUS 2: RIVER OF FEAR (2001).In this installment we head to New York City where people are mysteriously disappearing, and it's up to a hard headed detective to convince everyone a giant sea monster is responsible. It's like Alligator or Jaws, but with an octopus.Does this movie deliver? Or does it disappoint like last week's movie? Tune in now to find out!Check out our friends:The Truth TankAnd for

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36:42

Octopus (2000)

Bucket of Chum ·

2025/08/09

Octopus August starts now!I kick off the month with, OCTOPUS (2000). A movie that doesn't know whether it's a creature feature, spy thriller or something else. But don't worry, they manage to get in a sneaky JAWS reference that I didn't even notice at first!Tune in now to kick off a month of squirmy slimy tentacle fun!Check out our friends:No More Late FeesAnd for more Bucket of Chum, check out the links below:Join the Patreon!For only $2 USD a month you'll get a bonus episode each month, a

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1:06:11

100 Episode Celebration Livestream

Bucket of Chum ·

2025/08/05

Join me, Captain Steve, as I celebrate 100(ish) episodes of Bucket of Chum: The Shark Movie Podcast!I talk about the past, present and future of the podcast, and you can get to know me better!We'll also be going over some of my favourite episodes, collaborations and of course our ongoing celebration of 50 Years of Jaws.#Jaws #jaws50 #horror #comedy #comedyreviews #podcasts Bucket of Chum Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bucketofchumpodcast.com/Support the podcast on

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1:08:43

Peter Benchley's CREATURE (1999)

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2025/08/02

Peter Benchley's novel JAWS was adapted into one of the greatest movies ever put to film. But this wasn't the only time he dipped his toes into the world of aquatic horror. He's written a few novels in the aquatic horror world, and one of those was CREATURE.Featuring some of the best practical shark monster effects ever, this 1998 TV movie doesn't get the attention it deserves. So to celebrate 50 Years of Jaws, I am releasing this two-part episode as one mega episode from the Patreon Vault.And for

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33:10

Dark Tide (2012)

Bucket of Chum ·

2025/07/19

MONTH OF ACTION continues this week with Halle Berry's 2012 action adventure shark movie DARK TIDE! Directed by John Stockwell (Into The Blue, Blue Crush)A rich douche takes his son for an adventure he doesn't want to go on, and shit goes sideways. It's like the Titan Sub story but with sharks.Check out the MONTH OF ACTION participantsMovie DumpsterGood Beer Bad Movie NightVideo Villa EntertainmentB-Movie BrainDissect That FilmDoom Generation PodcastBad Movies Worse PeoplePlay 4 KeepsFlicks and

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1:31:23

USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2016) w Derrick of...

Bucket of Chum ·

2025/07/12

Month of Action Continues this week with the true story of the USS Indianapolis. Stuck at sea for 5 days, and no one coming to the rescue as they're picked off by sharks because the government and military suck. Also, it's directed by Mario Van Peebles!Luckily I don't have to endure it alone, as Derrick from Bad Movies Worse People joins me to dive into this story mentioned by Quint in JAWS.Check out all the other creators for MONTH OF ACTION!Movie DumpsterGood Beer Bad Movie NightVideo Villa

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33:21

Kaiju Glam Metal Shark Attack (2024) MONTH OF ACTION

Bucket of Chum ·

2025/07/05

It's finally here. I and a slew of other podcaster are celebrating the MONTH OF ACTION!B-Action and Gimme Back My Action and Horror Movies have recruited us all to a month of non-stop heart pounding action movies.I kick it off with a film from Canadian filmmaker Brett Kelly, KAIJU GLAM METAL SHARK ATTACK.So strap your asses in and pucker up those holes for Kaiju action, and stay tuned to the rest of the month for more.Other content creators participating:Movie

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26:13

Cruel Jaws RULES (and sucks)

Bucket of Chum ·

2025/06/28

With the amount of butthurt about JAWS reviews from last week's episode on either end of the spectrum, I thought I'd make things fair and read some stellar 5 Star (and some 1 Star) reviews of 1995's Jaws knockoff spectacular CRUEL JAWS a.k.a. JAWS 5What did you think of the movie? Let me know in the comments!Reviews can be found from the follow sources:LetterboxdiMDBRotten TomatoesDon't forget to check out our friends:Give Me Back My Action and Horror MoviesOld Man Brad (Thanks for the episode

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34:03

Jaws SUCKS!

Bucket of Chum ·

2025/06/20

JAWS is celebrating 50 years since it came out, and while there's those of us that LOVE the movie, what about the people who don't (and are wrong for it)?Well this week, we dive deep into the 1 star reviews on Letterboxd, iMDB and more, and see what nonsense people have to say.Check out all the reviews in the links below:LetterboxdIMDBRotten TomatoesCommon Sense MediaCheck out our friends:Dissect That FilmAnd for more Bucket of Chum, check out the links below:Join the Patreon!For only $2 USD a month

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38:30

Malibu Shark Attack (2009)

Bucket of Chum ·

2025/06/14

Open wide and receive my chum!I'm back with shark movie reviews! This week I take a trip to Malibu which is ruined by god damn goblin sharks and dumbasses, and a love triangle for the ages. Can all the bikini babes and buff dudes save this movie from mediocrity? Tune in now to find out!Check out our friends:SlashUAnd for more Bucket of Chum, check out the links below:Join the Patreon!For only $2 USD a month you'll get a bonus episode each month, a newsletter, and more!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bucket of Chum

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41:55

Claws (1977)

Bucket of Chum ·

2025/05/24

Week 3 of GRIZZLY MAY!This week I dig my incy tincy finger nails into 1977's CLAWS! A JAWS knockoff this is not! It's not even a GRIZZLY knockoff. Although marketed as a GRIZZLY sequel in Canada and Mexico, this movie stands tall on it's own, and all I'm wondering is, where is the blu ray for this?Watch the movie here.Check out our friends:Death Before BoosAnd for more Bucket of Chum, check out the links below:Join the Patreon!For only $2 USD a month you'll get a bonus episode each month, a

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41:15

Day of the Animals (1977)

Bucket of Chum ·

2025/05/17

GRIZZLY MAY continues with director William Girdler's follow up to GRIZZLY (1976), DAY OF THE ANIMALS (1977)!Starring Leslie Nielson, Christopher George and Richard Jaeckel, the ozone layer is fubar, and the animals get infected, for reasons that are still unclear...But Leslie Nielson fights a bear, so how bad can it be?Check out our friends:No More Late FeesAnd for more Bucket of Chum, check out the links below:Join the Patreon!For only $2 USD a month you'll get a bonus episode each month, a

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42:36

Grizzly (1976)

Bucket of Chum ·

2025/05/10

This month, it's all about the BEAR necessities.Now that that joke is out of the way, it's GRIZZLY MAY! Naturally I start the month off with one of the first and probably best JAWS clones out there, GRIZZLY (1976) which is also one of two JAWS 50 episodes this month!Join me as I dig my CLAWS into JAWS on landCheck out our friends:Dissect That FilmAnd for more Bucket of Chum, check out the links below:Join the Patreon!For only $2 USD a month you'll get a bonus episode each month, a newsletter, and

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34:54

The Flood (2023)

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2025/04/26

I know your pants flood just as much as mine when I mention Casper Van Dien and Nicky Whelan in a movie. So this week I checked out 2023's gator flick THE FLOOD. But is there presence enough to keep us wet, or dry us up like my humour?Tune in now as we conclude ALLIGATOR APRIL!Check out our friends:Bad Movies Worse PeopleAnd for more Bucket of Chum, check out the links below:Join the Patreon!For only $2 USD a month you'll get a bonus episode each month, a newsletter, and more!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bucket of

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