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Piranha

Piranha

A hideous death lurked unseen in the river...

19786.01h 34m

Overview

When flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.

Directed by Joe Dante
Written by John Sayles, Richard Robinson
Produced by Jon Davison
Box OfficeBudget: $660KRevenue: $16.0M

Top Cast

Bradford Dillman

Bradford Dillman

Paul Grogan

Heather Menzies

Heather Menzies

Maggie McKeown

Kevin McCarthy

Kevin McCarthy

Dr. Robert Hoak

Keenan Wynn

Keenan Wynn

Jack

Dick Miller

Dick Miller

Buck Gardner

Barbara Steele

Barbara Steele

Dr. Mengers

Belinda Balaski

Belinda Balaski

Betsy

Melody Thomas Scott

Melody Thomas Scott

Laura Dickinson

Bruce Gordon

Bruce Gordon

Colonel Waxman

Barry Brown

Barry Brown

Trooper

Themes & Keywords

fishexperimentsummer campriveranimal attackus armyreporterpiranhatent campeugenicskiller fish

About Piranha

Piranha is a horror, science fiction film released in 1978 exploring themes of fish, experiment, summer camp, river, animal attack, us army. Directed by Joe Dante, it stars Bradford Dillman, Heather Menzies, Kevin McCarthy. When flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.

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